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.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1959

"Can I get you anything, love?" Louise Harrison asked the nervous-looking Alexandria on her sofa in the living room. "Tea, biscuits, the lot?"

Alexandria shook her head. "No, I'm all right. Thanks, though."

Louise smiled and sat on the opposite side of the sofa. It was honestly a breath of fresh air for her to see Alexandria. George had been so moody, and Alexandria was never like that. It was one of the things that Louise admired most about the girl. She'd always secretly hoped that her son would end up with Alexandria. The two went well together. Alexandria kept George in line, and she never let him disrespect her, or any woman for that matter. Louise had seen it many times, Alexandria scolding George for being snooty toward his mother. She was certainly a much better influence on George than Guinevere Harper was.

"What did you need to talk about?"

It almost felt wrong for Alexandria to be discussing this with George's mother, but Louise was the closest she had to a mother nowadays, and Harold was the closest she had to a father. Kathleen was a huge help to her, but Kathleen would always just be her older sister, the one to doll her up for dates and give her advice about boys. Mothers were the ones that gave you the real advice, though, including the stuff that you didn't want to hear. That is what Alexandria needed right now, and she had no doubt that Louise would give her just what she was looking for.

"So, a lot has changed recently," Alexandria began, sounding embarrassed. "Obviously, George has a girlfriend now, and I don't know if you noticed, but uh—we don't get along very well. I felt like George kind of just left me behind so that he could be with her..." Alexandria's heartbeat quickened. "Well, I felt all lonely or whatever, so I just...I started hanging out with Paul. He was the only other person I knew, so—." Alexandria paused and readjusted herself on the sofa. She gave a quick glance at Louise Harrison's eyes, eyes that were already drooping in sympathy. Alexandria was worried that Louise would be angry at her since George was angry at her. Mothers always pick their kids' sides, right? Louise wasn't angry with Alexandria, though. She was really just thankful to be getting her side of the story now.

"Well, I kissed Paul," Alexandria forced herself to say because this was where it really got complicated. This was where she got the most confused. "And, now I feel awful because George and Paul are mad at each other now, and they're usually such good friends that it makes me feel responsible for messing it up between them." Alexandria's hands trembled and she reached up to pin a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"But, I think I really like Paul...maybe it sounds a bit silly to you, since I'm just a teenager and I can't really feel so strongly for someone...but, I think I've found something new with him...and I just really like being around him now." Alexandria paused again as she tried to piece together her thoughts once more. They were like a million tiny puzzle pieces that she couldn't figure out how to put together.