This chapter took many days to write but I think it turned out pretty decent, but I think it's up to you guys to decide. Thanks to those who read or reviewed, it means a lot. Lemme know how you think this is going so far.
Harper walked into the apartment finding her roommate and someone else sitting on the couch. She looked down and noticed that there was luggage on the floor by the door. She placed her purse on the small table by the door and proceeded to walk into the living room. Then she stood in front of the couch where she could see the girls sitting on the couch. "What is she doing here?" She pointed to the girl next to Alex.
"Oh, this is Sonny, Mitchie's twin sister." Alex replied. Harper looked unconvinced. "I'm telling the truth. I would say ask Tawni but she's probably too busy with Sonny's ex-boyfriend, Chad." She looked down at the sleeping girl in her arms. "Ask anybody, they saw them together at the same time."
Harper nodded as she sat on the small armchair by the couch. "Why did you leave work so early?"
Alex pointed to the younger girl next to her. "I had to help her move out of the apartment that she shared with her ex-boyfriend. He was still sleeping with Tawni when we got there."
"Poor girl." Harper replied. "Is she going to sleep in that spare room that we have?" She back at the front door. "If those are her by the door, I'll get them and I'll just head to bed." She got from the chair and went to grab the bags.
"Thanks, Harper." Alex replied. Alex still had the urge to beat up Chad, no one deserves to be hurt like this. Just looking at the sleeping girl made her feel a bit tired. She closed her eyes for only a second before she felt herself already drifting on to sleep.
~…~
Alex woke up in the same position that she had fallen asleep in. She looked down and noticed that Sonny wasn't there anymore. She looked around but didn't see anything from where she was sitting. So she decided to get up from the couch. She walked to her bedroom so she could grab clothes to change into. She noticed that the door to spare room was closed.
Alex yawned as she walked into her room. She walked into her closet and picked out simple clothing. White shirt, light skinny jeans, gray jacket, and converse to match. She walked out of the bedroom and went to the kitchen where she saw the younger girl with Harper. They were just talking and drinking coffee.
"Hey Alex." Sonny greeted when she noticed that the older girl had entered the room. "How did you sleep?"
"Good." Alex replied. "Well, other than this little kink in my neck." Alex rubbed her neck with her right hand. She went to sit at the small dining table that they had by the kitchen. She looked at Sonny's outfit. "You're working today?" The younger girl nodded. "Won't that be awkward for you since Chad works there too?"
Sonny set her coffee cup on the counter. "Yeah, it will but I can deal with it."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Alex asked. "That's if you don't mind taking over today, Harper." She looked over at her red head friend.
"Of course I don't mind." Harper replied.
"Yeah, that would be fine but only if you can contain yourself." Sonny replied with a smile on her face. "I do work in a record studio and I have good reputation, don't ruin it."
Alex scoffed, "Me ruin it?" She looked away from the girl and shrugged. "I can't promise anything." She smiled and looked back at the girl. "Harper, will you be fine working by yourself today?"
"Yeah, it's no problem." Harper replied. "Is there anything you want me to do while I'm there?"
"Make sure Tawni gets fired." Her red head looked at her confused. "She called in sick yesterday when she was obviously not sick." Harper nodded her head. Alex looked at the younger girl. "Are you almost ready to go?"
"Yeah." Sonny said. "Aren't you going to get something before we leave?"
Alex shook her head. "I'll get something from Miley, I get coffee from her just about every morning." She got up from her chair and grabbed the purse off the small table by the door. "You coming?" She asked the younger girl. Sonny nodded, grabbed her purse, and made her way towards the older girl. Alex opened the door for the girl. "See ya later, Harper." She walked out with the other girl and closed the door. She put her hands in her pockets as they walked down the hallway to the elevator.
They entered the elevator. Alex was rocking back and forth on the heels of her feet. She didn't know what to talk about with the girl. "So what do you do at the studio?" Alex finally asked.
"The sound adjustments, anything that could make the song sound better." Sonny answered. She looked at the older girl and noticed the nervousness. "Are you okay?"
Alex stopped rocking on her feet and looked at the girl. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just need my coffee." The heard that final ding before the doors open. They walked out of the elevator and to the entrance of the building. "Do you want to walk or do you want to take a cab?"
"We could walk, I'm not that big of a hurry." They began making their way to the coffee shop. "My first appointment isn't until an hour." Alex looked away from the girl as they continue to walk down the street. Sonny grabbed the older girl's hand but did not lace their fingers. Alex looked down at their hands confusingly.
This girl is becoming really touchy-feely. Alex was beginning to wonder about the girl next to her. She did recall about Tawni saying that Sonny was straight and that the girl would never cheat on Chad. But maybe Tawni didn't know the younger girl as well as she thought. "Can I ask you something?" She looked up at the girl.
"Yeah, what is it?"
Alex looked down at their joined hands. "I was just wondering, so please don't get mad at me for asking this. Are you bisexual?" She was a bit nervous on how the younger girl was going to react.
Sonny just chuckled which made the older girl just a bit more confused. "You finally figured that out?"
"Um, I was supposed to know that?" Sonny nodded. "Tawni told me that you were straight, so that was what I assumed."
Sonny then laced their fingers together. "You can't always believe what other people say. Life is a mystery that cannot be solved."
Alex gently pulled her hand away and crossed her arms over her chest. "I know you're comfortable with me and all but I'm just not comfortable with it just yet."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable, it's just a habit of mine. I can stop." Sonny said. She felt guilty for what she did even though it was unintentional.
"Just for now, but it's only because I'm not really over her and you two look so much alike. But it's okay, you didn't know." They continue to walk the rest of the way in silence. When they made it to the coffee shop, Alex opened the door for the younger girl and walked in after her.
"Hey guys." Miley greeted the girls. "How are ya'll doing today?"
"It's too soon to tell." Alex replied. "We'll just have two regulars." She turned to look at the younger girl. "Is that okay with you?" Sonny nodded and Miley proceeded to make the coffees. Alex went to find a table for the two of them. There was awkwardness between the two girls now.
Sonny felt a little nervous around the girl, nervous that something she might do would make the older girl uncomfortable around her. The two girls sat across from each other at the small table. The younger girl fiddled with her thumbs on the table. She looked out of the window after she got bored of her thumbs.
Alex looked at the girl in front of her and noticed the way that the girl was acting, it almost reminded her how Mitchie acts around her. She didn't want that. She was just being honest with the girl. She didn't want the girl to stop talking to her. She laid a hand on the girl's. "Sonny?" Sonny looked over at the older girl. "You can talk to me, you know that right?" The girl nodded. "I didn't want you to stop talking to me."
"I'm sorry." Sonny finally replied. "It's just that I don't know what to say to you after what you told me." She looked down at her hands. "I don't know how else to act, I'm sorry."
Alex wasn't the one to strip somebody of who they were, so she was willing to negotiate. "How about keep it to a minimum? You can do it, just not very often." Sonny nodded with a small smile on her face. "Can I get a bigger smile?" The younger girl smiled just a bit bigger for Alex. "It's a beautiful smile, you shouldn't hide it." She complimented.
"Here you guys go." Miley said as she set down two coffee cups on the table. "Did you guys need anything?" She looked between the girls, who shook their heads. "Oh good, because I need a break." She sat down on an available chair in between the girls.
Alex looked around and notices that the café was practically empty. "Miley, there's no one here."
"Your point?" She scooted up closer to the table. "So what's going on here? Anything interesting going in your lives? Tell me something, I need to know what's going on in the world." She grabbed onto Alex's arm.
Alex tried to pry her off but the barista's grip was tight. "I'm guessing you don't get out much." She finally loosens the girl's grip on her arm. "You know you just put someone else in charge and take a day off."
"Last time I did that, someone almost burned the building down." Miley shuddered. "Never again."
"What about Jackson?" Alex suggested.
"Are you kidding?" Miley replied. "He couldn't make a cup a coffee to save his life."
Alex looked at the younger girl, hoping that she had any suggestions. "Um, I'm off tomorrow and I used to work for Starbucks. I was employee of the month for quite a while." Sonny said.
Miley turned her head to look at Sonny. "Really?" Sonny nodded. Miley pointed at her and looked at the fashion designer. "She's someone I could possibly trust with the café."
"Possibly?" Sonny questioned.
Miley turned to look at her again. "It's just that I don't know you very well, but we're getting there." She patted Sonny on the arm.
"Would it be better if I say I'll tag along and help also?" Alex pitched in.
"Okay, I am liking this even better." Miley sat back in her chair. "I trust you, Alex, but I don't how your coffee making skills are so that's why I'm gonna say yes to the both of you two." She looked between the two girls. "Do I have to pay you two?"
Alex looked at the younger girl, who shook her head slightly. The fashion designer looked at back at her other friend. "No, that's okay, we volunteered."
"Thanks guys, this really means a lot to me." Miley grabbed both of their hands. "I think I should go to a spa or just a simple massage." She let go of their hands.
"What time should we be here?" Sonny asked.
"About six thirty or a little earlier if you can." Miley replied. "I'll leave instructions on how to open up the place." She looked at Sonny. "The equipment is pretty much the same so I think you can handle it." She got up from her chair. "Thanks again guys." She went back behind the counter to continue working.
The two girls finished drinking their coffees, said their goodbyes to Miley, and walked out of the café. "Wanna head to work now?" Alex asked the younger girl.
"Yeah, let's catch a taxi." Sonny said. They were able to hail a cab and continued their journey to the record studio.
~…~
They arrived at the studio about twenty minutes later. Alex followed the girl into the building, she hoped nobody minded that she tagged along. "Is anyone going to mind me being here?"
"I shouldn't think so. Tawni came one time and watch us doing a record, with the permission of the person being recorded of course." Sonny replied. "But I think the person who is schedule for today won't have any problem with it."
"How do you know?"
"I just know, follow me." Sonny walked a little faster to avoid any more questions from the older girl. They walked further into the building and the younger girl stopped in front of the door. She opened the door for Alex to walk in first.
Alex immediately knew why no one would mind that she was here. It was Mitchie on the other side of the window. "What is she doing here?" The voice brought her out of her trance. She looked over and saw Chad sitting in one of the chairs.
The fashion designer just glared at him. "I'm here supporting for Mitchie." She leaned against the wall behind her. "You're lucky that these girls are here because I was thinking about making you one of us." Chad turned away to continue adjusting the board in front of her.
Sonny took the seat next to Chad and did some adjusting on her side of the board. When they were done with the board, Sonny spoke into the microphone. "Ready when you are, Mitchie."
Mitchie was making sure that her headphones were on right. She was sitting on a tall chair so that she could see the paper with the lyrics on it. The music began to play and Mitchie was waiting for the cue to sing. Then she opened her mouth and began.
The slightest words you said
Have all gone to my head
I hear angels sing and your voice
When you pull me close
Feelings I've never known
They mean everything
And leave me no choice
Alex stood up straight when she heard the first verse of the song. She heard this song before but she continue to listen.
Light on my heart, light on my feet
Light in your eyes I can't even speak
Do you even know how you make me weak
I'm a lightweight
Better be careful what you say
With every word I'm blown away
You're in control of my heart
I'm a lightweight
Easy to fall, easy to break
With every move my whole world shakes
Keep me from falling apart
Make a promise, please
You'll always be in reach
Just in case I need
You there when I call
This is all so new
Seems too good to be true
Could this really be
A safe place to fall
Alex felt her eyes watering up. She knew this song very well. Mitchie had sung it to her. It was about her. It brought up the memory of when the younger first sung it to her.
Mitchie and Alex were sitting on the couch. The younger girl had her guitar with her so Alex knew she wanted to sing a song for her. Mitchie grabbed the girl's hands. "Before I sing this song, I just wanna let you know how much you mean to me." She brought up one of her hands and placed it on the older girl's cheek. "You have been there for me when I went through so many heartbreaks. But I have to thank them because without them, I wouldn't be able to realize my love for you. So I wrote this song for you. I hope you love it."
Alex did love that song. It hurt her to hear this song and know that it wasn't for her anymore. It belonged to someone else. She couldn't hold in the tears any longer, they just flowed down her cheeks. She couldn't be in this room any longer. She walked out of the room and leaned against the wall, close to the door. She began wiping away the tears off her face.
She walked into the small lobby that was close to the room and sat down in one of the arm chairs. She buried her face in her hands. This was the second time that it hit her that the relationship was over.
A few minutes later Alex felt a hand on her back. She raised her head slightly to see the owner of the hand. Sonny was now kneeling in front of her. "Alex, what's wrong?" Alex sat up straight and wiped away the remaining tears. She shook her head. Sonny sat on the arm of the chair and pulled the girl into hug.
"I-It's just that s-song was for me." Alex replied. She breathed in and out until her breathing was slightly normal. "I don't think I can face her for a while now."
Sonny nodded and rubbed the girl's back. She thought that maybe it wasn't a good idea to bring the older girl to work with her. "I'm sorry, Alex."
Sonny looked up and saw her twin come into view. The girl appeared to be looking for someone until she saw the two girls sitting in the lobby. "Hey guys, what did you guys think about the song?" She asked the two girls. Alex looked up at her. Mitchie noticed how red and puffy the older girl's eyes were. She knelt down in front of the girl. "What happened?" She tried reaching for one of the girl's hand but Alex pulled it away. Mitchie looked at her sister for an answer.
Sonny pulled Alex into another hug. "Um, it was the song that you sang."
"The song?" Mitchie asked confusingly. Then it had her like a ton of bricks. She closed her eyes lowered her for a second before bringing it back to look at the two girls. "I'm so sorry, Alex. I didn't mean to. I wasn't even thinking when I picked out a song out for today."
Alex looked at the girl in front of her. "Wasn't thinking? Do you remember how meaningful that song was or did you forget over the years?" She stood up from the chair that she was sitting. "That song meant a whole lot to me when you sung it to me four years ago." Fresh tears were making their way down the fashion designer's cheeks.
Mitchie stood up from the floor. "I know. I put all my emotion into that song. Like I said before, I never once regretted our relationship. You help me heal my heart."
"Yeah, while at the same you broke mine. Who's gonna help me heal my heart?" Alex was pointing at her chest. "Nobody because someone was too busy being a selfish bitch." The older girl walked away before either twin could respond.
The last thing that Alex had to her had stung her really hard but deep down she knew that the girl was right. She was being selfish. "She's right." Mitchie said as she sat down where Alex was sitting. Her sister was still sitting on the arm of the chair. She looked up at her twin sister. "What should I do?"
"For now," Sonny began, "Just leave her alone. She needs to be alone." She noticed the guilt that was written all over her sister's face. She placed a hand on Mitchie's shoulder. "I know you never meant for this happen, you didn't know that she was going to be here. I know you just got her back as a friend but she is still is going through some emotions. Give her some space, when she's ready, she'll come to you on her own."
Mitchie nodded knowing that her sister was right. She wanted this friendship a bit sooner than Alex was ready. She was going the girl her space no matter how hard it was going to be for her but now knew it was for the best.