JOHN'S POV

"Alright, let's get you out of here" I said placing my hand on her back. I stopped by my dressing room and grabbed my stuff. Then we headed to the parking lot and got into my car. "So…" I said as I started to drive out of the arena to my house in West Newbury. She buckled her seat belt with a loud sigh. "You okay?"

"Just drive, John" she said quietly staring out of the window.

"What happened in there?" I asked. She sighed loudly again.

"John just-you don't even want to know" she mumbled.

"Alex, tell me if I don't know what happened how can I-"
"Fine, fine, fine….I got tired of it, him and Stacy, so many months of this bullshit finally got to me, so I made him chose between me or her" she explained. I could tell by her voice that she was trying not to cry, it was shaking, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"And he chose you" I said knowing the truth.

She nodded. "Yeah, but actions speak louder than words he told me that he couldn't just stop talking to Stacy and…whatever…I don't want to talk about it"
"It's okay…its okay" I said trying to calm her.

"So where are you taking me anyway?" she asked cracking the window to get some air.

"Home" I replied.

"Good" she said. "Far away from everything"

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When we got into my house we chilled for awhile in the living room.
"Got anything to eat?" she asked getting up from my couch.

"Yeah help yourself, babe" I said. She got up and looked at me.

"John, thanks so much" she said. "For everything"

"No problem, baby girl". She smiled and walked out of the living room. I took out my cell phone and texted Stacy.

Message from John:
Alex is at my house

Message from Stacy:
The time is now…go for it!!! )

"You're not texting Randall are you?" she asked walking into the living room with a bottle of Absolut vodka in her hand.

"No I'm not" I said shoving my phone in my pocket. I looked at the bottle. "And you drink all of a sudden?"
"Need to" she said sitting down. "Sometimes you have to" she sighed. She handed me the bottle to open it and poured two glasses. "Now what should we toast to…" she said holding her glass.

"Friendship" I said. She smiled.

"Yeah friendship…having someone to depend on when the world gets fucked up" she said as we clinked glasses. "So what are we watching?"
"Whatever you want" I said getting up and starting to go through my DVDs.

"Well we could watch a porno to get you in the mood" I teased. Her eyes widened and she tossed a pillow at me.

"Ew John!" she said with fake disgust.

"Alright, alright, what do you suggest princess?" I asked.

"Something funny" she said taking another long sip. "I could use a laugh right now"

"Anchorman it is" I said.

"Good choice" she took another sip. When I turned around after I put the DVD she was pouring her self another glass. "I should change into something else but I have no clothes"
"I'll see what I can find you" I said.

"Oh" she raised her eyebrows. "You have women's clothing left over from the girls that you bring home"
I laughed. "No, but I do have some Chain Gang merchandise, I'll go see what I can find"

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While I was looking upstairs for something for Alex, my cell rang, it was Randy.

"Where is she?" he asked getting straight to the point.
"I got her, don't worry, she just needs some time"
"I fucking hate it when she's mad god damn, I don't know what I'm gonna do, bro" he said.

"We'll figure it out in the morning, I got her don't worry"
"Fuck it I'm coming over" Randy said. "Don't tell her I'm coming either, I'll drag her into the car if I have to I don't give a shit if she's kicking and screaming she's coming back with me"
"Don't" I said. He paused. "If you come know she'll get angrier, she needs some time, don't worry about her I got her, okay"

"I don't fucking care" he said. His voice was angry. "I know she's mad but she's just stubborn I'm coming to get her John"

"You know its going to make things worse; she wanted to get away from you. Just give her some time for her to cool down. If you show up now she'll probably run away"

"Alright, alright, you have a point. I'll come get her in the morning, and I'll talk to you later" he said. "And John?"
"Yeah, bro?"
"Take care of my girl" he said. A smirk came on my face, I sure would, if only he knew that she was down stairs downing a bottle of Absolut by herself. She'd be wasted in another half hour.

"This was the only thing I could find" I said walking into the living room. I handed her a chain gang t-shirt and a pair of shorts. She shrugged.

"It'll do" she said setting down her glass. She got up and kind of stumbled. "Thanks, John" she got up and left to the bathroom. I looked at the bottle of Absolut it was half done. I smirked to myself, finally, I had Alex alone in my house.

Alex came to the living room wearing only the chain gang t-shirt. My eyes went straight to her bare long legs.

"Shorts were too big" she said with a shrug.

"Well maybe if you weren't so tiny" I said. She laughed and plopped down next to me on the couch.

"Well maybe if you weren't so big" she teased. She was silent for a second and suddenly a confused look came on her face. "What happened to my drink?"
"You finished it" I lied. She wrinkled her nose.

"I did?"

"Yeah"

"Oh…" she said. She fell back and placed her head in my lap. "Randy is like so stupid, he's such a jerk, you know? To treat me this way like im his other woman…this…we are not a threesome"

"Randy's hurt you a lot, Alex, why do you put up with it?" I asked. She yawned and shrugged.

"Because-because I'm stupid" she said looking up at me. Her brown eyes were glassy.
"Alex, you're not stupid, you deserve a better guy one that's always there for you" I said. She rolled her eyes.

"I thought- Randy- I don't fucking know anymore…." She mumbled ignoring my comment. "He loves her more than me"

Now what was I supposed to say to that?

"I don't know" I said. Her eyes shut.

"He does" she said softly. "He does, he does, he does" she began to cry.
"Alex, Alex, baby" I said lifting her up into my arms. She was now seated on my lap and she rested her head on my shoulder.

"John?" she said as she sniffed.

"Yeah?"
"Why are you so good to me?" she whispered. She pulled back and wiped her eyes. "You treat me way better than Randy does, he treats m..me like shit but y..you you're so….nice"

"Because" I said. "Because I love you"
She looked at me confused about how to take my words. I knew she was drunk and she probably wouldn't remember any of this in the morning so it made even more sense to enjoy the moment.

"You love me John?" she whispered. My eyes went to her lips that looked like they were begging to be kissed. She didn't know how badly I wanted to pull her down on this couch and make love to her.

"Yeah" I said my hands slid down her small frame and circled her waist pulling her closer to me. She breathed in quickly and stared at me. I leaned in and she pulled back.

"John"

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