You're so dark (an Alex Turner fanfic)

piano-girl at work -part 1-

She groaled as she woke up again and smiled as she felt Alex' arms surrounding her. He had also fallen sleep and got woken up by the phone. She reached for it and accepted with a short 'yes' "Ruby. It's me. Andrew. I'm sorry to be so sponatious, but our player for tonight called, he's in hospital and not able to come to play tonight. I know you like it more when you have time to plan it. And I'm really sorry, usually I wouldn't ask because we can survive one night without a pianoplayer, but tonight is this one really big event, you know the charity thing and we really NEED someone to play. I mea nif you really can't come I will find someone I hope in this short time...but"

 "It's ok Andrew, I'll play. I mean I can't just leave you with that"

 "I will pay you double" the older man quickly said.

 "I allready said yes" she laughed quietly.

 "You're an angle"

 "When shall I be there?"

 "At then, is that ok?"

 "Sure. Thank you, really you save my ass"

 "Dresscode?"

 "Dress to impress"

 "Allright, see you then boss"

 They ended the call

"So you have to work tonight?" came mumbled from the sleepy Alex who cuddles closer to her back and nuzzles his face into her neck. She smiles "I do...I'm sorry...it's kind of an emergency...believe me I would love to stay with you"

 "When do you have to be there?" he mumbled against her skin, making a warm feeling spread inside her.

 "I have to leave at 9.20 to get there in time"

 "Let's say you leave at 9.40 and I'll drive you"

 "Biker Alex, hm?"

 "Exactly"

 "Deal!"

They spent the time till she needed to get ready and fixed for the night just cuddeling on her couch, smoking and doing nothing but talking. Usually she does not smoke inside, but this time it was simply nessicary and felt right.

 Actually everything about this whole situation felt right. They did not know how to call what they were starting to have. It was no romance yet, still they enjoyed being so close and having whatever it was.

 Without saying it both knew how this would go on and actually it was beautiful that they did not need words for it. Ruby hated to put things into categories. You cant classify the states of feelings and emotions you have towards another human being. Her philosophy was that you should be open for whatever was there to come.

 But she had the certain feeling that something serious was forming pretty fast.

 When she learned one thing in her pretty young life, then it was to live the moment and not think of how it would look tomorrow. If it was beautiful today it would not matter how it might turn out later.

She got into the bathroom to fix herself and just told Alex to feel like home. He looked around. It was beautiful there, tidy and pesonal. Not an appartment you could find in one of those Ikea magazines. He loved it, everything in it. From the small kitchen to the bookshelves and music collection. He was just too curious and so he sneaked to her bed, he wanted to know what her bedtime reading was, because there you could find out much about a person and what he found made him smile increadibly wide.

 It was a collection of Edgar Alan Poe stories.

He sat at the table again when she exited the small bathroom. It was 9.25

 He got up to have a close look at her-

 She looked goregous.

 Her eyeliner and makeup were a little more than when they were out and she wore a dark green short dress with black tights and a light black short jaket that reminded him of this typical Coco Chanel Jaket. She also wore a pretty eye-catching golden necklace with fitting earrings.

 She raised one exebrow "He said dress to impess"

 Alex noded "Mission accomplished! You look awesome!"

 "Can you help me?"

 She turned around showing him her back where the zipper of the dress was still opened. He could spot her black lace bra and smiled "Sure"

 He sipped the dress carefully and coud smell her pretty sedusive parfume.

 Suddenly all he would want was to ripp of that dress here and there and press her against the next wall to make them come tumbeling down.

 But of course he controlled himself, for now.

 It seemed like she read his thoughts and flashed him a mysterious smile.

 "So what was this about that ride you offered me"

 He swallowed and nodded "Sure! I promised you!"

 "B...but my hair's gonna ruined under the helmet" she said in a fake-girly voice and laughed, he joined in.

She climbed off his bike, directly in front of the entrance of the building where a bunch of important and snobby looking people stood or a smoke. They all watched them, especally her, as she gave Alex a hug and thanked him for this pretty beautiful day. She asured him that he should drive home, not to wait for her to drive her back because it could take hours till she could finally leave. After she gave him a light kiss on his cheek and entered the building under the judging looks of those people that Alex hated just like she did he decided to look for a parking spot.