Howie got up and stretched as the sun lit up the living room. He had gone down there to think late last night after he had found out who Molly was. He had stared at the high school pictures of him that decorated the walls of the room. He had tossed around ideas and solutions but none of them seemed to come close to the apology that he owed Molly.How do you apoligise to someone for ruining their life and stealing their childhood? Howie walked into the kitchen and started the coffee pot. He knew that he had to settle the situation before they went back out on tour, otherwise the guys and the tour would suffer from the rift between them. "How am I going to do this?"
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AJ turned over and reached out for Molly. He felt noone beside him and he sat up to see where she was. He saw her sitting in the chair at the foot of the bed, staring at him.
"What are you doing?" he asked quietly.
Molly looked at him “Alex, I don't know how to begin, I have a feeling that your feelings for me are more than that of just friends. Alex, I love you with all my heart, but as a brother. I know that I have put you in an awkward position and I am etremely sorry for that. I am going to talk to Howie, I am going to confess my feelings for him and if he is willing to be patient and work slowly with me I hope to have a relationship with him. I know that this is going to hurt you but Alex...God...Alex I have spent so long hating him...I wanted to hate him forever but after spending so much time with him I see that he has changed and become a good and caring man, Alex I have fallen for him" Molly wiped the tears from her eyes "I hope that we can still have as special of a relationship as we have had." Molly walked over to the bed and sat down beside a crying AJ.
AJ reached out for the woman that he loved and hugged her "Chipper....I love you like a sister, nothing more, I know your feelings for Howie and I wish you nothing but happiness, I will always be there for you whenever you need me" AJ lied. "Now come on, we will go get breakfast started for Kevin and Skylar and the hung over hoochies"
Molly took his hand and the two walked down the stairs. "Why can't you be honest with me Alex?" Molly thought to herself.
~~**~~
When the two walked downstairs they saw Kel and Jessi cleaning up the previous evening's mess.
"Oh uh, where are the other hootchies?" AJ asked.
"Well we all played quarters and the two of us lost, they are all gone back to the hotel to shit, shower and shave while us two have to clean up" Kel muttered, her head pounding.
AJ and Molly laughed "How about we finish up and you two go and join the other hungover hootchies"
The two women smiled and walked out of the house.
" I wonder if they all know how lucky they are to have such a great group of friends, my God they have all just met and they get along so well." Molly observed as she gathered the bottles in her arms.
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Skylar heard activity downstairs and she slipped out of Kevin's grasp and walked downstairs. "Tell me that my house wasn't busted..tell me the hootchies were not arrested for disturbing the peace, I dont have the money to bail them all out of jail" Skylar giggled.
AJ turned his head and smiled at Skylar "No they are all at the hotel freshning up and recharging their batteries for a full day of drinking and site seeing and probably men hunting. Good Lord they are too much"
"Arent they though, that's why we are called HOOTCHIES" Skylar stuck her chest out proudly and smiled. "I wonder what they have planned for today? Hey how are you feeling hun?" Skylar walked up to her friend and rubbed her shoulder.
"I will be fine once I talk to Howie."
"Well if you need my help you just let me know. I am starving, wonder if they ate all my food?" Skylar padded into the kitchen and looked through her cupboards.
"Well this place looks almost decent again, I am going to head home, I have a lunch date with some friends" AJ kissed Molly's forehead and picked up his napsack "Bye Chipper"
"Bye Alex...thanks for last night"
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