Taylor smirked at Alexa as she walked in the door of the clinic. "Somebody�s in a good mood this afternoon."

Alexa tried to mask at least a little bit of the smile that seemed plastered on her face, but she couldn�t do it. Instead she nodded at her friend. "Very good."

"Oooh, I like the sound of that, gimme some details." Taylor rested her elbow on the desk top, and put her chin in her palm, looking expectantly at Alexa.

"Not now, maybe later." She started past the desk, when Taylor called her back.

"Alexa, don�t you do that to me. Tell me something." Alexa rolled her eyes, and waved her hand dismissively. "Come on, Lex. I know the Boys left for the Bahamas, you should be all sad and lonely."

Alexa grinned again, and shook her head as she turned toward her office.

"I�m gonna find out eventually, you know." The phone rang beside Taylor and she picked it up, hesitantly, giving herself time to put on a professional tone of voice. "Good afternoon,..." She didn�t have the chance to finish her usual greeting, "Wait, what? Hold on, she�s right here." Taylor stepped out from behind the desk, and called down the hall, "Alexa! Phone, right away. It sounds urgent." Taylor grabbed Alexa�s arm she came back, shoving the phone into her hand. Leaning closer, she whispered, "It�s AJ."

Alexa looked at Taylor in confusion for a second before putting the phone up to her ear. "Hey baby, what�s going on? ... Hold on, you�re talking too fast, slow down. I can�t understand you... what?" She paused for a second, "Ohmigawd! Nick? It can�t.... No!"

If you haven't already done so, please read "Just to See Her", the story that spawned the character of Alexa, and thereby this story. It's available at A Penny For Your Thoughts. If you've already read it, please check out the sequel, "The Ghost of You and Me". It's nearly completed and available on this site.

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