A/N: Hey there :) Thank you for reading my fanfic!
And especially thank you to my followers and the two girls who reviewed the last chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Host, it belongs to Stephenie Meyer. Only the plot and some of the people belong to. (Renee, Alex and Jamie's wife for example)
Chapter 2
I walked into my room and shrieked. "Alex, what are you doing here? You scared the hell out of me!"
"Sorry, Sweetheart! I just wanted to talk to you. I guess you kinda had such awkward talking-thing too?
"Yeah, I had. What do you want to talk about?"
"About you. Me. Us. I'm confused. Totally. On one hand, they think that we are a couple and on the other hand, I don't know how to react on that gossip…" He ran his fingers through his hair, got up and walked through my room.
"How about sitting down and searching for a solution with me?" He looked at me quietly, but he went to my bed and sat down in front of me.
"One question at the beginning: Do you worry about another girl hearing this gossip?"
"No, there isn't another girl I mind hearing gossip about us." "Okay, so we have plenty of time and different options. One of them is that we wait and see and the other is that we stop talking to each other. What do you prefer?"
'What's going on in my mind? What do you do when he says that he likes the second option best?' I thought.
"I prefer the first option." He answered, smiling at me. "I mean, it would be really boring if I wouldn't be allowed to tease you!"
II almost thought that he would feel something for me. But then he came up with his point of view. TEASING ME. Yeah.
"Okay. So then let's wait and see!" I answered, forcing a smile. "Otherwise you would have to stay awake at night because Jamie snores too loud. And if you don't sleep you wouldn't be able to work and that means we all would have a problem!" I countered grinning. Alex' face turned into a sad grimace, but changed so fast to a grin that it could have been only wishful thinking. It had to be. I mean, he could choose between two beauties and… me. Why would he choose me? He knew me since we were kids and had seen every awkward thing happening to me. I loved him because of that and because he meant home to me. But he was so… I could never find words to describe his beauty, inside and outside. He was just… amazing.
"A Penny for your thoughts" "They aren't worth it" "But I want to know them" "And I'm not gonna tell you."
"Hmm… you will!" and suddenly he started an attack and tickled me. I burst into laughter, but I didn't tell him. He would stop tickling me and then he wouldn't be near me anymore. Of course I fought but it didn't help. He didn't let me go. Suddenly his mood changed from funny to earnest. He laid half on top of me, his head near mine. He bent down and stroke over my lips with his. I was confused but then I leaned into this kiss and when his tongue touched my lip I opened my mouth without hesitating.
I felt like I was drowning in this kiss. His hands softly touched my face. Suddenly he stopped kissing me. After wondering what had happened, I saw our fathers standing in my door. "Sorry to interrupt, but your mothers are looking for you. Get up and hurry!" My knees felt like soft-ice to me. Alex held out his hand and tore me up, right into his arms. His arm around my hip, we went to Jared's and Mel's room and I reddened under mum's glance. "So, you have to wash the dishes together. Hurry up, please. It's almost time for dinner." Alex hand still lay on my hip and he shoved me towards the river-room.
"Now wait and see won't help anymore. Anyone will believe that we aren't a couple. Anyways, what are we?" "Ah, yeah, almost forgot. Renee, do you want to be my one and only girlfriend?" I looked in his beautiful brown chocolate-eyes. They warm, almost melting. And full of… love! I couldn't believe it. "Yeah, I think I'd love that" I answered shyly while my cheeks blushed. I didn't blush as often as my mother but often enough. Alex' eyes shone bright and he bent down to me to kiss me. Again, I forgot the whole world around us and just lived with those seconds. Under his chest, I felt his heart beating, in the same rhythm as mine.
After we washed the dishes and ate dinner, I took him to my room. And again, he slept there, his chest to my back, tangled in me.
Our days went after a stereotype pattern. We got up, kissed, ate, worked, kissed, ate, kissed, worked, ate, kissed and then slept in my room.
It went some weeks like this. One day we lay in my bed, tangled up in each other. I looked into his face and said shyly "Alex, can I ask you something?"
Yes, Sweetheart, of course. What's up?"
Hiding my face at his chest, I mumbled
"I want… to sleep with you…"
A/N: I am really sorry for that little cliff hanger, but I will hurry up with typing the new chapter. It's already written. Thanks for reading!
Things in the caves are a bit different: they all have beds and wardrobes because Wanda is shopping for all of them. So please don't mention some things, the book didn't talk about. So then, bye :) Sarah 3
