❤ Innocent Rebel ❤

Chapter 66

♪☆♪☆ I don't just love her, she owns me, completely. I'd do anything for her. - Never too far♪☆♪☆
************************************Lex
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"Man, where'd you learn that shit?"
"He's got some skills... "
"Oh, yeah? I bet he'd beat your ads anyday."

The locker room buzzes. Everyone is patting my shoulder. Congratulating me. It's annoying in a way but I don't say anything. I'm not fighting for the fame of it, I could care less about that, it's about letting out some anger. They don't know me here, at least, no one has said so. Most of these people are young high school kids anyway.
Here I'm a mystery. They don't know me and I don't care to know them. It's just something to do. I had needed something to take my mind off of Mia all the time.
Tonight, I was being followed. I know it. I don't know who it was but how much trouble can come out of an old lady's Cadillac? And I'm almost 95% sure it was two old lady's. Well, at least the passenger was. The other had some crazy looking wig and massive wig on. They really didn't seem like a threat but it was very weird. And it was a first for me. I've never been followed by old ladies before. I wish I had gotten a better look at them but I didn't.
I move past the young guys in the locker room. They all watch me with careful eyes. Wondering about me.
I take a seat on the bench and rub a wet towel over the back of my neck.
The girl in the tiny bikini walks towards me in a way the makes her round breasts bounce slightly. I know what she wants, it's not hard to guess. I shake my head at her before she can full make her way to me.
She gives me a pout.

"Not interested," I say.

She raises her thin brow at me.
Before she can even respond, the leader of this 'establishment' or 'party'... Or 'weird raver'....whatever you want to call it, shows up.

"Alex, that's your name, right? Well, another girl is asking to speak to you."

I roll my eyes and wave my hand. "No, thanks."

The guy shifts his weight on his feet, its not hard to tell that he is nervous. While the tiny bikini girls stands beside him still waiting to finish her offer.

"Dude, this one is different," he says.

I rub the end of the towel over my face and ask, "Oh, yeah? Why?"

His eyes look around the room and then he says in a low voice, "This one's got her Mawmaw with her."

"Mia?" I'm totally shocked and confused.

"Who?" both the guy and tiny bikini asks.

Shit, I didn't mean to say her name.

"Let them back."

The guy leaves to do as I have asked. Tiny bikini puts a hand on her hip, still waiting for me to expect her offer. I've already turned her down once. But she is still hopeful I will change my mind.
The chance that Mia is here sends my heart into a panic and my mind running in circles. It's always been that way from the moment I first saw her she has effected me this way. I force my breathing down.
The first thing I see, is Mawmaw, waving her hands around, fussing about young people not having any respect anymore and something about bricks. I'm completely lost.
And then.... There is Mia.
My Mia. Her expression is serious but no less beautiful as always. Just being in the same room as her brings me a joy that I can't explain. I instantly stand as they enter the room. And God help me, I can't help but smile.

Mia walks right up to me, hand on her hip and a finger pointing out.

"What in the hell do you think you're doing?!" she snaps. "Out of all of the dumb things I've seen you do! Why would you fight someone just to fight?  Have you completely lost your mind?!"

"Hey baby," I grin and reach for her waist to pull her to me. Then I glance at Mawmaw. "Hi, Mawmaw."

The old woman smiles warmly at me. It's confronting to see her again.

"Hello, honey," she says back.

Mia rolls her blue eyes at me. "Hey? I asked you a question and don't you 'baby' me."

Tiny bikini is furious at my display of affection for Mia. She stood her high heel and leaves.

"Are you hurt?" Mia asks and starts to look my body over. My face. Shoulders. Arms. Chest. Her fingers on my skin. Heat rises up inside me in a way that isn't the least bit okay with her grandmother standing beside us. I remind myself that we aren't alone over and over again just to keep myself from kissing her.
When she is satisfied that I am perfectly fine, she lights into me again.

"Why did you fight? What is the point in this?"

I touch her cheek softly. I want to take all of this moment in. She is here with me.... For now.

"It's better to do this then constantly wonder what you're doing. If I fight I have to stay focused. It let's me take out my anger on something else."

She backs away from. A flash of fear in her eyes. I reach for her again.

"Why are you afraid of me? I would never hurt you.... Well, I don't want to hurt you in anyway ever but you know I would never physically lay a hand on you."

She blinks. Thought racing through her head.

"But would you hurt someone else if they tried to take me from you?"

Again I'm lost. "What do you mean?"

She takes a deep breath. "Nick was killed. I went to work and found him in his office."

It dawns on me what she is getting at.

"And you think I did that?"

She shrugs. "You have been acting odd since you came back and.... And.... I don't know."

I'm  hurt that she would think I would do that. She knows me better but then again I haven't given her the best opinion of me all the time either. I've done some pretty fucked up shit in my life.

"Did I like the guy? No, of course not. He had you and I didn't. I want you back and he was moving in on you but would I kill him? No."

She looks into my eyes. "You wouldn't lie to me about this, would you?"

I just look back into her eyes. This is the moment. What she says next tells me what she really thinks of me. And I hold my breath.

"No. You wouldn't."

A flood of relief rushes over me.
"No. I wouldn't. When I saw you with him, the first thing I wanted to do was beat the shot out of him, but I couldn't. It wasn't his fault that he saw the value in someone I let slip away. If you choose to come back to me then great but I wasn't going to punish him for taking you away. If you decided to be with him then that was something I was going to have to live with. It still could happen. I might still have to live without you. God knows I don't want too. I don't really know what I'll do."

Her blue eyes fill with tears.

"Oh, Lex. You really have changed, haven't you?" she is pleased, I can see it.

I shrug. "Yeah. I guess so. All I know is that I never want to be parted from you again. I never want to be without you. Even if all I can hope for is friendship, it will be hard, but I will deal with it."

She jumps into my arms suddenly. Taking me by surprise.

"I'm sorry." she is crying. "I'm sorry I ever thought you would do something like that. I'm sorry that I over think things about the future. I'm sorry I left you. I love you so much it makes me crazy!"

She has just said everything I have been dying to hear.

"I love you too baby. No matter what."

(To all of you who have been keeping up with this story so far, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. This story has gone further than I thought it ever would and it's all because of you guys! Please leave me a comment. I love hearing and talking with you guys! I love you all! And thank you.
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