[chapter ten]
Disclaimer: If you've heard of them, I don't own them. Everything else is mine, so no stealing, pretty please. ;-)
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Robby laughed at her reply and blushed slightly. "Well, of course I like you, Alexa. You're cool as hell. You're smarter than anyone I know, you're fun, and you're kind. And you have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen." Robby paused. "Was the eye thing going too far?"
Alexa beamed for a moment and shook her head before fixing Robby with an accusing glare. "What is it about older men and interns?" She teased.
"Fresh meat." Robby replied easily, followed by an "ow!" as Alexa punched him playfully in the arm.
"You didn't just say that." Alexa groaned. "Listen, if you start calling me Monica, I'm going to start referring to you as Bill."
Robby grinned but said nothing.
"Listen, Robby…seriously…age doesn't matter to me, so it shouldn't matter to you." Alexa said sincerely.
"But I'm 10 years older than you!" Robby protested.
"And I don't care. Though I may occasionally call you Old Man or O Ancient One." Alexa winked and Robby smiled. "I don't care." She repeated softly. "I just can't believe we're having this conversation."
"Why?" Robby questioned.
"Because…well, because you're Robby Gordon." Alexa said sheepishly. "You could…"
"No, I couldn't." Robby finished for her. "I can't have any woman I want just because I'm Robby. I only have six fans as it is, and I bet they're all married. Or too young for me." Robby smiled and Alexa laughed.
"Okay?" Alexa asked after a moment.
"Okay." Robby breathed in relief. "But listen…we should probably keep…uh, us on the down low for a while. You know, what with…"
"Me being an intern and jail bait to boot?" Alexa grinned and Robby playfully punched her in the arm.
"Yeah." Robby replied and Alexa nodded.
"Totally understand." Alexa said. "Listen…"
Alexa forgot what she was going to say as Robby kissed her again - sweetly, softly.
"You were saying?" Robby asked huskily after a few moments.
"I was gonna say that I have to go to work, and so do you…" Alexa sighed. "And I don't think they'd like me showing up like I just rolled out of bed, so I gotta at least change."
"Don't go changin', just to please me." Robby said teasingly.
"Shut up, Robby." Alexa said evenly.
"Shutting up."
"Now get out of here. I have to get ready for work and explain to an extremely impatient nancy boy the reason you're here this early in the morning. And with coffee." Alexa grinned.
"I'm here because I wanted to straighten things out. The coffee was just a bribe in case I needed it just to get in your front door." Robby smiled as they turned to go back into the house before Alexa hesitated for just a moment.
"We're straightened?" Alexa asked, turning to face him briefly.
Robby merely answered her question
with another kiss.