The next two weeks went by very fast for Drew and Alexa; they had a few fights, a few talks, until finally Alexa told Drew that they needed to be friends. Alexa figured that they jumped into a relationship too fast and they barely even knew each other. Drew wanted more from Alexa but figured that friends were better than nothing and he held onto the fact that a friendship could ultimately lead back into a relationship.
"So, can I ask you something? If you say no it's perfectly fine," Drew said. He and Alexa were sitting on the couch watching SmackDown.
Alexa took her eyes away from the TV and looked at Drew, "Sure."
"So tomorrow night my parents are coming here, would mind staying a few more days? I really want you to meet them," Drew said, thinking in his head that she was going to say no.
Alexa thought about it and the look in Drew's eyes eventually made her give in, "Sure."
"There is one more thing," Drew started.
Alexa knew deep down where Drew was heading with the next question but she let him ask it anyway. "What is it?"
"I kinda didn't tell my mom that you and I broke up yet. Do you think you could at least sleep in the same room as me? We don't have to be affectionate and all that, I just don't want to tell her right now, it'll ruin her trip to America."
Alexa sighed, "Its fine, but you're going to have to tell her after she leaves."
Drew shook his head, "I will."
Alexa was in the kitchen fixing dinner, she was making homemade chicken parmesan, angel hair pasta with red sauce, and fresh baked garlic bread. She had no clue what kind of food they ate in Scotland so she let the Italian in her come out. Drew had left about an hour ago to get his parents from the airport and just as Alexa took the chicken out of the oven the three of them walked to the door. Alexa turned the oven off and turned stirred her noodles, turning the heat down a little bit so that the water wouldn't boil over before she wiped her hands off on a dish towel and making her way into the living room. On her way there she stopped to look in the mirror hanging in the hall way, she had her hair straightened with a black head band pushing it back, a pair of light blue jeans, and a short sleeve black v-neck shirt, on her feet she wore a pair of black flats, and her makeup was done very light. She looked comfortable but presentable at the same time.
Alexa smiled as she walked into the living room, Drew stood up and took her hand, leading her to where his parents were sitting on the couch. They were both very young, probably in their early fifties. Drew's dad had dark brown hair, cut very close to his head. One look at Drew's mom Alexa could tell where Drew got his hair and most of his facial features from.
"Mom, dad, this is Alexa," Drew introduced.
Alexa smiled as the two of the stood up, "It's nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Galloway."
"Oh please honey, I'm Michael and this Christine," Drew's dad said as he shook Alexa's hand.
"Nice to meet you Michael," Alexa smiled.
"It's so nice to finally meet the girl my son never stops talking about," Drew's mom smiled.
"Thank you Christine," Alexa smiled. "If you guys will excuse me I have to go finish putting dinner on the table." Alexa smiled politely before walking back into the kitchen.
"I'm going to see if she needs any help," Drew said as he excused himself. Drew walked into the kitchen to see Alexa dumping the noodles into a strainer that was sitting in the sink. 'God I wish things could be like this all the time,' Drew sighed to himself.
As Alexa walked over to the counter to pour the noodles into a bowl she noticed Drew standing in the doorway. She looked up at him and smiled, "Is something wrong?"
Drew smiled back at her, "Nope, everything is perfect. I just came in to see if you needed any help but it looks to me like you got everything done," Drew said as he looked around the kitchen and conjoining dining room. The table was set, the food was in serving dishes, and there was even a bottle of wine sitting in a container of ice on the counter.
Alexa shook her head, "Dinner is ready if you want to sit down now." Alexa placed the bowl of noodles onto the table before turning back to Drew.
"Yeah, I'll go get mom and dad," Drew walked back into the living room before returning to the kitchen a few seconds later with his parents behind him.
"I hope you guys don't mind Italian food," Alexa said as the four of them took their seats, Drew and Alexa sat on one side of the table while his parents sat on the other side.
"Oh, we like any kind of food," Christine smiled.
"This looks delicious," Michael complimented.
"Thank you," Alexa smiled as the four of them started putting food on their plates and eating.
"Oh my gosh, this is amazing," Drew's dad said as he took a bite of his food. "You never mentioned that Alexa was such a good cook."
Drew smiled, "I guess it just slipped my mind." Honestly this was the first meal Alexa had ever cooked for him, and eating the food only made him fall more in love with her.
After dinner the four of them sat in the living talking and getting to know each other before Christine and Michael made their way upstairs to go to bed. While Drew was showing them to their room Alexa was rinsing off the dishes and putting them into the dish washer. After she put her last dish into the dishwasher she heard someone walk into the kitchen. She turned around and saw Drew standing there, the biggest smile plastered onto is face.
"What are you so happy about?" Alexa said as she put soap in the dish washer before closing it and turning it on.
"My parents are in love with you," he said.
Alexa laughed, "Did you have any doubt that they wouldn't? Who doesn't love me?"
Drew laughed as he walked closer to Alexa, "Oh, someone is getting very cocky."
"I am not cocky, just very confident," Alexa said before wiping the counter and stove off with a rag.
"Well I guess that's okay," he said. "You do have a lot to be confident about. Speaking of, I did not know you could cook like that."
Alexa smiled as she put the rag in the sink, "You never asked me to cook for you before."
Alexa and Drew made their way upstairs and into Drew's room.
"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Drew asked. "We can figure something else out."
"It's fine," Alexa said. "It's not like this is our first time sharing a bed together." Alexa took a pair of yellow shorts and a white t-shirt out of her bag, "I am going to go change in the bathroom though." Alexa walked into the bathroom and changed before walking back out into the bedroom wearing the clothes she had grabbed before she left. She had taken her ponytail out but still left her hair down. Alexa climbed into bed and got comfortable while Drew removed his shirt and jeans before doing the same. "Good night," Alexa smiled.
"Good night," Drew said. Drew laid in bed staring at the ceiling for a while before turning his head to the side and looking at Alexa who was already sound asleep. Drew smiled as he placed a gentle kiss on her forehead before drifting off to sleep himself.
The next morning Alexa woke up and looked at Drew, who was still asleep, she quietly got out of bed before slipping a pair of sweatpants on over her shorts and made her way downstairs. She decided that since everyone was still sleeping she would make some breakfast. She looked around Drew's kitchen and found eggs in the refrigerator, pancake mix in one of the cabinets, and sausage and bacon in the freezer.
It took Alexa about an hour to make all the food, when Drew and his parents walked downstairs they saw pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, syrup, and orange juice all set out nicely on the dining room table.
Alexa looked over at everyone and smiled, "I hope everyone is hungry."
Christine smiled, "Aw, you didn't have to make us breakfast, we could have grabbed something at the airport."
Alexa smiled, "I travel a lot, I know airport isn't very appetizing, and besides I didn't mind at all."
Drew smiled as he took his seat next to Alexa at the table, making a mental note to himself to thank her for this after dropping his parents off at the airport. The four laughed and talked as they finished up breakfast. Before they knew it, it was time for Drew to take them to the airport to catch their flight home.
"Well Alexa, it was very nice meeting you," Christine smiled. "I hope you're here for every visit."
Alexa smiled, "I might be, just so I can see you guys."
Michael smiled and hugged Alexa, "It was very nice meeting you."
"It was nice meeting you too," Alexa said as they broke the hug. They said goodbye once more before walking out the door.
Alexa shut the door behind them and walked back into the dining room, cleaning off the table and putting the dishes in the dishwasher. Once she was done with that she walked up to the guest room she had been staying in and began packing her things. She was ready to go back on the road, her dad had been texting her in the time she was away and he really wanted to fix things between them so Alexa agreed to fly out to where he was and meet him for dinner the following night. It was only one thirty in the afternoon, Alexa had a flight booked for 3 p.m. and she was already pack and ready to go. The only problem she faced now was telling Drew she was leaving. He still had five weeks off; he wasn't going to be happy she was leaving. Alexa zipped up her last bag and put it by the bedroom door before walking downstairs. She sat on the living room couch and watched some TV, it was long before she heard the front door open and Drew entered living room.
"My parents are in love with you," he smiled as he sat down on the couch next to Alexa.
"They're really great, how'd they take it when you told them we broke up?" Alexa asked.
Drew sighed, "I haven't told them yet, I'll call them tomorrow and say it was a mutual decision," Drew said. "Anyway, what do you want to do the rest of the time you're here?"
"Well, I actually have a flight to Orlando at three," Alexa said.
"You're leaving?" Drew questioned. He really didn't want her to leave; they were really close to getting back together.
"Yeah, my dad wants to meet up and fix things so I'm going to meet him in Orlando," Alexa said. "I had fun these past three weeks and I absolutely adore your parents but my intentions when I came on this vacation with you were to work things out and come to an agreement. We worked things out and we've agreed to be friends."
Drew sighed and moved closer to Alexa, resting a hand on her cheek, "I don't want you to leave."
Alexa suddenly felt paralyzed, the look in Drew's eyes right now was intense and made Alexa lose her train of thought and before she could speak Drew had captured her lips in an intensifying kiss. Next he had her lying down on the couch while he was on top of her; she could feel his hardness against her leg, making her want him even more. Her head was screaming at her telling her to stop what was happening but Alexa's body was paying no mind to the thoughts she was having. Before she knew it she was laying on Drew bare chest, both of them completely naked, body parts wrapped and tangled around one another. Alexa looked up at Drew and saw him sleeping peacefully; she carefully wiggled out of the position the two were in and slipped on her clothes. She went upstairs and called a cab. She ran her hands through her hair trying to smooth it out and look somewhat presentable before picking up her bags and heading downstairs. She took one last look at Drew sleeping on the couch, pain and regret stinging her but she knew if she didn't leave now she would end up running back to Drew and although that's what she wanted she desperately believed that now just wasn't the time for them to be together, she had this aching feeling that there was something she had to explore first. Shaking off her thoughts she walked out the front door, throwing her luggage into the trunk of the cab that was waiting for her. She got into the backseat and told the driver her destination. Pulling away, she looked back at the house as one tear slid down her cheek.