I apologize that it took me forever to update. I was going through some personal things that led to writer's block. So here you guys go, another chapter for you to read. Lemme know what you guys think.

The fashion designer was snuggled into her pillows when her bedroom door was thrown open. Alex groaned and tried to snuggle more into the pillows. "Get up sleepyhead." A perky voice entered the room.

"Ugh, what time is it?" Alex asked.

"It is five thirty and you need to get up." Sonny sat down on the bed next to the half-asleep girl. She nudged the older girl.

"Why do I need to get up?" Alex lifted her head slightly off her pillow and looked at the younger girl with half opened eyes.

"We're taking over Miley's coffee shop for the day, remember?" Sonny got up from the bed, grabbed the older girl's arm, and gently pulls up the girl into a sitting position. "So get ready?"

Alex rubbed her eyes. "How is it that you're so perky this early in the morning?"

"I'm a morning person, unlike you."

"But still, it's impossible to be this happy this early in the morning." She looked at her alarm clock. "Why do I have to be such a great friend?"

"Because it's in your nature." Sonny said with a smile on her face.

"If you met me high school, you wouldn't think that." She stretched out her hand. "Help me up?"

"Of course." Sonny grabbed the girl's hand and gently pulled her up to her feet. She held onto Alex until the older girl was able to stand on her own. "What kinda person were you in high school?"

Alex walked into the closet. "I was kinda person mothers warned their kids about. I was the school trouble maker. Only Harper was brave enough to stick by side but then again, Harper and I knew each other since kindergarten." She walked out with a pair of skinny jeans and a gray v-neck shirt. "Mitchie was one of the few that got to see the good side of me in those days."

"You don't seem so bad now." Sonny as she turned around so the older girl could change.

"That's because I wanted to get into college and start my fashion company. I didn't think it was gonna start up so soon, it took a lot of my time to get everything situated. I guess since I was working so much that Mitchie-"

"Don't ever think that it's your fault." Sonny turned around when Alex was done getting her shirt on. "It would've happen whether you were there or not. She would've fallen for him either way."

"I still can't help but think it was my fault somehow." Alex began to change into her pants front of the younger girl. Sonny decided to turn around to give the older girl some privacy. "I could've tried harder."

After a certain amount of time, Sonny turned to face a fully dressed Alex. "Like I said, it wouldn't have made a difference. Nobody can help who they fall in or out of love with." She sat down on the girl's bed. "It may not be easy to believe but it's true. But before you know it, you'll fall in love with someone else."

"I don't know." Alex said uncertainly as she sat down next to Sonny. She began to put on her shoes. "It would seem really hard considering how long I have known Mitchie."

"Just give it time." Sonny got up from the bed and walked towards the bedroom door. She turned to the older girl. "Now hurry up, we don't want to be late."

~…~

The two girls were approaching the entrance of the coffee shop. "I think this is the first time I've been up before the sun. I never thought it possible." The older girl said. "I think I should have gone to bed earlier."

"You're the one who wanted to stay up all night watching horror movies." Sonny looked at Alex.

"But I just don't get how you can so awake right now."

"I honestly don't get it either." Sonny opened the door and let the older girl walk into the coffee shop and followed right after. "I barely got any sleep. Those horror movies kept playing on in my head. How can you watch that stuff?"

Before Alex could answer the younger girl, the café office door opened revealing Miley on the other side. "Oh, good. I almost thought that you guys changed your minds." She opened the door wider so she could walk out.

"I spent the whole time getting Alex out of bed." Sonny replied.

"I wouldn't doubt that. I believe Alex could sleep a week if no one disturbed her."

"That's very true." Alex said.

Miley walked behind the counter and pulled out two ball caps. "Health regulations. I wouldn't want your hair to end up in somebody's coffee." She gave the hats to the girls and they put them on. "Help yourself to a cup of coffee. I don't want you falling asleep on the job." Miley was looking at Alex as she said this.

"Why are looking at me when you said that?" Alex asked her friend.

"I've been with you since you were in high school when you worked at the substation. I've seen you fall asleep on the job." Miley replied. "So Lex, I suggest you have two cups of coffee before you start." She turned to Sonny. "I'm sure you're familiar with the equipment, so please don't break anything."

"I promise."

"Okay, good. It shouldn't be that busy today so you guys should be fine." She walked towards the door. "I'll come back around closing time." She opened the door. "Have fun you two." Then she left.

"I'm gonna go start the coffee for the both of us." Sonny said as she went behind the counter and started to work with the machines. When turned back to Alex, she noticed that the girl looked a little sad. "You know," She walked closer to older girl. "It's unhealthy to dwell on it." She lifted up the girl's head with her right hand. She noticed that Alex's eyes were watery. "Hey," She gently pulled the girl into a tight hug. "It's going to be okay."

Alex melted in the girl's arms and freely crying on her shoulder. "I-I don't get h-how you're so calm with Chad a-and all."

Sonny rubbing her hands up and down the girl's back in a smoothing motion. "Believe me, I'm breaking in the inside, but I'll get over it. I'm just more worried about you."

Alex pulled away just enough to look at the younger girl in the face but stayed in her arms. "There's something I want to do. Something I feel like I need to do."

"Then do-" Before she finish her sentence, she felt soft lips pressing against hers. She closed her eyes and gently kissed back. When she fully registered what was going on, she gently pulled back and looked at the broken girl. "Alex." She said gently.

"Your kiss is different, much different than hers." She opened her eyes. "I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable."

"That was the last thing I was feeling." She slowly pulled her hands away. "You should get yourself washed up, I'll get us some coffee." Alex nodded as she walked to the restroom to wash up. Sonny walked back to the coffee machine, grabbed a couple of cups and poured coffee into both of them. After putting the coffee pot back in its place, she just stared at the cups of coffee. She couldn't help but think that was the best kiss of her life. But this wasn't the situation she pictured it would happen.

"Sonny, are you okay?" A voice broke her out of her trance.

Sonny looked at the older girl. She smiled, "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking about stuff."

Alex walked closer to the younger girl. "Look Sonny, about the kiss, I'm sorry."

Sonny just looked at the girl and decided that she was going to tell how she felt about it. "Well, I'm not. I just wished this wasn't the situation it happened in, but things always can't happen the way we want them to." Then she took in consideration of how the girl felt. "But if you want to forget that it happened, I'm willing to do that because I know you're not ready for anything yet."

"You're right, I'm not ready." Alex replied. "But I would like some time on my own to be ready. I crossed the line before I was. You've been good about keeping your space and let's keep it that way for a while. Are you alright with that?"

"Yeah, I'm fine with that. Take all the time that you need." She gave Alex the cup of coffee and just hoped the rest of the day didn't feel as uncomfortable as that moment.