It All Started With A Kiss (Continuation)

New Years Eve

Just hours until it's the end of 2010 and the start of 2011. We're back in New York, for the ball drop and everything The roads are better now, all cleaned up from the snow. I'm sitting at the table in the room, on my computer doing what I always do while listening to my music with my headphones plugged into it. Alex sees I'm distracted and smirks, sneaking up on me. When he stands behind me, he taps me on the shoulder and I turn in that direction. But I don'st see anyone. I turn back to my computer, but come face to face with him and I jump.

"Jeez...god you scared me." I say, taking and ear bud out of my ear with the other hand over my heart.

"That was the point." He snickers.

"I could've had a heart attack." I shake my head amused.

"Yeah okay." Alex chuckles and kisses my cheek.

"The day is so going to drag until we leave for Times Square tonight."

"Yeah." He agrees.

"I'm trying to do things to make time go by faster...not working out so well." I sigh.

"We could see if Windy and Mike want to go out and do something." Alex suggests.

"I think they're going to want that day of alone time like we had. Well until tonight anyway."

"Ah, good point. Well we can still go out ourselves."

"True. Well if we're gonna do that, you have to get dressed mister." I say poking him.

"Right." He laughs, going to do so.

He changes and comes out.

"Okay, what do you think we should do?"

"Hmmmm, we could walk around the city or something."

"Sounds alright to me." He agrees, putting on his jacket.

I grab a light jacket and put it on considering that it's supposed to be warmer than usual today. I grab everything I need and we leave. We get outside and Alex laces his fingers with mine as we start to walk around. Meanwhile, Aly's still laying in bed and Mike has a tight grip on her as he's still sleeping. She giggles quietly. Mike starts mumbling in his sleep. There was one thing he said that was clear as a bell.

"No...I don't want to ride the pony."

She tries not to laugh but fails as she busts up laughing. When he stops mumbling, a few minutes later he wakes up and sees her still laughing a bit.

"What's so funny?"

"You...talking...in your sleep." She laughs.

"I do not talk in my sleep."

"Yes you do."

"No I don't."

"Yes you do." She giggles.

"Mr. I-don't-want-to-ride-the-pony." She adds.

His face turns red and it makes her laugh even harder.

"That's what you said in your sleep, and it was funny as hell."

"So not funny." He mumbles.

"Aww I'm just teasing." She giggles.

"So, what do you want to do today until we head to Times Square tonight?" He asks.

"I'm perfectly fine with not moving."

"Want today to be that alone time day thing I assume?" He asks and she nods.

"I'm alright with that. Sure, we'll stay right here until we have to leave tonight."