It had been over a month since Alex and Mitchie had been in the same room together or talked on the phone longer than a few minutes. Mitchie hadn't showed up at school since the accident, which had forced Alex to walk by her abandon locker everyday.
Alex has tried and tried to get in contacted with Mitchie and failed every time. If she called Mitchie was doing something and couldn't talk, she always promised to call Alex back, but never did. If she stopped by her apartment she was either gone or was just about to leave. She didn't know exactly what was going on, but she knew it couldn't be good.
The night of prom Alex and Harper walk home "Are you going to Prom tonight?" Harper asks.
"No." Alex answer quickly.
"Why not?" Harper asks without thinking.
"I don't know Harper. Maybe because my girlfriend hasn't even asked, of maybe it's because she's been dodging me for over a month now, and her ex-girlfriend died in her arms. So I don't think she really up for dancing right now." Alex tells her.
"Sorry." Harper whispers.
Alex is about to apologize for snapping at her best friend when Shane comes running up to then "Alex you have to stop them." Shane tells her out of breath.
"What?" Alex asks confused.
Shane pauses for a second too catch his breath then tries again "You have to stop Mitchie. Ryan just got out of jail, and he found out who pulled the trigger and their going after him. This won't end well. Either there's another dead body and Mitchie's in jail or Mitchie is the dead body."
"What do you want me to do about it?" Alex asks
"You're the only one she'll listen to." Shane tells her.
"She has barely talked to me in the last couple week. What makes you think she'll listen to me?" Alex ask confused.
"Alex she hasn't talked to you because she know you'll talk her out of it." Shane explains to her, but Alex isn't convinced "She loves you, and you love her. And I know you don't want her to get hurt." Alex sighs knowing he's right "Just talk to her please."
"Fine okay. I'll talk to her." Alex says then starts toward Mitchie apartment.
Alex makes it to Mitchie apartment after about thirty minutes She stand in front of the door trying to think of something to say. Just when she about to knock the door swings open and revels Ryan, who rolls his eyes "We don't have time for this." He groans "Mitchie it's your girlfriend." he yells behind him then turns back to Alex "We're leaving make his quick. We have something importation to do."
"Yeah. I know exactly what your going to do." Alex tells him.
"Then you know we need to do this." Shane tells her.
"I want to talk to Mitchie." Alex snaps at him.
He is about to say something back when Mitchie walks up to them "What's up?" She asks both of them.
"I was just telling Alex we are leaving." Ryan tells her.
"And I was just telling Ryan I'm going to talk to you first." Alex says.
"Give us a minute." Mitchie tells him.
"Hurry up." Ryan say to her before he walks out and Alex walks in closing the door behind her.
"What are you doing?" Alex asks.
"What do you mean?" Mitchie tries to play dumb.
"You know exactly what I mean. Shane told me everything." Alex says, Mitchie scoffs and shakes her head "You don't need to do this."
"Yes I do." Mitchie says "I couldn't save Tess, and I'll be damned if I let her killer just walk away."
Alex sighs "You could get killed."
"You don't think I know that. I know that Alex. I know, but I can't just do nothing." Mitchie tells her getting upset.
"So your just going to kill someone?" Alex asks.
"I'm not going to kill anyone." Mitchie scoffs.
"Can you promise me that no one's going to die tonight?" Alex asks already knowing the answer.
Mitchie stays quiet for a second then lowers her head. Alex sighs and walks closer to her "She dead and that sucks, but she wouldn't want you to die too." Alex says
Mitchie looks up at her and shakes her head "I have to go." Mitchie say and walks past her.
Mitchie opens the door "I don't want to lose you." Alex whispers making Mitchie pause and takes a deep breath "I love you Mitchie please." Mitchie turns back to her to see tears running down her girlfriends face "Please don't do this."
Mitchie shuts the door and walks over to her cupping Alex's face in her "Your not going to lose me." Mitchie tell her firmly then lets her hands fall to her sides "But I have to do this…for Tess."
Alex grabs Mitchie hands into hers and holds them close to her "Don't do this…for me." Alex almost begs.
Mitchie looks at her for a second then leans in kissing her tenderly on the lips, but only for a moment before she pulls back leaning her forehead against Alex's "I love you." Mitchie whispers her eyes shut tightly. Alex feels relief wash over her, only to have her heart crushed when she fells Mitchie pull away from her and exit the apartment without another word. Alex decides after a second she not letting her go and running out the door to see Mitchie and Ryan pull away in Mitchie car, and drive out of sight.
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After a quick call to Harper Alex sets in the backseat of Harper's parents car, with her best friend beside. "Are you okay?" Harper asks as she watches Alex just stare out her window trying hard not to cry.
"Not really. No." Alex tells her. Harper frowns then lightly rubs her back.
"So you two excited about Prom tonight?" Harper's mother asks from the front seat.
"I told you mom Alex isn't going." Harper says.
"How can you not want to go to your own Prom?" Harper's mother asks like Alex was crazy.
"I just don't feel like it." Alex tells her as she rests her head against the window.
"You should." Harper's mother says.
Alex sighs "I don't even have a dress or a date."
"Well I'm sure we could help with the dress. As for the date, the boys at your school must be crazy for not asking you." Harper's mother says.
"She had a date mom." Harper tells her.
"Oh?" Harper's mother asks looking at her in the rear view mirror.
"Yeah she changed her plans." Alex says.
The car gets quite for a few seconds then Harper gets an idea "Why don't we go together?" Alex looks at her like she crazy "We can make it a girls night. We can dance and drink punch and dance and dress up like princesses and dance." Harper tells her excited.
"If I say I'll go will you shut up?" Alex asks.
"Yes." Harper says.
"Fine." Alex sighs out.
"That's the spirit." Harper's mother says with a big smile.
"At the very least we can set in the corner and make fun of the girls that came in the same dresses." Harper tells her. "It's better than worrying about Mitchie all night."
"I think that's going to happen no matter where I'm at." Alex says.
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Later after Alex found the only dress in Harper's house that isn't 3D or scratch and sniff, a perfect form fitting red dress that goes all the way to the floor. She couldn't help but think that Mitchie would love her in that dress.
As Alex and Harper walk into the winter themed Prom, Harper looks around almost mesmerized by the whole scene. Alex could care less, her mind is elsewhere. Every time she even thinks about having a good time she gets a flash of Mitchie bleeding on the ground somewhere, or in handcuffs in the back of a cop car.
Harper nudges her "You okay?" She asks.
"This was a bad idea." Alex whispers to her then runs back out the door with Harper close behind. They walk over to a picnic table in front of the school and sets "I'm sorry Harper."
"It's okay." Harper tells her, Justin coming up to them "Ladies, you both look beautiful." he tells them in a fake cheesy voice.
Alex rolls her eyes "Why thank you Justin." Harper says with a big smile.
Justin nods and sits next to his sister "How you doing?" He asks.
"I'm alive. I probably won't be able to say that about my girlfriend for very much longer." Alex says.
Justin puts his hand on her shoulder looking at his sister sadly. When something behind her catches his eye making him smile then turn to Harper quickly "Harper would you like to accompany me to Prom?" He asks her then jumps to his feet
"I'm so there it's insane." Harper says and starts to follow him, but stop short and looks at her best friend "Will you be okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine. Go have fun." Alex tells her giving her a forced smile.
Alex watches them leave quickly then looks down at the table, she can hear the faint sound of the music inside the building "Excuse me miss, may I have this dance." Alex hears from behind her. Alex turns to tell who ever it is to get lost, but is studded to find Mitchie standing behind her in a beautiful black dress, and make-up covering up the few small bruises and cuts that still remain on her face. Alex is too shocked to talk Mitchie gives her a light smile as she offers Alex her hand "Is that a yes?"
Alex smiles back and takes her hand letting Mitchie pull her up and into her arms. Mitchie placing her hands on Alex hips as Alex's go loosely around Mitchie neck. They lightly sway to the song as they stare at each other, Mitchie can almost see the questions written on Alex face. So she wrapping her arms around Alex waist forcing them closer "I turned him in." Mitchie tells her.
Alex looks at her confused "What?"
"The guy that shot Tess. I turned him in to the cop." Mitchie explains to her "He's going to be in jail for a long time."
Alex tights her arms around Mitchie hugging her "I'm so proud of you." Alex whispers in her ear then pulls back to look at Mitchie "Tess would have been too."
Mitchie scoffs "No she would have called me a pussy."
Alex smiles and caresses Mitchie cheek with her hand "Are you okay?"
Mitchie nods "Yeah. I think I'll be fine." Mitchie tells her "You know it just occurred to me that I never asked you to Prom."
"No you didn't, and you promised me romantic and sweet that would make me want to have sex with you." Alex reminds her.
"Right." Mitchie says as she bites her bottom lips and digs in her pocket pulling out a hotel card key showing it to Alex.
"That's not romantic, that creepy." Alex says looking at the card.
Mitchie laughs and starts walking to her car, she gets to the passenger side and opens the door. She look over to see that Alex hasn't moved "Just trust me." Mitchie tells her as she holds the door open for her.
Alex lightly chuckles and sighs "Fine." she walks over and stops in front of Mitchie wrapping arms around her neck pulling her into a kiss. Alex starts moving her lips against Mitchie's and running her tongue over Mitchie's lips. Mitchie opens her mouth to let her in, but Alex just takes Mitchie's bottom lip and sucks on it causing Mitchie to moan. Alex smiles at the moan and releases her lip and pulls back both of there eyes flicker open to look at each other.
Alex licks her lips "I love the taste of your lips." She moans out.
Mitchie smiles still dazed by the kiss and grabs the back of Alex's head pulling her closer "And you've only tasted one." She say seductively then gives Alex a short kiss as she helps her in the car. Once they are both in the car Mitchie looks over to Alex giving her, her famous Mitchie smile "Get ready for a night you'll never forget."
Alex leans over and rubs her finger over Mitchie lips, tracing her smile "I missed that smile." Alex tells her.
Mitchie kisses Alex's finger "You won't anymore." Mitchie says then pulls away from Prom and starts toward Alex's surprise.
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