Alex

Sunday, December 13, 2002

Evening

For a Sunday, I didn't expect the clothes store to be pretty much empty. But it was and boy, did he look lost. "This store is so..." he trailed, "Dark..." The confusion in his face was amusing as he looked at the racks of pants. "These pair of pants have blood stains all over them..."

"Joseph-" I chuckled, handing him a pair of ripped jeans. "Try these on."

He looked at the blood-stained ones, too. "I'll try both actually." he pulled me towards the dressing room in excitement. "I don't trust you to go in with me, so just wait a second!"

Seeing him all chipper about trying jeans on was odd and extremely cute. The thought of us being together just jumped in my head. I'd never had a boyfriend before, so it was a new feeling that I was trying to wrap my head around. "I think we need nicknames..."

"Do we?" he asked, opening the door. He looked sexy, and all I wanted to do was stick my hand in one of the rips and- "So you like them?" he beamed, giving me a little spin.

"Hold on." I got closer to him, squeezing his ass. "I like them."

"You like them?" he cooed, locking lips with me. He had that strawberry taste to his lips again, and I only wanted more. "Later," he whispered, pushing me off.

We walked back to the racks, and he picked up almost anything that caught his eye. "Nicknames, huh?" he grinned, looking at some shirts.

"isn't that the type of shit couples do?"

A small giggle escaped his mouth as he picked up a black jean jacket. "We're a couple?"

"Nevermind..."

He put the jacket down, kissing my cheek. "I'm kidding, yes we are..." he trailed, "Babe?"

"That's lame."

He smiled, poking my head. "You're lame!"

All I could do was smile at how sexy he was, wait... "That's what I'm gonna call you!"

"What'd you come up with?"

"Sexy." His cheeks went a bit red before he turned his head looking at some shirts.

"O.M.G Joseph!" Sarah screamed, hugging him from behind. Where the fuck did she come from...

"I exist too..." She rolled her eyes, giving me a small hug.

"You're taking Joseph shopping and didn't call me?"

My eyes went to Joseph, who just giggled quietly going back to the rack of clothes. I pulled her closer, whispering in her ear. "Had to make it official..."

She looked at me in shock before turning to a smirk. "How big was it?"

I opened my mouth before Joseph intervened, throwing a shirt at me. "You both suck at whispering by the way..."

"Wait, so you guys are together?" We looked at each other and she squealed in excitement, "You guys are so cute! Wait, I want a picture!"

God, is she fucking annoying... Only putting up with this shit for him. I wrapped my arm around him, squeezing his ass. "Alex!" he yelped. I just smirked, looking at the phone.

She took the picture and typed away on her phone. "I have to go! But you guys are so cute!" She hugged Joseph before walking off.

"I appreciate you dealing with her, it means a lot," He muttered, taking a pair of blue jeans off the rack.

"Only for you Sexy."

He just grinned, taking a huge breath. "I'm done, I think..."

I didn't even notice the cart full of clothes. It was like a small mountain. "Joseph! put some of that shit back."

"Why?"

"We'll be here all day paying for that and it's getting dark."

"Since when have you been afraid of the dark?" he joked, moving the cart towards the cash register.

"I'm not. I just wanna see that blonde prick's face when I kiss you."

He rolled his eyes, stopping. "Alex, look at me," he raised his neck, revealing all of his hickeys. "You already made it pretty obvious. I'd rather you guys try to be friends."

He continued to the cash register and all I could do was try to process how he thought I'd be friends with someone who obviously wants to fuck him.

"I see you and him are a couple," a familiar voice said from behind me. I turned my head to Ryan with a smug grin. "It's cute. That you make him happy and he makes you happy."

I turned my head back to Joseph, who was making conversation with the employee. "What the fuck do you want from me?" I seethed.

He just continued with his grin, picking up a hoodie off the rack. "Just shopping..." I took a step towards him, but he raised his phone in defense. It was a video of him sucking my dick. "Stay where you are, Tiger, or I'll play it right here."

"Ryan, look I'm sorry alright, it was fucked," I whispered, quickly glancing at Joseph. "But he makes me happy."

"You made me happy and left me for pretty boy over there." His face twisted into a frown. "So you're gonna feel how I feel."

His face molded from a frown to a horrible smile. "You're welcome for Felix by the way," he looked down at some jeans "He wanted to tell him about that night."

"So you kill him?"

He shrugged. "I knew it would upset you if he did it."

"Ryan, what the fuck is wrong with you?" I said, looking behind me. He was at the last few clothes. "What do you want from me?" I stressed.

"Slow payback... So enjoy your time with him while you can..." he sneered, storming off.

He's fucking with me... The rage in me dialed down as I felt two hands wrap around my stomach and a kiss on my neck. "Hey! Who were you talking to?"

I turned around, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Some weirdo... Just started talking to me."

He pecked my lips, letting me go. "Well, let's go, we have the party tonight."

...

The streets were getting dark, and I just looked out the window, contemplating what to do. Every time he squeezed my hand, a shot of guilt went through me. "What's wrong Alex?" Should I tell him? I'd rather him find out from me than some fucking video. Either way, I'm gonna lose him though... "Alex, tell me," he urged.

I just ignored him, clutching his hand tightly. He pulled into his driveway, turning the car off. "Alex..."

"Nothing! Joseph, Just thinking."

He studied my face. "I know when you're upset, Alex."

"I'm scared of losing you, JOSEPH!" tears were rolling down my eyes. "Today was the best fucking day I've had in years. You're the best thing that's happened to me and I fucked it up!"

"You didn't fuck it up, Alex, look at me." He moved my gaze to his eyes. "I'm not leaving your side, you understand me?"

I can't tell him... "Yeah, I understand..." 

He smiled, pecking my lips. "Come help me get dressed!"

He opened the trunk. Taking the buttload of bags out of the trunk, it was time-consuming, but we did it and the bedroom floor was just clothes. "So... What am I wearing!" He chirped, looking at the pile.

"Joseph, why did you buy all this?"

"Shopping with you was fun, so I wanted to make that last longer..." That response put a huge smile on my face that I'd never had before.

"Shut up and put this on..." I blushed, throwing a pair of ripped jeans at him. "Do you have a t-shirt?" he went into a drawer, pulling a black one out. "Fuck, we forgot shoes!"

He pulled a pair of fresh air forces. "How do you feel about these?"

"When did you buy those?" He just looked down at the box. "The register guy gave them to me..." he pulled a piece of paper out of them. "And his number."

I snatched the piece of paper out of his hand, ripping it. "Next time we go there, I'm fucking him up."

He rolled his eyes, putting on the jeans. "Alex, you can't fight every guy that talks to me."

"Wanna test it?"

He glared at me, slipping on the t-shirt. "Please, just try to be nice this time..."

"Don't let them break us up again and I will," I retorted.

"They didn't break us up Alex, they just made valid points."

That familiar feeling was building in my chest. The fact that he's even thinking about that bullshit was getting to me, probably thinking about that blonde dickhead too. My hands clenched at the thought and my blood was boiling.

"So, you still believe in that bullshit they were saying?"

"They're right Alex, we don't want the same things..." He forced his fingers through my fist. "But I can deal with that."

He was willing to compromise what he wanted for me. For a fuck up like me... "let's just go to this party..."

"Alex-"

"Joseph, please? Can we just talk about this another time?"

He rubbed my palm with his thumb. "I was just gonna say, you have to put on your side of the deal."

Shit, I forgot about that suit...

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