Disclaimer: I only own Alexia. The End. So, don't sue me. Kay? ;-)
Author's Note: to my only reviewer as of right now, TheSecretToLifeIsMusic. First off THANK YOU! =D and secondly, I was actually thinking about a little Charlie/Mo. Cause I don't much like Scott. SORRY people, but I don't. And there will definitely be some Wen/Olivia. Their adorable. So, yeah, look for those later on. Enjoy!
Chapter Three
"Look for the girl with the broken smile"
Stella returned to Dante's as the rest of the gang was just finishing loading up their gear, Charlie turned and looked at Stella as she entered in, looking like a kicked puppy. Charlie told the gang he'd be back, he walked over to Stella and stopped her before she got into ear shot of the others. He asked what happened with Lexi. Stella told him what Lexi had told her and then how she ran off. Charlie pondered on if he should tell her. While Stella and Lexi were gone, the rest of the band had asked Charlie how he found out about Lexi's sexuality. He told them about the night before, he had been up late working on a song. He had his window up, but his lights off, just he soft dim glow of his TV was his only light for writing. He heard loud crashes coming from next door, he had looked out his window, which was right across from Lexi's room, he heard her mother screaming at the top of her lungs, throwing things against the wall and ripping things down. He heard her scream that she couldn't even stand having her own daughter in her home because of her sexuality but there was no way she would allow such filth to be hung on the walls.
The next morning, Charlie had seen two posters stuffed into the trash can. One two girls embracing and kissing and the other looked like a homemade poster that said love knows no gender, it was written in rainbow lettering. Charlie seen Lexi walking down the street so he quickly ran up to her and greeted her, she apologized for her mother's screaming. He told her it was fine, she smiled weakly. He told her he liked her posters that her mother had threw out, she looked at him with almost a deer in headlights look, he told her not to worry, he didn't judge anyone and she was still cool with him. She had gave him the most relieved look in the world, he didn't know now if he should break that little trust that she had in him by telling Stella. But he knew, he could tell by the way Stella looked right now, that she liked Lexi. He took a deep breath.
"I know what she's talking about, Stella." Charlie said, motioning for Stella to fallow him back outside, away from everyone. "But don't tell her you know, don't push it and don't tell her I told you."
"I won't...what's going on Charlie?" Stella asked.
"Well, I heard Lexi and her mother fighting the other night...Lexi is a lesbian. That's apparently why her father's never around much and why her mother is so strict. She apparently thinks if she keeps her on a short leash she'll break her from her "sinful ways", if I remember correctly..." Charlie said, then told Stella the full story of the fight he'd heard and what Lexi had told him the next day.
Stella stood there looking at Charlie in disbelief, Lexi's mother sounded like a bitch and Stella wanted to punch her in the mouth for upsetting Lexi like that. But suddenly, something Charlie said made Stella's heart almost pound out of her chest and her stomach to completely bottom out.
"You like her, don't you?" He asked.
Stella just stood there, she didn't know what to say, how to answer. How would her friends feel if they knew she had a crush on Lexi? Would they be okay with it? Or would they be like so many people living in the world and look down upon it? Stella could feel her face starting to heat up.
"It's okay, Stella." Charlie laughed, putting his arm around Stella in a friendly hug. "We all are completely supportive of you if you want to go for Lexi."
"Really?" Stella asked, shock clearly in her voice.
"Yeah, I mean come on. We beat the school board, we got an awesome music hall. I'm pretty sure we can handle this." Charlie laughed.
Stella smiled at her friend, she was extremely glad that fate had brought her to all of these wonderful people she now called not only her friends, but her family. She and Charlie walked back into Dante's to finish packing up the rest of the gear, she asked Charlie if he'd mind her coming over the next day, in hopes of seeing Lexi outside. Charlie smiled and said he didn't mind at all. Stella went home that night and crawled into her shorts and tank top and then slipped in between her blankets, she pulled them up to her shoulders and took a deep breath. The image of Lexi dancing around to Here We Go flooded her mind as her eyes closed. She couldn't believe in just one day this girl had grabbed hold of her heart like this. Stella always knew she was into girls, but had never told anyone. Her family knew, they figured it out way before Stella herself even knew. And now her friends knew. She just wondered if Lexi knew? She almost had to the way Stella had been flirting with her while she'd been on stage tonight. She wondered if anyone else noticed.
Stella's eyes suddenly snapped open.
How on earth would everyone else in the town feel about two girls dating? It was a battle in itself to get the music hall and keep their lemonade...those things compared to this was like comparing an ant hill to a mountain. Stella grabbed her pillow and covered her face, letting out a long and frustrated sigh. But again, as her eyes shut, the image of Lexi came back and Stella smiled. Who cared what anyone else thought.
(Short chapter, I know. The next one will be better. Wrote this in a rush.)
