*ring, ring...ring, ring*... Nicole shot awake as she heard a phone ringing. Realizing this she went down stairs and picked up the home phone on the wall, wondering who would call at two in the morning.
"Hello..." She said obviously tired
"Miss W-Watterson.." Alec asked hesitantly from a pay-phone near his apartment.
"Alec? Why are you calling so late?" She said stifling a yawn
"I was thrown out of my apartment..." He lied, which was actually half true. After Alec said this Nicole's eyes widened.
"Are you alright!" Nicole asked, concerned for his well-being.
"Y-yes I'm fine, but I need a place to stay.." He said unsure if she would accept him in her home.
"Say no more, I'll come right over and get you. Besides the boys love you, Richard thinks your the perfect role model for Gumball and Darwin. And secretly Richard loves it when your over too!" She said waking up a lot more. At this Alec smiled, he felt...accepted.
"Thank you miss Watterson, and don't worry I'll pull my own weight-"
"Oh nonsense you can stay as long as you like you don't need to do anything, I don't think you should even be going through this. As far as I'm concerned your a Watterson." She said making him sniff, actually feeling very overjoyed.
"Thanks.." Alec said
"I'll be on my way in a minute, just pack up." She said and hung up a moment later, Tess stayed in his apartment and promised to call him when he needed. Alec then went inside his apartment and gathered everything he needed, he also grabbed all of his food to give to the Wattersons for taking him in, and of course he took off his suit. Nicole arrived shortly after he was done. She helped him load up everything.
"Why did you grab food?" She asked closing the trunk.
"Well your taking me in and I don't want all the food to go to waste, so you guys can have it." Alec said getting into the car as Nicole did the same.
"But that's gotta be at least 4 months worth of food! And it's all name brand!" She exclaimed turning over the engine and pulling out of the parking space in front of his apartment.
"I don't care. As long as I'm under your roof, my possessions are yours." Alec said making Nicole smile. They arrived at the Wattersons house in under fifteen minutes. Neither Nicole nor Alec spoke a word.
"I'll take everything in you can go get some rest. Just go to Gumball and Darwin's room there's an extra bed on one of the bunks, Gumball likes to switch beds a lot." Nicole said smiling at Alec. This made Alec's stomach turn into a knot as he felt guilty for lying to her. He shrugged it off and walked in the house, only now had he realized how worn out he was. He sluggishly opened the door to Gumball and Darwin's bedroom, he saw Gumball on the bottom bunk. So he silently climbed the ladder to the top bunk, immediately crashing down with a sigh over today's events. He passed out within seconds..
The next day
He woke up to someone poking him, causing him to squirm and groan. Alec's eyes fluttered open, he looked to his right and saw Gumball poking him while Darwin stood at a distance. "What?" Alec groaned.
"What do you mean what? What are you doing here?" Gumball asked
"I'm gonna be staying here for a while. If you want details ask your mom." Alec said getting up and rubbing his eyes
"Really! Cool!" Darwin exclaimed excitedly which made Alec grin.
"What time is it?" Alec asked
"It's ten 'o clock." Said Gumball looking down towards his alarm clock.
"Did you guys already make breakfast?" Alec asked climbing down the bunk and stretching afterwards.
"No wanted to wait for you." Darwin said as Alec walked towards the door and they followed. Alec walked down stairs and went into the kitchen with Gumball and Darwin in tow. He spotted Nicole sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee calmly.
"Miss Watterson?" Alec questioned
"Oh your awake well I'll start breakfast." She said getting up from the table
"Uhhm miss Watterson where's my clothes?" He asked realizing he still had his clothes on from last night. Oh I put them in Gumball and Darwin's closet they don't have much clothes so it shouldn't bother them." Nicole said as she was going through the pantry getting out supplies
"Thanks, wait where's my personal stuff?" He asked once again
"Under the bottom bunk." Nicole said
"Thank you." Alec said before going through his daily routine as usual, same white shirt, dog tags, and black pants, except he had to grab everything he needed from the boxes under the bed, and the clothes from the closet. After he was done he walked down stairs to breakfast that made his stomach growl in earnest. He walked into the kitchen, to see that Nicole had just finished setting up the table and Richard was already there, drooling, as he does with all food he sees. At about that time Gumball and Darwin walked through the door along with Anais.
"Whoa!" They awed in unison
"If your wondering thank Alec for giving us a lot of food." Said Nicole smiling at Alec which he happily returned. After they ate they all hung out like they normally do having fun, making bets, and playing video games overall they were having a great time. Gumball and Alec were playing video games, while Nicole was making dinner as it was five o' clock, and Richard and Darwin were playing dodge or dare, when the phone rang.
"I'll get it!" He yelled for everyone to hear, he then proceeded to run up to the phone and answered it. "Hello?"
"It's Tess, are you doing alright?" Tess asked
"Yeah" he answered
"I've got good news it turns out you can still go to school, if they try to take you out in a public area the news would be all over it." He said as a matter of fact "As far as their concerned your untouchable. They know exactly where you are, so don't get caught alone, bye." Tess said hanging up shortly after. Alec hung up the phone and walked back to the couch picking up the controller and playing once more.
"Who was it?" Asked Gumball keeping his eyes on the game.
"Just a wrong number." He said which was a believable lie, because the conversation only lasted a minute. And Gumball nodded his head in response.
"Hey Alec wanna go to the park!" Asked Anais from upstairs
"Sure!" Alec replied
"Hey what about our game?" Asked Gumball
"Go ask your dad and Darwin to play." Alec said getting off the couch
"Fine." Gumball said a little disappointed. Nicole heard this and stuck her head out from the kitchen.
"Keep Anais safe and be back before seven." She said
"Sure thing" he said walking upstairs. He went into his room and grabbed his boot knife from under his bed and slid it into his pocket since he doesn't have boots anymore. "Anais?"
"Yeah?" She said poking her head in the door
"Ready?" Alec asked walking out the door and she followed suit
"Yeah." She said
"Why do you wanna go to the park?" Alec asked walking down the stairs with Anais, when he said this she looked to the right. "You want ice cream don't you" he said blatantly.
"Yeah." She said looking down
"You know you could've just asked." Alec said giving her a reassuring smile as they walked out the door and down the street. "But were going to buy some for the whole family. Y'know for a genius your just as immature as a regular four year old" Alec said as he took the path to the market.
"Hey!" She said putting on a pout. But she brightened considerably when she realized they were still getting ice cream, Alec proceeded to walk along while Anais skipped next to him. They kept their pace for about twenty minutes Alec enjoying the scenery while Anais had only one mind set and that was ice cream.
"Alec!" He heard a girls voice say from a distance.
"Did you hear that?" He asked Anais who stopped skipping.
"Yeah." She said looking around
"Alec!" He heard from a closer distance, 'it sounds like... Jamie' he looked around and he saw her running at him from a distance. He then picked up Anais and ran towards Jamie.
"Jamie what? Is something wrong?" Alec asked as he stopped before her and set Anais down. But before he could ask another question she slapped him.
"Where have you been I tried finding you, I looked everywhere!" She said getting angry
"I'm living with the Wattersons now and I just got there last night." He said rubbing his cheek, when he said this she lightened up a bit, she then sighed.
"Fine." She said "but your not leaving my sight from now on." She said hands on her hips and a sly grin on her face. Alec was a little confused at her sudden change of attitude but went along with it.
"You wanna come with Anais and me to the market?" Alec asked
"Well I said your not leaving my sight so." She said
"okay then follow me" Alec said starting to move once more.
"Is there something going on between you two?" Anais asked entering the conversation
"N-no we're-" Jamie tried to say but was interrupted by Alec.
"We're dating." He said earning a punch from Jamie
"But she's the school bully!" Anais Exclaimed
"She's changed, Tina's the only one that bullies anymore and even she's starting to stop." Alec said attempting to convince Anais.
"Fine, but I still don't trust her." Anais said crossing her arms
"ok..." Alec said, after that they walked in happy silence with Alec and Jamie holding hands while Anais skipped once again.
"What are we getting at the market?" Jamie questioned
"Ice cream." Alec said nonchalantly
"Why?" She asked
"Anais wants some. But I plan on getting some for the whole family." After explaining this she stopped asking questions and the rest of the trip went without a hitch. On the way home Alec got the feeling he was being followed. It wasn't getting dark yet, so he could see everything and so far he saw nothing.
"What's wrong?" Jamie asked, wondering why he was looking around.
"Nothing." He said now keeping his eyes straight. This made Jamie squint, 'he's hiding something' she thought, wondering what it could be. She ignored it for now and just decided to go along with it. When they arrived at the Wattersons, they all walked through the door and Alec set the bag of ice cream on the counter. Which didn't go unoticed by Darwin, Richard, and Gumball.
"What's in the bag?" Asked Richard
"Ice cream" Alec replied pulling it out of the bag
"Ice cream!" They yelled in unison and jumped off the couch running to the counter. They were about to get there when Nicole blocked the way and they froze in mid air.
"Up up up, ice cream after dinner." She said making them frown in disappointment. "Why'd you by ice cream?" Asked Nicole looking back to Alec who was standing next to the counter.
"Desert reasons." He said shrugging and smiling. "Plus Anais wanted some so I decided to get some for the whole family."
"Well that's perfect timing because dinners ready." She said going to the kitchen. Alec helped set the table, Nicole was a little angry she had another guest for dinner but she let Jamie stay after she called her parents. Dinner went by relatively fast, as Gumball decided to tell one of his many, many stories. Jamie left not long after as her parents didn't want her to stay that long. By the time they finished dinner it was eight. For them it was time for bed. When the table was cleared and everyone was in bed, Alec just stared at the ceiling as he was laying on the top bunk, he couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. But the hours ticked away and he drifted off as fatigue took over his mind. Little did he no they were watching...
Notes~
Im sorry if you didn't like the chapter but its an important plot event (hint hint, Jamie has a secret) Read & review, until next time!