"Sweetheart, it's time to wake up."

I open my eyes and the first thing I see are two beautiful eyes staring right back at me. Alex kisses me on the forhead.

"You're so cute." He smiles at me. "I've been watching you sleep for about an hour. It's 12:30 now though and

I wanted to make sure you don't have work or class or anything."

I think for a second and realize I do have work. "I have work, but it's at 3. Damnit, that means I have to leave you." I groan.

Alex laughs and kisses me lightly. "Don't worry princess, it's only for a little while. Plus we have right now together, so let's just enjoy it."

I cuddle up closer to him. He grabs me around the waist and hoists me on top of him. I kiss him lightly teasing him a little. I pull away from Alex to look him in the eyes.

"I kind of hate you." Alex growls at me.

"Why?" I ask, sarcastically confused. I kiss him on the neck and bite it lightly.

"Oh no you don't." Alex says fiercley.

He flips me onto my back and towers on top of me. He laces his fingers through my hair and locks his lips onto mine. I wrap my arms around his waist, pulling him closer to me. Alex bites my lip and nibbles his way down my neck. I pull his head closer to my neck, encouraging him. I start playing with the waistband of his pants, teasing him. I run my fingers under the elastic band of his boxers. He grabs my hands and pins them by my head. Alex travels back up my neck and kisses me lightly.

"Nope. Fun stops here." Alex throws me an evil smirk.

"You are such an ass!" I groan pushing him off of me.

"You'll thank me, trust me. Last thing I want is you questioning "is he only in this relationship for sex??" and
blah blah blah." He says in a really annoying girl voice.

I laugh and poke his stomach. "How did I get so lucky?"

"I don't know, you should really play the lottery more often though." Alex jokes with me. He sits up and checks his phone. "It's 5 till one baby. Do you want to go back to your place and change? We can go to lunch after." He suggests.

"Sounds good to me." I sit up with him.

We get out of the sleeping bags and stretch. As I stretch my arms towards the ceiling, Alex tickles me under my arms. I start laughing uncontrollably as he pins me up against the wall tickling me.

"Stop!!! I surrender!!" I manage in between giggles.

Alex stops but pins my arms above me against the wall. He gives me one long, sexy kiss, and says "Let's go."

I groan at his insane teasing and follow him out the door. We get into his car and head over to my house holding hands the whole way. As we pull up to the house, there is already a car there. A very familiar car.

"Fuck." I swear. "John's here."

"Do you want me to keep driving?" Alex asks, a little nervous.

"No. Just wait in the car." I sigh as we pull up. "Actually, pull around to the grass so he doesn't see your car. I have no idea why he's even here. Don't worry baby, I'll be quick."

I give him a quick kiss and walk up to the door. My hands are shaking, but I try to keep my cool. I unlock the door and stepped inside cautiosly. John is sleeping on the couch, but wakes up as soon as I close the door.

"Baby." He hurries to get on his feet. "Where have you been? I've been waiting for you." He stops and stares at me. "What the fuck happened to your hair?"

"Why are you even here?" I ask, trying to avoid the questions.

"Because I think we should talk. I really want another chance. I know what I did was wrong, but I changed. Yeah, it's been 3 days. I deleted the app, I moved in with my dad, I haven't gone to any parties or seen my friends. I want to start over. I can change I promise." John approaches me and stops as he stands in front of me. "What are you wearing?"

"A friend's clothes. Look I don't want to give you a second chance. I wasn't even happy to begin with. I was always stressed about being who you wanted me to be. But I'm happy now. This is the real me, and I love it." I look down at the floor.

"If this is who you want to be, then so be it. I will try to be supportive. Please just one more chance." He begs.

"No." I say to him firmly. "No John."

"Have you found someone else? Is that who's clothes you are wearing?" He suggest angirly. "Those clearly don't fit you and they are clearly a guys. Have you seriously already moved on? You're such a slut Diana."

"Wow. It's amazing how quickly you changed your mind. One minute, you want me back, next minute I'm a slut?" I yell at him. "This is exactly why I don't want to come back. You haven't changed!"

He takes a step closer and I stumble back. "I don't want you back if you've already found another guy." He yells in my face. "I don't want his sloppy seconds. This isn't who you are Diana and you know that. Stop pretending!"

"Even when you knew me John, you didn't know me. You thought you did, but this is who I am. Not some brown hair, over achieving, little puppy." I spat at him.

Next thing I know, John slaps me across the face. I fall to the floor and he towers over me. "Don't you dare ever suggest that. I was the only thing keeping you sane. You're just a lost cause." He kicks my hip and storms out of the house.

I hear his tires screetch as he speeds away and I lie there and cry. All of a sudden, the door bursts open and it's Alex.

"Diana." He falls to the floor next to me. "What happened what did he do?"

"He-he hit me." I force the words in between sobs. "And then-then I fell and h-he kicked me."

Alex quickly tries to cradle me in his arms, but I wince in pain. He lies me back down and smooths my hair.
"It will be ok. Everything will be ok." He whispers in my ear.

I sob and sob while Alex strokes me. All that's running through my head is what an idiot I was for even dating John. He never hit me before, but something is different about him. He seems more on edge. I can't believe he just hit me though. What am I supposed to do now? Do I press charges, or let him go? All I know is I want to go back. I want to go back to kissing Alex in my new loft, I don't want to deal with this. I catch my breath and my let my tears fall silently. Alex wipes all of them.

"Please. Just take me back Alex. My place, yours, I don't care. Just please, get me out of here." I beg him, motioning for him to try picking me up again.

He tries picking me up differently this time, so that I'm more flat. It works and he rushes me out to his car.
He sits me in the seat, and reclines it immediately so I don't have to sit at an angle. He speeds back to his place, trying to keep his eyes on me and the road. He rubs my leg with one hand and drives with the other. I can tell he's terrified and doesn't know what to do. I grab his hand and squeeze it lightly.

"Relax. It's just us now and I've calmed down. Just relax baby." I comfort him with a weak smile.

"I'm just so angry. I don't understand what type of guy does that to a girl. It's so messed up. You didn't deserve any of that Diana. He doesn't know what he had." Alex grumbles.

"I know, I know. There's nothing we can do now though. Please Alex for me, just relax a little." I beg him.
His shoulders relax a little and he slows down some. "Let's just go back to my place. We can lie in my bed and just relax. Maybe let you nap a little."

We pull up to his loft shortly and he carries me up the stairs. We pass Jack who looks at us funny but doesn't ask anything. Alex lays me onto his bed and puts the covers over me.

"Try to sleep my angel. Everything will be better when you wake up. I'll drop by your work with Jack and explain to her what happened. Do you mind if Jack knows?" Alex asks me, sitting next to me on the bed.

"No it's fine. Just don't let the word get out too much." I yawn. "Thank you Alex, once again, I find myself wondering what I would do without you."

He chuckles and kisses me on the forehead. "Sleep sweetheart. If you wake up before me and need me, call me. I will be here as soon as I can." Alex gives me a kiss on the lips, closes the curtains, and turns out the light. He closes the door quietly behind him and I stare into the darkness. Above me are hundreds of tiny glow in the dark stars. I smile so big, that my face starts to hurt. He's such a goofball, and he's my goofball. I've never been more lucky in my life. I just don't know what to do about John...

Before I start thinking too much about it, I nod off to sleep. The last thing on my mind before I slip into a deep sleep, was when Alex and I were on top of the hill, staring at the millions of stars...

Notes

It's my birthday yaaaaay. I figured I would make the new chapter now since I'll be busy the rest of the day. Hope you enjoyed! Definitely a bittersweet chapter.
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