Joey woke up the next morning in Alex's arms. It took her a few moments to figure out why she was in her arms, but she remembered that last night she cried herself to sleep while Alex held her. While he held her in his arms, he stroked her hair to try and calm her down. He did that the entire time until she was fast asleep. She looked over her shoulder and smiled. She was really thankful that her best friend, now boyfriend, was there for her last night, she couldn't have asked for more. She felt him stir and she knew that he was up. She turned so she was facing him.

"Morning." Joey said.

"Morning." He whispered as he rubbed his eyes and rolled onto his back.

She gave him a kiss on the lips and laid her head on his chest. "Alex, thanks for being for me last night. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"I am here for you no matter what is going on." He smiled at her and kissed her forehead.

"Awww. You're the best." She kissed him. They both had smiles on their faces when they pulled apart. They were just staring into each other eyes, not looking away. They just wanted to enjoy the silence and being in each other's company. Both were glad that they were finally together.

"Children time for breakfast." Alex's dad shouted from the bottom of the stairs.

"Coming." Alex shouted back.

Alex got out of bed and helped Joey out of bed. They came down the stairs hand in hand and walked into the dining room. Alex's dad smiled at the two.

"I always knew you two would be a couple sooner or later." He said. "You guys make a cute couple too."

"DAD!" Alex shouted as Joey giggled.

"Hey, he is just being nice and thank you again Mr. Shelley for letting me stay here."

"No problem sweetheart. You can stay as long as you want. This was your home since you were little and it will always be your home. You are always welcome in this house."

"Awww, that is sweet of you and I couldn't thank you enough." She said and the three ate their breakfast.

After they finish eating, Alex and Joey went upstaris to get ready for the day. Joey was going to her house to get most of her clothes and whatever else she needed, and Alex was going to hang out with Wade and Patricia.

"You sure that you don't want me to come with you to get your stuff?" Alex asked.

"I am sure."

"But what happens if your mother is there?"

"I will be fine, Alex. If she is there, sucks to me I guess, but I can take care of myself. Me and my mother will argue some how sooner or later."

"Alright. Want me to drive you there?"

"That would be wonderful." She smiled, and her and Alex were off.

"Hey Alex, glad you could come out and hang with us." Wade said.

"Glad, that I was able to come." He gave Wade a man hug and gave Tricia a big bear hug.

"Hmp... You always have to give me a bear hug, huh?" Patricia said as she rubbed her sore sides.

Alex pretended to think about it. "Yep, pretty much."

Tricia shook her head at her friend. They were hanging out at the mall. Going from store to store, just talking about whatever came to their minds. They were having a fun time, laughs here and there, and trying on funny clothes. They decided to take a break, so they went to the food court to get something to eat.

"So how is everything?" Tricia asked, once they found a table to sit down at.

"Pretty good." He smiled. "There is another reason why I decided to hang out with you guys today. I have to tell you something."

Patricia and Wade looked at each other confused. "Like what?" Wade asked, raising his eyebrow.

It took alex about ten minutes to explain everything to Wade and Patricia. He told them from her going back home to him kissing her, to him asking her to be his girlfriend, to what happened between Joey and her mom, and to her staying at his house. The couple was excited for their friend.

Wade patted Alex's back. "Glad you finally stopped being a wanker and grew a set of balls and asked her out. I am proud of you buddy." Wade said.

Tricia giggled while Alex shook his head at his British friend. "Very funny Wade."

"I'm just saying, bro."

"So where is Joey right now?" Patricia asked.

"She is at her house getting her clothes and other things." Alex took a sip of his drink.

"Then why aren't you with her?" Wade asked.

"I wanted to go with her, but she said it is something she should do on her own."

"I can see why. If I was in her situation, I would be the same way." Patricia stated.

Joey walked around the house for about forty-five minutes, even though her motherwasn't home, it still felt like she was there. Before she started packing up her stuff, she sat on her bed and looked around. She was gonna somewhat miss her bedroom. It took her forever to get her walls the way she wanted them and her posters, but after she looked around her room again, she noticed that it was pretty much a hell hole. She was pretty glad that she won't be seeing her mother for awhile. She thinks it is best for the both of them at the moment. She sighed and grabbed one big bag and one medium bag, and started packing. Once she was done, she took one last look around and started to cry.

"This is harder than I thought." She said to herself.

She grabbed her bags and walked down stairs. She set her bags and wrote her mom a note. Even though her mother had put her through hell, it was only fair to let her mom know where she was staying and get a few things off her chest.

Mom, I know we have our differences, but I really think we need to spend some time apart. It is just getting worse and worse by the day. I will be staying at Alex's place, his dad says it is alright for me to stay there and I can stay there for as long as I want. This is for the best. You made this house a hell hole for me and I can't stay here another minute. I want to achieve my dreams and do whatever is best for me, if I stay here any longer I don't know if I will be able to do that. I probably will never move back in, but that doesn't mean that you will never see me again. I don't know when I will come back around to see you, only time will tell. -Joey

She left the note on the counter, grabbed her bags and with that, she was gone. It was time for her to live her life.

A/N

I hope you guys liked it.

Sorry that it took me a while to update, I haven't really been motivated to write.

I will try my hardest to update more.

Review.