It's Saturday morning, and I'm already awake and dressed for the day. I'm sitting at the table with my computer, checking my various websites that I use. While I'm on Twitter, a new tweet pops up and I see that it's from Mike. He said that he's on a plane to Seattle right now.
"Oh that's good." I say quietly.
"What's good?" Alex asks as he slides his arms around my shoulders.
"Mike just tweeted and said that he's on a plane right now, heading here to Seattle."
"Ohh that IS good. Windy will be really glad to see him."
"Speaking of her, is she okay now?"
"She's sleeping again."
"Ah. Well now we know to really avoid oranges an things that smell like that so she doesn't get sick."
"Yeah..."
Then I just close the screen so that my computer goes on standby, and I sit there as Alex's arms stay around my shoulders. Alex lays his head on mine.
"You know what, I think tonight should be a date night."
"Really?"
"Yeah. We haven't been in a while."
"Sounds good. What did you have in mind exactly?"
"Hmm...is there anything in particular that you want?"
"Hmm, not that I can think of now. You could surprise me, I do like surprises you know." I
smile.
"Alright, I'll do that." He chuckles.
"I think we need it, considering how busy we're gonna be tomorrow and how tired out we'll be after the show."
"Yeah."
Alex kisses the top of my head.
"Plus it's just nice to get out and do something special by ourselves." He adds.
"Right." I nod.
Alex pulls one arm away and checks his phone, finding a message from Mike, asking Alex to pick him up from the airport once his flight lands. Alex replies that he will and puts his phone away.
"Mike wants me to pick him up when his plane gets here, but what would you like to do until then?"
"Hmm, well I Guess we could find a park or something and walk around for a while."
"Sure."
"But wait, what about Aly? I mean, I hate to leave her alone."
"You're right but she is asleep..."
"She could wake up at any time too."
"Also true." Alex agrees, musing.
"I guess I could leave her a note or something..."
"That would work."
"Okay, you're gonna have to let me go so I can write the note." I laugh.
"Aw."
"It's not gonna kill you."
He chuckles and lets me go. I reach over into my bag and take out a pen, then start looking around for some paper.
"Paper...I need paper..."
"Check in the nightstand drawer. Hotels usually have a note pad in there."
I get up and walk over to the nightstand, opening the drawer and finding the note pad.
"Aha."
I write a quick note and tip toe into Aly's room, leaving it where she'll see it. I walk back into me and Alex's room, quietly closing the connecting door, then heading over and grabbing whatever I needed before following Alex out the door. We link hands and wander down to the lobby. We make it down to the lobby, and almost immediately as we stepped off the elevator, Wade started to approach us.
"Don't waste your breath." I say, putting a hand in front of his face.
"Back off Barrett." Alex growls.
Then I push him to the side, and we walk away heading outside.
"Ass." Alex grumbles.
"He always will be."
"It'd be a miracle if he ever acted decently."
"No kidding..."
"But let's enjoy our time now."
"Right, that is until the other two show up somewhere." I say, with a look on my face.
"We'll deal with them when they pop up."
"If they do. I'm hoping they don't. I want a peaceful rest of the day."
"I know. I hope so too." Alex puts his arm around me and I cuddle into his side.
We make it to a park that was along a lake, and just wander around. I relax, enjoying the quiet time with Alex. After a while of wandering around, we hear the all too familar voice from behind us.
"Well look who we have here." The voice of Cody rings out through our ears.
"I suggest you leave us alone Rhodes." Alex says semi-calmly.
"Oh he's not the only one here..." Ted adds.
"Can I not have one peaceful day away from you clowns?" I sigh in frustration.
"You know all it takes is one call to Vince and you'll be in even more trouble than last time." Alex remarks.
"And plus, I'm getting married to Alex next month, neither one of you can change that."
"Just wait." Cody threatens.
"Is that a threat? That will go over real well with Vince." Alex raises an eyebrow.
"Wait, I'll handle this. You know I do have Layla's number Cody. She'll be awfully interested to know that her boyfriend is going after an engaged/soon to be married woman."
Cody pales and Ted snickers.
"You know how she screams when she's angry, well I can only imagine how much worse it will be when I tell her what you're doing."
He cringes.
"So it's your choice Rhodes..."
Cody scowls and storms off.
"Now...you. I suggest you just leave, I have Vince on speed dial. Which means with one push of a button, I'm on the phone with him, telling him about you and your antics."
Ted glares before he too walks off.
"Thank god."
"Peace and quiet." Alex sighs.
"Just how it should be." I smile, and we start walking again.
We wander around some more, before walking over to the lake, and I sit down ont he grass that's along the shoreline. Alex sits behind me and I lean into him. I tilt my head back and kiss his jaw.
"Love you."
"I love you too." He grins.
We enjoy the the scenery, watching the ducks and other animals. After a while Alex's phone alarm goes off.
"Time to head back so I can go pick up Mike."
"Awww."
"We can come back here when I get back."
"Okay, I can deal with that." I smile.
Alex smiles and kisses my cheek. He gets up and helps me to my feet. The two of us walk back to the hotel. When we get back I walk into the room, but Alex only walks in to get the keys to the car, then kisses me quickly before leaving. Alex gets to the airport and Mike comes out with his bags, putting them in the trunk before climbing in.
"Hey man. You look exhausted." Alex says to him.
"Didn't sleep, have had a crappy morning, and I really miss Lys." Mike sighs.
"How's she been?"
"Eh...well she's been real tired so she's been sleeping a lot, and then she's been sick a few times. Once was admittedly my fault, I didn't know that the smell of oranges or orange juice made her sick."
"Ohh right, yeah that morning sickness."
"Yeah. She went back to sleep after the last episode and as far as I know, she's still asleep."
"Well that I can understand, takes a lot out of her."
"Yeah."
"But I know she'll be happy to see you." Alex adds.
"I'll be glad to see her too."
Then Alex pulls away from the sidewalk, and starts heading back to the hotel. They get to the hotel and go up to the rooms. Mike follows Alex into our room so he can go through the connecting door.
"Hey Carls." Mike greets me tiredly.
"Hey Mike." I greet back.
"Aly's still asleep, I just checked on her a minute ago." I add.
"Ah ok." He says, yawning.
"Looks like you need sleep yourself." I laugh.
"Couldn't sleep last night."
"Couldn't sleep without her?"
"Not really."
"Awww." I smile.
"I think I'm gonna go get some sleep. Need to be rested for tomorrow."
"Right. Bye Mike."
"Bye." He replies, quietly stepping into his and Aly's room and shutting the door behind him.
He sets down his bags and looks at the bed. As usual when he isn't there, she's made a cucoon of pillows and blankets and she's cuddling with a pillow. Her head is the only body part visible and even then, her hair has fanned out to cover her face. He quietly takes off his shoes, before walking over and carefully climbing into bed next to her, trying not to wake her up. He reaches out and gently brushes her hair out of her face with a small smile on his lips. Mike gingerly takes the pillow from her arms which causes her to frown in her sleep until she latches onto him instead, the frown disappearing as she settles down peacefully. He chuckles silently as he realizes she's wearing one of his shirts. The shirt has ridden up, showing her stomach and Mike glances from her stomach to her face and back to her stomach, before he reaches out and starts to rub gently. The sensation causes her to start waking up. Her eyes slowly flutter open as she grumble quietly.
"It's okay, it's just me." He says quietly.
"...Mike?" She asks sleepily.
"Yeah, it's me." He smiles.
"...I thought you..." She pauses, yawning widely.
"...weren't coming til tomorrow..." She finishes as she watches him with half open eyes.
"I saw no point in staying in NYC an extra day, I missed you far too much."
"I missed you too." She mumbles, trying to stifle another yawn.
"I know you did, but go back to sleep. You look like you need it more than I do."
"Baby's tiring me out."
"I know, which is why you should get all the sleep you can."
"There's one thing I want first."
"What's that?"
She looks at him and rubs her lips together as a hint.
"Oh, that." He grins, before leaning in and kisses her.
She responds, her mouth moving with his. He breaks away from the long slow kiss and kisses her cheeks before he rests his face against hers.
"God I missed you." Mike mumbles.
"I missed you just as much." She smiles softly, rubbing up and down his back.
"I couldn't even sleep last night, that's how bad I missed you." He comments.
"Aww babe. I'm sure if it wasn't for the baby making me so exhausted, I would have been in the same boat."
"I'm not the only one who needs sleep apparently." She laughs lightly, pulling the covers
over them.
"You're right about that."
They snuggles together and slowly drift off. Back in me and Alex's room, I'm sitting on the bed leaning back against the headboard, and I'm just typing away on my phone talking to people. Alex is sprawled out across the bed, his head laying on my leg.
"You know if my leg ends up falling asleep, I'm blaming you." I laugh.
"If it starts to, then I'll move." He says, chuckling.
"Okay then, I'll let you know if it does."
Alex snuggles into me and I smile down at him, running my fingers through his hair gently.
"You are becoming very distracting you know." I laugh, as I can no longer type on my phone, and I put it down.
"I love you." He gives me a cheesy smile.
"Love you too."
"Just a couple weeks left..."
"I know." I smile.
"I'm really looking forward to calling you my wife."
"And I'm really looking forward to calling you my husband."
Alex grabs my other hand and kisses it. All I do is just smile to myself.
"Do you still want to go back to that park? We can go get some lunch and then go there afterwards..."
"Yeah, I'm still up for going back."
"Alright, let's do that."
"You do know that you're gonna have to move right?" I laugh.
"I know." He sighs.
He sits back up and then we both get up, grabbing what we need again, before leaving. We stop and get something to eat and take it to the park with us. Both of us settle in the spot where we were earlier and eat our lunches, talking a little but otherwise just enjoying each other's company.
"So for the date tonight, do I need to wear different clothes?" I ask.
"Yes." Alex nods.
"Anything specific?"
"Skirt or dress."
"Okay. You're lucky I have a lot to choose from in my bags." I smirk.
"I know." He chuckles.
"Oh the options..."
"You'll be beautiful in whatever you pick out."
"Oh I know. You tell me all the time."
"Because it's true."
"I know you think so."
"Well you're gonna be my wife in just a couple weeks, of course I would think so."
"I know, mister lovery dover affectionate." I tease, giggling.
"Oh I haven't been that affectionate today...yet."
"Oh boy."
"You love it..."
"Of course I do."
"The affection will continue to grow as we get closer to the wedding..." He leans down and whispers in my ear.
"...until I get you all to myself." He finishes and lightly nips at my earlobe, causing me to suck in a sharp breath.
"...Alex.." I say after a few seconds.
"What?" He smirks.
"Must you...do that?"
"...yes."
"Are you trying to kill me?" I joke.
"I'm only returning the favor, you love to torture me all the time." Alex chuckles.
"Well yeah..."
"So it's your turn for torture."
"Oh boy."
Alex smirks and kisses my neck once. Some time passes and back at the hotel, Aly and Mike have woken up. She rolls away a little and stretches.
"Feeling better?" He asks.
"Yeah." She nods.
"Good." He grins.
She rolls back and snuggles into him. He wraps an arm around her, then kisses the top of her head.
"Mmmm...we should probably get up and do something but I don't want to let go."
"Too comfortable, I know." He chuckles.
"That and I just don't want to let you go. You've been away for too long."
"Awww, I'm sorry I was gone so long."
"Its okay, I know you can't help it but that doesn't mean I like it."
"I know, I know."
"We're going to have to move eventually...I'm getting hungry."
"We could go get lunch now if you want."
She nods and he sits up, pulling her with him. She pulls from his arms, going over to her
things finding clothes to change into, while he just swings his legs over the side of the bed and puts his shoes on. She changes and digs out the shoes she wants to wear, putting those on and then going into the bathroom to put up her hair. After finishing her hair, she comes out of the bathroom and Mike's sitting on the bed waiting for her. They grab their things and leave the room, walking to the elevator, their fingers laced together.
They go in, sitting in the same side of the booth as they're prone to doing. They order and everything, eating and talking. Once they finish eating they pay and walk out. They end up just wandering down the street, an arm around each other.
"I love you."
She reaches up and kisses his jaw.
"I love you too."
"I hope I never have to go away for as long as I did, for a long time."
"Me too." She agrees.
"So, what do you wanna do?"
"Hmmm..." She muses, looking around.
Her eyes land on an empty playground in a small park.
"Ooh swings!"
He chuckles at her excitement, as she drags him along. She hops on a swing and pushes off. He chuckles, and sits on the swing that's next to her. She reaches out and ruffles his hair as she swings by.
"Heyyy, no touching the hair."
She laughs and does it again.
"What did I tell you about the hair?"
"I'm doing it anywayyyy." She teases.
"Not if I move..."
She does it once more before he can move. He quickly gets up after, and gets away from her reach.
"Hah, what now?"
"That's okay. I'll just get you later."
"Uh huh, sure you will..."
"You never know." She sings teasingly.
"I'll believe it when I see it."
She laughs.
"Well you'll have to wait and see now won't you?"
He narrows his eyes at her and she just smiles sweetly.
"Love you baby." She giggles.
"I love you too."
After a while of swinging she gets tired and stops. She gets up and wanders over to the actual playground structure. He follows behind her, and sits down on the end of one of the slides. She bites back a giggle and pushes him so he goes down the slide.
"Heyyyy."
"Couldn't resist." She laughs.
"You know what this means don't you?" He smirks.
"Uh oh." She mutters, seeing the gleam in his eyes.
She bolts away from him, trying to get as far away as possible as he started to get up off the ground.
"I'm gonna get you." He calls as he chases after her.
"Nooo!"
"Yes I will."
She laughs and keeps running, not paying attention to the people passing by the park. At one point she looks behind her and she doesn't see him. Then she turns her head back and yelps as she runs straight into him.
"Told you I'd get you." He smirks.
"So you did."
"Can't run from me you know. I always get you in the end."
"Most of the time its because I let you."
"I'm getting better at it though."
"This is true." She admits.
"You want a prize or something?" She adds teasingly.
"Mayyybe."
"Come here you big goof." She laughs, pulling him down for a kiss.
He smiles, and rests his hands on her hips. She slides one arm over his shoulders and cups the back of his neck with her other hand. He slides his arms around her, and pulls her closer. She drags her nails across his shoulder, fully wrapped up in the kiss. He pulls away from her lips, and starts to kiss along her jawline. She tilts her head and sighs faintly. This time he avoids her neck...for now. So he moves back up to her lips. They kiss for a few minutes and then break apart, their heads resting against each other.
"There's more than that to come later." He smirks.
She raises an eyebrow at him.
"You'll have to wait and see...not revealing my secrets."
She pouts.
"The pout isn't gonna make me change my mind, but you're cute when you pout."
She blushes a little.
"And when you do that."
She blushes harder.
"Still cute..." He says, kissing her cheek.
She hides her face in his chest. He just chuckles and wraps his arms around her, then leans his head against hers. Hours pass and now Alex and I are in our room getting ready to go on our date. After coming out of the bathroom from doing everything I could in there, I slip on my shoes before putting on a jacket/shrug. Alex smiles at me.
"Looking beautiful as always love."
"And as always...thank you."
"You're very welcome." He replies, kissing my cheek.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah." He nods and offers me his arm.
I take it, and we head out the door and into the elevator, heading down to the lobby. Alex takes me to a really nice restaurant and the two of us are quickly seated. I take off the jacket/shrug since it was a little warm inside the restaurant, as we look over the menus for our food, also waiting for our drinks. As I look over the menu, Alex reaches out and grabs one of my hands, tangling his fingers with mine. I take my eyes away from the menu, looking at his fingers tangled with mine, before smiling and turning my attention back to the menu. We both decide on what we want and the waiter come with our drinks. He sets those down and takes our orders. Then we hand the menus to him, and we sit there and wait.
"You're going to spoil me, taking me to all these nice places." I tell Alex, laughing a little.
"You deserve it though."
"All this and more." He adds.
"You know you don't have to...even though I do appreciate it."
"But I want to and I'll continue to do so for a long long time."
"I know, and that's one of the many reasons why I love you."
"Love you too." He picks up my hand and kisses it.
After a while, the food comes and we eat and talk. When we finish, Alex pays and we leave.
We get back to the car and Alex starts driving in a different direction then I expected.
"Alex, where are we going?"
"It's a surprise, relax."
"Okay...if you say so." I nod, staring out the window as we drive along.
We pull up to this place and park. After we get out, I look around.
"Where are we?"
"I wanted to take you dancing, not clubbing." Alex says.
"Oh, okay." I nod.
"Is this a good surprise?" He asks, trying to gauge my reaction.
"Of course it is. I love dancing you goof."
"Just being sure." He chuckles as he leads me in.
"Is this the only surprise you have for me tonight?" I laugh.
"I'm not giving up any secrets."
"I'll take that as a no then."
"You'll have to wait and see."
"I figured as much." I nod.
We get in and find a small table to leave our things on before we go out onto the dance floor. Just as we walked out onto the floor, the song that was playing when we walked out had ended and a new one had started up. Alex pulls me close and we start dancing. While dancing, occasionally he would talk to me, whispering things in my ear. I keep smiling and replying quietly. At one point the song had changed again, and I decided to lay my head on his shoulder. He kisses my neck gently and then rests his head against mine. After a while, we decide to go sit down at the table to rest.
"Thank you for bringing me here." I tell Alex and kiss him briefly.
"You're welcome. I figured we'd do something different than the usual clubs."
"This is nice. I like it."
"I knew you would."
"You know me well." I smile.
"I'm gonna be marrying you, of course I know you well."
"Right."
"But of course the night isn't over yet."
"Mmhmm."
"Going all out aren't you?" I add.
"You deserve it." Alex smiles.
"Well I'll be looking forward to whatever surprise you have in store next."
"I know."
We stay for about another hour, before grabbing our things and heading back out to the car. Alex drives to a gas station where the two of us go in to get slushies. Then he drives back to the hotel. We walk to the pool area and take off our shoes and stuff so we can sit with our feet in the water.
"This night has been great."
"I'm glad to hear that." Alex smiles.
"That was my intention."
Then meanwhile back up in Aly and Mike's room, she and Mike are busy watching a movie. Mike is laying back against the pile of pillows with her resting between his legs, her bag to his chest. He has his arms around her waist with his hands placed on her stomach and he keeps rubbing it.
"So did you enjoy today?" He asks, as soon as the credits roll on the screen.
"Uh huh." She nods, turning her head and kissing his neck.
"Good." He smiles.
She smiles and rubs his arms.
"A nice relaxing day is just what we needed."
"Indeed it was."
"Peace and quiet."
"Yep, something that was needed greatly."
"Mmhmm." She agrees, snuggling back into him.
"You look tired."
"I'm okay."
"As long as you're sure."
"I'm fine, but thank you for the concern." She kisses him again, and he just smiles and nods.
She looks down and watches his hands moving over her stomach.
"You're fascinated with that huh?"
"Yes I am."
She giggles quietly. Then out of nowhere he tilts her head up and turns it, leaning down and kissing her. She kisses back, turning her body so she can be more comfortable. He holds her face in his hands, before moving them to run his fingers through her hair. He pulls out her hair tie, tossing it somewhere before he plays with her hair. She sighs into the kiss. After he removes his hands from her hair, he starts roaming them everywhere, until she feels them slip under her shirt slightly. She makes a small noise, shifting slightly. He leaves one hand on her side as the other moves under her shirt more and moves to her back. She arches a little and presses her fingers into his skin a little harder. From there he decides to deepen the kiss, and he tighten his grip on her side a bit. She grips his shirt tightly as they kiss. He pulls away from her lips and trails his way down to her jawline, before moving to behind her ear. She groans quietly. He moves from behind her ear, down her neck, making his way to the sensitive spot. She tries to catch her breath, her grip on his shirt keeps getting tighter the more he does. This just makes him move faster, and soon attach to the spot. She moans loudly, not able to stop herself. He moves back up to her lips to kiss her once more, before pulling away. She lays against him, breathing a little hard. Mike smirks as he takes in her flushed face and kiss-swollen lips.
"Now I really missed that." He smirks.
"...uh...huh..."
"Love you." He grins.
"...love you too..."
Then he lays there, running his fingers through her hair gently. She lets go of his shirt and snuggles into him. They continue to lay there, and turn their attention to the tv where another movie had started. She moves so she's laying against his side, throwing one leg over his and laying one arm across his chest. She smiles as she feels one of his hands gently running up and down her stomach. In the meantime Alex and I have just gotten back to our room from hanging around the pool, and we walk in. I take off the jacket/shrug I had on as I walk over to the table to lay it on the chair for now. Alex walks up behind me and runs his his hands over my shoulders. I shiver slightly, but relax after I realize it's him. He leans down and kisses behind my ear. On instinct I tilt my head slightly, and at the same time quietly let out a sigh. He chuckles faintly and does it again. My eyes fall and close, as he keeps going.
"...Alex..." I mumble.
"I won't leave marks, promise." He replies.
"As long as you're sure."
"I know we have shows the next two nights. After that..." Alex trails off.
"...is fine for you to." I finish his sentence.
"Right."
"But just remember what I said today. All this affection is gonna grow more and more." He adds.
I giggle quietly and Alex resumes kissing along my neck. As he's moving along, he only
grazes the sensitive spot and that causes me to suck in a breath. He smirks and does it again before moving along my jawline. He moves up to my lips and I turn my head so it's easier for him. I keep kissing him but twist my body in his arms so I'm facing him. My hands move up and rest against his chest, and his arms wrap around me pulling me closer. I deepen the kiss which causes Alex to chuckle faintly. I grip his shirt, and then make a small noise as I feel one of his hands making it's way up my back. He runs that hand up and down my back. When his hand comes in contact with the exposed skin of my back, I feel the chill go down my spine and I shiver again. Alex chuckles. I pull from his lips briefly.
"Must you do that?" I laugh.
"Yes." He grins.
"Well, just remember what I can do to you."
"...right." He says before capturing my lips again.
I let go of his shirt, and wrap my arms around his neck, bringing one hand up to his hair to run my fingers through it. He smiles slightly and does the same to me. We must've really got lost into the kiss, because somehow we had unconsciously moved and ended up on the bed. Finally we pull away for air, our foreheads resting against each other's.
"...I think I should change now..." I say once I catch my breath.
"Yeah." Alex agrees, quickly kissing me before he lets me up.
I go back over to my things and grab clothes to change into, heading into the bathroom to do so. Alex changes and slides into bed. I come out and put away my clothes before getting in beside him.
"Night love." Alex says, kissing the top of my head as I snuggle into him."
"Night."