I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.

Tara's Point of View-

I didn't feel like changing back into my pajamas so I climbed into my bed still in my sweats. I put my coffee on the side table and I pulled out my phone calling my mom and my mom picked up after the fourth ring hearing my son instantly giggling on the other side.

"Good morning." I said.

"Can I call you back?" My mom asked in a panic hurried voice.

"Yeah, no problem." I said as I was kind of freaked out and worried, but she hung u without saying anything, I turned the television on and brought my knees up to my chest as I now hold my coffee on my knees. I watched the news for no more than a half hour when a knock came to the door, I looked to the connecting door smiling a tad when I spoke loudly, "It's open." I said when the door opened slowly.

"Couldn't sleep?" Alex asked peaking out from the other side.

"Nope, I just finished this coffee." I said shaking the empty cup before I put it next to my phone on the night stand.

"Sorry." Alex said as he walked in and he looked at the television seeing the news, "You watch this?"

"Yeah, it's always a morning ritual of mine and have missed it yesterday, kind of curious what I have missed." I said.

"Anything exciting?" Alex asked as he begun to sit besides me forcing me to scoot in on my bed.

"Jeez Alex…" I said as we both finally got comfortable on the bed.

"What? Was there a problem?" Alex asked as I rolled my eyes.

"No...but there is a hostage situation in Tampa." I told him as the news came back from commercial.

"If you could hold any one person hostage, who would it be?" Alex asked.

"I don't know…probably my favorite hockey player."

"Which is?" Alex asked turning to look at me as he rested his head against the wall behind us.

"Adam Hall."

"He's a fellow wolverine."

"Huh?" I asked.

"He's from Michigan, isn't he?"

"Yeah, how'd you know that?" I asked shocked that he knew that.

"I read the newspaper, the sports section is the first stop for me."

"It would." I said smiling as I looked back to the television when my phone begun to ring, I started to panic knowing what picture would be showing when Alex grabbed the phone looking at it.

"It's your mom…who is the kid?" Alex asked handing it me.

"Nephew." I said as I picked it up before it went to my voicemail. "Hello?" I said.

"He's a cute kid." Alex said as he looked back to the television, I hated lying to him but I didn't want to scare him off with telling him that he was my son.

"Hey Tara, you busy?" My mom asked in a teasing manner.

"No, not busy at all..." I said.

"You will be in a little bit." Alex said jokingly as he poked me in the side getting me to squirm from how ticklish it was.

"Who is with you?" My mom asked.

"Alex…" I said.

"The brunette? He is pretty adorable."

"Mom!" I said.

"What?" My mom asked.

"Whatever." I said.

"You want to talk to Xavier?"

"Please." I said as she put him on.

"Hey mommy, grandma burnt my toast."

"Are you okay?" I asked concerned.

"Yes mommy, grandma then did oatmeal with dinosaurs…" He said as he went into detail of what the eggs turned into when the hot water was added to his oatmeal and my grandma's oatmeal.

"Sounds great, I'll be home tomorrow…I miss you." I said.

"Miss you too! Going to go play with my new dinosaur, love you!" Xavier said handing my mom the phone before I could say anything.

"I didn't burn the toast…I just turned it up too high." My mom explained.

"Just glad your okay…"

"We are…see you tomorrow and have fun on your last day." My mom said in a teasing manner.

"Will do, love you." I said.

"Love you mom!" Alex said as I nudged him in the ribs lightly.

"Tell Alex I love him too." My mom said chuckling.

"Don't encourage him." I said as Alex smiled as he grabbed the remote changing the channel to the movie channel.

"I think he's good for you Tara…" My mom said.

"Ugh, don't say that." I said knowing she was right, I did have feelings for him but I didn't want to admit it and if I was, it wasn't going to be in front of him.

"Have fun." My mom said.

"I will, bye mom." I said hanging up and Alex moved my phone for me.

"Your nephew is cute…does he live with your mom?" Alex asked.

"Sort of." I said.

"Complicated?"

"Like most families are." I said smiling as I moved a strand of my hair behind my ear.

"Complicate, complex and crazy…" Alex said as he let a chuckle out, "The three C's."

"But it's true, but I won't change the family I have for the world. I love them all dearly." I said.

"You can love them but you don't have to like them." Alex said.

"You have some of those too?" I asked as I looked from my lap to him.

"We all do." Alex said smirking as he bumped into me with his shoulder, I got interested in the movie he had turned it to but unfortunately he had fallen asleep with his head propped up against the wall, I couldn't help but to laugh and snap a picture or two to send to Chris and keep myself entertained. I realized I had to use the bathroom, and the only way out was to climb over him. I slowly moved about the bed and tried to climb over him without him waking up, right when I had straddled his waist thinking I was good when I saw Alex's eyes flutter open. "What are you doing? If you were going to grope me, at least wake me up so I could enjoy it." Alex said smiling.

"I'm not groping you Alex." I said shocked and in a proper tone.

"Then tell me why I woke up to a beautiful lady like yourself straddling my waist."

"I have to pee and I have to climb over you to get off the bed."

"You don't have to lie to me in order to grope me."

"Why do you automatically assume I want to grope you?" I asked as I climbed off him rest of the way.

"Who doesn't?" Alex asked smirking.

"Check your phone is all I have to respond to that." I said smiling as I went into the bathroom to do my business and washed my hands before coming out to see him smiling.

"You got me good on that…you'll fit in well at our shows." Alex said.

"I had to do it."

"I would have done it too…" Alex said when my phone begun to ring again, Alex looked at it and begun laughing as he picked it up, "Thank you for calling Mr. Sexy-rooni's Pizza Parlor, May I take your order?...she's right here…I saw the picture…tonight's game night…will you be able to play?...oh she is going…"

"I am?" I asked as I leant against the wall, Alex nodded as I am assuming he was listening to Chris.

"We will…bye Chris." Alex said as he hung up, "Us three are going to game night…"

"You want to explore rest of the boat?" I asked.

"Absolutely." Alex said.

"Let me shower up and I'll be ready to go."

"I'll wait out here." Alex said.

"You better." I said as I went into the bathroom taking a shower quickly, I got dressed and did everything in the bathroom before I left the bathroom so he won't see my hair wrapped up into the towel. I walked out pushing my things into the suitcase so he won't see my dirty undergarments.

"Is that a dinosaur?" Alex asked.

"Oh…yeah, that is a long story…" I said hoping that is all he saw in my suitcase.

"I won't ask anymore then…" Alex said as he smirked and leant back to where he was sitting.