Same Day, 8:05 P.M...

"Knock, knock! Open up! Your boy has arrived!" Shane yelled while knocking on the door. He was in a good mood following the fun he had at the movies with his friends. Bayley was a pleasant surprise for him. She was like the human embodiment of sunshine and rainbows. Just thinking about her bubbly personality put a smile on his face. He was also glad that Alexa had progressed to the point where she was willing to hang out with him in public. She really did come a long way from a few weeks prior. To Shane, this validated all the time he had spent with the little blonde spitfire. The best part about that was, he was having a blast along with helping her as much as he could. Everything was just great for Mr. Price. Alexa hadn't shown up to the door yet, so he tried knocking again.

"Yo? Alexa, I'm here like you wanted!"

About 30 seconds had passed and Shane was prepared to start knocking once again, but right when he was about to, the door opened. Standing in the doorway was something that Shane was not expecting at all. It was Alexa, fresh out of the shower, with just a towel wrapped around her. The boy's eyes went so wide it looked like they were about to pop out of his head. She stood there with an annoyed expression, which made it even worse for Shane. The thing is, the whole, "You're cute when you're angry", thing wasn't just something to tease her with. He legitimately thought that to be the truth. And, to top it all off, the just being in a towel thing, made her go from cute, to straight up hot. Safe to say, the poor boy was flustered beyond description.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to bang on my fucking door like you have no sense whatsoever?" The girl asked, her voice dripping with a lack of patience.

"Uh- uh, Alexa. I'm sorr...You- you, you're, uh, wow, um. I wasn't, uh, expecting, Jesus Christ help me." He stuttered, struggling to find his words. Alexa just rolled her eyes in response to his momentary incompetence.

"Just come in, idiot, before I shut the door in your face."

All Shane could do was nod and obey her wishes. He was in a trance like state as he walked into the house he had grown accustomed to due to the last 2 weeks of visiting. He plopped down on the couch like usual and then stared up at the petite princess who was looking at him, still with an unhappy expression.

"Soooo, what's up?" He said awkwardly.

Alexa sighed, seemingly dropping the sour attitude.

"Price, you are the worst, you know that?"

"I- I don't understand. Did I do something wrong?"

Alexa ignored his question and instead asked one of her own.

"So, how do you like Bayley?"

"She's great. Why?"

"She's a nice kid, right?"

"Yeah, sure. What are you getting at with this?"

"Nothing, Price. Absolutely nothing. I'm gonna go put my pajamas on. Don't barge in like last time."

As she walked away, she made it a point to sway her hips a little more, getting Shane's attention, or more of it. Before she was out of sight, she looked down from the staircase at the confused boy.

"I know you were staring. Pervert."

Shane would normally have a snarky response for the girl, but he was too flabbergasted to think of anything. As he sat on the couch, the only thing running through his mind was the phrase, "What the hell just happened?" He decided to turn on the TV and watch the basketball game that was going on. He was hoping it would help him get his mind off what just occurred, because if he tried to comprehend it any longer, his brain would probably explode.

Meanwhile, upstairs Alexa was grinning like crazy.

"Haha, it worked. I left him speechless." She thought while changing into her night clothes.

Yeah, she was willing to admit it. Seeing Shane all snuggled up with Bayley back at the movie theater made her jealous and angry. It was petty, she knew. He's just a friendly guy, and she's just a friendly girl. No wonder they gravitated toward one another so easily. However, that knowledge didn't stop her from concocting a devious little plan to make sure that at least for the rest of the day, she was the only girl on his mind. And so far, she was executing it flawlessly.

She giggled to herself.

"Is this how Price feels whenever he messes with me? If so, I understand why he does it now, because I feel amazing!" She said out loud.

For her nightwear, she decided to go with that pink Harley Quinn shirt she wore before, and white night shorts. She thought about putting on socks but opted to just go barefoot. She moisturized her skin with some sweet smelling lotion, and tied her hair back before heading back downstairs. When she arrived in the living room, she was greeted with the sight of Shane with his hands in his hair, angrily yelling at the television over a bad referee call. Or at least, bad in his eyes.

"Are you fuckin kidding me, ref?! In what universe is that a foul?! It was a clean block! There was no contact at all! What are you fucking blind?!"

Alexa couldn't do anything but look on and try not to laugh hysterically.

"Somebody's a little riled up aren't they?" She said, amused.

Shane stopped his angry rant against the man who definitely couldn't hear him at the sound of the petite princess' voice. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed that she had witnessed his irrational outburst.

"Oh, hey Alexa. Uh, sorry about the yelling. I get kinda fired up about sports sometimes."

Alexa chuckled.

"Yeah? I would've never noticed. I'm sitting with you, move."

Shane did as he was told and she sat by him. He instantly recognized how nice she smelled and how smooth her skin looked, but he decided to keep his observations to himself in fear of making himself look stupid. Well, more stupid than he had already.

"So, who's playing?" She asked.

"Oh, uh. The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. My favorite team is Boston, so I'm really invested in this. They're not doing too well though, sadly."

"I can tell. LeBron James is on Cleveland, right?"

"Yeah, and he's a major pain in my ass. I swear this guy isn't human. Seriously, how do you move that fast at 6'8, 250 pounds? That shouldn't be physically possible, man."

Alexa got an idea.

"I guess I'll be rooting for Cleveland then."

"Why?!" He responded surprised.

"Because they have the best player, don't they? Why wouldn't I? Doesn't that make them the better team automatically?"

"Just because he's the best doesn't mean they're the best! Basketball is a team sport! One player can't win a game by themself, let alone a championship!"

"Okay then. How many championships do Boston have?"

Shane cockily grinned.

"The answer to your question, Short Stuff, is 17. They have 17. While the Cleveland Cavaliers only have 1. Uno, amigo." He said with his arms crossed, feeling pretty confident that he proved his point with that stat alone.

"And when was the last time they won one?"

Shane's cocky expression quickly left his face.

"2008." He answered under his breath.

Alexa leaned closer to him mockingly with a smirk.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. When?"

"I said 2008, okay?!"

"And I remember only about a year ago, everyone was talking about how Cleveland finally made it after over 40 years. It seems to me that regardless of history, the Cavs are the better team right now."

"You don't know what you're talking about. Shut up kid." Shane said, angry she actually came up with an argument despite not having a lot of knowledge when it came to basketball.

"What if I don't wanna shut up?" She teased.

"Damn it, Alexa. You don't want to fight me on this one."

She got even closer than she already was, to the point where Alexa's scent was even more pronounced to the boy.

"Oh, I think I do. Seems like I touched a nerve."

Shane up to this point had tried to ignore the affect she was having on him by keeping his eyes on the television screen, but now he couldn't help but turn his head and look at her. It seemed like Alexa had picked up on some his tactics, because the same way he would get close to her and stare right into her eyes, she was doing that same thing to him right now. It was working, to say the least. She continued to antagonize him.

"Looks like Mr. Cool, Calm, and Collective can't take what he dishes out. What a shame. I was looking forward to more of a challenge."

At this point, Shane couldn't take anymore and decided to go with the method that hadn't failed him yet.

"Alright, that's it!" He yelled.

He basically tackled her so that she was on her back and pressed under him on the couch. Alexa let out a gasp, due to her being momentarily surprised by her actions.

"You wanna play games? Okay, let's play. Just know I don't lose at this kind of stuff." He said with a smirk.

He went to tickle her as he did many times before, thinking he had this in the bag. Unfortunately for him, Alexa had quickly figured out what his next move was going to be and turned the tables on him. She managed to squirm her way out from under him and climbed on his back. She bent over to whisper in his ear.

"I know your every move, Price. You use your go- to's way too often."

He attempted to reverse his position so he was once again in control, but only managed to flip on his back while Alexa had his wrists caught in her grasps. She giggled.

"Remember, I'm stronger than I look. You know, a lot of guys at school would kill to be in your situation right now. Why fight it?"

"Because I'm not tryna lose to you!"

"Well, guess what? You lost. It's obvious that I am the victor in this one. Now, there's a reason why I'm doing this. You see, this is the last time for a while probably that you're gonna be able to spend the night with me here."

Shane's eyes fell after being reminded of that.

"Oh yeah. Your parents are gonna be home tomorrow."

Alexa felt a little twinge of happiness that Shane was genuinely sad about not being able to spend as much time with her.

"That's right. So, I wanted to make this night special. One that you'll never forget."

Shane was confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I've been waiting for this for a long time, Price. And now it's finally going to happen." She said breathlessly.

Shane nervously laughed, not quite sure of what was happening. He saw that she had a look in her eye. One of... want.

"You okay, Alexa?"

"Oh, I've never been better. You're going to feel great in a minute too."

Now the boy was panicking. He couldn't tell what was going on at all.

"W- What do you have planned, woman?"

"This."

She leaned down, closed her eyes, and puckered up her lips. Shane's heart rate was shooting through the roof and getting higher, every time she got closer. His mind was discombobulated as all hell.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! Is this really happening right now?! I'm not ready for this at all! What the fuck?! What the fuck?!" He thought, heart beating faster and faster.

All he could do was close his eyes and try not to fuck it up. He could feel her breathing on his lips. As close as they could get without their lips locking. And at that very moment... "Sike."

Before he could fully comprehend what just transpired, the sound of a girl's laughter echoed throughout the mansion- like house.

"I just beat you at your own game, sucker! Hahaha! You totally fell for it! I had you in the palm of my fuckin hand! Hahahaha!"

Shane blankly stared at the girl in hysterics on top of him for a few seconds before he slowly started to smile. He couldn't believe it. She really just beat him at his own game. He decided to give her props.

"Nice one, Short Stuff. The student has defeated the master. I'm proud of you. I really am. But you forgot one thing."

Aleca calmed herself down enough to respond.

"And what's that?"

"Never. Leave your body wide open."

He took the oppurtunity to tickle her exposed stomach and make her laugh harder than she was before.

"Damn it, you dick! Hahahahaha! Stop it! I won! Hahahahaha! I should be doing it! Hahahaha! I hate you! Hahaha!"

When he decided he was done, he pulled her in for a hug.

"I gotta say, all this time I've spent with you, I've had a blast. I'm glad we became friends. You're really one of my favorite people, Alexa. From the heart, I mean it."

Alexa smiled at his comments and a few tears flowed out.

"Thank you, Shane. Thank you for not giving up on me."

Shane chuckled warmly.

"No problem, Short Stuff. Now, what do we do?"

"I need to use the bathroom. When I come back, we can watch cartoons together like before." She suggested.

"Deal!' He agreed enthusiastically.

Alexa headed back upstairs. Before she left, Shane called out to her one more time.

"Yo, Alexa! Give a bro a warning next time you decide to almost kiss him. Also, to be honest. I wouldn't have minded. You almost killed me though!"

Alexa let out a laugh.

"Of course you wouldn't have minded. Pervert!"

Shane clutched at his chest in false emotional pain.

"Why would you say that? I thought we were friends!"

She rolled her eyes playfully.

"Shut up Price."

AN: Just had to clarify something with a reader. I meant "sleeping next to." Not "sleeping wirh", as an sexual relations.