Welcome To Alexandria

chapter 9

ALEX'S POV

    My dad use to say 

          "The earth works it's ass off to bring us the light of another day the least we can do is make use of it."

    Last night I woke up from a nightmare only to be f****d in the face by a panic attack, after that Ira and I stayed up wrapped around each other. Just listening to the sound of each others breathing, Ira eventually fell asleep next to me. Now I'm sitting up on Ira's bed staring out the window with my dad words on repeat as day break comes through the window. As the sun light reach my legs I felt Ira wiggle around next to me, I turned my head to admire his face. Running my fingers through his curls. Times like this I was truly grateful for him. He's seen some of the worst of me ,but he acts like I could do no wrong. I was faced yet again with the fact of how much I really do rely on my best friend. 

    'Yeah best friends don't do what we did last night.' I thought to myself taking a deep breath, before I could dwell on it to much Ira began to stir.

    "Andrie." Ira said rubbing his eyes with the back on his hand then sitting up. "Did you sleep at all after?"

 "Off and on." I lied, stretching my arms over my head. When I relaxed Ira cupped my face in his hands. Kissing my forehead then my nose, he started to kiss my lips but stopped and hovered over them. Ira closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose and placed his forehead on mine.

    "Andrie, I feel like I took advantage of you being sad last night and I am so sorry." 

   "What?" I said breaking away from him. "Ira I'ma big girl I knew what I was doing last night and if I didn't want to I wouldn't have done it so what exactly did you take advantage of?" 

 "Andrie one minuet you're crying in my shoulder the next you're riding my fingers. You were sad and I wanted to make you feel better but I should have found...."

    I shut him up grabbing his face kissing him hard, my fingers lacing through his hair. He grabbed behind my knees pulling me to straddle his lap. I pushed myself away not breaking the kiss reaching into his shorts pulling his length out and running my finger tips along his shaft.

    "Andrie" Ira breathed into the kiss but I cut him off.

    "Shush." I said and he relaxed. I went back to tracing his shaft with just my finger tips. He jerked as I made jellyfish movements over the head of him. He started gripping my thighs harder and wondering to my center but I smacked his hands away with my free hand.

    "No touching." I said being petty. He started raising his hips into my hand, then I took a gentle grip of him. I broke the kiss long enough to let my spit slowly run from my mouth over the head of his c0ck before restarting the kiss, stroking from root to tip. He grunted into my mouth as ran my thumb over his mushroom. I picked up my rhythm and Ira let out a lower moan that almost made me keep going but I was being petty and had to keep that in mind. He started squeezing me again and his hips shook under me. I knew he was close so I completely removed my hand from his d**k breaking the kiss and looked at him with my eyebrow raised and a smirk.  

 "Do I look sad now? No I was actually thinking good things when you woke up so, Ira. What exactly are you sorry for?" He stayed silent by the look on his face I knew I made my point.

     "Okay while you sit here and think about it I smell food." I pecked his cheek running my hand up and down his length feeling him jerk before I climbed off his lap and made my way to the smell of happiness, walking down the hallway I could hear muffled talking. As I passed through the kitchen door way I was met by all four of Ira's siblings.

    "Morning Alex." The twins chimed is unison.

  "Morning. Why are you two up so early? Don't you usually wake up at lunch." I asked

    "Yeah but Issy promised us breakfast and shopping today if we didn't mention Ashley." Inessa informed, Ileana smacked the back of her head.     

  “Shut up stupid!” Ileana whisper yelled, like I wasn’t standing in front of them. I laughed turning to Issy watching her glare for Inessa drop when she met my eyes smiling.

  “It’s cool guys. She’s not beetle juice you can say her name.” I said as I heard Ira walking into the kitchen. Isandro looked at Ira then me amused.

  “ Don’t even start.” Ira said, Sandro raised his hand in surrender licking his lips then bitting his bottom one holding back a grin. I couldn’t help but wonder what that was all about, soon we were all eating and chatting when my phone vibrated in my pocket.

                     :Hey what do you have planned today??

                                                                      You have the wrong number :Me 

                     :Alex right....

                                                                                               Who is this?? : Me

                      :Josh 

                                                          Oh... How did you get my number?: Me

                       J: I have my ways...

                           Anyway do you plans today?"

                                                                                                IDK yet why? :Me

                       J: I wanted to know if you wanted to train

                       J:And maybe we could go eat after

                           chica hambrienta lol

                                                                     Who told you you're funny?

                                                                  But idk I wouldn't have a ride  :Me

                        J: I can come get you dork

                                                                                               I'm not home :Me

                        J: Send me your location?...

                                                                              Maybe I'll text you later :Me

  I slid my phone back in my pocket finishing my food, before taking my dishes to the sink to rinse them. I felt my phone buzz again but chose to ignore it walking out to the back porch. The Hernandez home was simply beautiful, reminding me of the home I once had. Big enough for the family it held, memories captured and hung on every wall. Then there's here, my favorite spot, the back porch ran half the width of the house where a large grill and porch swing with a tan sun shade stayed. The yard was kept with a privacy fence and the grass was so soft with two big trees one holding a tire swing. This place gave me more peace than my own house, that's sad as f**k but so is most of my life. I put that thought at the back of my mind closing my eyes and listening to wind blow through the tree leaves.

   " Andrie "

 Opening my eyes I see Ira closing the back door making his way over to me. When he sat down I tugged my legs under me letting him wrap an arm around my shoulder laying my head against his shoulder. More moments to realize how much of a blessing he is, I thought to myself. Last night really sucked ass for me. Actually that whole day was utterly f****d, from fighting with Ashley, kissing Ira, training Josh then having him kiss my forehead (f*****g weirdo). Finding out I've been lied to all this time, then having it thrown in my face that it's my fault my family's gone after all that s**t I could feel the break coming and here came Ira. Charing into my dark s**t show of a life to pull me out and wipe my tears, then all that closeness happened. I kinda feel bad for it but just because Ira feels like he some how took advantage of me, even though I started it and wouldn't change it. Over the years I've been trying to convince myself that I didn't need that kind of "connection", but my body reacted differently when it happened I wanted more than he gave me last night I was just to afraid to say it. I don't know if Ira's car saved us or got in the way again at this point. 

  "What are you thinking about so hard?" Ira said looking down at me.

 "How do you know I was thinking? I was just enjoying the quiet." I said looking back into the yard. Ira gently pulled my chin so I was looking back at him.

  "Because" he said moving my curls away from my face. "your eyebrows wiggle around like you're really talking to someone, so what's got your mind working so hard." He cupped my face and he stroked my cheek with his thumb. I mentally cringed, I could NOT tell him that I was just thinking about how I wanted to sleep with him. Nope not gonna happen.

  "Josh texted me a minuet ago asking me to come train with him." It was the fastest thing I could come up with. Ira looked at me confused.

  "Oh I didn't know you guys were that close. He seems to annoy you most of the time." 

  "I mean you get on my nerves too sometimes." I laughed. "But no, we aren't that close I'm thinking about how he could have got my number." 

  "Yeah that is kinda weird... wait you said he wanted you to train with him?" Ira asked and I nodded. "What does he want to train with you for?" 

  "Yesterday after you dropped me off I went to the gym a couple blocks away to blow off steam, Josh was there and the guy that owns the place wanted me train him I said no at first but then I was offered food..

  "So you caved and trained with him for food." Ira laughed

  "Yeah I did but not just any food my favorite spot so yeah there's that." I laughed too. 

   "So are you gonna train with him today I could go with you." Ira asked settling back into the swing

  "Ooh goodie I get to beat both your asses today." I say with a smirk.

     "I see I get cocky Andrie huh?" Ira laughed. "Go changed and I'll get the address from Josh."

    "Okay cool." After I got my clothes from Ira's car and changed we left. I wasn't really paying attention to where we were going till I realized we were on the opposite side of town from the gym. Instead we were headed toward our school.

     "Ira I thought we were going to the gym?" I asked confused.

   "We are Josh told me to meet him at the school one." He said pulling into the parking lot.

      "Son of a b***h, Josh is about to beg your coach to let me in boxing club." I sighed putting two and two together. I was about to tell Ira to turn around when Josh knocked on my window signaling for me to roll it down. Rolling it down I narrowed my eyes at him.

    "What the f**k Josh I told I wasn't about to beg for this." 

    "Who said anything about begging? I told you I'd get you in and I did, now get your ass in there and shoot your shot." He said opening the door for me. I got out of the car and walked into the gym, Ira and Josh following.

 "Hey Alex,"  The guys chorused, I reconized most the guys because they hang out with Ira.

  "Josh why are we here it's our free Saturday?" One of them groanded, something told me there was more to this than shooting my shot.

  "Yes Josh please tell me why you called a training day when that's my job." Said a deep voice behind us. I turned around see a pissed off coach Crane. "And since when do we bring girlfriends to train Ira?" He raised an eyebrow at me then Ira, nobody said anything and it irked me that my name had be reduced to girlfriend.

    "One my name is Alexandria Alex for short. Two I'm Ira's bestfriend not his girlfriend." someone winced in the background but I continued. " And three I was brought here under false facts." 

      Coach Crane was smirking at me like I said something funny but I was completely serious. Josh cleared his throat bring everyone's attention back to him.

    "Okay coach hear me out Alex has skills and you're the one that says you just hate wasted potential." Josh said with a shrug, Coach Crane sucked his teeth looking at me then turned to Ira. 

    "And what do you think she has skills?" He put his hand up to stop Ira from answering. "Would you be willing to put your name up for it." 

    "Yup." Ira didn't even skip a beat what the f**k was he thinking.

    What Crane is refurring to is the name of honor wall. Coach picks one senior each year to paint their name on the gym wall and be the recipient of a $6,000 dollar scholarship to go toward a college of their choice. Ira has been working his ass off since I've known him for this. He's basically asking Ira if he'd bet on his chance for that. Coach Crane smiled big then looked at me.

    "Alright I'll give you a chance Alex but I'm only giving you a chance nothing more nothing less. Warm up with the guys and I wanna see you against big Z."

    Before I could get mad about the fact that when I asked and it was a fat no but now that two guys asked I had a chance, big Z spoke up.

    "No way Coach, she's Ira's girl he'll kick my ass if I step to her. Key word her she's a-"

    "You heard what she said they're just friends, best friends" Crane said waving his hand between Ira and I. "You have nothing to worry about. As for her being a girl she's been one her whole life she knows what she's asking for don't go easy unless you wanna run lap till you drop." He raise a brow and big Z sighed nodding his head.

    "Good, now hurry up and warm up I wanna get this over with so I can go home." Crane said heading to sit against the wall. Ira pulled my arm telling me to run with him.

    "He's testing you, he wants to see if you can keep up." Ira said placing ahead of him

    "I can't believe you're risking your name for this." I said 

    "I've got faith in you bestfriend you won't fail." Ira said tapping my back for me to go faster.

    "More than I do at the moment." I mumbled picking up speed and settling myself in the front of the heap. If Crane was gonna test me I was gonna show him just how much I could keep up. My lungs were on fire but I wasn't gonna let anyone show me up.

    I stayed just enough ahead so I could see when they stopped a few boys would try to pass me but I would match their pace till they gave up going back to their original pace.

    "Station one!" Crane yelled and everyone stop heading to different equipment. Ira and Joshed jogged up to me pushing me over to the side. 

    "You get two minuets each station then move to the next. We'll show what station comes after the other." Ira said putting on pads while Josh tossed my bag to me. I only had my old set of boxing gloves, I haven't worn them since the last time I trained with my dad. I pushed the memories away as I shoved my hands into them using my teeth to strap them jumping into my stance. Ira would call out what he wanted me to do and I would follow after a while Crane would call out.

    "SWITCH!"

    The station flew by with Ira and Josh leading me Josh mainly watched as Ira and I went through each one, lazy ass. After we went through them all everyone gathered around Crane.

    "You kept up Alex." Crane spoke to me in a board tone. "But let's hope you saved enough energy to finish this because the verdict is still out. You get one round to so me you being long here and keep Ira's chance at his name, we clear."

    "Crystal." I matched his board tone even though I was a little worried. I know I'm a good fighter but this is boxing and I was scared my instincts would kick in and I'd try something not allowed. Crane pointed to the ring and I looked at big Z.

    "Lady's first." Big Z said smirking.

    "We'll see who the lady is when I kick your ass." I said walking away hearing ooo's behind me. 'Don't f**k this up Alex.' I thought.