Alex sat drinking coffee with Jude.
"Are you okay?" Alex asked. "You don't look too good."
"Oh I'm fine" Jude said. "I just feel a little tired is all. It's nothing don't worry about it."
Alex nodded.
"Are you sure your okay?" Alex asked.
"Trust me I'm fine" Jude said. "But thanks for the concern."
Jude looks at his watch.
"But I have to go" Jude said. "See you later."
"Bye."
Alex enters work and sits at his desk. Tyler smiles and walks over to him.
"You know you look just like my boyfriend" Tyler flirted.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah" Tyler said. "Except he has a cute butt."
"Haha" Alex faked a laugh. "Get to work."
Tyler kissed Alex and walked off. Victoria walked to Alex.
"So I take it things are going well" Victoria winked.
"Yeah" Alex smiled. "Everything is perfect."
Victoria smiled.
"Has he settled into his apartment yet?" Victoria asked.
"Yeah he's just happy to be on his own and away from his dad" Alex said.
"Who knows maybe soon you two will get a place together" Victoria winked.
"I don't think so" Alex laughed. "We're too immature for that."
"And by that you mean?"
"That were working on it" Alex smiled.
Victoria smiled and handed Alex some papers.
"Put this in James' office" Victoria told Alex. "He's in some meeting right now. I had to sign some papers for the orchard deal."
"Orchard deal?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"Yeah" Victoria said. "He said it was your idea to help make more money. Good idea by the way."
Alex smiled.
"I just came up with it" Alex said. "I didn't think it was that good.."
Victoria laughed.
"Your good" Victoria smiled entering her office.
Alex took the papers into James' office and he stared at the laptop and opened it up. He looked at the orchard deal and seen pictures of it from months earlier.
"This can't be right" Alex said.
"What the hell are you doing?" Alex looked to see Tyler staring at him.
Jude and Connor sit in a room.
"I can't believe somebody actually picked us" Jude said. "I'm so nervous."
Connor laughed.
"Don't worry" Connor said. "She's going to love us."
They kissed and then a woman entered.
"Hi" she greeted. "I'm Stella. You must be Connor and Jude."
"Yes I'm Connor and this is my husband Jude"
She shook their hands.
"So nice to meet you both" Stella told them. "I love the fact that your both so young."
"So um your a little older than we expected" Jude said.
"Oh yeah" Stella said. "I'm 33. I just... kids aren't a part of my plan so adoption is what I thought of."
"You look pretty far along" Connor commented.
"Yeah" Stella laughed. "The baby will be here before we know it."
They laugh.
Tyler and Alex rush into Tylers apartment.
"if my dad finds out you were on his laptop.." Tyler tried.
"He'll what? Fire me?" Alex snapped. "What will happen when I bring up what he's doing? Tyler I just told your dad about the orchards how could he have records of it months ago?"
Tyler shrugged.
"What if it's about my mom?" Alex asked. "What if he's trying to kick her out of the business? What if he's trying to screw her over?"
"I thought we weren't getting involved" Tyler said.
"if he's trying to screw my mom over I'm going to get involved" Alex snapped.
Tyler stares.
"What if your dad is plotting something against my mom?" Alex asked Tyler.
"I thought we weren't getting involved" Tyler argued.
Alex stared at Tyler.
"You did the wrong thing" Tyler snapped. "You went through his computer!"
Alex stares at Tyler.
"Why are you trying to hurt my family?" Tyler snapped.
"Why do you always choose them over me?" Alex snapped.
"I don't!"
Alex rolled his eyes.
"I have to go" Alex said.
"Alex!"
"No I'm so sick of being second place to them" Alex said. "I need some air."
"ALEX!"
Alex shakes his head and storms out. Tyler rolled his eyes.
That night, Connor storms into the apartment and Jude follows after him.
"Connor wait..." Jude tried.
"This is your fault!" Connor screamed at Jude. "You just had to scare her away! Now we won't get a baby!"
"I'm sorry..." Jude tried.
"I bet you are!" Connor snapped. "What were you thinking asking Stella all those questions for anyway?"
"I needed to know" Jude said. "I needed to know she wouldn't regret giving us her baby."
Connor rolled his eyes.
"You ruined everything" Connor said sadly. "I can't believe you did this to us.."
"Nothing is wrong with questions" Jude said.
"You were pushing her for an answer, Jude" Connor said. "You wouldn't drop it and now she doesn't want us to adopt her baby. We lost our chance to be parents all thanks to you."
Connor stormed off. Jude stared after Connor sadly knowing Connor was right. It was his fault.
In New York, Alex knocked on a door. He waited and went to knock again.
"Not home" a familiar voice said. Alex turned to see Noah. Noah smiled. "Alex what are you doing here?"
"I was in town" Alex lied. "So I thought I'd visit you. It's been a while."
"Want to come in?" Noah asked.
"Yeah" Alex said.
They entered.
"it's so weird that you came to visit me" Noah said.
"Why? I mean we're still friends" Alex responded.
Noah nodded.
"Alex, why are you really here?"
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Noah is finally back ;)
