be the one.

i really wanna l o v e somebody i really wanna d a n c e the night away i know we're only half-way there but you take me all the way

[alexmonteros-blog]

imsg: open

reina: currently under strict orders to rest, ice, compress, and elevate before my surgery on friday but here i am bc i can't miss a soiree like this one, can i?

reina: can u see me in the corner?

reina: i'm giving myself ten minutes before i walk around and mingle btw.

alex: i see you now.

alex: i'm gonna stay over here because i refuse to let you get away with ignoring your doc

alex: although maybe it would be more helpful if i came over

alex: so you don't move.

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nellie:

chocolate hues lit up at alex’s words, lower lip pulling between her teeth in an attempt to hide her smile. “ birthday cakes ? for me ? ” she asked, though of course she knew the answer. it was such a simple thing, but it was enough to make her heart almost explode, an unexpected rush of heat rising to to her cheeks. nellie hadn’t had a birthday cake since before she’d had lilah, so it meant more to her than either of them probably realised.

“ it did look great. now it looks like a chocolate covered mess. if this doesn’t come out, i’m doing the same to your favourite shirt. ” she teased, bursting out into a fit of giggles as alex spun her, barely able to keep her balance. hands landed on his chest as she steadied herself, taking a moment to allow the room to stop spinning. “ i may have had some champagne at work. ” she admitted with a sheepish grin, before throwing her arms around him in a tight hug.

“ thank you ! ” she beamed up at him, lower lip finding it’s way between her teeth again. nellie almost lost herself for a moment, until the feeling of something tugging on the hem of her shirt grabbed her attention. eyes landed on the messy three year old at her feet, a laugh sounding as she scooped lilah up in her arms, resting her easily on her hip. “ & thank you, little monster ! ” she scrunched up her face, attacking delilah’s face with sloppy kisses. “ are you going to help alex clean up this horrible mess ? ” she raised an eyebrow, laughing as the little girl nodded eagerly.

“disagree.” his eyes were on her, taking in the state of her chocolate shirt. alex’s eyes widened in horror, his arm extending to cover his open mouth with his hand. “you’re a monster..” he said, hand already falling away on approach. with nellie now in his arms, her hands had come down on his chest to steady herself and he found the laugh that had been spilling from his own lips had halted, instead replaced by a quiet smile. at her admittance, he wasn’t able to stop the laugh again and let his hands slide away from her waist for him to wrap her up in a warm embrace, her feet being lifted from the floor slightly in return.

having let nellie back down on her feet, he grinned back at her, waving off her thanks. as soon as delilah had pulled her mom’s attention away he smiled and cleared his throat, taking a step back from them both to start on the cleaning up. “she did a great job, huh lilah?” he asked, beaming over at his girls as he made his way around the little kitchen island and started to pick up bowls and place them in the dishwasher. “hey why don’t you go take a shower or a bubble bath and we’ll tidy this up and get the cake finished?” he offered, handing over the wooden spoons to the little girl to take care of. “if you’re up for it, i can go pick up take out too? and give you a little time alone with this little chocolate monster.” alex said teasingly, poking at the little girl’s tummy and chasing her back towards nellie.

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thereinavaldez:

reina was, admittedly, impressed by how quickly alex had picked up the moves–even if they were basic.  “i mean–i don’t know that i’d audition for dancing with the stars any time soon, but–this is fun, you know?  most times, dancing is fun even when it’s structured.”  she beamed when alex fired off a series of questions, letting out a sot laugh.  “i like the questions–i usually take that as an indication that someone’s actually ready to learn, and not just because they wanna get their hands on the next nice lookin’ person just for the heck of it. that actually happened during one of my classes when i first started out.  it was disgusting.”  reina shuddered, then took a moment to consider alex’s questions.  “i just–i think there’s kind of a freedom in movement, you know?  sure, there are some moves you can memorize, but it’s relatively free form.  there’s some dances that arte more technical than others, which is a struggle, but what i find i love most is connecting to the music.  if there’s lyrics to it, it’s kind of another passion you can connect to.  no matter what you’re feeling, there’s always a way to dance it out.”  

“maybe you should audition,” he teased, “when you’re off your crutches obviously. or while you’re on them, that could be something new that they haven’t done before.” he added playfully, bringing their hands between them as he moved towards her to continue the dance. alex had to agree though. in just a few short minutes, he was having a great time. dancing was definitely fun. it was good that she didn’t get annoyed or irritated by his questions, since he seemed to ask a lot of them. all at once usually. as the case had been here. “in your classes? you mean they came and asked questions to try to sleep with you?” alex asked, brows furrowing in displeasure. his hands tightened over reina, just a fraction, almost protectively. as she continued to speak though, he found himself relaxing again, focusing more on her voice and the music than anything negative. “so you prefer that? dancing freely i mean. instead of having everything choreographed?” he stayed quiet as he waited, thinking on her words, gaze occasionally turned down to watch his feet.

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nellie

the last thing nellie wanted to do was go to work on her birthday, but unfortunately one of her co-workers had called in sick & no one else could cover. thankfully it was only a few hours, but the lunchtime shift always seemed much longer. now in the last half hour of her shift, the rush of customers had significantly died down. she was stood behind the bar, fingers tapping rhythmically against the cool surface in an attempt to subside her boredom. the sound of her name being called made her jump, but a wide grin spread across her face as her boss told her that she could go home.

a sigh of relief rushed from her lungs at the sight of her house, fingers eagerly pulling her keys from her bag as she sped up. the brunette had no idea what she was about to walk into, expecting to find alex & lilah watching a movie or something. stepping through the door, an eyebrow raised as she heard the sound of music coming from the kitchen. hanging up her bag & jacket, she made her way down the hall, only growing more confused the closer she got to the kitchen. eyes widened at the sight before her, but before she had a chance to say anything, lilah had noticed her. the small girl jumped down from where she was & launched herself at nellie in a flash. “ happy birthday, mama ! ” tiny arms wrapped around her, covering nellie in chocolate as she did so. “ gracias, bebita ! ” she laughed, picking her up & squeezing her gently.

“ what the hell have you guys done to my kitchen ? ” she asked, still laughing a little as she placed lilah back down on her feet. “ dios mío ! ” her head shook at the sight before her, wide eyes landing on alex, arms about to fold across her chest until she remembered that she was now covered in chocolate. “ you know this is my favourite shirt ? ”

unaware of her approach, alex had twirled delilah on her stool, catching her easily as the little girl dizzied and fell. he laughed, picking her up to hold her at his hip as he inspected their bowls of mixture. nodding his head, alex looked to delilah for her approval. “what do you think? should we bake these now?” after a fervent nod from the little girl, alex set her back down on her plastic stool and took out two baking tins for the oven. he let her go first, allowing her to pour her mixture with his own hand keeping the bowl steady just in case. she seemed happy enough to let him. 

they had one cake in the oven at least, by the time nellie had walked in. as soon as delilah had seen her mom, she’d gone flying into her arms, making alex grin to himself. he gave the two a moment, making a face to himself as he heard the exclamation from nellie. he pushed the second cake tin into the oven and stood up, arms raised defensively as he turned to two of his favorite girls. “we’re making birthday cakes!” alex beamed at her, his face full of amusement that was overriding his ploy to feign innocence. 

“honestly,” he started, walking towards the two, “ the shirt looks great. really. great shirt. right delilah?” the small girl was still beaming at her mom and alex took that as confirmation as he approached them. his hand reached for one of nellie’s that she hadn’t managed to fold across her chest and he gently tugged, pulling her into a spin as if he were showing her off. “happy birthday!” he said, laughing.

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cheriex:

❝ hey, bee movie. ❞ cherie was convinced that she would spend at least another 30 minutes of her life making mental critique of the table’s material, just to avoid making eye contact with the pitiful gazes directed towards her, but the bee reference was enough to break her concentration. her lips parted slightly at the sight of alex, wanting to say something but allowing his explanation of lateness to reinforce the facade of their dinner date. the kiss on her head felt foreign; acts of affection towards cherie came few and far in between. still, she welcomed it wholly and made mental note of that it was a nice touch in convincing the waitress.

❝ give us a second to look at the menu? ❞ she asked the waitress, eyes turning up to look at her as she delivered a nervous smile. waiting for the coast to be clear as she moseyed off, cherie turned to direct all her attention to alex. ❝ you stalkin’ me, cupid? ❞ she questioned half-jokingly as she suspiciously eyeballed her tablemate.  ❝ or do you have a side job where you’re some kind of superhero that shows up at the right place at the right time? ‘cause if that’s the case, i should really take your business card. ❞ 

as soon as cherie had looked at him, he’d beamed at her, letting her know he was genuinely happy to see her, even if the whole date thing was a display. he was so glad he’d looked around before he’d walked out. because the idea of cherie sitting here alone and looking miserable; the way she’d looked before he’d interrupted, was enough to make alex’s stomach turn. 

now sitting in his own chair, he smiled to himself as he watched cherie interacting with their waitress, watching how she nervously smiled, but managed despite all that. “of course i am,” alex said, pulling a face at her as if it were obvious, though his tone was playful enough to let her know he was joking. “can’t it be both?” he asked, laughing softly as he relaxed a little more into his seat. “i feel like i genuinely should get some business cards now though. i’m gonna have to get creative and download photoshop or something. maybe start advertising my services as like a cupid superman crossover.” 

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elianajaneex:

Eli: highkey loving you

Eli: I want to get Frozen pencil boxes :3 and skipping ropes

Eli: At Toys R Us?!

alex: loving you too 

alex: omg... i have to have one for class. i’m totally getting one too. do i wanna know what the skipping ropes are for?

alex: i hope skipping??

alex: of course!!! it’s a kids shop isn’t it?? candy everywhere!!

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“okay this is the most important job, are you sure you can handle this mi peque?” crouching in front of the little girl, alex had his hands on her small shoulders, gently squeezing them and letting her know just how important her task was. he gave her a dopey grin when she nodded at him and stood up, holding out his hand for her to help her onto the stool he’d set up ready. “aquí, princesita.” alex smiled as she took his hand and took a big step up onto the little plastic stool. it gave her enough height that she’d be able to reach the counter easier, but not enough that alex was going to be worrying about her falling. 

with delilah armed with a wooden spoon and alex having one of his own, the two set to work stirring their mixture for the two tiered chocolate cake. he peered over at the little girl, biting his lip to stop himself from laughing at the sight of cake mix flying all over. “you’re gonna get me in sooo much trouble with your mama.” alex told her, but let lilah keep her rhythm. she was doing an awesome job, even if she did look a mess. 

the two continued on, alex having put on some music for them to dance around to. there was nonstop laughter in the kitchen, alex even using his wooden spoon as a microphone to serenade the young girl. 

@rxcklless

[leaism]

lost in her thoughts, she’d ignored the person next to her for last few minutes. with halloween coming up, it only made sense that lea was so preoccupied with what her costume should be this year. abruptly turning around, finally acknowledging them she asks, “so have you thought of what you’re gonna dress up as?”

[alexmonteros-blog]

alex let out a soft laugh, amused that it had taken so long for her to finally address him. “you sure you’re okay?” he asked her, smile still caught on his face. “i’ve thought about it.. for the party at mocha i went as cupid; i’m guessing i can’t really do that again? i’m gonna need a backup plan but.. nothing comes to mind yet.” alex frowns, though it’s quickly replaced with a warm smile when he’s handed his order. “thanks.” he beams, handing over his change. “what about you? do you know what you’re doing yet?”

[elianajaneex]

Eli: lowkey asking you to accompany me to Toys R Us

Eli: I want to get something for myself

Eli: pls?

[alexmonteros-blog]

alex: highkey accepting.

alex: what are we getting

alex: & can we get candy too??

[alexmonteros-blog]

text: open

mia: so i was ordering pizza and i got the numbers messed up and it automatically charges my card bc im lazy and dont want to type in my number every time ok

mia: long story short its here and i have 3 pizzas instead of just one

mia: so if you're thinking what i'm thinking

alex: first of all

alex: completely understandable.

alex: i'm thinking i need to hightail it over there and eat your pizza!!

alex: brb running six blocks!!

alex: wait i have your address right? and you were offering pizza?? i can bring snacks?

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imessage || open

Sam: .... something is g lowing . here. in my apratment.

Sam: it's hissing at me...

Sam: i think its a demon

alex: hey sam????

alex: how long have you been awake buddy??

alex: maybe a better question.. how much have you had to drink??

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nellie:

“ you’re a soda dork. ” she teased, fidgeting in her spot in the cart as she attempted to get a little more comfortable. his laugh was contagious & her cheeks were starting to ache from the amount she’d smiled this evening. “ well then we can sell it & become a household name. we’ll be the coca-cola of punch ! ” she beamed, overly-excited at the very thought of it. “ we could call it… nellie & alex’s super duper fruity punch ! rolls right off the tongue ! ”

the whole cart was practically shaking from how much they were laughing & she was sure she felt it roll slightly, but she chose to ignore it, not wanting to interrupt the fun. “ it’s short for penelope, but literally no one has ever called me that, so you better not start ! ” nellie grabbed the bottle from him, downing pretty much everything that was left in an attempt to change the subject from her name. as soon as he started singing, the uncontrollable laughter found it’s way back to her. “ please stop, you’re gonna kill me ! ” she shoved him playfully, head shaking. her gaze shifted briefly to her phone, remembering the list they had started & that’s when she noticed the time. “ oh shit, it’s 3am. we still need to get food ! ” the brunette pushed herself to her feet, almost losing her balance, but steadying herself & reaching her hand out to him. “ come on ! ”

he was so warm. his cheeks burned from the heat and from the laughter that had been spilled between them. laughter and smiles with this girl he’d only really just met. he felt absolutely beyond giddy that night. “nellie.” alex started seriously. “you should have your own book. or a factory. OR one of those chinese restaurants that do the cookies. with the fortunes.” he nodded to himself eagerly. “you should be a fortune cookie writer!!” he beamed, so sure of himself.

“what’s wrong with penelope?” he asked semi-seriously, almost without the laugh. “penelope’s cute, i like penelope. OH. but my abuelita used to sing me a song about an elephant called nellie.” alex giggled, fondness overwhelming him as he thought about the old lady. “it was the best song.” he said matter-of-factly. he waved his hand lamely at nellie when she drank, indicating he didn’t need any more. he swore he almost saw some of the punch fly out of her mouth when she started laughing and his singing definitely took a hit as he tried to keep a hold of his notes. he flopped back at the playful shove, lazing happily in the cart. closing his eyes for a minute, he hadn’t been aware of nellie checking her phone, so the exclamation was quick to make his eyes fly open, startled. he giggled as she moved to get out of the cart, doing his best to help keep it steady for her. after that, he scrambled up after her, blinking at the floor as he stood up briefly to his full height in the cart. “oh wow, i’m tall.” 

if he’d stayed up any longer, he likely would have ended up on his ass; so it was a good job his laughter had carried him to safety. even if he did leave a leg straggling behind in the cart for half a second. (a second time he almost landed himself on his ass). “okay, okay, i’m heeere!” alex caught her hand easily, his fingers lacing through hers as he looked up at the store. “what’s on the menu?” he asked, tugging gently on nellie’s hand with his own as he led her - albeit clumsily - towards the store doors.

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ofmarianas:

mariana ⇉ alex.

mari: i also asked my eight million instagram followes but ofc i value your personal opinion bub!!

mari: that’s because you don’t hang out with me enough.

alex: is it weird that i still think that number is?? insane? 

alex: not that you don’t deserve eight million followers bc you do but wow. that’s so many people.

alex: in my defense... i’m mostly at school or with nell and lilah

alex: but i could totally try to compete with eight million people for these hang out opportunities

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ofmarianas:

mariana ⇉ alex.

mari: then you’d be 100% right

mari: you’re so supportive of my sideboob i’m flattered

alex: i’m flattered you asked honestly

alex: it’s not every day i get asked about sideboob proportions. 

[jinxisonline]

‘are you ready to order, miss?’ cherie’s concentration was so honed in on the anxious twiddling of her thumbs that she hadn’t begun to notice the waitress approaching for what seemed like the hundredth time since being seated. ❝ oh, uhm, ❞ cherie started, visibly startled by the waitress. ❝ i’m still waiting for someone. they’ll be here soon ❞ she managed to force a smile, but that didn’t stop the flash of pity that crossed the waitress’ features as she gave a nod and departed. the smile instantly faded as cherie’s eyes shot towards the door once more, a hand slippingly instinctively to the iphone resting on the table. the woman swiftly inserted the passcode and shot off a text reading ‘SOS BEING STOOD UP AT CHLOE’S’ before dropping the phone back onto the table. her thumbs resumed their twiddling, a deep sigh escaping the DJ’s lips.

[alexmonteros-blog]

leaning against the counter, alex drummed his fingertips along the wood as he waited for his order. when the server came up, he stood up straight and gave them a happy little smile. alex loved his food. he couldn’t wait to get home and eat. “thanks,” he said warmly and handed over his money. turning on his heel, he was about to leave when he spotted a familiar face. he watched for a moment as a pitiful expression shot over the waitress’ face. brows furrowing, his gaze wandered over to cherie who’s hands seemed to be twiddling nervously. alex turned back to the counter and smiled, signalling the server over politely. “hey could you do me a favor and just hold onto this for a while and i’ll come grab it later? it doesn’t matter if it gets cold.” with the server on board, alex wandered over to where he’d spotted cherie. 

“hey, bee movie.” he greeted, “sorry i’m late. my cab took forever and then i had to pee really bad. so i kind of just ran in there and wow, this place is nice, huh? i asked if they’d bring us over some water, hope that’s okay.” he said with a grin at the waitress. alex quickly leaned over to give cherie a kiss to the side of her head. it was a soft, brief kiss, since he wasn’t sure how she felt about that kind of thing. then, with one more nod to the waitress that had been stood there, he sat down. 

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cheysays:

“i should be buying you coffee. or dinner. or a beach house since i invaded your personal space, practically turning it into a greenhouse.” she joked. cheyenne sipped her coffee slowly as she listened to him speak, her sight leaving his as he mentioned the embarrassment and so-called treatments for it. the girl nodded her head along with them, eyes staring down at the table as they traced the pattern that covered it. she fell quiet for a moment before her shoulders lifted upward, shrugging for a moment before she opened her mouth to speak. “it’s just-” she spoke, her words spoken softly as she looked back up to the boy, “i can take the deep breath. i can drink my coffee. i just… i don’t know where to find any flowers around here.” she pulled the most serious look she could, though it only lasted a few seconds before a laugh left from behind her lips. hers eyes turned back to the table as she tucked some strands of loose hair behind her ear, taking another sip from her mug. “so, i just moved into my place a few days ago and there are some spots that needed to be filled. i figured if i fill them with enough flowers, not only will the place look more put together; the fresh cut flower scent will get rid of the cardboard box scent. two birds, one stone. or a million flowers, if you will.” she explained, gesturing towards the bouquets. 

“you’re gonna buy me a beach house?” alex asked on a laugh, shaking his head to himself at the idea. he raised an eyebrow at her, face still not entirely composed. “what kind of beach house are we talking?” he teased her. “hey, i’m all for the greenhouse, the flowers really brighten up the place. makes me seem like i have everything together.”

as she spoke, alex had been feeling the need to reach out and touch her, even just to ease her anxiety a little bit. he held back though, and was glad he did when she ended up making light of the situation and joking with him. he grinned at her, lips pressed together to stop him from laughing yet again. when her own laugh left her though, alex allowed himself to join in. 

“that’s as good a reason as any to be carrying a whole forest of flowers around with you.” he said playfully, his shoulders lifting in a relaxed shrug. looking over at the bouquets of flowers, alex felt the need to count them again and had to drag his focus away a second time. “is your place like a mansion or something? that’s... a lot of flowers..” he mused. “you just moved though, that’s awesome! all good reasons i hope?”

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nellie:

nellie hadn’t been this drunk since before she’d had delilah, but she was enjoying being able to let loose & having alex as her company was making her night even better. a mix of excitable laughs & squeals erupted from the brunette as alex squeezed himself into the cart with her, gripping onto the sides as it wobbled. “ juice ? that’s so vague. what kind of juice ? maybe it’s all of the juices & that’s why it’s so delicious. you know when you were a kid & you’d mix all the sodas together ? like that, but with juice. revolutionary. ” her eyes were wide with amazement, as if she’d just discovered the most magical thing ever.

his question caused her to snort, hands flying up to her cover her face, childish giggles bubbling through the gaps between her fingers. “ nelly the singer man ? ” she practically screamed, barely able to contain her amusement at this point. “ no ! it’s technically my nickname, but it’s what i’ve been called my whole life. ”

sitting with his chin in his hands, alex’s already scrunched up face showed a pout. he squeezed at his hamster-cheeks and poked his tongue out at nellie. “vague?” he asked, pretending to be horribly offended. “i have never been vague about anything in my ENTIRE life.” his head snapped up excitedly at her next words and he nodded his head vigorously. “i was a soda wizard!!” alex giggled happily. “what if we do it and our punch is even better than this punch and then everyone in the world wants to try our punch..”

alex laughed along with her, not entirely sure what he was even laughing at anymore. he couldn’t help the laughter, or the smiling though, especially seeing that she was laughing and smiling just as much. “OH!” he said, biting his lip to stop himself from laughing. he sat there for a moment, processing, before he took the bottle again to drink. “what’s it short for?” he questioned her, a smile having found its way back onto alex’s face again. he’d started tapping out a beat on his legs, probably off beat if you asked anyone, but to alex, it was definitely perfect. he took a deep breath in preparation. 

“no matter what i doooo, all i think about is you.. even when i’m with my boo.” he pointed to nellie and then their shared bottle, having to stop for a second from the amount of giggling. “you know i’m craazy over you.”