Chapter 11: Lexa

After the dance with Ash, I'm ready to go. I want to get shit-faced, but not here. I want to be somewhere safe, somewhere I won't get into trouble. I find O and tell her what I want to do, but she says that Marley is waiting for me over by the bar. O, informs me she wants to talk to me. I say fine and head over to see what she wants. When I get over there, she has four shots in front of her and hands me a couple. I take them, "Thanks. Octavia said, you wanted to talk to me. What's up?"

She turns pink and says, "Well, I was kinda wondering if you would like to go back to my place and hang out with us for a while?"

At this point, I have a good buzz going. I look at her, and I mean, she's hot, and I do need a distraction but is this really what I want? I'm not sure, so I say, "Well, I came with my friends…so I need to go check in with them. Give me a minute."

I walk over and pull O to the side and tell her what Marley wanted. She starts laughing, "You do know by hanging out, she means to have sex. Right? You should go for it. I can meet you back at my house, or I can wait for you here."

"Seriously! Are you sure that's what she means? There are a bunch of them! I don't know. Maybe I should just go home."

"Seriously, she's hot, and you are single. Besides, I bet you've never experienced more than one at a time. You really should."

"What? Yeah, technically, but what will Ash think?"

"Who cares? You aren't with her anymore, remember. So if these girls want to hang out, I say go for it!"

"Fine, but you are coming with me. I will go tell Marley and meet you at the door." I can see Clarke staring at us like she is trying to hear what is going on. I go back over to Marley, telling her that I will go with her, but Octavia is coming with us. She laughs and says, "that's fine. There are plenty to go around. So, we head to the door to meet up with O and head out.

Marley says she lives just around the corner, so we can just walk, which is good because I have a terrific buzz right now and probably shouldn't drive. When we get there, Marley asks if we would like another drink. I said sure, and we spent the next hour talking. I was drinking, but O said she had a fight tomorrow so she couldn't get wasted. She was content to just hang and watch T.V. That seemed to upset Penelope, along with some of the other girls. I downed a shot and thought, what the hell? Why shouldn't I have some fun? So, I leaned in and kissed Marley, and the next thing I knew, I was naked and in the bedroom with both Penelope and Marley. Afterward, we were sitting around chatting and drinking when a couple of other girls pulled me into the other room. It just spiraled from there, like everyone needed to be with me. Honestly, I was so drunk that I wasn't thinking about anything but what was happening right then, and it actually felt good to be wanted.

About three hours later, O and I were headed to my place in an Uber. On the ride to the house, she smirked and said, "Well, that turned out differently than I thought it would. So, how was it?"

I laughed, "Yeah, it did. I wasn't sure about it at first but…well, it was fun, and I needed to release some stress. Not to mention that everyone wanted me, which felt good. It felt good to be wanted again, you know. Enough about that, now tell me about these fights."

She laughs at me and says, "I think I would rather hear about your threesomes. Was that your first one? But, Lex, you have to realize by now that there are a lot of people who want you. Ash isn't the only person on the planet."

"I know, but none of those girls actually know me, the real me. They just wanted my body and a good time for the night, which is fine for tonight. But I wonder if they actually got to know me, would they still want me. Never mind…let's talk about the fights."

I start asking questions about the fights and how they worked. She explained it to me, and it sounded like these fights were a lot like the UFC fights, except they were illegal because they weren't sanctioned. But they had the same rules, they had refs, and apparently, they paid pretty well.

By the time we made it home, I was just ready to go to bed. I asked O if she thought that maybe I could get into the fights tomorrow because I really needed a release, and fighting is the perfect release for me.

She laughed and said, "If fighting is a release, what do you call what you just did with the girls? I thought you said that was a release."

I smacked her and said, "Whatever, you know what I mean. Different kind of release!"

She said she didn't fight until late evening, but there would be fights going on most of the day, and if we got there early, she would talk to Micky and see if I could get a fight.

I wake up early, go upstairs to grab a couple bottles of water, and cook some breakfast. Ash and Amelia are already up and look to be cooking a huge breakfast. I say, "Good morning, can I help with anything? I was just going to scramble some eggs for us since that's about all I know how to do."

Amelia smiles, "No, dear, we've got it. I'm surprised you are up this early after last night. Why don't you go get a shower and wake up Octavia? By that time, breakfast should be ready?"

I look over at Ash, "Are you sure? We don't want to impose; I can just use the kitchen downstairs and scramble some eggs and make us some toast. I know you have plans today, and I don't want to get in the way."

Ash replies, "Lexa, this is your home too. You are never in the way."

Amelia says, "Well, I might as well tell you now before either of you make any plans. I am planning a welcome home cookout here in a couple of weeks."

Ash says, "Mom, I thought we talked about this and decided not to do it?"

"No, honey. You decided you didn't want me to do it, but I'm doing it anyway."

I can't help but laugh before asking, "Amelia, do you mind if I invite a few people?"

She tells me to invite whoever I want. It is as much my party as it is for Ash. I look to O and ask her to invite the crew and tell them they can bring a plus one. About that time, the doorbell rings. Ash looks at Amelia and says, "Are you expecting someone, mom?"

Amelia shakes her head no. I say I will get it since I'm finished with my food and head to the door. I open it to find Callie and a boy that I assume is Asher. I sigh and say, "Come on in. Ash is in the kitchen."

Callie nods and looks at Asher before saying, "Asher, honey, this is Lexa. Lexa, this is my son Asher."

I smile and squat down to his level and hold out my hand, "Hello, Asher, it's nice to meet you. What're you up to today?"

He smiles and shakes my hand, "Mommy and mom are taking me to zoo to see aminals."

"That sounds fun. Want a piggyback ride to the kitchen?"

He giggles and says, "Yes, please."

I turn around so that he can jump on. Once he is securely on my back, I turn to walk to the kitchen. When I walk into the room carrying Asher, Ash's face is priceless. She doesn't know what to think.

While Amelia talks to Asher, I hear Ash ask Callie, "what are you doing here. I thought the plan was that I would pick you both up in about an hour.

I hear Callie say, "I'm sorry, but he couldn't wait, and I didn't know she would be here."

Ash sounded irritated when she says, "Why wouldn't she be here? She lives here. You know that."

I interrupt their conversation, "Callie, if me being here is a problem, I'll find a place of my own, but just so you know, I sleep downstairs, not with Ash."

Ash looks at me before cutting her eyes at Callie, saying, "No, it's not a problem that you are staying here, and it's none of her business where you sleep. Isn't that right, Callie?"

Callie's cheeks turn a little pink, "No, Lexa, it's fine that you are staying here. I'm sorry I interrupted your breakfast. Ashley, we will just go wait in the car."

I say, "That's not necessary, Callie. We're going to have to get used to being around one another whether we like it or not. Besides, we're leaving anyway. You all have fun at the zoo." I look over at Asher and say, "It was nice to meet you, buddy. Have fun at the zoo and make sure you see the black panthers; they are the best."

Asher says, "Nice meet you to Xa. Maybe we play sometime." Octavia and I head downstairs to get ready for the fights.