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Be my friend
The next morning, Lucas woke up fully dressed. He had fallen asleep next to Alexandra. He looked at her and smiled. He shook his head, laughing in silence. This girl was amazingly pretty, even after what happened last night, even with her messy hair on her face, even if she was drooling on her cushion, snoring lightly. He gave her a quick kiss on the head and went to the bathroom. He had a shower to wake him up and relaxed his stiff muscles under the warm water. He got dressed and went to the lab. Lucas had been working for an hour or so when Skye came to talk to him.
"How is Alex?"
"She's ok, I guess. She'll probably have a bad hangover though."
"I don't know her that much but it didn't seem like her to act like that, did it?"
"Yeah…" He sighed.
"Why is she doing that?"
"Not sure why myself," he replied, his eyes looking away thoughtfully. Skye felt her heart clench at his distress. She stared at him for a moment until she realized he was looking back at her. "Why are you here?" He asked her, changing the subject, his eyes narrowing.
"I just wanted to check on you," she said, disturbed.
"Why?"
"Because… Because I just wanted to."
"Why?" He asked again as he stood up and came close to her.
"Because I wanted to know… I wanted to ask you…" She stammered.
"Yes?"
"Why do you want to be my friend?" She suddenly asked, confused.
"I don't want to be your friend, you're not just a friend Bucket, you're my sister. There's nothing to explain." Skye looked at him, stunned. "Why don't you want to be mine? Why are you fighting it?" He asked truly.
"Because you're the bad guy, the enemy," she winced.
"I'm not," he said calmly, yet hurt. She looked at him, her gaze scrutinizing him.
"No, you're not." She confessed. He looked at her, surprised. "But you play games, and it confuses me!"
"What games?"
"Teasing me and all…"
"Teasing you?" He chuckled.
"I never know how to be with you."
"Just be yourself Bucket, that's the way I like you," he smiled.
"See, it's exactly what I'm talking about. I don't know if you're serious or if you're mocking me!"
"I'm serious," he said, his intense green eyes staring deeply at her. Skye gulped, uncomfortable. "Are we okay Bucket?" He asked, his face inches from her.
"Yes," she mumbled, her gaze going from his lips to his eyes. Her body was shaking, whether it was from nervousness or excitement, she was not really sure.
"Good," he smiled. "I have enough problems to deal with for the moment."
"What problems?"
"I'm not sure yet. But thanks for asking," he said, hugging her.
"You're welcome," she managed to say. It was really strange for her, she wanted to be nice to him, yet when she would, it felt wrong. She really had to figure out why she was feeling this way about him. "Ok, I have to go back to the infirmary."
"See you later then," he grinned at her.
"See you," she smiled, leaving him. Yes, she really felt better when she was in good terms with him, she was tired hating him. He was part of her life even if she would not want to. He was Taylor's son and she considered him as a father, she couldn't hate Lucas, she would give him a chance from now on. He was not the same maniac than before, he was nice to her and he had been really patient with her. Lucas was happy that Skye seemed ready to give him a real chance to get to know each other. He had always liked her since the beginning. She was a clever and funny girl, he knew exactly why his father liked her. He didn't know what having a sister meant, yet he was ready for it.
Alexandra had difficulty opening her eyes, her head was heavy, like an elephant was sitting on it. She tried to remember what happened the night before. She hardly remembered the end of the evening but she was sure of three things: 1 - she had been drunk, 2 - she had played with Damon knowing perfectly that it would annoy Lucas and 3 - Lucas had carried her on his shoulders all the way back home. She felt ashamed and humiliated, and she was the only one to blame for it. She rolled from the bed and let her knees fall on the floor. She pushed herself up, her hands on the bed helping her. She wobbled to the bathroom and looked at her face in the mirror.
"Aaarrgh shit," she mumbled, rubbing her face with her hands. Then she saw the time on her watch, it was 10. "Damn it! I'm dead." She cursed herself, quickly grabbing her clothes and starting to dress. She threw water on her face, brushed quickly her teeth and hair and ran outside. The light was hurting her eyes too much, she came back home and put her sunglasses on. As she walked to the headquarters, her headache increased at the sound of people chatting everywhere.
"Good morning Commander," she said as she entered. He looked at her, then at his watch. "I know, I'm late, very late, I'm sorry, very sorry, I missed my alarm and…"
"I don't want to know why you're late." He starred at her, eyes narrowing, and she realized she still had her sunglasses on. She took them off quickly and grimaced at the light in the room. "I have to treat you like everyone else, do you understand that?"
"Yes sir."
"I want you to go to the market and join Dunham for the daily patrol."
"Isn't he supposed to be with Reilly?"
"She's OTG with the Lieutenant Keagan."
"Oh."
"Is there a problem?"
"No, not at all. It's perfect."
"Because we both know you don't want to go OTG anymore anyway, right?" He asked, his eyes suspicious.
"Right," she nodded.
"You better leave now before I change my mind and send you on a cleaning duty."
"I'm gone," she said before leaving him. She ran to the market and found Dunham.
"Hi!"
"Hi."
"I believe we are partners today," she smiled.
"Indeed," he winced.
"Hide your happiness," she said, hurt.
"Sorry, it's not you. It's just… Reilly is my partner, not you. I guess I'm a little bit possessive,' he smiled sadly.
"I understand exactly what you're talking about. I don't like to be with you either, no offense." He nodded. " 'cause Damon is my partner."
"I guess we both agree on who's our partner."
"Yeah."
They stopped talking and walked together, observing people, keeping an eye on everyone.
"Morning," a loud voice said from behind them. Alexandra winced at the voice. She turned and glared at Lucas who had come to stand beside her, appearing out of nowhere. He was so good at this game, he would always be there when he could make fun of someone. Clearly, it was her time and he was not going to miss it. "Did you sleep well?" He asked, beaming, his voice still much louder than necessary. He was delighted to see how much she was struggling to keep calm. It was obvious she wanted to jump on him and strangle him so he would shut his mouth. If she had had a gun instead of her eyes, he would be dead by now.
"Why are you speaking so loudly?" Dunham asked, bewildered.
"Because he thinks it's funny," she said to Dunham, her eyes still glaring at Lucas, her arms folded on her chest. "Did you turn off my clock alarm this morning?"
"Nope."
"You're lying," she said, furious.
"Maybe I did and so what? You were so peacefully asleep… snoring," he smirked.
"You are such an a…" Lucas quickly put a finger on her mouth, stopping her.
"Don't thank me, you're welcome." Alexandra took a deep breath to keep calm. "I'm going to have lunch. Do you want something? Aspirin maybe?" He mocked.
"Your father punished me for being late, I have to work nonstop until 8," she hissed through gritted teeth. "Thanks to you," she added, smiling soberly.
"Hey I'm not the one who was late at work!"
"You're guilty Taylor and you know it. I'm not going to forgive you that easily."
"I'll make you forgive me, tonight, home, bedroom, bed, sex, you know…" He said, putting his hands on her waist and pulling her close to him.
"Yeah right, you'll have to do a lot more to make me forgive you for having me trapped here with Dunham the whole day."
"I know you'll forgive me, you always do," he smirked. "Actually, you always forgive everybody. I'm quite disappointed of how quickly you forgave Damon after how he treated you yesterday."
"You listened to us?"
"Only the beginning." Alexandra let escape a sigh, reassured to know that at least Lucas had not heard the 'love' part of their conversation.
"I forgave Damon because it was not who he is and it was our first argument since I met him, it means a lot."
"I know, the guy is so perfect," he said bitterly, glaring away.
"Look, Lucas…" She cupped his face with her hands so he would look at her. "I wanted to apologize for my behaviour last night. I know I've been an idiot and I have no excuse."
"It's ok, I don't blame you. I guess it had been a hard day for everybody."
"Thank you," she said, truly sorry, before kissing him.
"I'll see you tonight. Have fun with Dunham," he smiled.
"Don't push your luck too far Taylor," she warned him. He grinned and kissed her quickly before leaving her with Dunham.
"So, you and Taylor's son, huh?"
"Yeah, me and the boss' son," she chuckled.
"Funny, I thought you would end up with Damon."
"Really?" She chuckled darkly. "Why?"
"I don't know, just a feeling."
"Yeah well keep your feeling to yourself ok?"
"None of my business anyway."
"Exactly. Because I'm not telling you how to be with Reilly."
"Sorry Alex, I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just…"
"Talking without thinking, like you always do. I'm not hurt, I just want you to know I'm not with Damon, ok?"
"Ok."
They spent the rest of their day in silence. It was 8 and Alexandra was exhausted by her day. She was hungry and needed a cold shower. On her way back home, Alexandra saw Skye sitting on the marches of her front door. "Can I be alone with you?" she teased.
"Of course," she smiled. Alexandra sat next to her. "Nice evening last night, I'm really impressed how much you can drink," she mocked gently.
"Yeah I know, sorry for that."
"Don't worry, actually it was really a nice night out."
"I'm glad to know that. What are you doing here on your own? Is Josh working?"
"No. He's with his father. Mr Shannon wants him to help him with something. He hasn't told me what."
"Is it why you look so sad?"
"Sad? I'm not sad," she replied, surprised.
"Well you look worried. Is there something wrong?"
"Everything is fine," she forced a smile but it didn't fool Alexandra.
"You do know you can talk to me if you need to, right? I'm good at keeping secrets." Skye sighed and nodded.
"It's about a boy," she started. "He has been teasing me for weeks now and I don't know why he is doing this."
"Do you like it?"
"Does it matter?"
"Yes it does! If you like it then you probably want to know why he does it. Otherwise, you don't have to care."
"I'm not sure."
"Who is he? Do I know him?"
"I can't tell you. Actually, I should have not told you. It's stupid," she said suddenly, uncomfortable.
"Why?"
"Because… Because he is with a girl I know, a girl I really appreciate and respect, and because I am with someone too," she confessed. Alexandra thought immediately about Hunter. She knew he was having couples problems with Tasha and she had heard that hunter always had a crush on her.
"Is it serious?"
"What?"
"Does he love his girlfriend? Is it serious between them? Because if he really flirts with you, then maybe you are doing to this girl a favour."
"I think he cares for her. He might love her too but he is not the kind of guy who is going to admit it. They have been together for a long time now and they… they had been through a lot in the past. Yet they are still together so…"
"What about Josh? Don't you love him anymore?"
"Josh is the perfect boyfriend, he loves me…" She stopped, she didn't know what to say next.
"But it's not what you are waiting for?" It was more a statement than a question.
"I'm lost. I don't even know if this guy has feelings for me"
"Well, I think you are clever enough to know what you want and what you are going to do to have it. If it was me, I would be honest with my boyfriend, with this boy and with myself. I'd rather regret something I've done than something I wanted to do and I never did. But it's just my point of view, I'm sure deep down you know what you have to do to find out. It would be a shame to miss your soul mate just because you're too shy to ask him, wouldn't it?"
"Too shy to ask what?" Lucas interrupted, a smirk on his face.
"That is none of your business," Skye spat.
"Bucket, your problems are mine too," he mocked, faking to be offended.
"Yeah right," she rolled her eyes. "Thank you Alex. Lucas, thanks for your help but no thanks. Good night," she waved and walked inside her house.
"Did I interrupt a very important girly conversation?" he asked with a fake innocent face.
"Yes you did. But I'm sure you already know that!" She mocked.
"Are you ready to go home? I have something really important to do tonight," he urged.
"What is so important that you have to hurry?" He leaned to her and murmured to her ear in a sulky voice.
"I've been waiting the whole day to see my girlfriend so I could make love to her. So yes, we have to hurry." She smiled, her eyes bright.
"It's funny because you know what? I think your girlfriend has been waiting for you to come back home so you could make love to her," she teased.
