The Trouble-Makers (Alex Gaskarth Fan Fiction)

Chapter Ten

"What was the hold up?" Jaime asked as we met him and Rian at the car.  Alex was still tense and clearly not happy, but he was more relaxed now.  I was just glad I could convince him not to go after Zack because for a moment or two it looked like he was.

"Stella had a chat with her ex," Jack explained and Jaime blew out a whistle.

"And how'd that go?" He asked, turning towards me.

I shrugged my shoulders.  "Fine, I guess."

"Yeah, fine because Jack showed up," Alex added, his dark eyes staring hard at the ground.  He still wasn't over this, so I knew we'd have to get his mind off of it.

Jaime tilted his head at me, wanting to ask more questions but I just waved him off.  "What's the plan today, anyways?"

"Well, today we meet with Mike..." Jack trailed off, and the guys attention quickly turned towards him.  "He texted me last night about becoming a Trouble-Maker." A smile hinted on his face and instantly the mood lightened and a smile brightened Alex's face. 

"Sweet," Rian said, leaning back against Jack's car. "What's the plan?"

"We have to think of something for him to do in order to be a part of the crew, so I was thinking we could head over to my house and think of ideas," Jack suggested, but I shook my head.

"Actually, could we go to my house?" I asked, and the boys looked over at me. 

"Why?" Jack asked, an edge to his voice.  Sheesh.

"Because I need to feed my cat," I explained, and I could see him fighting a smile.  "And he doesn't like it when I don't come home right away."  Some of the boys chuckled at this and I crossed my arms.  "What?"

"Nothing," Jack said, shrugging it off.  "Your house it is." With that, the boys piled into the car and again I squished in the middle, but this time between Jaime and Alex.

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Rian blew out a whistle.  "Nice place you got here," he remarked, and he kicked off his shoes as long with the other boys. 

"Thanks," I said.  "I'm home!" I called out, and Jaime tilted his head to the side.

"Your parents home?" he asked.  I shook my head, but before I could answer a bell jingled and Jay came trotting over to me. 

"This is my baby boy," I introduced them, picking up Jay and scratching underneath his collar. 

"It's so cute," Rian gushed, walking over and petting him. 

Jay purred a greeting, and I just smiled.  "Okay, well, we'll go up to my bedroom since Jay's food is up there," I said, and gestured for the boys to follow me. I walked towards the left and stopped at a dead end.  I set Jay down and reached up towards the ceiling where I pulled a string and a make-shift stairs set fell from the ceiling.