Chapter 7 - Dinner Date
The next day, Marissa remembered she
promised she'd introduce Alex to her mom and Caleb. Picking up the
phone, she dialled in the number.
"Hello?"
"Hey
mom, it's me."
"Marissa! How was the party last night?
Have fun?"
"Yeah, we did actually. So, about this dinner
arrangement..."
"Oh, well what about tonight?"
"Ok,
hold on." Marissa covered the ear piece and called out to
Alex.
"How do you feel about dinner tonight with me, my mom
and Caleb?"
"Ugh, I'd rather eat paste." Alex
groaned and pulled the covers over her head.
"She says that'd
be great." Marissa told her mom.
"Perfect. Come round
about 7 ok?"
"Ok, bye mom."
"Bye
hon."
"So now you just decide things for me?"
Alex questioned, sat up in bed.
"Well, we'd have to do it
sometime."
"Yeah, whatever. Um, I guess I'm gonna make
breakfast. What would you like?"
"I thought you didn't
eat breakfast? Marissa said.
"I don't, but you do and I wanna
make it for you. So what'll be?"
"A bagel would be
nice."
"Ok." Alex kissed Marissa lightly and got up
off the bed.
Marissa knew Alex wasn't wild about the dinner
tonight, but hell, she'd make it up to her
after.
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As
it was such a wonderful sunny day in Newport Beach, Alex, Marissa,
Summer, Seth and Ryan headed down there later that day.
"Lex,
can you rub this cream on my back?" Marissa asked and twisted
her hair up so it was out of the way.
"Of course babe."
"Oh
I am so going to enjoy this." Seth said and rubbed his hands
together. "Get it on you two."
"Seth, shut up."
Alex commanded.
"Yeah Seth, you and your little perverted
mind." Summer replied in his direction.
Alex massaged the sun
tan lotion all over Marissa's back and Seth watched in awe. Summer
slapped him in the chest.
"Ow! What did you do that
for?"
"Because! Leave Alex and Marissa alone."
"But
I'm not doing any thing!"
"You're watching, that's bad
enough. Anyway, I too need some cream on my back." She thrusted
the bottle at him.
Seth took a final look with a sigh and rubbed
the lotion on his girlfriend's back.
"Alex, I know you
don't want to go to dinner tonight, but my mom asked and I couldn't
say no to her. She's really making an effort nowadays."
"I
never said I didn't want to go to dinner, but there are better things
I could think of us doing." Alex sheilded the sun from her eyes
and looked at her girlfriend.
"I know babe. It's only this
one time, I swear. Just try for me please."
"Ok,
anything for you." Alex gave Marissa a smile and leant over to
kiss her nose.
"Aww, that was sweet." Summer
commented.
"What was?" Seth asked.
"Alex kissing
Marissa on the nose. Cohen, I miss you doing that."
"What?
I missed it? Damn. And Summer my love, I do kiss you on the nose.
Here you go." He kissed her nose.
"What is it with you
Cohen?" Summer asked and rolled her eyes.
"You know I
love you."
"I do too... unfortunately."
"Hey!"
"Only
kidding." Summer gave her boyfriend a kiss, and Ryan felt a
little put out on all the romance taking place.
"Um, I'm
gonna get some drinks. Do you guys want anything?"
"I'll
take a sprite." Seth said.
"Diet coke for me
Chino."
"Same here, thanks." Alex said.
"I'll
help you." Marissa got up.
"Thanks."
They
walked a little way to the drinks stall, talking about life and what
things were happening between them.
"So, Alex is meeting your
mom and Caleb?"
"Yep." Marissa replied.
"Well,
that should be fun. I remember when she first met me."
Marissa
laughed. "Yeah, that was bad, but she liked you in the
end."
"Yeah."
"Anyway, she's really changed
I think. She just wants me to be happy."
"And are you?"
Ryan asked.
"I'm unbelievablly happy." Marissa
smiled.
"Well, that's good, you know, you found someone you
really want to be with."
"Yeah."
"So
there's not, there's not even a small chance for us?" He asked
quietly.
"No. I'm sorry Ryan but I just don't feel that way
anymore. You were my first love and I won't forget that, but I'm in
love with Alex and always will be."
"That's cool. I'm
sorry. You and Alex are perfect for one another, I guess it's just
taken me this long to realise it."
"I'm glad you
undestand." Marissa took half of the drinks and Ryan took the
other as they headed back to the group.
"You guys took long."
Alex commented as Marissa handed the diet coke to her.
"I
know." Marissa sighed, and sat back on her blue beach towel.
"He
asked me if there was another chance for us. And I told him no, I'm
in love with you and always will be."
"Poor guy. He must
be missing Lindsay."
"Yeah."
"I'm in love
with you too by the way. And always will be." Alex smiled and
kissed Marissa
warmly.
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Later
that evenning, Marissa and Alex prepared for the dinner date.
"I
am so nervous." Alex confessed.
"Don't be." Marissa
took her hand.
"Do I look ok?"
"You look
perfect." Marissa told her with a kiss.
"Ok, let's
go."
Marissa drove, and every now and again out of the corner
of her eye, she could see Alex was nervous, biting her lip.
"Hey,
this is gonna be ok you know. My mom's not that scary."
Alex
managed a laugh and looked over.
"Yeah, Julie Cooper Nichol,
not itimidating at all."
Finally there were there.
"You
must be Alex. Welcome, come on in." Julie ushered her
in.
"Marissa, glad you could make it." Julie gave her a
hug.
"No problem mom."
They walked into the living
room and Alex was in awe.
"You have such a beautiful
house."
"Why thank you Alex." Julie smiled. "It
was too big for Marissa."
"I never said that."
"No,
but I mean it was a long way to get to your bedroom, which I might
add still has some belongings you forgot to take."
"Oh,
well thanks. I'll take them later."
"Ok. Dinner's almost
ready, you can come and meet Cal, he's sitting outside."
Alex
took a look at Marissa and holding hands, they made their way
out.
"Cal, this is Alex, Marissa's girlfriend.'
"Alex.
Well, it's nice to meet you."
"You too Mr
Nichol."
"Marissa, I didn't know you were a lesbian."
Caleb commented.
Marissa reddened.
"I'm not, I'm bisexual
actually."
"Oh. Well, Julie never told me."
"Must
have slipped my mind." Julie said to him and the girls.
Marissa
was deeply embarrassed and angry for her mom not telling Caleb.
"So,
Alex I take it you're bisexual too?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Cal,
stop asking the two girls rude questions. Dinner's almost
done."
"Great. Let's all sit shall we?"
Reluctantly,
Alex and Marissa went in, following Julie and Caleb.
"Ok,
that was embarrassing!" Alex hissed.
"I know! God, I am
so sorry. I'm so sorry for my mom not telling Caleb."
Alex
shook her head and said,"Let's just get this over with."
At
the dinner table, Marissa hardly touched her food.
"Marissa,
you're so skinny. You must eat something." Her mom told her.
She
picked up a new potato and chewed.
"Good. So Alex, tell me
about yourself. Interesting outfit you got on by the way." Julie
said.
"Um thanks, I think. There's not much to tell to be
honest. I moved here last year from L.A when my parents threw me out
and then I met Marissa and fell in love."
"I like thm
purple pants, where did you get them?" Julie asked.
"I
can't remember actually." Alex replied.
Silence fell round
the table, and Marissa wished the ground would open up and swallow
her whole.
"Whose for dessert?" Julie asked
brightly.
Alex shot a look to Marissa, a get-me-out-of-here-now
look and cleared her throat.
"Not for us mom, thanks. Alex
has work in the morning."
"Ok ok, well call me soon
ok?"
"Yeah."
"Bye Mr Nichol."
"Bye
Alex, hopefully we'll see you again soon."
"It's not
likely." Alex muttered as they left the house.
"That was
awful. I can't believe my mom. I'm so sorry."
"It's ok.
Just don't make me go back there again."
"I
promise."
"Didn't you have some stuff to collect
though?"
"Oh. well, if it's that important, my mom can
send it to me."
Laughing, the two girls made their way back
home.
