"Pidge Bordeaux, racer and restorer." He said as he wiped his brow. Alex grinned.
"Pidge! It's Alex Bondora!" she said happily. He squinted and then smiled.
"Ah! Alex, it's good to hear from you! How you been?" he asked as he tossed the rag away.
"I've been good, how's about yourself?"
"Meh, could be better. The damned Stinger is acting up again." he said as he turned to look at it but looked back at the screen.
"Almost time for something new, Pidge. My dad used to tell you that all the time!" she said as she shook her head.
"Ah, your dad and telling me what to do…" he said with a sigh.
"Anyway, I called you for a reason." She said getting back to the point of her call.
"Eh? What's up? You in trouble or something?"
"No, nothing like that. I actually bought myself a project and was wondering if you could come and help me out. It's too much for me to tackle by myself and aside from my dad, you're the next best craft restorer anyone knows." She explained.
"Well, it depends on what you got." He said as he crossed his arms and looked like he was thinking about the situation.
"How's about a GT Peg?" she grinned.
"WHAT? You got yourself a new one didn't you?" he asked. She shook her head.
"Nope, one of the very first models actually. I went shopping with my crew and I was looking at new crafts and it caught my eye across a field. Covered with shrubbery like it had been there forever."
"Alex, you'd better not be pulling my leg. I swear if you give me a heart attack…" he said before he was cut off.
"Mr. Bordeaux! Spike Spiegel!" he said leaning on the back of the couch and looking into the screen. Pidge recognized him almost instantly.
"Ah yes, Mr. Spiegel. How are you? I didn't know you two knew each other." He said somewhat surprised.
"Actually, Spike and I are dating. We live together on the ship." She cut in. Pidge smiled.
"That's great! Congratulations! I guess I should tell Jordan you aren't available anymore huh?"
"He's still obsessed with me?" she laughed.
"Who's Jordan?" Spike asked.
"Jordan is my son. He's about 4 years younger than Alex and has always been after her to go out on a date." He said with a chuckle. "But anyway Alex, I want to see this Peg. You say it's a GT, right?"
"Yep, I know the difference between a Peg and a GT Peg. It's definitely a GT. It has the air vents on the side and everything." She said. We're docked about a mile and a half to two miles away from the Equatorial Circuit if you want to come down." She said.
"How long are you going to be there?"
"Probably until tonight."
"Let me give you a call back after I finish up here so I can let you know, alright?"
"Sure Pidge, no problem."
"Alright, talk to you soon hun." He said.
"Okay Pidge. Hey, bring Jordan with you tonight!" she said preparing to close the link.
"If he's around I'll let him know he's invited." He said bringing a hand up near the screen.
"Alright, see you later."
"Later Alex." He said as he closed the link. She closed hers and reclined back into the couch. She rested her head on the top of the couch and found herself staring straight up at the ceiling. Spike appeared over her and looked down, his tie hung in her face.
"Yes dear?" she asked with a smile. He smiled down at her.
"Eh, just realizing how beautiful you are." He said. He pulled her hair out of the ponytail it was in and ran his fingers through it. She reached her hands up and sifted her fingers through his puffy amateur 'fro and wrapped it around her fingers. It was so soft and the fact that it naturally was so puffy just made her curious as to how he got it like this. He used his free hand to toss his tie over his shoulder to keep out of her face. He sank to his knees and wrapped his arms around her chin as if he was to choke her. She let his hair loose from her fingers and just combed her fingers through his hair now.
"Spike?" she asked him.
"Mmm?"
"What made me stand out to you? I mean, what made you fall for me?" she asked as she shut her eyes whilst he massaged her scalp with his fingertips.
"Well," he said with a sigh as he gazed her beauty, "not only are you incredibly gorgeous, you're just so easy to talk to and you listen. We have tons in common and we make each other laugh." She smiled as he spoke, but tears welled in her shut eyes and poured down either side of her face, towards her ears. Spike was confused; why was she doing this? "Alex?"
"Mmm?"
"Why are you crying?" he asked as he wiped her tears away from her soft skin. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. The deep blue pools were wet with tears as they looked into his eyes.
"Because I'm happy." She said with a sniffle and a smile. He smiled in return and kissed her forehead. She took his cheeks in her hands and brought his lips to hers. He placed his hands over hers and deepened the kiss.
"Now now children, clam your hormones." Jet scolded playfully from the doorway. Both Spike and Alex started laughing and stopped kissing at Jet's remark.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself for a moment there Jet." Spike said as he kissed Alex one last time on her lips. Jet sighed.
"You two should really keep your love life in the bedroom. PDA's are really quite distracting sometimes." He said as he began to rummage through the fridge. "Where's the rest of the beers?"
"They're in the other refrigerator. They took up too much space in this one so I moved them." Alex said as she glanced over.
"Arg, I'll bring some out to this one. If I come back and you two are playing tonsil hockey again, I'm putting you both in separate bedrooms again." he said as he walked out. Spike smiled and returned to staring into Alex's eyes.
"So we won't get caught." He said with a smile as they pressed their lips together again. This time, Alex was the one to deepen the kiss as she kept her hands on his cheeks. His hands had wandered down to hers and he was stroking them softly with his thumbs. It was then Alex began to think, they had been together like this for over two months now, but was this as far as they'd go? Especially after what happened to her years ago, would she ever give herself up to him for a night of passion? The thought was quickly erased from her mind as the computer beeped with an incoming call. It was an audio and visual so Alex started to pull away from Spike but not before he could get one last kiss in.
"Alright hun, it's probably Pidge so disappear for a few minutes, okay?" she said.
"Aww, but I want to see the look on his face when he says he's coming over to see the piece of crap you just bought!" he whined childishly. She pushed him back.
"Oh go help Jet with the beers!" she said as she leaned forward to accept the call. He walked away and was right at the open door when she pushed the button. The image popped up just as he left the room. "Hello there, Pidge." She said with a smile, assuming it was him. How wrong she was.
"Alex, this isn't Pidge, dear." A seemingly irritated voice came from the screen. Her eyes opened wide as an image of her childhood friend appeared on the screen looking overly deprived of sleep and slightly angry.
"Blade!" she gasped as he cracked a crooked smile.
"Pidge! It's Alex Bondora!" she said happily. He squinted and then smiled.
"Ah! Alex, it's good to hear from you! How you been?" he asked as he tossed the rag away.
"I've been good, how's about yourself?"
"Meh, could be better. The damned Stinger is acting up again." he said as he turned to look at it but looked back at the screen.
"Almost time for something new, Pidge. My dad used to tell you that all the time!" she said as she shook her head.
"Ah, your dad and telling me what to do…" he said with a sigh.
"Anyway, I called you for a reason." She said getting back to the point of her call.
"Eh? What's up? You in trouble or something?"
"No, nothing like that. I actually bought myself a project and was wondering if you could come and help me out. It's too much for me to tackle by myself and aside from my dad, you're the next best craft restorer anyone knows." She explained.
"Well, it depends on what you got." He said as he crossed his arms and looked like he was thinking about the situation.
"How's about a GT Peg?" she grinned.
"WHAT? You got yourself a new one didn't you?" he asked. She shook her head.
"Nope, one of the very first models actually. I went shopping with my crew and I was looking at new crafts and it caught my eye across a field. Covered with shrubbery like it had been there forever."
"Alex, you'd better not be pulling my leg. I swear if you give me a heart attack…" he said before he was cut off.
"Mr. Bordeaux! Spike Spiegel!" he said leaning on the back of the couch and looking into the screen. Pidge recognized him almost instantly.
"Ah yes, Mr. Spiegel. How are you? I didn't know you two knew each other." He said somewhat surprised.
"Actually, Spike and I are dating. We live together on the ship." She cut in. Pidge smiled.
"That's great! Congratulations! I guess I should tell Jordan you aren't available anymore huh?"
"He's still obsessed with me?" she laughed.
"Who's Jordan?" Spike asked.
"Jordan is my son. He's about 4 years younger than Alex and has always been after her to go out on a date." He said with a chuckle. "But anyway Alex, I want to see this Peg. You say it's a GT, right?"
"Yep, I know the difference between a Peg and a GT Peg. It's definitely a GT. It has the air vents on the side and everything." She said. We're docked about a mile and a half to two miles away from the Equatorial Circuit if you want to come down." She said.
"How long are you going to be there?"
"Probably until tonight."
"Let me give you a call back after I finish up here so I can let you know, alright?"
"Sure Pidge, no problem."
"Alright, talk to you soon hun." He said.
"Okay Pidge. Hey, bring Jordan with you tonight!" she said preparing to close the link.
"If he's around I'll let him know he's invited." He said bringing a hand up near the screen.
"Alright, see you later."
"Later Alex." He said as he closed the link. She closed hers and reclined back into the couch. She rested her head on the top of the couch and found herself staring straight up at the ceiling. Spike appeared over her and looked down, his tie hung in her face.
"Yes dear?" she asked with a smile. He smiled down at her.
"Eh, just realizing how beautiful you are." He said. He pulled her hair out of the ponytail it was in and ran his fingers through it. She reached her hands up and sifted her fingers through his puffy amateur 'fro and wrapped it around her fingers. It was so soft and the fact that it naturally was so puffy just made her curious as to how he got it like this. He used his free hand to toss his tie over his shoulder to keep out of her face. He sank to his knees and wrapped his arms around her chin as if he was to choke her. She let his hair loose from her fingers and just combed her fingers through his hair now.
"Spike?" she asked him.
"Mmm?"
"What made me stand out to you? I mean, what made you fall for me?" she asked as she shut her eyes whilst he massaged her scalp with his fingertips.
"Well," he said with a sigh as he gazed her beauty, "not only are you incredibly gorgeous, you're just so easy to talk to and you listen. We have tons in common and we make each other laugh." She smiled as he spoke, but tears welled in her shut eyes and poured down either side of her face, towards her ears. Spike was confused; why was she doing this? "Alex?"
"Mmm?"
"Why are you crying?" he asked as he wiped her tears away from her soft skin. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. The deep blue pools were wet with tears as they looked into his eyes.
"Because I'm happy." She said with a sniffle and a smile. He smiled in return and kissed her forehead. She took his cheeks in her hands and brought his lips to hers. He placed his hands over hers and deepened the kiss.
"Now now children, clam your hormones." Jet scolded playfully from the doorway. Both Spike and Alex started laughing and stopped kissing at Jet's remark.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself for a moment there Jet." Spike said as he kissed Alex one last time on her lips. Jet sighed.
"You two should really keep your love life in the bedroom. PDA's are really quite distracting sometimes." He said as he began to rummage through the fridge. "Where's the rest of the beers?"
"They're in the other refrigerator. They took up too much space in this one so I moved them." Alex said as she glanced over.
"Arg, I'll bring some out to this one. If I come back and you two are playing tonsil hockey again, I'm putting you both in separate bedrooms again." he said as he walked out. Spike smiled and returned to staring into Alex's eyes.
"So we won't get caught." He said with a smile as they pressed their lips together again. This time, Alex was the one to deepen the kiss as she kept her hands on his cheeks. His hands had wandered down to hers and he was stroking them softly with his thumbs. It was then Alex began to think, they had been together like this for over two months now, but was this as far as they'd go? Especially after what happened to her years ago, would she ever give herself up to him for a night of passion? The thought was quickly erased from her mind as the computer beeped with an incoming call. It was an audio and visual so Alex started to pull away from Spike but not before he could get one last kiss in.
"Alright hun, it's probably Pidge so disappear for a few minutes, okay?" she said.
"Aww, but I want to see the look on his face when he says he's coming over to see the piece of crap you just bought!" he whined childishly. She pushed him back.
"Oh go help Jet with the beers!" she said as she leaned forward to accept the call. He walked away and was right at the open door when she pushed the button. The image popped up just as he left the room. "Hello there, Pidge." She said with a smile, assuming it was him. How wrong she was.
"Alex, this isn't Pidge, dear." A seemingly irritated voice came from the screen. Her eyes opened wide as an image of her childhood friend appeared on the screen looking overly deprived of sleep and slightly angry.
"Blade!" she gasped as he cracked a crooked smile.