No Pads… No Helmets… Just Memories!

I hear him laugh as he tails after me. My scream rippling off the painted hall as I trip through the connected dining and living room. "ALEEEX NOOO!" I scream with a string of laughs as I foolishly run into the kitchen again. My socks sliding against the stone tiled floor as the flour kicked up off the glazed porcelain.

"GET BACK HERE YOU!" I heard him laugh as his feet filled my fresh prints left in the ring around the first floor of his home. I yelped when I felt my feet slip out from under me causing my ass to crash to the hued brown and white splattered floor. "I GOT YOU NOW YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Alex snickered as he flew into the kitchen. He laughed loudly when he noticed me lying flat on my back. Small groans passing my lips as I rolled and rocked to cradle my aching ass. I opened an eye from its clenched wince enough to see him begin to crawl till he was hovered over me. His face inches from mine as we took the time to look one another over.

I bit my lip and took in the smeared soft beige of the cookie dough batter dragged across his cheek and nose. "You look ridiculous." I whispered with a soft giggle as he poked his tongue out at me.

A single brow lifting as he smirked saying, "oh yeah?" My only response being a nod of the head. "You sure about that?" He asked as he shifted his body, the singer getting comfortable as he seated his hips on mine, pinning me to the flour dusting the floor. He laughed softly to himself before he reached up and ragged three fingers down my cheek bone and across my lips, flicking his wrist when he reached my chin. Generously smearing his own fair share of the batter meant to be used to make cookies for his younger cousin's birthday coming up as he was sure to take his time while coating my lips.

"Do I have something on my face?" I asked rather sarcastically when he pulled his hand from my chin and lips.

Without saying a word, he leaned down and pressed his lips flush against my own, his hand instantly tangling in my brown locks, neither of us seeming to care of the excess batter being mixed into my hair. I could taste Alex mingled with the sugary sweet dough as his tongue prodded at my lips. Gaining access immediately as I tangled my fingers in the locks at the back of his head in order to pull him closer. My request that was brusquely denied as Alex pulled us apart and slid his lips to my neck. His teeth gnawing at the soft flesh as his nose left trails of batter on my exposed skin.

Our previously playful banter washing away as an involuntary moan escaped my lips in result of Alex biting down on a tender patch of skin. I relished in the feeling of Alex's hands traveling over my body as he continued his assault on my neck, biting, nipping, and sucking on the skin as I let my eyes slowly slip shut. I had no motives, or true intention on where the actions may have led, but to be honest, Alex had never given me the time to think that far ahead. Just a few moments ago we were baking cookies for an eight year old and now, now we were caught lip locked on his kitchen floor, if you could even call it that. But as time progressed Alex continued to leave my train of thought at the station by being two steps ahead of me the entire exchange.

I felt his tongue trail up the side of my neck where he had accidentally smeared the dough from his nose making me gasp. "Ale-"

"I'm sorry..." Alex breathed as he pulled his lips from my neck. His chest heaved as it rose and fell from his lack of trips up for air. But I had to say, I too was at a shortness of breath from the very thought and feeling of his skin dragging against my own.

"Why... Are you... Sorry?" I asked, catching my breath miserably as Alex sat up slightly, our hips still pressed together as he propped himself up above me. My eyes watching his egg and dough covered shirt rise and fall.

"I- I shouldn't have done that..." Alex whispered as he hooked two fingers under my chin, lifting and connecting my eyes to his. "I- I just couldn't help it." He said still slightly flustered as I giggled and shoved on his shoulders.

The boy shooting upright with a confused look as I clambered to my knees and continued to gently push him flat to his back. His breath catching audibly as I climbed on top of him, my hips straddling his just as his did mine whilst I placed my palms flat against his rippling chest. "Quite the sexual card, now aren't we Alexander?" I joked with a smirk as Alex began to blush profusely only making this slightly more enjoyable. Had all the things people thought about Alex and his sexual... Experience, been true I probably would have been more reluctant to pick fun at him when he got in these moods. "Whatever are we to do about it?" I smirked.

Alex blushing an even deeper shade of red as he rested his hands on my hips. His touch soft and gentle as if he were scared to touch me and bring it to far making me giggle. "Not a clue..." He muttered softly as I shifted on his hips.

Smirking, I leaned forward to send my hot breath fanning over his lips. "I may have an idea or tw-"

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"Are you kidding me!" Alex growled as we both groaned in protest of the oven's signal to warn us that it has now reached its preheated temperature. At the most perfect time ever of course! I simply just laughed as Alex lifted me from his lap and assisted in pulling us both to our feet. "Even when my mother is not around she’s a cock block..." The singer muttered under his breath as I stepped around him to the counter covered in batter and flour.

Laughing I shot him a glare and pulled the bowl with the remaining batter closer to the edge. "Don't blame you're mother for something you offered to do!" I laughed, beginning to roll and divide the batter into balls of dough. A few moments passing before I felt his arms bound around my waist, pulling me back into his chest.

"She should have known I can't bake cookies!" He whined as he leaned us forward and dipped his finger into the bowl, scooping up a small portion of batter as I swatted at his hand disapprovingly.

"Will you stop that!" I scolded as Alex whined again and sat his chin to my shoulder. "An entire bag of flour is all over this kitchen and half of the batter is on your face, we will have to make more!"

"Hmm... What would I do without you?" Alex hummed as he kissed my cheek and watched as I began to scrape the last of the remaining batter into a few more cookies to be placed on the baking sheet.

Laughing I returned the peck to his cheek as I craned my neck. "Well you certainly would have zero cookies being made and a much larger mess!" I laughed, untangling myself from his arms in order to lift the pan from the counter and place the cookies in the oven. "Which reminds me, we should clean this up eventually..." I sighed, leaning over the stove top to set the timer before I turned and strolled back over to where he stood.

"Yeah, I guess you're right..." He sighed, his sock clad feet shuffling forward till he stood before me. His palms being placed on the counter behind me as my own found their place on his chest. "Hold up, you got a little something..." He said softly as he lifted a single hand towards my chin. His calloused thumb soon dragging over my upper lip, swiping the area free of the batter his lips had failed to collect from before. I could virtually feel my breath halt in my chest as my heart skipped a beat- or five. For some reason his act made me increasingly nervous as I looked up into his eyes. His same golden eyes that shined like any other day as they looked back at me. But just as I felt his chest shift against my own, I broke.

I ducked my head quickly, coughing a soft 'thanks' as I wiped my mouth. Undoubtedly killing the moment as Alex took a deep breath and backed away, his hand held up in the air. Good one Jasey, I cursed myself as I dragged my sweat and dough covered calm across my jean clad thigh and let out a breath. You've liked him for how long and can tell him you love him but the thought of sleeping with him still makes you nervous? I argued with myself as I leaned against the counter. What kind of prude are you? Two seconds ago you were acting like you were ready to jump his bones, now you can't even kiss him. "Stop it..." Alex said suddenly, snapping me from my internal beat down as I looked up. Finding him shuffling through a stack of old CD cases by his dad's stereo.

"Uhm-" I coughed trying to collect myself, "Stop what?"

"Stop over thinking whatever it is you're over thinking!" He told me with a pointed look as he separated a single case and popped open the CD player of the radio. "I can promise you, it's probably no big deal..." Yeah, tell me that again in a year if were both still virgins- or even together. Oh god, what if Alex dumps me when I won’t put out. I mean I want to, really I do, but I'm terrified. I mean, Alex is gorgeous, and everyone already thinks he's hooked up with the entire student body- which he could if he wanted to I'm sure. But I'm just... Me. I'm not good enough for him. "JASEY!" Alex snapped with a laugh as I looked up again, Alex strutting towards me as the disc audibly spun, "will you quit!"

I nervously tucked a few strands of hair behind my head with a stifled laugh muttering, "I'm sorry..." Alex laughed as he took my hands and pulled me from the counter. Spinning us both softly to the familiar tune as I began to laugh. "Alex, what the hell is this?"

Alex shrugged as he snapped me close and held me flush against his chest. Rocking as he ignored my comment and began to sing. "Don't go breaking my heart," he sang, "I couldn't if I tried!" He went on as his voice went high, as if mimicking a girl making me laughs aloud whilst shaking my head. "Honey if I get restless, Baby you're not that kind"

"You are crazy!" I laughed as Alex twirled us around.

"Oh come on Jasey sing!" He said nudging his nose against mine. "Don't go breaking my heart"

"I refuse..."

"You take the weight off me..."

"Nope."

"Honey when you knock on my door..." He batted his eyes as I bit my lip. I'm a sucker for puppy dog eyes.

Fuck me. "I gave you my key..." I sang softly.

"WAHOO!" Alex cheered as he took my hands and ran around the island, singing, "Oh oooh, nobody knows it!"

"When I was down..." I muttered reluctantly as Alex grinned and pulled me in sharply again as he sang loudly.

"I WAS YOUR CLOWN!" He yelled and watched as I rolled my eyes. "Nobody knows it, right from the start, I gave you my heart."

"I gave you my heart!" We sang together as Alex laughed lividly and hoisted me up onto the island. His eyes softening as he stood between my knees.

"So don't go breaking my heart..." He sang as I placed my hands on his shoulders, shaking my head.

"I won't go breaking your heart..." I replied with the tune as Alex grin, skipping a line as he rolled to his toes and placed a kiss to my nose, letting the song take itself over as he moved to my lips.

'And nobody told us
`Cause nobody showed us
And now it's up to us babe
I think we can make it.'

"So don't misunderstand me," I mumbled against his lips. "You put the light in my life."

"You put the sparks to the flame," Alex sarcastically sang back as he reconnected our lips. "I've got your heart in my sights..."

The song clicked quiet as Alex and I continued to kiss. His hands on my hips, mine on his neck as our lips moved in a quite harmony. Our breath quickly getting lost as we pulled away and began to laugh. My head cradling to his think neck as Lex drew blind drawings on my back. "Jasey..." Alex sighed quietly as I hummed a simple response and lifted my head from his shoulder. Noticing Alex's nervous gaze as he gnawed at his lip, something I always found vaguely distracting as I always got lost in him when he did it, making me feel like a pitiful teenage girl. "Will you, uhm- dance with me?" He asked nervously as I had to bite back my laugh.

"Who's over thinking things now..." I laughed tapping his shoulder playfully as Alex dropped his head.

"You're right..." He muttered quietly as my smile dropped. "It was dumb..."

"No, no, no." I rushed, clutching Alex's shoulders urgently as he glanced up at me with a sheepish blink. "I didn't mean it like that, I was just- just playing 'round, there’s not even music playing..." I reminded as he seemed to flinch from his thought. Quickly grinning as he pulled from me and ran back to the radio with his pep still in step. His seesaw of emotions confusing me as he perked up instantly and fiddled with the disc player. "Alex..." I laughed awkwardly as I swung my legs. "What on earth are you- ohh..." I dragged as the speakers began to spill music into the room. A song I knew all too well. Alex turned to me as he watched his toes drag across the dirty kitchen floor.



'Kiss me,out... of the bearded barley'

"Now..." Alex cooed upon reaching me.

'Nightly, beside the green, green grass.'

"May I have this dance?" He asked, bowing as he held a hand out to me making me giggle in sheer delight. Biting my lip I listened to the song flutter through the air.

'Swing, swing, swing the spinning step,
I'll wear those shoes and you will wear that dress.'

I rolled my eyes and took Alex's hand as he pulled me off the counter. Instantly tugging me into a classic slow dance position as he took the lead. The voice of Jordan Pundik filling the air as Alex rocked and twirled our conjoined figure to the New Found Glory cover of 'Kiss Me'. Alex lips gracing my ear as he hummed the lyrics to the newly born song. "Kiss me... down by the broken tree house." He sang as I rested my head to his shoulder and let him guide us through the slowed song. "Swing me upon its hanging tire, bring, bring, bring your flowered hat. We'll take the trail marked on your father's map."

I sighed taking in Alex's mumbled words as we swayed from side to side. One hand holding mine off to the side as his other sat at the base of my spine, guiding my body to move with his. "I never knew you could dance..." I whispered softly as I smiled.

"My mom taught me..." He admitted honestly though a pang of hurt hit his tone. I lifted my head to find his tilting towards me, our noses brushing together as we innocently continued to dance. Alex whispering a soft, 'Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight. Lead me out on the moonlit floor.' The music filling the void of our voices as he rocked us gently around his kitchen. "It might finally come of use now though..."

I furrowed my brows, looking back as his closed eye lids above me. "Why now?" I prodded out of curiosity, feeling Alex's shoulders shrug beneath my hand.

"I mean, prom is just in a month or so..." He noted as I crinkled my nose.

"Alex," I started, nipping my lip as his heavy lids began to lift off his dazed eyes. "Dulaney only has senior prom, were juniors."

"This is true..." He nodded as he pressed his forehead flat against mine, a smile pulled at his lips making crinkles at the edges of his eyes. "But Towson has a junior prom..."

"But... We clearly don't go to Towson..." I started, obviously confused as I looked up at him, the two of us still swaying to the ending song. "Z-"

"Zack does..." Alex finished with a nod. "And Zack doesn't believe in organized school functions that discriminate grades, he says it's dumb... I say it’s because he had an eye on an underclassmen but either way..." Alex paused as he twirled us around before stopping to sway in place. "Why should I let my moves go to waste...? I have been waiting since the eighth grade!"

My brows furrowed as I watched Alex shut his eyes. My thought bubbling in the back of my mouth. "The eighth grade?" I spilled curiously. "Why did you learn to dance in the eighth grade!?"

Shaking his head, Alex let out a breathy chuckle as if he knew I would ask. "I wanted to know how to slow dance for the eighth grade dance..." He told me, opening his eyes as he sighed in time to see my confused set brow. "I wanted to ask you to the dance..." He said as I bit my lip, dropping my head.

"I remember how mad you're mom said you were when you got food poisoning..." I remembered as I thought back to the night, just weeks before I left this all behind. I remember it all so vividly, little old me standing on the porch of the Gaskarth's maroon home as Isobel explained to me why Alex wouldn't go. My hair was curled in tight ringlets around my face making me look even younger as I stood in my Mary-Janes and dress a deep set shade of red. Julie had let me into the makeup which proved to be a bad idea as I had to fight the urge to cry and smear it all as I walked away from the home. I hadn't told Alex I was leaving yet, only my father and I knew, and that would have been my last fancy outing with him before I left. I wanted to explain everything to him over the course of that dance so no loose ends were left behind. Clearly that worked out 'perfectly' in my favor.

"Yeah..." Alex sighed as he broke me from my thought. "Jasey..."

"You never had food poisoning did you?" I asked as he took my hand and pushed our bodies apart gently, spinning me out into the kitchen as he shook his head.

"Just a bad case of the butterflies..." He mustered a smile as he flicked his wrist and spun me into his chest. Stopping me close and dipping my body like a scene from a movie. "I'm sorry for that by the way... I didn't mean to ruin you're night." He said as I bit my lip.

"What do you mean...?”

"I know what happened Jasey..." Alex laughed softly as he returned me to my feet and continued to sway as one song clicked into another slow one, one I did not recognize. "Even back then I was a little creeper, I watched you walk home and I could see you wipe your tears..."

I shook my head, "that was so long ago, how would you even remember that?" I asked in disbelief as he laughed again.

"How could I forget the first time I ever really let you down..." He muttered honestly as I dropped my head. "It still bugs me from time to time, I just wish you can put on that red dress again and do it all over..."

I could hear the familiar tone of regret in his voice as I snaked my arms around his neck causing his now freed hand to join his other on my hip. "I still would have left had you gone to the dance..." I told him knowing all too well where his mind went when his voice claimed that distinct tone. "No matter what I still would have left."

I watched Alex sigh as looked at my lips. "No matter what?" He asked, his eyes never leaving my mouth as I silently nodded my head knowing what was coming next. "Even... This?" He asked as he ducked his head and pressed his lips to mine in a soft peck. The brief exchange still taking my breath away as I nodded again.

"Yeah..." I sighed, "Even that."

"Okay..." He muttered, brushing hair behind my ear. The two of us had stopped dancing now as Alex still held my hip in place. "What about this?" He asked before reconnecting his lips to mine. His kiss instantly pulling me in as I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and felt him move his lips, returning the favor for a moment before he pulled away.

Seeing the game he had begun to play, I rolled the dice. "Even that..." I muttered as I looked up and saw Alex's eyes darkened as he stepped me up against the counter. His hand coming up to pinch my chin as he looked down on me.

"Even, this?" He asked again before pressing his lips forcefully against my own and instantly his tongue found its way to mine as we continued to kiss. Even with his hungry approach, the kiss didn't feel as heated the few from earlier. His lips pulling away from a brief moment as I mumbled a 'yep'. Alex not liking my answer still as he gripped my hips and pulled me up onto the count- CLANG!

"FUCK!" I yelled pulling away urgently as I felt a bowl shoot back against the wall from where my ass had shoved it causing quite a ruckus as it hit other bowls and boxes we had left lying about. My mind snatched back to the boy as Alex let out a bellowing laugh and stumbled backwards. "It's not funny!" I muttered narrowing my eyes as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Jase, you nearly just shit your pants!" He laughed loudly as he leaned back against the island occupying the center of his kitchen.

"Yeah... Well!" I huffed, feeling remotely like a nine year old girl as I readjusted my crossed arms. "You're the one who can't keep it in your pants in the first place Mr. MyMomsACockBlock!"

My remark only making Alex's fit of giggles continue as I rolled my eyes. I scoffed once again as I climbed off the counter and brushed by Alex, heading for the stairs. The boy in return assuming my anger was no longer in anyway amusing stumbled after me whining, "Wait! Where are you going!?"

To in which I turned, already a few steps upstairs and smirked. "I'm going to clean the cookie from my hair, have fun cleaning the kitchen..."

"Well that’s no fair!" He whined.

"How so?" I responded, "I made the cookies, you made the mess, now I need a shower."

I turned my back to Alex, not seeing his eyes spark wide as he called after me. "If you're going to shower, can I at least join you?"

Laughing, I popped my head into his view with an amused grin and shook my head. "Not in your wettest dreams Gaskarth!"

His thick brows furrowing, "It's 'in my wildest dreams'!" He corrected as I giggled and shot him a grin.

"You dream about me?" I playfully winked before slipping from view. "How cute!"

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