| Chapter 14: When I See You Smile Lauralee snuck back into the room, while Alex was taking a shower. He got out, rubbing his hair with a towel. �Did you get the sodas?� �Huh?� �That�s why you left, right?� �Um�� �Alright, what�s going on?� �Why don�t you get dressed and find out.� Alex looked at her wide-eyed, and scrambled for some clothes to put on. The ride to the elevator was silent, with Alex wanting to ask what was going on, but knew that Lauralee wouldn�t say a word about it. Lauralee led him to the lounge near the lobby, where Marcus was waiting at the door. �Bro, don�t tell me that you�re a part of this too,� said Alex. �My lips are sealed, man.� �Nah, Marcus wouldn�t spill on me, he�s my boy,� Lauralee chided. �Is everything ready?� �All set.� �Now close your eyes,� she instructed him. Alex shut his eyes nice and tight. �OK,� Lauralee led him inside the lounge. �Open your eyes.� Alex opened his eyes to the empty lounge, where nothing was there except a table in the center of the room, decorated like it was for a fancy dinner, with candles, a plate of miniature pastries, and a bottle of champagne chilling in a silver bottle. �How did you do this?� �Marcus helped me out with the champagne, and I gave the head waiter an extra tip.� �You didn�t have to do this.� �No, I didn�t. After all, you take me places and gave me this beautiful gift. No, it�s too much for you.� Lauralee folded her arms across her chest. Alex took her in his arms. �You are too much.� �No, you are.� They sat down, drank champagne, and fed each other miniature pastries. Not much talking was involved; they just looked at each other, taking in each moment, this� magical moment. After finishing the pastries, Alex leaned back and patted his stomach. �That�s it, I�m spent. How about you?� Her eyes twinkled. �Not yet� there�s still one more thing.� �Such as?� She pulled out a mini stereo she had borrowed from Howie, placed it on the table, stood up and faced Alex. �Dance with me?� �I�d love to.� He took her hand and led her to the floor. �And what may I ask are we playing?� �A little something I borrowed from Kevin.� The song began to play from Kevin�s old Bad English CD. Lauralee closed her eyes, as Alex took her in a tight embrace and began to sway to the music. Sometimes I wonder If I'd ever make it through Through this world Without having you I just wouldn't have a clue Cause sometimes it seems Like this world's closing in on me And there's no way of breaking free And then I see you reach for me Sometimes I wanna give up Wanna give in I wanna quit the fight And then I see you baby And everything's alright Everything's alright When I see you smile I can face the world Oh you know I can do anything When I see you smile I see a ray of light Oh I see it shining Right through the rain When I see you smile Baby when I see you smile at me Oh yeah Baby there's nothing in this world that could ever do What the touch of your hand can do It's like nothing that I ever knew Hey And when the rain is falling I don't feel it Cause you're here with me now I wanna ask you baby It's all I�ll ever need All I'll ever need When I see you smile I can face the world Oh you know I can do anything When I see you smile I see a ray of light Oh I see it shining Right through the rain When I see you smile baby Baby when I see you smile at me Sometimes I wanna give up I wanna give in I wanna quit the fight Then one look at you baby And everything's alright Hey everything's alright It's alright When I see you smile I can face the world Oh you know I can do anything When I see you smile I see a ray of light Oh I see it shining Right through the rain Yeah When I see you smile Yeah I can face the world Oh you know I can do anything now When I see you smile Oh yeah Baby when I see you smile Smile at me They stopped swaying to the beat of the song, but they still embraced tightly. Alex slowly let go of her waist and sighed. �Our first slow dance.� �Yup.� �That was great. Thank you, this really was a good time.� �Well, we haven�t had much time together in a while, with my friends here and all the things we did as a group. I just wanted to be alone with you.� �So did I.� �Hey how was the party?� Alex and Lauralee turned around to find Veronica, Howie, Laura and Kevin. �Too late,� whispered Lauralee. �Fine, how was yours?� she spoke aloud to the rest of them. �We all met on the strip and checked out the Roxy,� said Veronica. �So how did everything go around here?� �Fine,� said Alex. �It was a big surprise.� �I bet,� said Kevin. �Anyone want to join us for a night cap?� �I thought you guys had a day full of stuff tomorrow,� said Lauralee. �Such as?� �Uh, the name Fatima comes to mind,� Lauralee gave a smirk. �OK, nightcap, not a good idea.� Howie made a sweep with his arms. �The last thing I need is for her to run a stick up my ass for being lazy. I�m turning in.� �We might as well, all of us,� said Kevin. They headed back to their rooms. Chapter 15 Contents Chapter 13 |