I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
Before I came back to the table, I saw Alex standing up stretching and Chris was trying to get up but was having trouble.
"Alex, your not going to help him?" I asked as I stepped in front of Chris across from the table sticking my hands out crossing one over the other and Chris did the same before he grabbed my hands.
"Sorry…" Alex said as he watched me help pull Chris up to his feet and he tried not to stand on his cast.
"Where are your crutches?" I asked.
"About that…" Chris said.
"What?" I asked.
"I didn't bring them." Chris said.
"Why didn't you bring them?" I asked in my motherly tone that I would use on Xavier.
"Mother, I was carried…" Chris said in a mocking tone.
"By who?" I asked looking to Alex kind of shocked that he would be able to Chris along with that heavy cast of his.
"Not me, I'm not that strong." Alex said crossing his arms.
"My guard." Chris said nodding to his guard that still didn't look that well.
"You think we can carry him?" Alex asked.
"Seriously?" I asked.
"Why not? I can lift Chris's weight alone on weight machines but you'll be there to help."
"Well, this will be fun…" Chris said.
"It's not a bucket of roses for me either sweet cheeks." Alex said as Chris wrapped his arms around Alex's shoulder and Alex picked up his legs like a man and a wife would on the wedding night, I just chuckled.
"I got to get a picture of this." I said snapping a picture with my cell phone instead of pulling my camera out of my purse.
"That will come back and haunt us." Alex said as I put my phone up as I moved the table so Alex could walk through and tried to help as much as I could by holding the doors and stuff for them until we got to Chris's room when Alex gently set Chris down so he could pull his keys out. "No one must find out about that." Alex said.
"Tell that to all the fans that saw you doing so on the way here." I said smiling.
"Well, they won't find it that weird…" Chris said.
"Why not?" I asked curiously.
"It's us…we are always caught doing something stupid…" Chris said.
"That's because you start it…." Alex said as Chris handed me the keys for his room, I unlocked the door and opened it. Alex wrapped Chris's arm around his shoulders and just let Chris jump in on his good leg while I held the door open for them and Chris sat himself on the bed.
"Next time you don't bring these with you, I'm going to hit you with them." I said grabbing his crutches.
"No you won't…your all talk." Chris said as he gritted his teeth as he lifted the heavy cast onto the bed.
"Are you trying to rip the stitches of your scar?" I asked rushing over to him.
"They won't rip, they are still taped together under there." Chris said as he pulled himself up the bed with the help of his other leg.
"Tape doesn't mean anything." I said.
"You a doctor?" Alex asked.
"I can't say." I said smirking.
"She's a paramedic." Chris said.
"Chris, you don't know nothing…" I said smacking him.
"You haven't told me what you do." Alex said.
"I have a masters degree in EMT, a registered nurse and a bachelors degree in business. I work as a manager in training of health services and EMT response at Universal, sometimes I work as an EMT when needed at Universal." I said.
"She is the person thats always there when I have to get a wheel chair." Chris said.
"I made Chris my special case…" I said glancing over to Chris and he gave me his goofy smile.
"He certainly is special." Alex said as he crossed his arms over his chest looking at Chris's cast to me for a moment.
"Why haven't you had people sign your cast?" I asked.
"What for? It'll be cut off soon enough and I won't keep it after that, you know how stinky this thing will be afterwards." Chris said.
"You know, your probably right, that thing will be stinky…" Alex said.
"I dare you to smell it when it gets cut off." Chris said.
"Your on." Alex said as they shook hands.
"Oh gross." I said rolling my eyes as I headed to the door to head to go get a snack.
"Where you going?" Alex asked.
"Do I need to tell you everything?" I asked.
"Yes, you make him tell you everything." Alex said pointing to Chris.
"Well, he's different…" I said smirking.
"I'm not different…" Chris said offensively.
"I meant a good different…" I said as Chris smiled.
"No seriously, where are you going?" Alex asked.
"I'm slightly hungry, so I'm going to go get snack." I said honestly.
"I'll come with." Alex said.
"Uh, no." I said.
"Why not?" Alex asked.
"Because…"
"Because why?" Alex asked curiously.
"Because I don't do well eating around people." I said honestly, Alex and Chris started laughing, "It's not funny." I said.
"Are you serious?" Chris asked calming down his laughter.
"Yes, I don't do well eating around people that I don't know that well or trust." I said honestly.
"Why?" Alex asked.
"I don't know, I just get self-conscious about it." I said shrugging.
"That is a weird self-conscious issue you have." Chris said as I could tell he was trying not to laugh.
"This is why I don't tell people." I said as I re-opened the door heading out, I could hear them burst out in laughter yet again, "Laugh it up guys." I said to myself after the doors had shut. I went and grabbed a pretzel before taking it up to my room. I let myself into my room, I set my drink onto the nightstand before I climbed onto my bed getting comfortable before I turned the television on watching the match that was playing at that moment that involved Beer Money. I started eating my food enjoying the match trying not to spit food out whilst I was yelling at the match that was being played when a knock came to the connecting door and it started to open slowly.
"There you are, I was looking for you…wait, are you uncomfortable? I can leave…" Alex said pointing back in his room when he realized I was eating, he started to chuckle a tad but cleared his throat trying to make sure I didn't hear the chuckles.
"Nah, it's fine. What's up?" I asked putting my food aside.
"Nothing, I was bored and wanted to see what you were doing." Alex asked when his phone begun to ring, "Ugh! Who's calling me now?" Alex asked pulling out his phone, "I'll be back…" Alex said stepping back into his room leaving the door open so I could hear his conversation, from the sounds of it he had to replace someone in a match before we anchored for the night near the Bahamas. We were a tad behind since we were supposed to anchor earlier this morning/afternoon but at least we got to our destination. "Great, RVD's ankle is sprained and they don't want him wrestling on it so I got to go do his match." Alex said stepping in, I covered my mouth as I chewed at my food.
"You already wrestled today though." I said.
"Yeah, but apparently all the other wrestlers are booked doing other things and I have an open schedule this weekend thanks to Chris." Alex said smiling.
"Why's that?" I asked.
"Since he's injured, he can't do much and they often pair me with him due to us being a tag team so since he can't do much, they have me doing nothing either."
"That must be awesome but yet sucks." I said.
"Yeah, but after my match I am able to head in to the Bahamas if I want or I can stay aboard and attend the ball." Alex said.
"You still have to attend the events though?"
"They highly suggest us talent to do so." Alex said.
"Where are my manners, come and sit." I said pulling my legs into an Indian style so there would be room.
"It's fine, I got to get ready for my match. You want to come down when you finish your pretzel?"
"I'll think about it."
"I'll appreciate it." Alex said smirking as he headed back to his room.
"Alex…" I said as he stopped leaning looking back at me.
"Are you going to this 'ball' or are you heading to the Bahamas?" I asked.
"I haven't decided."
"Let me know what you decide."
"Why? Whatever I do, you'll do?" Alex asked.
"No, I'll do the opposite."
"You'll do whatever Chris does, and Chris will do whatever I decide."
"Will not."
"We'll see about that." Alex said as he went into his room shutting the door, I truly wanted to hate his annoying moments but yet I couldn't help but to smile and begin to like his personality, much less not want to spend more time with him. I finished eating my food, I sipped the rest of my drink before I turned off my television and headed out of the room making sure I had everything when I felt my phone vibrating pulling it out seeing my mom's photo along with her name illuminating.
"Hello?" I said when I picked it up.
"Hey sweetie, how is everything?" My mom asked.
"Great, we are about to anchor in the Bahamas, we are a tad behind so I might get in later than usual."
"Well, call me when you dock and we will be there in 20 minutes."
"20 minutes? Aren't you at your house?" I asked.
"We decided to stay in your house if you don't mind." My mom said.
"No, not at all." I said.
"Yeah, so it shouldn't be so long for us to get there from your house. Did you take my advice about that guy friend?"
"Kind of…I have to wait and see how this pans out." I said as I waited on the elevator to open.
"I hope for the best….Xavier is staring at me intently wanting the phone." My mom said.
"Hand it to him." I said smiling, this is the longest time I have ever spent away from him and it's hard, but truth be told that thanks to Alex and Chris, I haven't been able to think about Xavier or work besides when things relating to that comes up.
"Mommy! How's the boat?"
"It's nice, big and I've gotten lost. The ocean is beautiful."
"Have you seen dolphins? Grandma showed me pictures of dolphins and whales…I got scared of sharks." Xavier said.
"I'm scared of sharks too, not yet sweetie, but if I do I will try to snap photos for you." I said stepping onto the elevator seeing a man that towered over me with red hair, he was carrying a gym bag so I assumed he was heading to the gym or getting ready for a match. He smiled at me and I smiled back before I turned around facing the doors that were open and begun to close shut a few moments later.
"When you going to be home mommy? I miss you."
"I'll be home after two more sleeps. Are you camping tonight?"
"Yes! We went and bought chocolate bars, marshmallows and graham crackers to make mores again tonight." He said.
"It's s'mores…you know not to play with the fire right?"
"Yes mommy, grandma said she will do the marshmallows."
"Good. Are you behaving?"
"Yes! I helped Grandma clean my room."
"Good boy!" I said smiling at that fact when the doors opened, the guy let me walk off first and he walked off behind me.
"I like cleaning….I helped fold laundry."
"Your doing real good."
"Yes mommy, ooohhh Dinosaurs is on T.V." Xavier said as I heard the phone drop to the floor, I just laughed a tad and rolled my eyes when I heard my mom quickly picked up the phone.
"Sorry about that….I hope you don't mind about me helping clean up around here."
"It's very appreciated, Lord knows I didn't have the time….thanks mom." I said.
"Your welcome, have fun and I'll call you tomorrow."
"Will do, love you." I said as I hung up, I slid the phone into my pocket as I walked by a store that sold pretty much anything it looked like. I walked into the store hoping to make a quick shopping trip for souvenirs to take home with me. I found a plush dinosaur for Xavier, I found a few things that my mom and Stephanie would like purchasing it before I headed out of the store and found my way to the ring seeing Alex climbing to the second turnbuckle pointing to his palm yelling something that I couldn't make out due to how far away I was. He saw me, we made eye contact long enough for a smile to creep upon both our faces and he jumped off the turnbuckles but leant forward against the top one just smirking, he didn't stop staring at me as I felt my cheeks burning from how bad I was blushing. Another music hit, Alex looked over to the curtain seeing the man I was on the elevator with emerge from the curtains making his rounds and climbed into the ring posing for photos before the ref signed for the bell to ring. I stood in the back of the crowd crossing my arms over my chest not wanting to waste my battery on my camera to snap pictures, I wasn't sure if I would want Xavier to watch this even though I allow him to watch Hockey. I watched the way Alex was able to move in the ring, he was very flexible and was very good at the aerial tricks, but unfortunately the other guy got the pin over him. He had his arm raised in victory before he turned looking at Alex who was laying there probably trying to catch his breath, he climbed out of the ring and headed back to the curtain. Alex then started to get up slowly with some help from the ref, I couldn't tell if he was faking his injuries or if he was truly injured. Fans begun to clear out to go do other things, I walked to the side leaning against the railing looking out over the ocean feeling my phone going off again and I thought it was my mom yet again. "Hi mom." I said not looking at it since I was on the look-out for Alex.
"Hi daughter." I heard a male voice on the other end say.
"Your not my mom, and this isn't Chris…who is this?" I asked.
"Alex…where are you?"
"How'd you get my number?" I asked curiously.
"Tell me where your at and I'll tell you how I got your number."
"I'm on the ship….now how'd you get my number?" I asked.
"Good one, no seriously, where are you?"
"I'm on the ship, now seriously how'd you get my number?"
"I stole it from Chris's phone when he was using the bathroom earlier while you left to get your snack." Alex said.
"Ugh! Dang him and leaving his phone everywhere." I said rolling my eyes.
"Now where are you?" Alex asked.
"I'm leaning against the railing across from the curtain." I said as I turned to look at the curtain he was probably still sitting in.
"Okay, I'll be out in a moment." Alex said.
"Okay…" I said as I hung up putting it back in my pocket turning around to watch the curtain seeing the curtain open a few moments later seeing the mostly black haired man that I was waiting on. "Good match." I said smirking as I met him half way between the curtain and the railing.
"Thanks, sorry I'm all sweaty and stinky…you want to head into the Bahamas? I think I overheard someone say the boat will be docking in the next half hour." Alex asked as we turned heading back to our rooms.
"I would like too…never been outside of the United States, I haven't even been to Hawaii or Alaska." I said honestly.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah seriously….I've never flown, never been on a boat, honestly I have never been out of Florida…well besides once to attend a funeral, but that wasn't much because it was in Georgia." I said.
"You need to travel more…."
"Do I?"
"Yes…you can come on tour with us as Chris's assistant…" Alex said smirking.
"Well I won't be his 'assistant' for long…" I said doing air quotes around the word assistant.
"Why?"
"He won't be injured for too much longer." I said as I put my hands in my pockets and Alex clenched his fist on the strap of his duffel bag pushing the strap off his chest kind of similar to when kids do it with their backpacks.
"Well, you can still go on tour with us, you can be my posse…"
"I can't just quit my job and stop everything to go on tour with you guys."
"Why not? What is so special about your job?" Alex asked.
"I enjoy my job, I love what I do…plus, that is the only thing I know and that is where I'm supposed to be. What is so special about wrestling?"
"I honestly don't know what is so special about wrestling. What made you decide you wanted to be in the medical field, or do the business side of it?"
"I have seen enough injuries in my lifetime along with illnesses that I learned to enjoy being in hospitals, I loved helping people and what better way than to be in the medical field?"
"But that doesn't explain why you are trying to be in the business side of it at Universal."
"My dad was a lawyer, my uncles and aunts on my dad side all own their own businesses and big into business so I took a few business classes and made me feel smart opposed to how stupid I truly am."
"Your not that stupid…" Alex said smirking.
"Thanks, but I do my own amount of stupid things. What made you decide to wrestle?" I asked curiously as we stepped up a couple of steps.
"It was destiny, ever since I was a kid watching it on television I knew that it was where I was going to be."
"You were that kid that would attempt the things at home even they said not to, huh?"
"Yep…but I was safe about it."
"How can you be safe about it?" I asked chuckling a tad.
"Attention all cruisers, we are now docked for the night. If you want to head inland, please come on down to the Laredo deck, boats will arrive and depart every 15 minutes until 11 PM." A man announced over the intercoms throughout the boat, it got Alex and I to stop our conversation for a moment.
"I had adult supervision…." Alex said.
"That is so much better…what else do you do besides wrestle?" I asked.
"Chris and I have a band…I love music."
"Me too…"
"You have a band?" Alex asked giving me a questionable look.
"No, I love music…" I said as we turned the corner going to the elevators I just rode down that seemed like no more than 10 minutes ago.
"Who do you listen to?"
"I'm too embarrassed to say." I said feeling my cheeks turning red just thinking to myself who I usually listen to hoping the elevator would get here soon.
"I'm not going to judge you based on who you listen to, we all like who we like and I can't judge you for you being who you are…" Alex said when a ding chimed before the doors opened, we both walked on turning to look back at the door we walked through and Alex pressed the number four.
"How do I know your not?"
"Do I look like I lie?"
"Yeah…" I said smirking.
"Look, I know that not everyone listens to who I listen to and that no one is perfect like I am. We are all human, we all have flaws but I encourage people to be who they are and do what makes them happy, I don't think it's right to judge people or 'hate' on people for them liking something that may be different." Alex said and that was one of the deepest things I have ever heard him say.
"That is the most deep thing I have ever heard a guy say….you just earned a little bit of respect." I said smirking and not wanting to make eye contact with him.
"Does that mean I will get to know who you listen to now?" Alex asked as a ding chimed and the doors opened again.
"I like my boy bands, well besides the Jonas Brothers and the newer generation people, can't handle that Bieber kid." I said as he let me step off the elevator first and he stepped off behind me.
"Most girls do love their boy bands, I have noticed that pattern." Alex said as we walked side by side around the corner heading to our room.
"Pattern? How many girls have you dated?" I asked curiously.
"Not very many….but Chris has a sister and a few of my other best friends had older or younger sisters that enjoyed their boy bands…what are their names?" Alex said snapping his fingers trying to remember.
"Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and New Kids on the Block are the ones I mainly obsess about."
"That's it…." Alex said snapping his fingers one last time.
"I have a feeling you don't listen to that type of music."
"No, I'm more of a hardcore rock type person."
"I listen to Good Charlotte, Green Day, Fozzy, AC/DC, KISS, and Rolling Stones if that gives me any credit."
"Eh, those are okay bands."
"Okay?" I asked pretending to be offended.
"Fine, they are great." Alex said smirking.
"When will I listen to your music?" I asked as we stopped in front of my door.
"Later…let me shower up and we will decide what we want to do."
"What we want to do?" I asked kind of happy that he wants to spend time with me but yet shocked.
"Yeah…that is if it's okay if we hang out." Alex said.
"Yeah it's fine…" I said smirking.
"Good…" Alex said as I turned around opening my door as he walked the short distance to his room unlocking his door, I pushed my door open walking into the room.