Accidentally in Love 💙

Chapter 9

"Did you have to invite him?"

Alexis laughed as she turned to face Joseph as they cooked dinner together for a small Friendsgiving, "because Chris is one of your oldest friends. Because he needs friends right now. Just because someone is a dick, doesn't mean they don't deserve friends. It'll be fine."

He nodded, "fine." He wrapped his arms around her waist, "I love you you know."

"What?" She put her arms around his neck, "you love me?"

He nodded again, "I do."

Alexis smiled, "I love you too Joey." She heard him moan softly as he kissed her urgently, pushing her back against the counter. They didn't hear people come into the house until they heard someone clearing their throat. She laughed, pulling away to see Scott standing with Chris and another man, "hey guys. Sorry. Didn't hear you."

Scott laughed, "yeah. Hard to hear when you're fornicating in the kitchen."

She laughed, accepting a hug from him, "we weren't fornicating. That's not sanitary to do before dinner." She heard him laugh as he motioned to his friend.

"This is Charles."

"Hi." She smiled, shaking his hand before turning to Chris, "hi." She pulled him into a hug.

"Happy Friendsgiving Alexis."

She pulled away, seeing him half smile. "So! What did you guys bring?"

Scott laughed, "sorry love. I only brought wine."

She shook her head as Chris handed her a pie, "did you make this?"

He smiled, nodding, "yes. Apple. My favorite."

She smiled, setting it on the counter, "mine too. Thanks." She heard a knock on the door and she went to find Erin and Robert with the baby. "Baby Andy!" She grabbed the baby from them, leaving the door open.

"Cool. Nice to see you too sister."

She turned and laughed at Erin as Joseph helped them take off their coats and she took the baby from his seat. "Where's Bella?"

"She's with Carly. I'm so glad she got along so well with Stella. Carly agreed to keep her overnight. So we only have the baby."

Alexis nodded, holding on the baby as she motioned to the food in the kitchen, "well everything is made. We can sit." She looked up to see Chris watching her with the baby. "Do you want to hold him?"

He shook his head, "no. It's okay."

She smirked, "yes you do."

He laughed, holding out his arms as he accepted the baby.

She watched him go to sit at the table as she turned back to everyone else. Alexis shrugged, "help yourself." She felt Joseph come up behind her, wrapping his arms around her as everyone started to make plates.

"We need to finish that conversation we started earlier."

She giggled, turning to face him, "we will later."

They all sat for dinner and Joseph sat at the head of the table with Alexis to his right. And Chris sat next to her. She felt him rubbing his leg against hers until she moved it away as the dinner conversation continued. She looked at him avoiding her gaze as she felt him place his foot on hers. She pulled away, feeling him putting his foot back in front of his own chair. She hesitated before moving her foot back to place on his. She looked to see a small smile as he continued to eat.

Alexis was in the kitchen doing dishes after dinner when she felt someone come up to her, placing their hand gently on her back.

Chris leaned down towards her ear, "you cooked. Don't do the dishes. I'll do them."

She nodded, stepping away. "Thanks Chris." She leaned back against the counter, watching him, "what are you doing?"

He laughed, "doing the dishes. I thought we just discussed this."

She shook her head, "no. You know what I mean. At dinner."

He smirked, "I don't know what you're talking about. Unless you mean you placing your foot on mine."

She laughed, moving to lean on the counter next to him so she could see his face, "Chris."

He sighed, not looking at her, "I love you Alexis. I know you love me too. I'll wait."

She shook her head, "I'm in love with Joey, Chris. You're going to be waiting a long time."

He shrugged, locking eyes with her, "I'll wait. I'd also like to note you didn't say you didn't love me."

She chuckled, looking away from him, "I thought me saying that I was in love with Joey said that."

He shook his head, "no. You can love more than one person at a time. I know you love me too. We both fell in love in that coffee shop. It was an accident and neither of us meant to. But we did. You'll come to see that soon enough."

She sighed, "Chris. Don't do this to me."

"I'm not doing anything. I'm not kissing you. I'm not actively doing anything because I realized I don't need to."

She shook her head, leaving him alone in the kitchen to do the dishes. She sighed as she went to sit next to Joseph on the couch in the living room, thinking about what Chris said. He wasn't completely wrong, she was in love with him too even though he screwed everything up. But they had both made our choices. She looked up at Joseph to see him looking at her. She smiled, kissing him before resting her head on his shoulder. She knew she already made the choice she wanted.