A few day had passed by since the party at Alex's place, the night where thing between me and Tristan got worse.
The days went by, Tristan and I talked and I apologized to him, making him feel good again. He told me all the things I wanted to hear and made me happy. At least for the moment.
"You wanna do something tonight?" I asked as I placed the last plate in the dishwasher. Tristan sat at the kitchen table, working with a new client.
"I need to work, C," he said as he kept his eyes on the computer. I nodded to myself and sighed a little. I grabbed my phone from the kitchen island and began looking through my contacts. The girls were visiting their families in England with everyone except Alex and Miles. Amber were at her boyfriends house, same with Luke. My eyes fell on Alex's name and I decided to text him.
Me:
Hey, are you free tonight?
I immediately saw the grey bubble that signalized to me that Alex was typing something.
Alex:
I'm always free for ya
That made me smile.
Me:
I was just wondering if you wanna go get high with me? I have a few joints:)
Alex:
I'll pick you up in 10
I smiled to myself as I put the phone in my pocket. I walked towards Tristan, placing my arms around him as he sat on the chair.
"I'm gonna see Alex," I mumbled in his ear. "I will probably be late".
"Okay," he said without looking away from his computer. "Be safe". I nodded and gave him a kiss on the cheek before I walked towards the door.
"Love you!" I shouted to him as I saw Alex's car pulling up to the driveway.
"Love you too," Tristan said, making me warm. As I closed the door after myself, I saw how Alex got out of his car. A smile crept onto my face and I ran towards him, falling in his arms. He let out a chuckle as I dug my face in his neck.
"I missed you," I said as we remained in a hug. Alex giggled a little and stroke my hair with his hand.
"I missed ya too, darling," he said before we pulled away to face each other. We both smiled to each other. He was wearing his typical leather jacket, that I once wore, and a shirt with black jeans underneath. His hair was undone and fell a little over his eyes. He was looking perfect.
"Where are we heading?" he asked after we'd driven the car for a couple minutes.
"The beach?" I asked, making him look over at me with a smile. He nodded and I met his eyes.
As Alex turned off the car, the sun was slowly setting. I gave him a smile before I opened the door and got out from the car. He followed me as I began walking down to the sand. There were a few rocks that we sat down by. I gave Alex a joint and lightened it for him, sharing the flame. I looked at him as he inhaled and rested his back on he rock. I smiled a little to myself as I laid down with my head on his lap. My eyes was glued on the sky and all it's colors from the sunset.
"You're probably my favorite person," I said, making Alex look down at me. He smiled as I met his eyes and gently ran his fingers through my hair.
"Yer me favorite person too, darling," he said, making me smile like a fool. We remained resting by the rock for a while, feeling how the weed slowly hit us. I suddenly sat up from Alex's lap, giving him a mysterious smile. Alex looked at me and smiled confused.
"What?" he said as he couldn't help but let out a chuckle. I looked towards the sea before our eyes met again.
"I'm gonna go for a swim," I said as I stood up. Alex let out a laugh and I took my clothes off. As I stood there in only underwear and my t-shirt, I saw how Alex's eyes fell on my body. I smiled at him before I grabbed his hand.
"C'mon!" I said as I got him to stand up. He laughed and as I ran towards the water, he took his clothes off. As my body met the warm water, I felt so free. All my problems just left my body and mind. I looked up towards the beach and saw how Alex made his way, in only underpants, towards me. Since I was all soaked it water, I teased him by splashing water on him.
"Oi! Stop it!" he yelled as I laughed at him. When he was all wet, I tossed my arms around him, forcing him to fall down in the water again. The sun was dancing on the horizon and for the first time in a while, I felt happy. Alex came up from the water with a smile on his face. His wet hair was falling down his eyes as he lifted me up to throw me away.
"Alex!" I shouted, making both me and him laugh. "I can't read the bottom here!". Alex chuckled a little as he swam towards me. I tossed my arms around his neck to rest my body from swimming. Because of his height, he stood on the bottom. Our eyes met and I could swear I saw glitter in them. He pulled a strand of my hair behind my ear and gave me that warm smile he always gave.
"Yer a perfect match with the sunset, love," he said. I felt how my cheeks started blushing and looked down. He chuckled and placed a hand on my cheek. "I love to make ya red". I looked up at him and splashed water in his face. He laughed and I felt how he hugged me tighter. The warmth of his body made my heart beat faster as I crossed my legs around his torso. We remained in the water until the sun went down and the stars covered the sky.
When we walked out of the water, Alex handed me his shirt.
"Ye get cold without it," he said as I gave him a little kiss on the cheek. As we sat down by the rock, I rested my head in Alex's lap again. He hummed some lyrics from a song that made my whole body warm. I watched him as his Adam's apple moved when e sang.
"That's beautiful, Al," I said, making him look down at me. He took my hand and squeezed it gently.
An hour later, we sat in the car, driving home again. Alex had one of his hands on the steering wheel and the other one resting on the door. I was in charge for the music, so I put on Groupie Love by Lana De Rey. I looked over to Alex as he lowered the volume. His eyes was still on the road, same as mine.
"Dump him," he said. I felt how the time stopped and I swear he could hear my heart beating. I swallowed a hard lump in my throat, refusing to look at him.
"Alex," is all I got to say before he interrupted me.
"No, Clara" he said. "Leave him," he continued. "You know why". I felt how my breathing got heavier as our eyes met.
"Alex..I love him," I said, making eye contact with him. I could see how his eyes started watering up and how my mouth slowly opened.
The ride home went silent and as we pulled up at my driveway, Alex turned off the car. We just sat there with a tension between us. As I opened the door, Alex placed his hand on my arm, trying to make me stay.
"Darling, I'm sorry," he said. I felt how my eyes got filled up with water as I turned to face him. A tear fell down his cheek, making me lose the power of my own tears. I managed a a little smile, making Alex cry more. I wiped away the tears from his cheeks with my thumbs and cupped his head with my hands.
"It's okay, goodnight Al," I said as he gave me one last smile, still with tears in his eyes. I got out of his car and made my way towards the door. Turning my head back to the road, I saw Alex one last time before he drove away in the night.
