Summary: Alex Russo and her family go to a skiing lodge for their winter break vacation, as well as Shane Gray and his family. What can come from a skiing accident? Fifteen year old Alex Russo and seventeen year old Shane Gray go through the twists and turns of a relationship. To stay together, they have to dodge their parents and siblings, but in a life of lies how do you know what's real and what's not? Find out in: Meet Me Under the Mistletoe!
Rating: T
Author: UtterlyRandom
Disclaimer: I'm only saying this once... I don't own anything but the plot.
Chapter Name: Crutches and Closets
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"Well Alex, that ankle healed up pretty quickly, I must say. It must not have been as bed as I had previously thought." Dr. Walters said, examining Alex's ankle.
Alex smiled. "I guess I'm just a quick healer!" She chirped, giddy.
Dr. Walters shot Alex a look before continuing her examination of Alex's ankle. While Dr. Walters went over Alex's ankle, poking and prodding, Alex let her mind wander.
It had only been two days since she and Shane hooked up in the library. Unfortunately, Shane's parents had signed him up for skiing lessons. They were worried that he'd up with a sprained ankle or worse. So Alex had nothing to do but wait for him.
"Dr. Walters, I don't think I'm ready to hit the slopes just yet." Dr. Walters looked up from Alex's foot and smiled. "So...is there anything I can do around the lodge?" Alex asked.
"Hmmm, there is a group of kids who sometimes don't feel like skiing or hanging out with their parents so they're placed in the daycare at the lodge. Maybe you could stop by and play or read to them or something. I'm sure they'd appreciate that." Dr. Rebecca Walters said. Alex nodded thoughtfully and Dr. Walters finished her exam.
"Well, you're healed! Just be easy on your ankle and stay off the slopes until you are properly trained." Dr. Walters informed Alex. She stood up, gathering up the medical gauze that had covered Alex's foot, the boot Alex had worn and the crutches.
"Enjoy the rest of your vacation Alex." Dr. Walters said.
Alex smiled. "I will, thank you!" She called as Dr. Walters shut the door.
Alex stood up, gingerly applying weight to her healing ankle. It hurt, but not as bad as before. Alex checked out the time on her cell phone. It was three. Shane's lessons were over at 3:15. She decided to pay him a visit and meet him at the lodge. Alex quickly got ready and wore both of her snow boots this time. She shut her cabin door behind herself and hurried, limping slightly, to the lodge.
Alex saw Shane standing in the middle of the Great Hall, his back to her. She carefully walked up to him and stopped about a foot away. She leaped forward with her good foot and threw her arms around Shane's neck.
"Hey Shane!" Alex greeted him.
Shane jumped and tried to get Alex off of him, but it was too late.
"Shane?" Alex heard Shane's mother gasp while her mother said her name in the same shocked voice, at the same time.
"What are you two doing?" Denise Gray demanded, her hands clenched into fists and placed firmly on her hips, her eyes narrowed. Theresa Russo stood at Mrs. Gray's side, mirroring her stance. Both mothers stood there, expecting an explanation from their teenagers.
Alex removed her arms from around Shane's neck and stood at his side, her hands clasped in front of her body.
"Busted." She whispered, though her mouth didn't move. Shane inclined his head in agreement.
"Well?" Mrs. Russo questioned.
Alex and Shane quickly glanced at each other, not moving their heads. Shane's lips lifted a little on the left, smirking in a half smile. Alex smirked too, knowing he had a plan.
"Oh, Alex and I were playing around. We're supposed to sneak up on each other and try to scare one another." Shane turned his head to smile at Alex. "I guess we know who won." He stated.
Alex looked back at their mothers to see if they bought it. The expression on their faces was enough for Alex to know it hadn't sold. So she decided to play up her part.
"Yep! I won! Seriously Shane, I could've won blindfolded, you were such an easy target!" Alex bragged convincingly. She saw their mothers flicker of doubt, wondering if their teenagers were telling the truth. Alex quickly moved to end their suspicions.
"Honestly! Standing there, out in the open...I totally win! So...give me my prize." Alex said, holding out her hands expectantly.
Shane panicked as Alex and their mothers stared at him, waiting. He smiled as the lightbulb went off in his head. He quickly put his arms around Alex's neck, holding her in a headlock and have her a noogie. Alex groaned and shoved him off, ignoring the sparks coursing through her body that had nothing to do with the amount of static electricity in her hair. She stood up and fixed her appearance before facing the mothers again.
"Oh, I thought it was...something else." Mrs. Gray said, embarrassed by her thought.
However, Theresa Russo was an independent Latino woman, therefore, embarrassment was nothing but a pebble on her rocky road of motherhood. Alex knew that she wouldn't have to wait long to hear her mother's opinion. And she was right.
"I thought you two were dating." Theresa Russo stated bluntly.
Alex opened her mouth to answer, but Shane jumped to shoot down the ridiculous, but true, statement.
"Oh no, Mrs. Russo. You've got it all wrong. Alex is too young for me, not that she isn't beautiful," Shane's gaze flickered to Alex's crumbling face for a moment before flitting back to their mothers, as if he had never looked away. "But I don't look at Alex that way. She's like a kid sister to me." Shane chuckled for good measure.
Alex was almost devastatingly heartbroken, but when their mothers glanced at each other, questioning Shane's rejection to the accusation, Shane winked at Alex. A flood of relief, love and happiness washed over Alex and she smiled at Shane quickly before their mothers turned their faces back to their children.
"Oh, well in that case..." Theresa smiled at Mrs. Gray. "Denise, do you want to tell Alexandra here what Nate told you last night?" Alex's mother asked excitedly.
Alex saw Shane clench his hands into fists out of the corner of her eyes. Nate? Who's Na- oh, right. Shane's little brother. Duh. Alex recovered quickly from her memory lapse, chiding herself for her stupidity. However, her mental lecture was cut short by Mrs. Gray's response.
"Of course Theresa." Denise Gray turned to Alex. "Last night after dinner, Nate told me that he thought you were a very interesting, intelligent, beautiful young lady. And I couldn't help but notice you looking at him a few times last night, so I was wondering if you'd like to see Nate sometime." Denise finished.
Alex began to shake her head, but caught Shane's pointed glare out of the corner of her eye. He wanted her to agree? Agree to meeting with Nate, which sounded an awful lot like a date in disguise? Alex couldn't fathom it, but she trusted Shane's judgment and turned her previous action of shaking her head into a nod.
"Yeah, I'd like to see Nate. Um, I'm off of my crutches now, bu-" Alex didn't get to finish her sentence.
"Oh good!" Was Mrs. Gray's reaction.
"That's wonderful, now our family vacation isn't ruined!" Mrs. Russo breathed out in happiness.
Alex ignored their reactions and waited for Shane's reaction, the only one of the group who's opinion truly mattered.
However, Shane didn't react. Alex stared at him, her head cocked and her big brown eyes full of confusion.
Isn't he happy? Those crutches were nothing but a burden to him. And me. So why isn't he happy that I'm healed? Alex puzzled over Shane's lack of response.
"Oh, I'm sorry honey, what were you saying before I interrupted?" Mrs. Gray asked politely.
It took Alex a moment to collect her thoughts again. "Oh, um..." She thought back, wondering what she had been about to say. "Oh, right! I was saying that Nate and I could, um, hang out tonight at my cabin." Out of her peripheral vision, Alex saw Shane wince at her words and Alex felt a wave of guilt wash over her. "See, my ankle is healed, but it's really starting to hurt again. Nate and I could just watch a movie, but if that'd be too boring for him, he doesn't have to." Alex said the last part hopefully.
Mrs. Gray didn't pick up on Alex's hope. "Oh, Nate'll be thrilled to hear that! I'm going to go tell him." Mrs. Gray turned to Theresa.
"I'll meet you at the spa. I've got to go tell Nate and-" Mrs. Gray turned to Shane. "Where will you be?" She questioned.
Shane racked his brain for an excuse. "Oh, I met some guys at the ski lesson. We're going to hang out in the game room, grab something to eat and then hang out at this one boy's cabin to play video games. He bet me he's better at Guitar Hero than me." Shane responded.
Denise rolled her eyes. "You boys and your gadgets!" She turned to face Theresa and Alex. "I practically had to drag Jason away from his laptop today. And I nearly dislocated Nate's wrist when I tried to get his Blackberry out of his hand." She shook her head in disbelief before turning back to Shane.
"Just spend some time outdoors, okay?" Mrs. Gray looked at the elegant, expensive watch on her wrist. Alex was willing to bet that it was made of pure silver or platinum.
"Oh! I've got to go tell Nate or I'll miss him." She glanced up at Alex. "He's taking snowboarding lessons too." Mrs. Gray explained and she pulled Shane down to her height and pecked him on the cheek before rushing out of the lodge.
Alex, Shane and Mrs. Russo stared at each other before speaking.
"Well, I'm going to the spa. Alex, feel free to get dinner-" Alex's eyes flickered to Shane before settling back on her mother's eyes. "With Nate." Theresa finished and Alex sighed.
"Alright mom, bye." She answered and she and Shane waited until Mrs. Russo had walked away before turning to face each other.
"I can't believe you made a date with my baby brother." Shane hissed at the same time as Alex said, "Are you really going to play video games and stuff for the rest of the day?"
"No." Shane answered as Alex told him, "Oh, like I had a choice!" They glared at each other.
Shane's eyes softened as he placed is hand on Alex's cheeks and stroked her soft skin with his thumb. "Well, I have to make friends to tag along with and you have doomsday, oh, excuse me, doomsdate with my baby brother, we can hang out." Shane murmured, his face getting closer to Alex's, stopping with his lips just inches from hers.
"What will we do? I don't want to ho to the arcade or to my cabin, I'll be a prisoner there all night." Alex complained. Shane silenced Alex by pressing a finger to her lips, his dark chocolate eyes becoming darker as they stared into Alex's shaded honey orbs.
"I can think of a few things we could do." Shane responded mischievously, his hot, moist breath against Alex's lips causing her to shiver.
"And what exactly are you thinking about?" Alex mumbled against Shane's finger.
Shane removed both hands from her face and instead grabbed her left hand in his right hand and ran, pulling her out of the Great Hall and up the grand staircase, turning right at the top of the steps and began weaving through the hallways of the lodge. Walls and doors blurred by Alex as she was pulled throughout the large lodge.
Shane finally stopped when they were standing in front of huge, grand and thick double oak doors, just like the ones that led to the library. Alex reached for the crystal doorknob, but Shane's hand closed over hers and pulled it back, intertwining their fingers at the same time.
"Alex," Alex's head snapped up at the urgency and emotions in Shane's low voice. It sounded like he was going to confess something to her, but she knew that Shane would never do anything that would require a confession. Not to mention, she'd only known him for a few days, what could he have done in that time span?
"Alex, please, listen. This...this is very important to me and a big step for me, so, please, just...just listen." Shane pleaded quietly and Alex nodded gravely, hearing the need in his voice.
"My family used to come here every winter break when I was little. I was lonely all the time, even though I had my brothers, Jason had always had his best friend because his best friend's family came with us on every vacation. Our parents had friends, Jason had his friend, Mike, and Nate had his friend, Lucy, Mike's little sister, but I had no one. The year I was nine, I broke my wrist on the slopes. I couldn't ski, have snowball fights or even play video games with only one hand. So I explored the lodge." Shane told Alex in a voice barely above a whisper, but Alex could hear the loneliness and sadness in his voice that reflected his childhood memories.
"Then I found this room." Alex glanced at the door to her left and then looked back at Shane. "It amazed me, giving me a different perspective on things. See, I'd never gotten along with anyone my age, I was too busy trying to be grown up enough to hang out with Jason and Mike or being overly babyish enough to play with Nate and Lucy. I was the most messed up kid ever." Shane shook his head at the memory. He looked back into Alex's eyes ruefully.
"I would wear Jason's clothes to make myself look older, but they were way too big. I drowned in them." Alex pictured a nine year old Shane wearing clothes fit for an eleven year old, his shirt sleeves at his elbows instead of at his shoulders, tripping over the too long jean legs. Alex smiled, but tried to bite it back so she wouldn't hurt Shane's feelings. Shane noticed her dilemma and smiled.
"Smile, it's funny." He assured her. Alex smiled and he used his free hand to brush a strand of hair behind her ear before he continued his story.
"But while I tried to be grown up, I didn't want to be. Maybe it was my inner child rebelling." Shane shrugged offhandedly. "I would take Jason's chapter books, intending to read them to show how grown up I was, but I didn't understand them. And when Nate and Lucy asked me where a coloring book was, I gave them Jason's chapter books and we colored on the pictures in his chapter book. And when Jason and Mike wanted to ride their bikes to the park, I would tag along. But I had never bothered to learn how to ride a bike since Nate and Lucy still rode tricycles. So I rode Jason's old bike, still with training wheels. I could never keep up with Jason and Mike, but I couldn't slow down to Nate and Lucy's pace. I was stuck in the middle with no way out." Shane grimaced from the memory.
Alex placed the hand that Shane wasn't holding on his face, cupping his cheek. Shane moved his free hand to the hand cupping his cheek and leaned into her touch as his hand covered hers, holding it there.
"But it got worse on vacations. At least at school, there was someone to socialize with, but here...I was alone. Then I found that room and, suddenly, it was all I needed. I was never lonely and there was always a new glimpse on how to see things. Those old proverbs are wrong. The world isn't black or white, nor is it shades of gray, it's millions of colors, each making a new view. Light, dark, neon, faded...the list is endless. But when you combine the colors...wow." Shane breathed, his eyes wide and bright, like a child in a candy store, his voice filled with amazement and respect. Like a child...
That's when it hit Alex. Shane was a child. He had transformed back into the nine year old he had been when he first found the room. Everything made so much more sense now. When she had fallen, childhood curiosity had made Shane approach her, but his natural responsibilities of his age had told him to get her help. And when they crawled like babies to avoid his family yesterday morning at breakfast, that was his childlike imagination kicking in, but when he had kissed her, he was being as passionate as a man. And just now, he had told their mothers that they were playing tag, as if they were too extremely bored children stuck inside on a rainy day, and now he was sharing a secret Alex knew he had never shared with anyone before because he was using the ability of good judgment and trustworthiness. It was almost like...Alex's eyes widened in enlightenment.
Shane had faith that Alex would believe everything he said, and she did. Shane had trusted her with his most precious, protected secret, and she would take it to the grave. And Shane, his body was growing like a normal boy and his mind was brilliant, but Shane was a child. It was like he had became an adult, while he remained a child. The only things he needed in life were...
"Faith, trust and pixie dust." Alex breathed softly, but Shane heard and nodded.
"Exactly. I'm Peter Pan, but I am growing up, but my soul isn't. And you are my Wendy, young, but mature beyond your years, yet still suspectable to fairytales. And this," Shane unlaced his fingers from Alex's and removed her hand from his cheek, but he kept his right hand over hers and spun her to face the double door. He still held her left hand in his and placed the hand over her stomach, holding her hand there with his. His right hand pulled her right hand to the doorknob, his hand grasping hers. He placed his chest against her back and leaned his head forward, his mouth by her left ear. With his hand still around hers, she began to turn the doorknob.
"Is my Never Land." Shane whispered into Alex's ear as they pulled the door completely open, bathing them in light. Alex gasped.
The room they were in had to the most amazing site Alex had ever see. The walls surrounding them were made of adjustable mirrors, reflecting millions of colors into another mirror and refracting against each other, causing more lights. Alex looked everyone, but couldn't tell where the color originated from. Shane sighed with content and set his chin on her left shoulder.
"Look up." He murmured softly into her ear. Alex did as instructed, tilting her head back until it reclined on Shane's shoulder, and gasped.
Te ceiling was made of stained glass. The light coming through the ceiling reflecting and refracting off of the mirror surrounding Alex and Shane.
Shane smiled at Alex's reaction. "Look down." He ordered kindly, and Alex's head dropped. The floor was white and so shiny, it could've been mistaken as another mirror, but it didn't reflect as much as the mirrors on the wall did, leading Alex to believe that it was really just a well-polished floor.
"Look to our left." Shane suggested quietly, his hot breath on her ear causing Alex to tremble, but she lifted her head up and looked to the left and inhaled sharply.
"Shane! Look at us!" Alex whispered breathlessly.
A mirror was pointed at them, not reflecting any colors, but just showing them. However, the billions of other mirrors in the room were reflecting the light onto them. In the mirror, Alex's hair glowed a golden color with bits of autumn red and chocolate brown thrown in. Her fair skin was doused in peachy colors, making her pale skin glow. Her eyes sparkled like two melted down Hershey kisses, but her lips shined the color of country apples. Alex tore her eyes away from her reflection and looked at Shane's reflection.
Shane's straight dark brown hair was a dark black at the roots and were dark brown at the tips, making it look like he had a halo around his head. His tan skin glowed bronze-gold, causing him to look immortally handsome and less human-like. His dark brown eyes had turned the color of two, wet, black pebbles, but shined in a friendly way. Alex's eyes locked with Shane's in the mirror, neither of them breaking their gaze.
"I never needed anyone. Not with all these reflections and light." He explained in a low voice, rubbing circles on Alex's stomach with his fingertips while he traced meaningless patterns on the palm of her right hand.
"Until now. I never let anyone know about my Never Land." His hot breath making the hair on the back of Alex's neck to stand up.
"But not anymore. Now I need my Wendy to make my Never Land complete." Shane said, his voice slightly above a whisper, and spun Alex around to face him.
"Alex, Peter Pan can live without Wendy, but he didn't want to. It killed him to let her go, but he was a child, easily distracted by the mermaids, the Indian princess and Tinkerbell. But I'm a kid with a messed up structure. I'm not-" Shane struggled with his words.
Alex waited patiently, her eyes searching his. They lit up when he found a way to explain.
"I'm not completely...sane. I don't...think...like everyone else." Shane explicated, and Alex looked away for a moment.
Alex smiled. "My brothers always told me I was crazy, I'd always known I was insane." She turned his sparkling eyes up at Shane, who smiled back.
"The perfect couple." Shane responded, leaning his head toward hers, their lips almost touching when Alex stopped him.
"No, the most messed up couple." Alex corrected.
"Even better." He murmured, his breath hot and moist on Alex's lips. He pressed his lips to hers softly. Alex smiled and kissed him back.
xXx
Shane and Alex had an early dinner and went in search of some alone time before Alex had her movie date with Nate. Shane had pulled her into a lounge, which was, thankfully, empty, and threw her down on the couch before jumping on top of her, grabbing her wrists in one hand and pinning them above her head. Shane crashed his lips onto hers roughly, her mouth moving against his just as forcefully. Shane's free hand danced up and down her side before slipping under the hem of her shirt, fingers gently flitting across Alex's soft, smooth skin.
Alex moaned into the kiss and Shane's tongue darted out and licked her bottom lip. Alex moaned again, granting Shane access to her mouth. Shane's tongue entered her mouth and they battled for dominance. Alex longed to free her hands so she could tangle her fingers into Shane's thick, dark brown hair and pull him closer. She thrusted her hips up in frustration and Shane moaned into her mouth before pulling away, allowing Alex to breathe.
Alex gasped for air. "Di- did I do som- something wr- wrong?" She panted, chest heaving. Shane's lips immediately attacked her neck.
"No. Never." He answered between kisses. He nipped Alex's earlobe, causing Alex to inhale sharply. He planted kisses down her jawbone before moving to her pulse point. He nipped at the skin, smirking when Alex gasped and began to suck on her pulse point, causing Alex to moan continuously. Shane's lips moved to where her collarbone and neck met and gave it the same treatment. Alex moaned and tilted her head, revealing more of her neck to him.
Just as Shane's lips touched her neck, they heard the grandfather clock in the Great Hall begin to chime. Shane counted the chimes, placing a kiss on Alex's skin with each chime. He got up to eight kisses when the chiming stopped. Alex looked at Shane, confused.
"Are you sure I'm not doing anything wrong?" Alex inquired, frowning and narrowing her eyes at him
Shane laughed lightly. "No, you couldn't possibly do anything wrong. In fact, you're the best kisser I've ever experienced, which is amazing, considering you age." Alex smiled at the compliment and reassurance in his voice before biting her lip.
"Then why'd you stop?" She asked and then it was Shane's turn to frown.
"Well, it's eight...and I don't know what time Nate will be at your cabin..." Shane droned off as Alex groaned.
"Fine. Get off of me." Shane groaned at the frostiness in Alex's voice, but rolled off of her, falling on the floor. He lied motionless on the floor.
Alex sat up on the couch and then stood up, holding out her hands to Shane to help him to help him up. Shane grabbed her hands and pulled her down on top of them, her legs tangling with his, chest to chest, staring into each other's eyes. Shane quickly removed her hands from between their bodies and let go of Alex's hands and grabbed her waist. Shane smirked at Alex before pressing his lips to hers, gently kissing her.
Alex pulled away, but Shane's hands on her waist refrained her from much movement. She rested her chin on his chest, looking deeply into his black coffee irises with her own light toffee orbs. Shane sighed, the air hitting Alex's face, making her blink and blowing her hair back at the same time.
"I thought we had to go." Alex murmured, still staring into his eyes as he lazily rubbed circles on her jean-clad waist.
"We do." Shane agreed, but he didn't remove his hands.
"Why aren't we leaving then?" Alex asked and Shane's eyes flashed, the reason obvious. "Hey! You're the one that encouraged me to make the date!" She protested defensively.
"Yeah, I know." Shane sighed again and Alex raised her eyebrows at him.
"Trust me, it's easier this way. You just have to keep up the charade with Nate, act all...couple-y around him and in public. But it'll just be a cover." He added the last part in a rush, seeing Alex's nose and eyes crinkle with disgust. Alex smiled at his last words and kissed his nose.
Shane blushed, but chuckled and cocked his head and stared at her thoughtfully.
"However, I am curious..." Alex stared at him in confusion, waiting for him to continue.
"Why does pretending to be Nate's girlfriend disgust you so much? Honestly, out of the three of us, he's the most level-headed, talented and intelligent. He's good looking too...so why is it such a chore to be with him?" Shane questioned.
Alex punched his chest with her fist. "Because you dolt, I like you!" She shook her head in amazement at his stupidity and obliviousness.
"Why?" Alex narrowed her eyes at Shane.
What does he mean 'why?'? Isn't it obvious? He's Shane, the most sweetest, funniest, kindest, compassionate, well-mannered gentleman I've ever met! Of course I prefer him to Nate. Does that even have to be a question? Alex asked herself.
"Apparently not." Shane said, making Alex blush because she had just spoken her thoughts out loud. Shane smirked.
"Hey, it's no big deal. I wanted to hear your thoughts." Shane smiled adoringly at her and removed his hands from her hips. "I guess we should go, I'm not even supposed to be with you." He reminded Alex and she rolled off of him and got to her feet. She held out her hands to help him up. He grabbed them and this time he stood up.
xXx
Shane and Alex walked to her cabin hand in hand. Alex looked like she was thinking about something. Her eyes seemed to be staring straight ahead, but they looked far away. Shane gently nudged her arm with his, effectively knocking Alex of balance and pulling her away from her thoughts.
"What're you thinking about?" Shane asked softly.
Alex glanced up at him before looking away. "I don't want you to leave, but I want to do this...this charade with Nate. For us." Alex added the last part softly and hesitantly, blushing.
Shane smiled and rubbed the back of her hand with her thumb. "Well...I'd stay, but...where would I stay?" Shane asked.
Alex bit her lip, her face scrunched with concentration. Shane smiled at her sweetly. He loved how er eyebrows furrowed together with concentration, her nose wrinkled and her eyes narrowed as if she were trying to crack a code or find a loophole in a sealed contract. Shane blinked and saw that Alex's facial expression had changed and she was practically bouncing with glee.
"My room!" Shane blinked.
"Huh?" He asked, completely confused.
"My room!" Alex repeated impatiently. They were no longer strolling down the snowy lane at a leisurely pace hand in hand. Instead, Alex had grabbed his right hand with both of her hands and was now pulling him toward her cabin at a much faster pace.
"Alex, what are you talking about?" Shane inquired, mystified.
Alex didn't answer. They had reached Alex's cabin and Alex let go of Shane's hand with her right hand and opened the door. She impatiently pulled Shane into her cabin and turned on the lights. Shane shut the door and walked over to the fireplace to start a fire.
Once Shane had a fire going, he sat on the couch, reclining his head and back on the back of the couch, his arm hanging on the back of the couch and his legs a shoulders width apart comfortably. Alex sat next to him and Shane let his arm fall off the back of the couch and onto her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. Alex fit nicely under his arm, they were a perfect fit. Alex rested her hand on his chest and threw both of her legs over his left leg, so she was being neatly cradled into Shane.
Shane bent his head and pressed his lips to Alex's soft, thick and shiny brown hair. Alex pressed her cheek closer to his chest and breathed in deeply. Shane smelled like Old Spice body wash and TAG All-Nighter. It was a nice smell that tingled in her nose from the sprays scent. Alex placed her left hand on Shane's right thigh, closed her eyes and smiled in content.
"Hey, what were you talking about when you said 'my room'?" Shane asked softly, running his fingers through Alex's hair.
Alex hummed at Shane's actions and ran her fingertips up and down Shane's hoodie-covered torso. Shane suppressed a shiver and his hand fell from Alex's hair, down her arm and rested on her hip and pulled her body closer to his. Alex sighed in contentment, closed her eyes and burrowed her cheek deeper into his chest, her head rising and falling in time to Shane's breathing.
"Alex, what were you talking about when you said 'my room'?" Shane repeated, watching Alex nod off on his chest.
Alex blushed, opening her eyes, she sat up, no longer resting her head on his chest, and looked up at him. "Oh, I was saying that you can be with me all night."
Shane's eyes slid shut as his hormone-influenced mind took over. He imagined spending the night with Alex. After several vivid mental images, he shook his head to clear his mind and then opened his eyes to see Alex, who looked heartbroken.
"I'm sorry. I knew it was too good to be true. The whole reason why you made me make a date with Nate was to get me off your back by shoving me to be with Nate." Alex shook her head sadly, her eyes downcast, ripping Shane's heart in half. "I knew it." She whispered painfully as tears slipped down her cheeks. She removed her hands from Shane's chest and thigh, transferred her legs from Shane's legs and began to stand up, but Shane's hand on her hip kept her from moving away. Alex blushed.
He obviously doesn't want to be with me, so why is he still holding onto me? To convince me to be with Nate? Well, fine! Nate's the quieter, sensitive and innocent one. He won't break my heart or lead me on...but I don't want Nate, I want Shane. Alex whined pitifully in her head, deep in thought. However, her thoughts were interrupted by Shane's low, friendly chuckle.
"Alex, you really need to stop thinking out loud." Shane informed her before placing his lips on her neck. Alex's body temperature rose a couple of degrees at Shane's words. He laughed lightly, the sensation of his lips on her neck combined with his genuine laughter and the heat of his breath on her neck made her embarrassed and turned on at the same time, making her emotions become even more confused.
"Hey, like I said before, I want to know what's going on in that mind of yours." He kissed the top of Alex's head. "And as for the answers to your questions...I do want to be with you, that's why I was holding onto you. And convincing you to be with Nate is the last thing I want to do." Shane shuddered and pulled Alex back into his grasp. "Well, one of the last things I want to do. The very last thing I want to do is lose you or break your heart or make you cry." He amended after thinking for a moment.
"And, yeah, Nate is quieter, more sensitive and maybe a bit more innocent than me, but even he could break your heart and lead you on. And I didn't, or rather, didn't mean to break your heart or lead you on. And I most definitely don't want you to want Nate." Shane answered.
Alex didn't move, so Shane decided to improve their position. He pulled her on top of him, her legs straddling his. He placed her hands on his shoulders and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close, pressing their foreheads together.
"So...answer this question for me, why did you think I didn't want you?" He asked.
Alex sighed. "Because you shook your head when I told you about what I meant when I was talking about my room." She responded sadly, still convinced that Shane was just pretending he liked her.
Shane laughed. "Alex, I was trying to clear my head. You've got to understand, I was trying to clear my mind from my thoughts because the way you said that I could be with you all night." Shane pulled his head away from Alex's head to look into her eyes. "I'm a teenage boy. Dirty thoughts." He shrugged and Alex's face burned crimson.
"I- I didn't think..."She inhaled a deep breath of relief.
Shane smiled and pressed his lips to hers before pulling back. "Good, don't think. I'll be in your room all night." Shane assured her before pulling Alex closer to his body and kissing her fiercely.
Alex responded enthusiastically; her arms formed a vice grip around his neck and she tangled her fingers into Shane's thick hair. Shane's hands grasped her waist as his tongue forced its way past her lips and fought her tongue for dominance. His tongue won easily and he turned them over so that she was under his body, lying down on the couch.
Alex moaned as Shane laid on top of her. God! Now was not the time to be getting turned on by the incredibly hot seventeen year old on top of her.
Actually, when one was thinking rationally about it, now was the perfect time to get turned on. After all, they were alone, away from their families and totally absorbed in one another. But Alex wasn't thinking rationally, so she pulled back from Shane, who began to place kisses along her neck, nibbling randomly and giving her hickies. Alex let out a shuddering moan from his actions. Shane smirked and sucked on her collarbone, knowing he was going to make a more-than-noticeable mark, but he knew that the lights would be out and Nate wouldn't be able to see anything. However, if she didn't want her family to catch her, she'd have to wear scarves or something to hide the marks.
Alex knew Nate would soon be knocking on her door and she needed to get a movie to watch. Not to mention she had to get the proper date props, such as popcorn, soda and, of course, the movie. Shane began to kiss and suck on the underside of Alex's jaw and she couldn't resist the urge to moan.
"Shane," Alex moaned, making Shane smirk.
"What?" He breathed as he pressed his lips back to Alex's mouth. Alex kissed him back furiously, her fingers gripping his thick brown hair tightly. Shane slipped a hand under her shirt and began stroking the skin on her tummy. Alex shivered at the feeling of his cold fingers on her, and moaned into his mouth before pulling back for air.
"What were you saying?" Shane murmured as he kissed her neck. Alex paused to think, pouting slightly.
Had she been saying something? She thought for a minute before she remembered and looked up at Shane to see him watching her, smirking in amusement.
"I need to get a movie, popcorn and soda." She panted lowly. Shane laughed at her.
"When Nate gets here, he'll have all that junk, trust me. He's like, the perfect boyfriend." Shane assured her, rolling his eyes.
"I beg to differ. I think my boyfriend is pretty fantastic." Alex mused, running her fingers through his hair again.
He beamed at her before engaging their mouths again. Alex was in the middle of pulling off his hoodie when she heard someone knock on the door. Shane sat up quickly, his eyes darting around the room frantically.
"Just a minute!" Alex shouted and Shane jumped at the loudness of her voice piercing the silence. Alex squirmed from under Shane's body and he got up. Alex jumped to her feet and pushing him toward her room. She turned on the lamp on her nightstand and pushed Shane onto his back on the bed. She quickly jumped on him and kissed him forcefully before climbing off of him. She was standing in the doorway in the blink of an eye.
"I'll be back." She promised before shutting the door to her room. Alex wiped her smeared lip gloss off with the back of her hand and reapplied it before answering the door.
Nate Gray stood outside her cabin in a thick woolen overcoat, a short top hat perched on top of his curls and wearing fingertip-less gloves and holding two plastic bags. Alex smiled up at him.
"Hey Nate! Come in!" She said, stepping to the side to let Nate in. He smiled at her and entered her cabin. Alex shut the door and turned around to face him.
"I brought popcorn, candy and soda. And I got Jack Frost starring Michael Keaton to watch." Nate said, holding up the plastic bags as proof.
Alex's jaw dropped. "I love that movie!" She exclaimed.
Nate blushed, but he was smiling. "Good. I was hoping you would like it." He looked around nervously.
"Uh, do you want to take off your coat and stuff and I'll put in the movie?" Alex asked and Nate nodded in relief.
Alex took the bags from him and set four cans of soda, two Diet Cokes and two regular Cokes, on the coffee table along with boxes of Raisinets, Milk Duds and Sour Skittles and a canister with caramel, cheese and regular popcorn. She pulled the movie out of a bag and popped it into the VCR/DVD player and pushed 'play' on the remote. Nate turned off the lights, courteously waiting until Alex sat safely on the couch before flipping the switch to cover them in darkness. Nate used the glow of light from the TV to make his way to the couch. Nate sat next to her, the entire left side of his body pressed against her right side.
"Alex, thanks for telling my mom that you'd like to go out with me. I really like you and I appreciate this." Nate said politely.
Alex blushed, hoping he couldn't see in the dark room, even though it felt like the heat was radiating off of her body. "It was no big deal Nate, trust me." She responded.
Nate was silent for a few minutes before speaking. "I know you like Shane." Alex's blood pounded in her ears. "And I'm sorry he turned you down. He's dating this girl named Bridget. She's a big pain in the ass if you ask me. Or if you ask just about anyone. She's just using him for his money. I wouldn't be surprised if he gave her his virginity." Nate told Alex casually.
Alex's blood ran cold. "Sha- Shane has a girlfriend?" She asked, her voice high and pitchy.
Nate looked at her stricken state and his almond shaped eyes filled with sympathy. "Oh, I'm so sorry he didn't tell you." He said softly. Alex nodded and Nate took her left hand in his.
"I wouldn't do that to you, so you don't have to worry." He assured her, but Alex was far from being assured.
xXx
About halfway through the movie, Alex excused herself to her room, telling Nate that she was looking for her hoodie to keep herself warm. She got off the couch and slipped into her room, shutting the door quietly as she turned on the lights. Before she could take a step, lips were crashed to hers and her body was lifted off the ground.
Alex fell on her bed with her lips still attached to Shane's lips. He had slid his tongue into her mouth and they both battled for dominance. Shane won again, but Alex what her real intentions to go to her room were and bit his tongue.
Shane yelped and reeled back, prodding his tongue with his fingers.
"Wha the 'ell was tha fo?" He lisped with his aching tongue.
Alex sat up and glared at him. "For not telling me that you have a girlfriend!" She snapped, her eyes flashing angrily.
Shane blinked. "Wha?" He lisped, still holding his tongue with his fingers.
Alex glowered at him, her eyes lit up dangerously. "Nate just told me that you have a girlfriend named Bridget! So, tell me the truth, are you dating someone else?" Alex demanded.
Shane rolled his eyes as his tongue finally got back some of its feeling. "Nate's just being stupid. I broke up with Bridget before I even got here. Nate doesn't know anything about what's going on in my life, trust me." Shane insisted, his tongue stinging. He made a face at the taste of blood in his mouth.
Alex blushed. "Wow. Why is it that everytime I accuse you of something, I'm the one that ends up embarrassed and guilty?" She questioned.
Shane laughed and held her face in both of his hands and tilted her head up so they were looking into each others eyes. "Because you're so determined that this relationship isn't going to work when all that I'm sure of is that you're the best thing that's ever happened to me." Shane murmured, his sparking dark brown eyes searching hers. He kissed her on the tip of her nose before laying on top of her again, kissing her lips once more.
Alex moaned as Shane licked her lips and moved his hands to her hips. Alex tangled her fingers in his hair, sighing in bliss. Shane gripped Alex's waist lightly, but firmly, with both hands and stood up. Alex wrapped her legs around his waist and wrapped her arms around his neck tightly so she wouldn't fall. Alex moaned loudly when Shane grabbed her butt so he wouldn't drop her. Shane smirked and broke off the kiss.
"Are you enjoying your date with Nate?" Shane asked impishly.
Alex rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I'm having oodles of fun." She responded, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Really? Should I be worried?" Shane inquired playfully.
"No." Alex began to puppy pout. "Shane, will you stay here longer? Even after Nate leaves? Please?" She pleaded, batting her eyelashes and sticking out her lower lip.
Shane closed his eyes and sighed. "Alex, you're wreaking havoc on my hormone's right now, so put that lip away before I attack you." Alex stopped pouting and batting her eyelashes. He opened his eyes again. "Sure, I'll stay here." He narrowed his eyes. "Just don't fuck my brother."
Alex wrinkled her nose. "Ew, gross!" She shuddered. "I don't like his type. He's too quiet and shy for me." Alex informed Shane, who smiled.
"Great. I'd hate to live with the fact that my brother took my girlfriend's virginity." He scowled and winced. "Or the fact that he got action before me."
Alex raised her eyebrows. "Hey, I said I wouldn't have sex with Nate. I never said I was a virgin." Alex smirked, but her smirk faded under Shane's glare. "Jeez, can't take a joke." She grumbled.
Shane smiled sweetly. "Nope. Not when it comes to my girlfriend." Shane responded, pressing his lips to Alex's mouth again, effectively ending their conversation as he slipped his tongue past her lips again, letting her taste the blood on his tongue. He gripped her butt tightly in one hand and slipped his other hand under her shirt and camisole, his cold hand rubbing her soft, smooth back.
Alex felt herself slipping down Shane's body, so she gripped Shane's shoulders tightly and tried to push herself up higher in his arms, but Shane just pulled her closer, so that Shane's rapidly erecting cock was between her legs. Alex closed her eyes and let out a loud moan as Shane thrusted her hips into her. Shane began to make hickeys on her neck as he continued to grind his hardening erection into her. Alex threw her head forward, her forehead resting on Shane's shoulder as she moaned.
After a few minutes of grinding, Shane gripped Alex's hips with both hands and thrusted his hips as he pulled her down to meet his thrust. They both let out a long, loud moan in unison and Shane started to fight his teenage hormones, knowing that Alex was only fifteen.
Suddenly, there was a knock at Alex's room door, making Alex and Shane freeze in fear.
"Alex? Are you okay in there?" Nate called from the other side of the door.
Shane quickly let go of Alex and looked at her with panic-stricken eyes. Alex pushed him toward her closet before opening her room door.
"Yes?" She asked Nate, whom was looking over her shoulder, his eyes sweeping the room.
"I thought I heard you..." Nate had the decency to blush. "Um, moaning." He finished, scratching the back of his neck nervously.
Alex felt her own cheeks tint pink. "Oh, um...I guess I was, but only cause is really starting to hurt again." Technically, it wasn't a lie, her ankle was starting to throb.
Nate's blush melted away as concern took over his features. He quickly walked to stand at Alex's side and easily lifted her up into his arms bridal style and carried Alex into the main room and set her down on the couch. Alex covered her mouth with her hand, stifling a yawn. Nate smiled at her and Alex couldn't deny that he looked hot when he smiled.
Maybe if he smiled more, I'd be attracted to him. After all, Shane is always smiling and even when he isn't smiling, his eyes are twinkling like they do whenever he smiles. If Nate smiled like that all the time, then maybe I would've fallen for him. But then she remembered Shane's childlike personality. Well, if I never would've met Shane maybe Nate would've had a chance.
Alex yawned again and rested her head on Nate's shoulder. After all, she was supposed to be his girlfriend. Nate smiled and put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer. Alex didn't mind, she was cold and he was warm. She sighed softly and closed her eyes, falling asleep in her older boyfriend's younger brother's arms.
xXx
Shane groaned. When the hell is Nate going to leave? He was sore from being in Alex's closet, which only added to how irritated he was at Nate for being allowed to be with his girlfriend only because of something so trivial as age?
Stupid mothers. Retarded brothers. Fucking age. Shane scowled. If Nate didn't leave in the next five minutes, Shane was going to knock him out, shove him in the closet and cuddle with his girlfriend on the couch. Shane smiled at the thought of hitting Nate on the head with a club Bam-Bam style, of course. Shane's smile froze on his lips when he head movement in the main room. He opened the closet door a crack and peeked through the crack.
At first all he could see was the light leaking into the room from the main room. Then he saw an odd shadow. It had legs, but the upper body was disfigured and lumpy. The monster's shadow stepped into his view through the crack. It wasn't a shadow of a monster, it was Nate carrying a sleeping Alex to her bed. Shane clenched his hands into fists as jealousy consumed him.
Nate, his perfect, handsome, goody-two-shoes, intelligent, rockstar baby brother was carrying his sleeping, lovable, breathtakingly gorgeous, sweet-as-apple-dumplings, genius, average teenage girl girlfriend! Shane tightened all of the muscles in his body in an effort to restrain himself from killing his brother.
Shane watched Nate put Alex on the bed and tuck the blankets around her sleeping form. Shane began to calm down and relax his muscles, after all, his brother was just being the kind, chivalrous, well-mannered gentleman that their parents had raised them to be- OH! FUCK NO!
Shane's body shook in fury as Nate bent down and planted a soft, sweet kiss on Alex's forehead. Alex sighed happily in her sleep and rolled over onto her side.
"Goodnight Alex." Nate whispered before leaving the room.
Shane waited until Nate cleaned up the living room and left the cabin before getting up, his muscles protesting in pain as blood flowed through his body for the first time since he had entered the closet. He stood still for a few seconds, waiting for his headrush to subside. When it did, he pushed the closet door open and shut it before going to Alex's bedside.
"Goodnight Alex, I love you." Shane said, bending and pressing a gentle kiss to Alex's soft lips. He stood up and walked into the living room and then crashed on the couch. Nate was going to be dead the next time Shane laid eyes on him.
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Okay, so this is for Cara, Mollie, Haley, Christine, George, Joseph, Matt, Amber, Eden and everyone else who persuaded me to keep writing. Even though only two of the nine people listed talk to me anymore. Oh well. If you read this chapter, review it. I promise, it won't kill you and/or require you to know brain surgery. Thanks.
If you have any ideas of what should happen next, please tell me. I have no clue where I'm going with this now.
Chapter: Lying and Lusting
Summary: Fill In At A Later Date