Trouble Ch.1 (All Time Low Fanfic)

Trouble- chapter 11

Alex laid in bed thinking about everything. It just hit him that everything was gone. Every last bit of his house had been raided. It was no longer in his reach. He closed his eyes trying to stop the cravings he was experiencing. His body felt cold even though he was under a thick blanket. His heart was racing at even remembering the feeling of his high.

He searched the table beside his bed for his phone. He picked it up and began dialing the phone number of the one person he knew could get him through this.

"Hello?" They answered, sleepily.

"Riley." Alex said, scared.

"Alex, It's three in the morning." Riley yawned.

"Is it? I-I hadn't uhh noticed." He trembled.

"What's wrong? Why are you acting weird?"

"I can't do this, Riley. I can't. I need something, now."

"No. No. Alex, no."

"I need it, Ri. I want it so bad."

"Please just breath Alex."

"I fucking tried that already. It didn't do shit."

"Do you want me to come over?" Riley asked.

"Yeah." Alex said barely audible.

"I'm going to go. I'll be there in ten."

"Okay."

"Bye."

"Wait!"

"What?" She asked.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

She hung up and Alex sat up in his bed, pulling his knees to his chest. It felt like hours went by before he heard knocking on his door. He rushed off his bed and into the living room to open the front door. It revealed Riley with a nervous look on her face. She walked in and placed her bags on the floor.

"What took you so long?"

"I stopped to pick up food for your house."

"I don't even care. I'm just so fucking happy you're here."

Riley wrapped her arms around Alex's neck and placed a kiss on his cold lips. He embraced her, loving the warmth radiating off her.

"Are you holding up okay?"

"Not really." Alex frowned.

"I'm going to take care of you."

Riley grabbed three grocery bags off the floor and carried them into the kitchen and started unpacking things and putting things away. Once she was finished, she turned to Alex who was leaning against the counter looking like he was deep in thought.

"Are you hungry?" Riley asked.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"I can't cook for shit so how about some popcorn?" She asked causing Alex to laugh a little.

"That sounds good."

Riley put the popcorn in the microwave then walked over to Alex wrapping her arms around him from his left side and resting her head on his chest. She felt his left hand wrap around her hips.

"I like this." Alex vented.

"What?"

"You being here. Being together in the house and doing things together. Helping each other out. I feel like a family." Alex said.

"I like it too."

"Then move in with me." Alex suggested.

"Me move in with you?"

"Yeah. It's been really boring here without Rian and I know the next few months are going to be hard so what do you say?"

"Sure." Riley smiled. "I'll move in with you."

Alex smiled and bent down and kissed her nose.

"We'll go pick up your things tomorrow."

"That sounds really great."

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Riley and Alex were at Riley and Kailyn's house loading the last of her things into Alex's black Range Rover. As Riley reached up for a box her lower back was revealed under her shirt.

"Holy fuck, Riley, you have a tattoo!" Alex laughed.

"So?" Riley defended, pulling the shirt down.

"A tribal tattoo on your lower back. A tramp stamp. You whore." Alex joked.

"I was drunk when I got it." Riley said, finally getting the box.

"It's really sexy."

"You think so?"

"That, and you have your belly button and nose pierced. You're the total package." He smirked.

Riley walked over to him and kissed him once on the lips causing Alex to lean down and kiss her more. Before they had noticed, they were making out on Riley's bed that they hadn't moved out yet.

"Woah!" Someone yelled from the door, causing the two to break apart.

"Jack?" Alex asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I can't sleep over my girlfriends house?" He smirked.

"Girlfriend? You and Kailyn? WHAT? Why didn't she tell me? Where is she?!" Riley spazzed.

"She's at work and she didn't tell you because it just happened last night."

"I'm happy for you guys." She smiled.