All Over Again

(A/N: Enjoy)


Q & Some-A


(Monday)


Mel woke up first as she groggily made it to the bathroom, her eyes stung more than usual as she turned on the faucet. Mel brushed her teeth as she went through her daily morning routine.

She changed into a pair of black dickie shorts. She threw on what ever random shirt she found and a dark green sweater.

Ellie was still sleeping as Mel walked out of the room down the hallway and stepped into Mel's office. She stood there looking around. She saw the laptop, and on top of it her journal.

She scanned the boxes and on top of the boxes was her planner.

Mel carefully lifted it up and scanned her contact sheet. She scanned it carefully when her eyes landed on the name she was looking for. Mel scribbled it down quickly on a piece of paper and place the planner back how it was.

She peeked her head back in the room and saw Ellie sleeping quietly.

She quickly walked out and closed the door softly as she continue with her morning routines.

Mel left breakfast made for Ellie, she grabbed her messenger bag and exited the house through the garage.

Mel sat through the weekly meeting as they went over new contracts, and confirmed the closed ones. Teams were made for certain project and Douglas gave Mel her packet for the week. She had to create some logos and to create some sound effects for a clip that was part of an upcoming commercial.

By noon Mel was in her car, she took a deep breath as she fished out the piece of paper she had in her pocket, she had written the address she found from Ellie's planner.

“here goes nothing.” She breathed out as she started up her car as she drove to Ellie's workplace. She park in the back as she saw people from the inside leaving for their lunch break.

Mel tapped her steering wheel nervously as she saw a certain dark hair woman walk out. Alone.

Mel took a deep breath, she really wished she wasn't doing this but something compelled her to. Mel got off her car as she walked fast.

“Alexis,” she called out as Alexis froze and turned around to see Mel. She felt a shiver run up her spine as Mel approached her. Mel was shorter than her but she felt as if Mel was looking down at her.

“Melissa,” Alexis breathed out relief to see Mel wasn't pummeling her to the ground. “Look I have to go, I have a short lunch.” Alexis tried to get away.

“Look either we talk now or I meet you at your house.” Mel pulled out her little piece of paper with Alexis address. Alexis eyes widened in panic.

“No no please not my house, look how about we meet somewhere to talk after I'm done with work. I get out at four.” Mel stared at her as she blew air out of her mouth and nodded.

“Ok, Ricky's tacos are down the street. We can meet there.” Alexis said as Mel nodded again.

“If you don't show up, I swear to you I will show up at your door step.” Alexis swallowed hard knowing that wasn't a bluff.

Back at home Ellie when she got back from physio, she went straight to her room, as she opened her laptop. She access her email, there were many un-read messages as she scroll down to find the first unread message.

Many of them were advertisement and memos about work. Next were messages from Co-workers wishing her a fast recovery. Final she reached one that had the subject line, “I'm worried.” Ellie opened it.

“Hey Elizabeth I have no idea when you will read this but, I'm worried about you. I have no clue what was the extent of your injuries. I tried calling your mom, I called Lucas, Hell I was really close in calling Mel, but I figured as much you still hadn't told her, about us. Look I miss you and I wish I could be there for you.”

Alexis

Ellie was clueless and she sorted her mail to see all the mail between her and Alexis.

July 7, 2008
9:00am
Subject: Hello!

Hello Elizabeth my name is Alexis del Potro and John has told me you and I would be doing the new consultation on the Fitz family. I'm new in the office but I was wondering if we should get Lunch together so we can divide the workload.

July 7, 2008
10:00 am

Well Alexis I hope we get along well and sure we should do lunch, I'll be in to the office later. By the way is your last name from Spain?

Elizabeth Diaz

Ellie skipped through the first batch of email as they didn't divulge much information. Every things there was just work related.

Ellie logged into her instant messenger and a previous conversation was still saved. She scrolled up on the window and click the link that allowed her to see previous conversation.

She started to read from March 5, 2009

A.Potro: Good evening
E.M.Diaz: Hey you got home in one piece, what did John want with you afterwards.
A.Potro: He wanted me to do an office MEMO about the holiday start are gonna be coming up.
E.M.Diaz: I see cool, Well Mel's not home yet. She had some project about something.
A.Potro: Yeah Thomas isn't home yet, actually I'm gonna eat dinner by myself, he's at a boys get together.
E.M.Diaz: bummer, look I was thinking about what you offered and are you sure Thomas would not mind.
A.Potro: I talked to him, he said it wasn't a bother, but he feels a bit hurt with all the paperwork you want him to sign.
E.M.Diaz: I have to do it, I do everything by the book. Now I have to convinced Mel to agree with it if not. I have no other choice.
A.Potro: Don't think negatively.
E.M.Diaz:You don't get it, Mel is really against this, she told me in college and I think she's even more adamant now.
E.M.Diaz: Oh shit Mel's home. Talk to you later.


Ellie closed her laptop as she tapped her fingers on her lips. 'Potro,' She mumbled.

Ellie grabbed her new journal and on the first page wrote.

“Question,”
1.Who is Alexis del Potro?
2.Who is Thomas del Potro?
3.What did Mel know?
4.What did I know?
5.Was I cheating?
6.Was it a physical, emotional or cybernetic affair?
7.Mel, what does she not want?

Ellie tapped her pen on the book as she tried answering the questions.

1.Who is Alexis del Potro? She's a co-worker.
2.Who is Thomas del Potro? Maybe related to Alexis. Brother? Husband? Dad?
3.What did Mel know? She knows I'm hiding something.
4.What did I know? I have a secret I don't remember, varies from, cheating, to gods knows what????
5.Was I cheating? 90% sure.
6.Was it a physical, emotional or cybernetic affair? Emotional? Maybe
7.Mel, what does she not want? Search journal.

Ellie took a deep breath as she dished for her journals and read from where she had left off.


November 15, 1999 (Monday)

I felt Mel sit up, as I opened one of my eyes to see her back, I could see the red line I had left a few days ago.

We were like bunnies humping at every occasion we got. I sat up as I touched her back.

“Hey,” she mumbled as she leaned down and picked up her shirt.

I sat up too and wrapped my arms around her. I heard her chuckle as I nuzzle her neck. “I think we need to eat actual food for once,” she uttered as she turned her head and kissed me.

“And we need to talk,” she broke the bliss we were in with those words.

“Fine,” I groaned as we both found our clothes. Mel made a quick breakfast, an omelet with cheese and onions mixed in.

We ate in silence as Mel drank her juice fast. “Are you going back south for the holidays?” I stopped eating as I looked up at her, “Want to go with me?”

Mel chocked as she dropped her fork and looked at me. “are you serious? You want to add more drama to your family by taking me.”

“sure,” I muttered as Mel shook her head. I smiled as I knew we were spending the holidays together.

(Present)

Ellie closed her journal,she needed to skimmed through the diary,she was looking for something, she wasn't sure what but once she read it, but she was so far behind, she needed to read more and faster. She opened her new journal to see the questions she wrote. She crossed them out and flipped to a new page and wrote:


1.Melissa Diaz
2.Lucas McMullen
3.Magdalene McMullen
4.James McMullen
5.Alexis del Potro
6.Thomas del Potro
7.Elizabeth

Ellie grabbed the house phone as she found her planner and called Lucas.

“Hello,”

“Hey you, can you come over?”

“Ellie you ok? I'm at work but if you need something I can take off now.

“No it's ok, I can wait till tomorrow, can you get the day off tomorrow. I need to do some stuff.”

“Yeah sure no problem. I'll be there in the morning.”

“Thank you, I'll let you go now bye.”

“Bye.”

Ellie looked at the time, It was ten minutes till four. So she decide to just keep reading her diaries, she needed to get through them faster now.


Mel was waiting at the taco place, she was nursing a coke as two minutes pass four Alexis walked in. She could hear the tap tap of her heels on the ceramic floor as Alexis sat across from Mel.

“Glad you could make it,” Mel greeted as they both stared at each other.

“I rather meet you here, than at my home.” Alexis said as she placed her hands on top of the table.

“whose waiting for you at home?” Mel asked as Alexis swallowed hard. “My husband,” she muttered as Mel raised an eyebrow.

“your husband?” Mel asked not believing it.

“Yes my husband.” Alexis reiterated.

“Aren't you know, gay?” Mel blurted out. Mel rolled her eyes, “smooth you idiot.” She mentally scolded herself.

Alexis giggled as Mel raised an eyebrow at her. “No, I prefer men.”

“then what is it with you and my wife?”

“Please don't ask me that?” Alexis pleaded. As she looked away from Mel.

Mel slapped her hand on the table startling Alexis into looking at her.

“What is it with the two of you?” Mel pulled out a map as she placed it on the table. There were some green lines and red ones.

“Look your house is here,” Mel pointed to a red dot, “Ellie crashed here going west bound on 178. Just a mile from the exit that leads to your place. See this If Ellie was going home to my place, she should have been traveling East, the green line. She wasn't.”

Alexis stared at the map, she looked back to see a frustrated Mel. Mel wanted answers.

“I need to know if Ellie was cheating on me?” Mel pleaded as Alexis closed her eyes and shook her head.

Mel let her head fall as it banged on the table. She felt such a relief as she looked up to see Alexis smiling sadly at her.

“not a physical affair.” Alexis said as Mel closed her eyes, “I was more of a confidant. She told me things she didn't want to put into her diaries, they were too dangerous.”

“Okay,” Mel said as she took off her glasses.

“She ranted to me about things that annoyed her about you and work, and her mother. I was her diary with ears.”

Mel held her hand up as she stopped Alexis from continuing. Mel never once peeked inside Ellie's diaries, then the same rules should apply for this woman too.

Mel stood up as she looked down at Alexis, “Sorry to have bothered you.” Mel mumbled as she walked out.


(A/N: Rate or Review, I ain't picky. Nah, thanks for reading folks.)