So I may have had a little bit of fun writing this chapter, which resulted in a rather quick update, so I really hope you guys like it! So excited to keep going with this story!
Enjoy and let me know what you think! -J
Chapter 3
For Alex Monday had been tiring, but it was nothing compared to Tuesday. Having been woken up by another nightmare that night, the teen spent the rest of the evening tossing and turning, doing her best not to wake Spencer beside her. That day at school had been difficult, Alex becoming more irritable as the day passed, unable to hide it from her friends who were constantly asking her what was wrong. She had hoped that her exhaustion would result in a dreamless sleep, but Tuesday night had been just as bad and the teen woke up in an even worse mood on Wednesday.
Her sour mood had resulted in an argument with Spencer, who refused to stop asking her what was wrong with her; Alex eventually yelling at her before they both got on the school bus, taking separate seats far away from each other.
"So you're just not going to talk to me the rest of the day?" Spencer asked, coming up behind the shorter brunette as they got off the bus; not ready to give up quite yet. "In case you forgot we share a room. It's kind of hard to avoid each other."
"Well I guess I'll have to try really hard won't I?" Alex snapped back over her shoulder, not slowing down as she made her way towards the school. "Just let it go Spencer. There's nothing wrong so just let it go."
"I don't get what your problem is," Spencer huffed, still following close behind. "I'm just worried about you. Is that so bad?"
"There's nothing to worry about okay?" Alex replied, her voice softening only slightly, seeing the look on her friend's face. "I'm tired. I'm sorry I snapped at you this morning, but you just need to let it go okay. I'm fine," she repeated for what felt like the millionth time in the last 3 days. "I'm going to go find Logan. I'll see you later."
"Yeah see you later," Spencer said, shaking her head as Alex walked away in the direction of her boyfriend's locker.
It wasn't that Alex thought Spencer wouldn't understand. In fact the teen knew that Spencer, Zoey and Olivia would be perfectly understanding about what she was going through, but she was sick of talking. Ever since she had moved to D.C she had done nothing but talk; to Dr. Sullivan, to her mom and JJ, to Spencer and Zoey and Olivia and yet here she was. It seemed like no matter how much she talked about it she still found herself back in the same place: afraid.
So she was done with talking. She was talked out, and ready to find a new way to work out her problems, and the way she saw it, the best way to do that was through distraction.
"There you are," Alex smiled, finding Logan not far from his locker, searching through his backpack. "Hi," she said, leaning in to kiss the blonde boy on the lips.
"Hi," Logan replied happily when Alex eventually pulled away. "You look happy this morning," he said, unable to see the dark circles under her eyes; successfully covered under a layer of cover-up.
"I am happy," Alex confirmed, still smiling. "Because I have great news."
"Oh yeah?" Logan asked, intrigued. "And what would that be?"
"We can finally spend some time together today," Alex replied. "After school. You and me at my house."
"Really?" Logan smiled, receiving a happy nod in reply from the brunette. "Your moms are back?"
"No not exactly," Alex said shaking her head. "But I told them we haven't really gotten to spend any time together lately and they said it would be okay if we hung out after school."
"But I thought that was against their rules," Logan questioned. "No boyfriends over when they're not home?"
"I know, I know, but they said we could bend the rules just this once," Alex lied, hoping the blonde wouldn't see her deceit behind the smile she plastered on her face. "I mean I have to check in with the Hastings and I have to be back across the street by dark, but they trust me," she explained. "They said we deserve a couple hours with each other. Besides we're just going to do homework."
"Wow that sounds perfect," Logan smiled, easily believing his girlfriend. "Alright well I'll have to go home and feed the dog after school, but I'll head over right after?"
"Perfect," Alex grinned, giving the boy another chaste kiss. "I can't wait."
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"So did you talk to the kid last night?" Morgan asked as he and Emily drove to the latest crime scene, going to identify their third victim of the case; both hoping to find something that would lead them to their killer, since they had identified their rapist the night before. "I mean I know she wasn't very chatty on Monday, but were things at least better yesterday?"
"I called her, but she didn't really have much to say," Emily sighed, frustrated by her lack of communication with her daughter. "I mean she's obviously mad about something, but it's hard to get a read on her over the phone. And anytime I try to talk to her; like really talk to her, she brushes me off and tells me she has to go," she explained. "I need to talk to her face to face where she can't just hit end call and get rid of me."
"Yeah that's gotta be rough," Morgan nodded understandingly. "But you know I gotta say it's about time that kid started acting like a teenager. I mean she's been far to well behaved and agreeable since she moved here. It's just not normal."
"Gee thanks buddy," Emily laughed shaking her head. "I get what you mean though," she sighed. "I've had it far too easy with the kid. I mean yeah she's been through hell but we've gotten along a lot easier than I originally anticipated, so I guess I can't really complain," she continued. "I just really hope she'll talk to me. I hate this whole being shut out thing. It's just not us. I don't want this kind of relationship with my kid," she said, thinking about how her relationship with her own mother had been like when she was a teen.
"It's not gonna be like this forever Em," Morgan was quick to assure her. "All teens shut their parents out at some point but Alex loves you and she respects you so much," he said, momentarily taking his eyes off the road to look at his friend. "She's going to come you. This will all pass and everything will be fine. She's just a teen."
"Right," Emily nodded, trying her best to ignore the worry in the pit of her stomach and really hear what her partner was telling her. "She's just a teen."
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"Hey so I got a text from my mom," Alex said as she sat down next to Olivia later that day at lunch, looking towards Spencer who was sitting across from them. "They're on their way home," she lied, glad that Logan was busy working on sets for the musical and therefore wasn't coming to the cafeteria for lunch.
Since Alex had been lacking actual sleep the last couple nights, she had, had plenty of time to think, which had resulted in a plan. She knew she shouldn't lie, not to Logan or Spencer or any of the Hastings, but she needed to keep her mind off of the nightmares and she knew there was little possibility of anyone finding out about her deceit.
"Wow already?" Zoey said, from next to Spencer. "That was a pretty fast case."
"Yeah I know," Alex shrugged. "It happens sometimes though. I guess they caught a lead pretty late last night and made their arrest this morning. They'll be home by like dinner so I'm just going to go home after school. Probably make some pasta or something for them."
"Okay," Spencer nodded. "I'll let my parents know when they get home from work. You sure you don't want to come over and work on the math homework together though? You could go home after that," she suggested, feeling bad about their argument that morning.
"Nah I really want to do something nice for Mom and JJ," Alex said, shaking her head. "I really think they would appreciate dinner, but I'll call you tonight and we can go over our answers if you want."
"Yeah sounds good," Spencer agreed, slightly confused by her friend's change of attitude from that morning, but figuring it had to do with the fact that her moms were coming home.
"Perfect," Alex smiled. "So Liv any good gossip today?" She then asked, desperate to change the subject.
As Olivia began telling a story about a guy in her first period class, Alex couldn't help but let her thoughts drift, feeling a sudden sense of guilt for lying; trying her best to snap out of it. Because even though she felt guilty, she still wanted to spend some time with Logan and there was no way she was going to get caught. Right?
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As each hour passed that day Alex felt more and more nervous about her plan. She felt confident that her moms wouldn't be home that night, so she wasn't really worried about them catching her, but she knew that Spencer would be difficult to fool, especially when her friend figured out that no one was home with her the next day. She knew spending a night alone probably wasn't the best idea given the fact that Parrilla was still out there, but she knew it was the only way to get away with her lie; planning on telling Spencer at some point the next day that the team had been called away yet again so she could return to the Hasting's.
In an attempt to avoid telling too many more lies, Alex had been quiet on the bus ride home; something, which Spencer had apparently given up on asking about since she had sat beside the shorter brunette in silence. Their walk from the bus to their houses was spent discussing plans for their phone call later that night so they could go over their math answers together; Alex knowing she would have to be careful so as not to clue Spencer into the fact that she was alone while they were on the phone. Since she still had a bag of things at the Hastings, Alex had run up to Spencer's room with her friend, collecting her clothes from around the room and stuffing them into her bag before saying her goodbyes; practically running back to her own house.
Knowing Logan would probably head over as soon as he could, Alex quickly fed Sergio, rummaging through the kitchen cupboards for snacks before grabbing a couple cokes and putting everything out on the coffee table in the family room just as the doorbell rang. Smiling, the teen quickly made her way to the door, opening it up to find the blonde waiting on the other side with a big smile on his face.
"Hey," he greeted with a grin, stepping inside and immediately pulling his girlfriend in for a kiss. "Do you know how great it is to finally get to see you outside of school?" He asked when he finally pulled away, taking Alex's hand in his. "I've missed this."
"Me too," Alex smiled, squeezing Logan's hand as she pulled him further into the house, throwing the front door closed behind her. "I mean I know it's not a date or anything, but at least we're actually alone. No interruptions."
"It's perfect," Logan agreed, allowing the brunette to lead him into the family room where they both sat down on the floor, leaning against the couch so they could use the coffee table to do their work. "Do you have a lot to do?" He asked, gesturing towards Alex's notebooks.
"Basically just math, but I have a creative writing assignment I want to get started on too," Alex explained, opening up her math textbook. "What about you?"
"I've got some science and a little math," Logan replied opening up his coke and taking a sip. "It's nice to have someone to keep me company while I do all this though."
"I couldn't agree more," Alex smiled, the pair falling silent as they both began to read their textbooks.
The young couple were content to work side by side, both working steadily, while also enjoying their snacks and sharing the occasional smile. For the first time all week Alex allowed herself to forget her worries, happy to be spending time with her boyfriend.
It had been nearly 45 minutes when Alex became distracted from her homework; her attention falling on her boyfriend who was reading through his book, the end of his pen in his mouth. The brunette couldn't help but smile at the adorable look of concentration on her boyfriend's face; her staring eventually drawing the blonde's attention away from his work.
"What are you smiling at?" Logan asked with a grin of his own on his face.
"Just you," Alex replied happily, with a glint in her eye.
Breaking out into an even bigger grin, Logan dropped his pen before leaning back against the couch. "Come here," he said gesturing for the brunette to come closer with his head, Alex immediately complying as she allowed the blonde to pull her in for a kiss.
As Logan knotted his fingers into her hair, Alex couldn't help but smile before deepening the kiss as she grabbed a fistful of the blonde's button down shirt, which the teen had worn open over an undershirt. Emboldened by the fact that they were alone and therefore wouldn't be interrupted, the couple continued to make out sitting on the floor, until air eventually became an issue and they were forced to pull apart.
Resting her forehead against Logan's, Alex smiled as the blonde placed a kiss on her nose; the couple breathing heavily. Taking Logan's hand in hers, Alex stood in order to move herself onto the couch; tugging at her boyfriend's hand.
"Come on," Alex said, lying back on the sofa.
"Maybe we should just keep studying," Logan suggested, not wanting to get his girlfriend into trouble since her mothers had trusted them to be home alone.
"I think we deserve a break," Alex replied, still pulling at the blonde's hand. "Come on, I want to spend some time with my boyfriend," she tried again. "Just ten minutes. Then we'll go right back to work."
Smiling, Alex could see the boy lose his resolve, eventually standing up and allowing Alex to pull him towards her. Feeling slightly nervous, Logan seemed unsure of himself all of a sudden; only allowing himself to hover over Alex, hesitating until the brunette grabbed his shirt and pulled him into a kiss.
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"Did you call Lex and let her know we're almost home?" JJ asked as Emily drove them through the gate into their neighbourhood.
"No," Emily replied shaking her head. "She's been so hard to talk to on the phone all week, I figured I'd just go over to the Hasting's and get her. She'll either be thrilled or pretend she doesn't care but at least she won't be able to tell me she has homework and hang up," she explained rather bitterly.
"I'm sorry Em," JJ said sympathetically, placing a hand on the brunette's knee. "I know this week has been hard on you, but we'll figure this out okay," she continued. "I mean she's not really talking to either one of us right now, but we'll all sit down and get to the bottom of whatever's going on. It'll be okay."
"I really hope you're right," Emily sighed, turning into their driveway, pulling in front of the garage before putting the car in park. "You know despite all of this stuff going on, I'm really glad to be home."
"Me too," JJ smiled as they both got out of the car. "Me too baby. Now lets go drop all this off so you can go get our girl," she said, coming around the car and following Emily towards the front door; the brunette pulling out her keys and pushing them into the lock. "So what are you feeling for dinner because I'd really love some…"
"Oh my God," a male voice interrupted the blonde, Emily and JJ both jumping as Logan popped up from the couch scrambling to pick up his button up shirt to put back on over his undershirt.
"Oh God," Alex groaned, quickly sitting up, a shocked look on her face at the sight of her mothers at the door. "Mom…JJ…I…"
"Alex, what is going on here?" Emily asked, her voice angry, and her face red. "What are you two doing here?"