Alex left thinking Marissa didn't love her. Few years later they meet again, they have to work in the same place in LA. Marissa is now engaged to Ryan. Alex goes for the get some, get gone routine. Appearances from old friends and new ones.

Don't own anything.

Thoughts are in italic.

Flashbacks are in bold.

A.N.: Thanks to Vero, ALEXISSA2, bbvcool, xela-assiram, CT Ash, QtrMoon, Fikus, Peachy Bambi and NINA4 for reviewing, i must say i'm sorry for not updating this sooner, but these last few week i was glad if i managed to sleep for over 3 hours. Your reviews made me want to write this even though i should be studying so this craziness doens't happen again.

Responding your question, xela-assiram, Ryan meant they wouldn't see each other much the next few days because they have different schedulles, he works by day, Marissa works by night. But what can i say, he is starting to get suspicious that something is different seeing as she is not looking for him anymore, but you will see that in the next chapters. I hope i cleared that out for you, and i will try to be clearer next time, but feel free to ask anything else.

Peachy Bambi, vc tah certa, sou de SP, Brasil, e vc? ou vc eh americana q fla portugues? alias, q q fez vc perceber q eu flo portugues? a musica da ana carolina? Legal, nunca tinha encontrado ninguem aki q fla...

Now, on with the story...

Chapter 12

Alex was again early, why was it she always got reastless when it came to meeting Marissa? The blonde was ready half an hour early, that never happened, she was usually the last one to arrive, and damn proud of it. Why did the fact that she was meeting Marissa chang that? Alex knew the anwser to that question, as much as she hated it. But there were much more important questions she wanted the anwsesrs for: How do I make it stop?How do I stop caring about her? How do I stop loving her? The blonde had had years of testing and had not reached a solution yet, but she was determined to find it as soon as possible.

The two girls had agreed to meet at the club, before they started to go to all the stores they had to because Marissa didn't know any of them and would probably get lost trying to get there. Besides it was good that Alex introduced her to the right people so she could have the contacts when the brunette needed it. Alex knew to go staight to the factory , not stop at the stores, it was way cheaper.

But Alex was early, 10 minutes early, and Marissa was late, 15 minutes late. Which meant the blonde had been waiting for 25 minutes when the other girl arrived. Of course Alex wasn't in a good mood. But not because Marissa was late, OK, she was a litlle angry that Marissa was late. But the problem was that Alex was early, and Marissa didn't care enough to even show up on time.

"Hi Alex, sorry I'm a little late."

"Not a little" The blonde responded, getting into her car, not looking back to see if the brunette would follow.

"10 minutes" Marissa said joining Alex in the car.

"15"

"Big deal, its not like the worlds gonna end, you know?"

"No, but I would really like that you would show some respect for me, and show up on time. You know when you make a deal with someone, when you give your word that you will do something, you do it, you fullfill your end of the bargain, you don't just run off at the first sight of trouble, you stick around and try to fix it. When two people make a commitment, both of them have to honor it"

"Yeah, both of them have to, but it's a little hard when one of them runs out of the city." Marissa said, looking at Alex stright in the eyes, holding her gaze.

"It's a little hard to stick around, when the other is always with someone else, probably doing this person."

"I wasn't doin-"

"Not yet. But you thought about him even when you were with me, don't deny it."

Marissa didn't respond, not knowing what to say. Was that true? Had she chosen Ryan without meaning to? Had Alex stayed, would Marissa have realized she loved the blonde? Would she have left her for Ryan? Would she be happier with Alex? The brunette was afraid to anwser theses questions. It was a lose-lose situation. Either way she would lose one of the most important people in her life. So, Marissa ignored them.

They rode the rest of the way in silence, thinking what they had said meant to each other. And seeing it was a one-hour-drive they had a lot of time to think.

When they reached their destination, Marissa was the one to break the ice.

"And how come you, of all people, are lecturing me on getting to places on time? If I remember correctly, you were proud to be the last one to arrive. Still are, by what everyone told me yesterday."

"That's not the point, when I agree to meet them, its just to hang out, it's not a meeting. This is work, and you were late."

"And that gives you the right to keep them waiting?"

"They are not waiting for me, they are having fun without me while I'm not there and then thay have fun with me when I arrive."

"That's bullshit and you know it."

"No, it's real."

"You just wanted someone to take your fellings out on, and you found a excuse to take it out on me. You know what? You need to get laid" Preferable with me.

"Trust me, I get laid more than enough."

Marissa knew it, she had seen the blonde flirt with hundreds of people at the club, and the brunette knew it didn't end there. Alex Kelly had a reputation. The blonde would do you and leave you. Every night someone new, some nights more than one.

Funny thing, Marissa was the one with the fiance and she wasn't getting anything. Marissa and Ryan had completely different schedules, when one arrived the other was leaving. The only time they could see each other was on weekends and on Monday, but both had been wasted.

"Now, Marissa, lets go. We have a lot of things to do"

The rest of the week was spent without many occurrences. As much as they avoited talking to each other in the beginning, they decided to ignore what had happened as they were afraid to confront the other with the rest of the conversation.

Even their trip to the park had gone without much trouble, the group had enjoyed skating together, so they decided to keep Marissa a regular member of the gang, much to Alex and Jodie's dismay, so they invited her to their next encounter: bungee jumping on a bridge.

By the week's end they had everything ready to change the club's theme, they only had to set the date. It was set to Tuesday morning, what wasn't really apreciated by many, seeing as they would have to stay up for over 24 hours on that day.

But it was done, as much as it could be done, seeing as they weren't allowed to set everything up because of the restaurant that worked during the day. For that reason they had to work faster at nught, to make sure it was done on time. Seeing as they were out of time, the last thing they needed was a short brunette, getting in the way of their work.

"Excuse me, I need to find my friend." The girl who had just entered said.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. We are closed, your friend isn't here, and you shoudn't either." Aaron responded.

"I think you got it wrong, buddy. I know she is here, she w-"

"Listen, we are closed, OK? And I'm really busy, so could you please look for your friend somewhere else?" The boy interrupted, thinking it was just a girl trying to get in for free.

"No, you listen, I was told Marissa Cooper is here, working, and I have every intention of seeing her now, and if you insist in beeing a pain in the butt I will make sure you regret it."

"I'm not sure how you got her name, but that doesn't mean I'm just gonna let you-"

"Aaron, it's Ok. Marissa knows her." Alex said, as she descended the stairs. She had seen the comotion and decided to intervene. "Hey, Summer, how are you?"

All done, hope you liked it, this one is setting up for the next, then things will happen, i just have to figure out when i will be able to post it...

Also, there is another idea in my head, i was writting it last night, not sure when i'm gonna post it, first chapter is not done yet, but i hope you guys check it out when i do. Its malex in college, finding out they were gays, and coming out, its a little different than the others of this style. For starters Alex is a freshman and Marissa a sophomore, just chck it out later.

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