I heard three loud knocks on my door so I ran down to answer. I checked myself in the mirror, I knew who it was. I had asked Lexa for help in maths so she'd been coming to my house every Tuesday and Friday for a couple of weeks now. She was a genius. She solved all of the problems in her head without even thinking. Despite me asking her for help at first just to look at her, she ended up actually helping. I was passing the class. My mother was at work so the house was empty. She laid all her books on the counter top and took a seat on a stool. "I hope you've been studying for the test on Monday."

I whipped around. "What test?"

"I really hope you're joking Clarke or you're screwed. Even I'm finding some of it hard." I racked my brain for any recollection of someone mentioning a test, but came up with nothing. Lexa noticed the confused look on my face. "Mr. Kane said it last week, but you obviously weren't paying attention." The truth is, instead of listening to Mr. Kane, I was staring at Lexa. I never listen anymore, I mean who could with her sitting two foot from you?

"Shit, Lexa you have to help. What do i do?"

"Calm down. You just have to study."

I glared at her. "You know it's not that easy for me, I get distracted."

"I know, I know, you're just cute when you're mad now come sit." She gestured to the stool beside her. "I'll help don't worry, I'll stay all weekend if I have to." She slammed open her book. "Okay lets get started."

Hours passed and Lexa had to collect Amaya from Anya in thirty minutes. "Why won't this go into my brain?" I say frustrated. "Looks like you'll be staying for the weekend."

"That's fine by me, but I've got to get Anya to mind Amaya."

"Why? She can just stay in one of the spare rooms here. I actually have some toys in the attic for her that I was meaning to give you."

"I wouldn't want to intrude." Even after weeks she was still weary of letting people do things for her.

"You're teaching me maths and actually somewhat succeeding, the least I could do is offer you and your sister a bed while you do it." She looked down as if she was fighting a voice in her head saying to just leave.

"Okay, I'll go pick her up, but keep studying."

Amaya was amazed by my house. She looked at the chandeliers hanging from the roof and the marble staircase. "Why doesn't our house look like this Lexa?" Lexa looked down ashamed. She knew that Amaya deserved more than a mattress on the floor and one doll, but she couldn't do anything. If it wasn't for Anya, she would've already been on the streets.

I knelt down on the floor to meet Amaya's eyes."Do you see that stairs right there." She nodded. "Well if you go up there and into the room at the top it's filled with toys. Take whatever you want." She looked to Lexa for permission and once she nodded she ran as fast as she could up the stairs.

The next few hours were filled with maths. We did equations until I thought my brain would explode. I was thankful for the short break I got when I put Amaya to bed, but hours had passed even since then. "You're going to have to clean my brain off the wall if you don't stop, please can we just go to bed, I'll get up early." A smile spread across her lips and she closed the book.

"I thought you'd never ask."

"Do you want to sleep in a guest room or with me?"

She played with her fingers and blushed slightly before sheepishly answering, "With you."