A Certain Romance - Alex Turner

Fire and the Thud

* Jenna POV*
I. Was. Fuming. How could Alex not tell me about a three month tour? After we decided to get back together, he promised absolutely no secrets. And of course, I wanted to go on the ski trip but I couldn't just drop my job that I had worked so hard to get.

As I was driving towards the label, I had an unexpected caller. My mom.
I picked up the phone since I hadn't heard from her in a while.

"Mom?"

"Jenna! How are you sweetie, I miss you so much!"

My parents both lived in Manchester at the time, so they didn't visit too often. After I had moved to England from L.A., they decided that they wanted a piece of the UK lifestyle too.

"I'm great mum. How are you and dad?"

"We are doing fine. I called up because we are gonna be in London tonight! We are so excited to see you and finally meet that rock star boyfriend of yours."

They couldn't have decided to come at a worse time. Alex and I clearly were not on the best terms, I had to find a way to take three days off, and pack for our trip.

"Umm mum, I don't thi-"

" we will be there at 7! Can't wait to see you sweetie!"

Then I heard her hang up. Well that's just fucking great. Funny thing, I had never told them about our break up and my pregnancy. It's not that they were bad parents, I just drifted apart after leaving for uni. Which I felt awful about.

This meant I had to call Alex and tell him the news. I finally pulled up to the record label and walked over to my office and shut the door. I quickly dialed Alex's number.

" 'Ello?"

" Al, it's me. Something's come up."

"Oh crap, Jenna I feel awful. I'm so sorry, I didn't thi-"

" Alex please stop. I don't have time for this. My mum just called, she and my dad are coming to London tonight,they kinda just invited themselves over."

I heard him coughing over phone, one of the weird habits he has when he's nervous.

"Oh god.. I've never met them before. I have to make a good impression? Shit. What do I do for my hair? Gelled? Quiff? No gel? Does the gel make me look like a douche ?"

"Alex shut up. I need you to do some stuff for me, I won't be back from work until 6. They're coming at 7!"

" ok.. Are we doing it at my house?"

"Yeah I think so. My flat is a fucking mess. Right, I need you to get some appetizers, fix up the guest bedroom, and make dinner. Can you make pasta?"

He sounded extremely overwhelmed and nervous about this whole idea. But, he knew that if he did everything right, it would make up for his lie.

"Uh.. Ok I guess. Yeah.. I need to clean a bit.. Shit. Yeah I think I can make pasta.."

"Alexander, calm down. You'll be fine ok? I'll be home an hour before they get there. "

" I love you. A lot. You know that right? I'm sorry about the tour."

"It's ok.. I guess. Good luck."

I hung up my phone and got to work. This was going to be a long day.

* Alex POV*
Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. That's all that was running through my mind. I can't cook, I can't clean. I'm screwed. There is absolutely no way I can do this by myself.

Miles. Miles knows the Colvert family very well, he's been best friends with Jenna for years. I quickly dialed miles' number, he was my last hope.

"Pick up pick up pick up you fucker"