Kyle makes his way into the Chevrolet simulator room, stopping in the door entrance way as he watches his teammate sitting in the seat after having just finished his session. He watches as the cell phone comes out, a smile on the face, only growing more as he reads the rest of the message.
"Sorry," Alex states as he gets out of the seat, stashing his phone in his pocket quickly. He wasn't really in the mood for Kyle's usual antics he had experienced on the weekend. His mind could not help thinking about the fact he had asked her, she accepted, and yet they were stuck in a rut together as what to do next. When would the next step happen? What should the next step be? "I don't even know why you need practice. If anybody knows Homestead, it's you. You are always a master of riding the wall perfectly there."
"I'm just here because Cliff wants me to run through a couple simulation set-ups and choose what works best," Kyle answers, an emphasized roll of the eyes. How were you supposed to pick what would go best for a racecar by a computer? There was a reason he was good - and it wasn't for doing this. It was simply by seat of the pants in an actual racecar. "No apologies are needed, by the way. I wasn't here long. You didn't hold me up or anything. You deserve a chance to catch up on messages from your girl."
"And here comes the teasing...." Alex lets out a sigh as he heads for the door, as he had almost made it out of there without a single word being issued. Why couldn't he get so lucky?
"I hope you realize I tease you for a reason. I'm not trying to be an asshole. I'm not trying to be annoying. I am just bugging you because it's fun to get a reaction out of you. Truthfully, I am happy for you. I am glad that you and Hailey are happy together. I hope it works out for both of you." Alex could not help but smile a bit in hearing the revelation, knowing that was the truth beneath it all ultimately. It was why he had accepted it easily for so long and just teased him in bits back.
"I appreciate that, really...." Alex takes a deep breath as he debates where to say something or not. He wasn't one to share his business, and did not know if this was the time or place to do so. Out of all of his teammates, he thought he'd be telling William, the more understanding and one he talked to more often, before he would be saying anything here. "I asked her to be my girlfriend officially this weekend, for the record. She accepted."
"That's awesome. I knew she had it bad for you, man. The fact that she escaped work every single weekend when you told me and William that would be impossible a month ago just said it all." Alex nods his head, knowing that was one of the several boxes that had been checked off into leading why he had officially asked her. He wasn't about to share all the reasons, though, as that'd just egg on the teasing by Kyle if he knew what happened underneath the sheets.
"I knew it was the right thing to do. We just have this connection together. It's so easy to talk to her, and she has helped me with a lot things, honestly. I find myself texting her way often than I should. I actually hate the feeling of being away from her now." Kyle couldn't help but smirk in hearing the confession laid out before her.
"Alex Bowman, I hate to tell you this, but you got it real bad man and you're in love..." Alex wasn't about to deny that feeling as it was the truth. However, it did not solve the anxiety feeling in why he did not want to talk about this to begin with today.
"I wish she was here right now, but she can't leave behind Chicago and her unit. She told me that she can't close that chapter on her life because of how much she cares about them, and loves working with them." Alex takes a deep breath, his stomach flip flopping as he does so. "I get it, I really do. It's not like I could give up my team or my friends just like that. She's in a real tough spot, you know? But is it wrong to say I am upset right now that she's not here with me?"
"You have a right to have feelings. You have a right to be upset. It's only human." Alex nods his head, as that was assuring - but yet did not solve those butterflies he was feeling.
"I know. But how do I deal with that?" Kyle takes a pause as he thinks over the right words to say, now perhaps wishing he hadn't backed himself into this discussion this morning.
"There's no perfect answer to that question. Everybody has their own way to deal with it. My way? I would tell her how I feel. I would let her know how much it bothers me. I would also weigh everything together. If I can't handle and she doesn't get it, then maybe it's not the right thing to do. Or maybe I realize that I am letting it bother me too much. It's like myself and my racing. Sure, I race a lot, and that brings a lot of conversations with Kaitlyn. Sometimes she agrees, and sometimes we argue about my schedule. But she knew what she was getting into when we got together - and at the end of the day, she gets that every single morning. So I don't know the perfect answer for you, Alex. I just know that you love her, she loves you, you have chemistry, and hopefully it works out for you both."
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Chicago Love ✔️
FanfictionFinding himself upset with how his afternoon had gone racing on the streets of Chicago, Alex Bowman decides to have a couple of drinks to forget about what had happened. With having just finished up one of the tougher cases she'd been through, and...
