My voice shook as Alex craddled me and asked me who it was that called me. How was I supposed to explain to him who it was when he didnt remember last night? I didnt want to tell him about Johnny, I didnt want him to know what happened to me in the past. Instead of telling him the truth I decided to tell him a lie.

"My-my friend" I sobbed out trying to not let on that I was lying, this was probably one of the stupidest mistakes I could ever make.

"What did your friend say to you that would make you this sad?" He asked concerned filled his voice, it hurt me to lie to him because he seemed so genuinly worried and the last thing I wanted to do was hurt him. It's ironic isnt it? We hurt the ones that mean something to us in order to protect them from hurt.

"They told me that their, um, father had passed and we happened to be close and it upset me." I blurted out, I saw him think and it looked like he wasnt believing me.

"Alright" He said skeptically "But if this happens again i'm calling the police because you have me realy worried Ashley. After last night youve been acting weird, did something happen that youre not telling me?" He pursed his lips as I bit nervously on mine hoping he would just leave it alone.

Thankfully Jack burst in saying something about needing to get ready for tour.

"Okay im leaving!" Alex snapped at Jack letting me go releuctantly. "We will be here tomorrow at nine in the morning, Bunny. Dont be late." I blushed feeling embarrassed that he remembered the nicknam he had given me last. Men, remembering a silly nickname but not a major event of your ex-rapist that almost attacked me again.

After saying a few other things that didnt seem important they walked out of the room, leaving my apartment dead silent. I heard a few shouted goodbyes as I got my stuff together and the door clicked shut.

I finished packing and laid down on my bed putting my hands over my face letting out a cry. I needed him to leave me alone so that I could be happy, just for a little bit! All Time Low made me happy and I needed them to not run away from me because Johnny was threatening me and creeping the guys out.

I was interuppted from my thought chain by a knock on the door. I slowly walked down the hallway and opened the door. Alex stood there holding a shirt in his hands.

"Zack told me to stay with you tonight saying you were under a lot of stress." He gave me a lopsided smile, the same smile he gave me when he knocked me down in the restaurant.

"Um okay?" I cokced my head to the side in confusion as Alex shurgged it off and waltzed in. He went straight for the kitchen and opened up a bag of chips.

"So what do you want to do?" I asked him

"You" He looked me straight in the eye with a serious face before cracking a smile. My heart did a little leap and I felt my cheeks turn red, why did he do this to me?

"Um how about we play a board game?" I said quietly

"Sure monopoly?" Alex waved his hands around and got up and went to the kitchen again this time coming back with a bottle of vodka. "lets spice it up!" He yelled as I set up the board and handed out the colorful money.

"how so?" I lifted up my eyebrow curious as to how he would 'spice things up'

"Well everytime you pass go, roll doubles, buy a property, buy a house/hotel, you take a shot." He explained his eyes crinkling at the corners with excitement.

"I'm in! Youre on Gaskarth!" I rolled and moved buying my first property taking a shot. By my fifth roll I owned most of the pink and orange properties and Alex and I were both piss ass drunk.

"You look sssssso pretty when youre concentrating" Alex slurred looking me up and down, licking his lips and scooting closer to me. He puckered his lips and leaned in missing my face entirely and falling face first to the floor.

"thatssss what you get when yous think ya can have be but yous cant" I hiccuped, the sentence that just came out of my mouth made no sense but I was to drunk to even realize what I was saying or doing.

Alex got up and recovered this time slamming his lips to mine. The taste of vodka met my lips and his heavy scent consumed me. But that didnt stop me from kissing him back with full force, this entire moment consumed me. I wanted more. He thrusted us on the ground kissing me harder forcing his body closer to mine as we could get any closer. But, after a few minutes of kissing of feeling of wrong came over me. The fog cleared from my mind and I realized I shouldnt give into him that easily. That wasnt fun for me or him. I pulled apart and threw him off of me.

"Ow whats that for, bunny?" He said rubbing the spot in his arm that banged against the floor.

"To soon, I'm going to bed." I mumbled

"OKaY! be there in a second!" Alex called toward me as I ran to my room closing the door behind me and rolling into bed.

A few minutes later I heard the door creak open and a thud, followed by a few 'ows' and clatters. Finally the sheets lifted and Alex laid next to in bed. I felt his arm wrap around me and his bare chest pressed up against my back.

"Goodnight, Bunny" He whispered, soon he was fast asleep and it brought me back to the wedding and how we had slept in the same bed snuggled up exctly like this. Thats when I realized that I liked Alex's hand wrapped around my waist and him falling asleep next to me, I liked having him breathing down my neck and talking in his sleep. I like sleeping next to Alex.

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Morning came soon enough and Alex and I awoke to a phone going off and soon banging on the door.

"Shut up!" Alex yelled throwing a pillow at the door. The knocking persisted and reality took over as we both realized we had to leave for tour.

"Shit!" we screamed as I gathered my suitcase and supplies and rushed out the door. We had no time to talk about what had happened last night between us.

Swinging open the door Zack was standing there mid knock. as soon as he saw us his face lightened up and he turned around and walked down the hall.

Following suit Alex and I saw the tour bus as soon as we stepped outside. The door of the bus flew open and Rian stood there with a shirt in hand.

"Cover up Gaskarth. were heading to California!"

Alex snorted with irritation as I squealed with glee and jumped onto the bus, this was going to be awesome.

Notes

hello everyone!
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~sam