It All Started With A Kiss (Continuation)

Dodger's Game

It's Wednesday, and we're back in LA. For the 2nd night in a row I couldn't sleep, due to worrying about Alex still. I start shifting a lot as I lay in bed and try to go to sleep, but I still can't. I decide to get out of bed and carefully slide out of Alex's arms. I get up, put on a light robe and walk out of the bedroom, wandering into the kitchen. Aly's sitting at the table in her nightgown and a robe of her own, eating some sherbet. She looks up and waves a little with one hand. I wave back and then get a glass from the cabinet, going into the fridge and pouring water into it. I close the fridge door, andlean against the counter drinking the water.

"Can't sleep?" Aly asks.

"Not at all. I'm lucky if I even slept for an hour."

"Yeah that was me after Wrestlemania."

"Not to mention the numerous nightmares."

"Yup, been there done that. Had a few tonight actually. Tried to go back to sleep but then I had a craving."

"I hate nights like these. Well mornings technically, since it is after midnight."

"Yeah."

"Hopefully our dress fittings today will take my mind off of everything."

"We get to see Ethan." Aly points out, an amused smile forming.

"Oh he'll be happy to see us that's for sure." I laugh.

"I love Ethan, he's hilarious."

"You gonna tell him about the baby news? I mean you'll be coming in a lot for fittings."

"Yeah, I'll have to. We don't want to take in the dress too much and have it not fit once I start gaining weight."

"He's gonna be so happy and excited when he hears the news."

"Yeah." She laughs and nods.

"Well, I'm gonna attempt to get as much sleep as I can." I say, placing the now empty glass in the sink.

Aly gets up from the table with her empty bowl.

"I should be getting back to bed myself before Mike notices he's cuddling with a pillow and not me."

"That's so funny to picture." I laugh.

"It's even funnier to see."

"I bet it is."

"Well good luck with getting some sleep. Try thinking of your wedding instead, give yourself the happy thoughts."

"Right, I'll try that." I nod.

"Night Dolce." She smiles, setting her bowl in the sink before going back to her bedroom.

"Night." I say back, heading back to the bedroom as well.

Before we know it, it's morning and neither of us are wanting to get up as we try to hide from the sun. As I try to hide, Alex shifts but he ends up taking me with him since his arm was tightly around me. In other words, he was being grabby in his sleep again. I wiggle, trying to get him to looses his grip.

"...you're not going anywhere..." He says, with his eyes still closed.

"Let goooo...the sun's too brightttt..." I whine.

"Hide your face in my shoulder like you always do."

"...okay." I do so and surprisingly it works.

"See? It works."

"Mmhmm..."

"But...I'm extremely...tired." I mumble.

"Get some sleep then. I'll wake you up in a while. I know you have your fitting."