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The next morning Lux woke up not knowing exactly where she was until the events of the previous night came flooding back. Quickly she changed out of pj's and into a pair of jeans and a hoodie. It was 11 am and once she had made her way downstairs Craig was already helped Angela get breakfast.
"Hey," he said when he saw her walk in.
"Hi," Lux answered.
"Well we have a fine assortment of breakfast foods for you. Everything from bagels to toast to 5 kinds of cereal, your pick," Craig said pointing to everything lined up on the counter.
"Hmm I don't know, what does Angela suggest is the best?" Lux asked the little girl.
"Frosted flakes are good," Angela said taking a handful out of the box and eating them one by one. Lux smiled at her and took the box, pouring herself a helping of it. Craig watched Lux smiling, she looked much better. Lux pulled her hair back into a messy ponytail and caught Craig watching her.
"What?" she asked. Craig smiled.
"Nothing," he answered quickly.
"Where's Joey?" she asked.
"Upstairs working on laundry," Craig stated. Lux nodded her head.
"Are you going to sleepover tonight too?" Angela asked Lux with big eyes. Lux smiled at the little girl.
"No, I'm going to go home tonight."
"Why did you spend the night here last night?" Angela asked. Lux swallowed hard and met Craig's eyes quickly for a moment.
"Well my mom and dad are out of town and I didn't want to be home alone," Lux answered. Angela mulled that over while she ate another fist full of frosted flakes.
"Were you scared to be home alone?" Angela asked. Lux looked down at the child again and nodded her head.
"Yeah, I was scared," she said quietly as she poured milk on her cereal. She felt Craig's arm gently place itself over hers. She looked up and smiled at him. "And if it wasn't for your brother's generous offer to let me stay here tonight, I might not have been able to sleep at all," Lux said speaking to Angela but looking at Craig.
"It was nothing," Craig said smiling. Angela began to giggle. "What?" Craig asked turning to his sister?
"Nothing," she said giggling.
"Nothing?" Craig asked as he began to tickle his sister. Lux smiled as she watched and munched on her cereal.
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A few hours later Lux thanked Joey, said goodbye to Angela, and headed home. Craig was walking with her.
"So you're sure you're going to be alright alone for the day?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I'll call you if I anything happens. Don't worry," Lux assured him. Craig nodded as his hand sidled up next to hers, and took it. He was gently rubbing his thumb over her knuckles as they reached her driveway.
"Lux?" a voice came from behind them. Lux turned to see Sean walking up the driveway towards them. Craig quickly dropped Lux's hand. "Where have you been all night? Paige said you left the party in a rush last night," Sean said rubbing his eyes. He was met by a cold glare from Lux. "What? Did you spend the night with Craig?" Sean practically spat.
"Yes I did," Lux snapped back. Sean's eyes narrowed as he started to move towards Craig. Lux, however, placed herself in front of Craig.
"Don't you dare even think about it," Lux said before Sean could come close enough to Craig to punch.
"I better leave you two alone," Craig muttered. He hurried down the driveway as Sean glared at him.
"Lux, what the FUCK is going on?" Sean hissed as her.
"We are through Sean," Lux said simply as she turned on her heel to enter her house.
"What?" Sean asked quickly grabbing Lux's arm and pulling her back.
"Don't touch me," Lux said snapping her arm away from him.
"So I can't touch you but Craig can?" Sean spat at Lux.
"Yes," Lux responded. Sean's face contorted with fury.
"Lux, what the hell is going on?"
"Let me clue you in, since you're obviously oblivious. Last night while you were getting high off your ass you're friend Jay was trying to RAPE ME in the room right next to yours. And of course, you were having such a grand old time with marijuana that you clearly couldn't hear me screaming for help. Thankfully Craig heard and pulled him off me before things got too far. YES I spent the night at Craig's and YES we are through. OK?" Lux said sharply. Sean took a step back.
"Jay tried to rape you?" was all he could say.
"Yes, and apparently it's because of some business deal that didn't go well between you two. Apparently I'm the target if things don't work out for you, and quite frankly, I'm sick of it."
"Lux," Sean began, but he was clearly at a loss for words.
"Don't say anything Sean. We're done," Lux said turning back to her house.
"Oh, and things are starting with you and Craig?" Sean yelled at her back. Lux stopped and turned back around.
"Get a grip Sean. What's starting with me and anyone really isn't any of your business, especially after last night."
"Clearly Emma and everyone else was right about you and Craig. You know everyone in the fucking world warned me about you two, how Craig was going to steal you from me. But good luck with him. He's not exactly the most faithful guy. You two are obviously made for each other," Sean paused in his ranting as Lux rolled her eyes.
"Real mature Sean, making stupid attacks on Craig's integrity when YOU are the drug dealer."
"YOU probably made up that stupid story about Jay. He wouldn't lay a finger on you, let alone try to RAPE you, you're probably just trying to come up with some excuse so you and Craig can get together without looking bad." Lux took a step back, truly stung by Sean's words.
"You don't believe me?" she asked.
"Why should I? You've showed me no proof. Are you going to the police? No. Clearly you're lying,"
"I think you better go before I call the police on you," Lux said as she turned to her door and let herself in, slamming the door behind her and in Sean's face. Sean heaved a deep breath out and ran his fingers through his hair. Turning on his heel, he walked for the last time down Lux's driveway.
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Is this what Emma's been praying for? Is it finally time for Emma and Sean to have a third chance? Will Craig and Lux really have a relationship?
I know this chapter is much shorter than the other ones, but I'll have the next one up soon. Please review!!
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The next morning Lux woke up not knowing exactly where she was until the events of the previous night came flooding back. Quickly she changed out of pj's and into a pair of jeans and a hoodie. It was 11 am and once she had made her way downstairs Craig was already helped Angela get breakfast.
"Hey," he said when he saw her walk in.
"Hi," Lux answered.
"Well we have a fine assortment of breakfast foods for you. Everything from bagels to toast to 5 kinds of cereal, your pick," Craig said pointing to everything lined up on the counter.
"Hmm I don't know, what does Angela suggest is the best?" Lux asked the little girl.
"Frosted flakes are good," Angela said taking a handful out of the box and eating them one by one. Lux smiled at her and took the box, pouring herself a helping of it. Craig watched Lux smiling, she looked much better. Lux pulled her hair back into a messy ponytail and caught Craig watching her.
"What?" she asked. Craig smiled.
"Nothing," he answered quickly.
"Where's Joey?" she asked.
"Upstairs working on laundry," Craig stated. Lux nodded her head.
"Are you going to sleepover tonight too?" Angela asked Lux with big eyes. Lux smiled at the little girl.
"No, I'm going to go home tonight."
"Why did you spend the night here last night?" Angela asked. Lux swallowed hard and met Craig's eyes quickly for a moment.
"Well my mom and dad are out of town and I didn't want to be home alone," Lux answered. Angela mulled that over while she ate another fist full of frosted flakes.
"Were you scared to be home alone?" Angela asked. Lux looked down at the child again and nodded her head.
"Yeah, I was scared," she said quietly as she poured milk on her cereal. She felt Craig's arm gently place itself over hers. She looked up and smiled at him. "And if it wasn't for your brother's generous offer to let me stay here tonight, I might not have been able to sleep at all," Lux said speaking to Angela but looking at Craig.
"It was nothing," Craig said smiling. Angela began to giggle. "What?" Craig asked turning to his sister?
"Nothing," she said giggling.
"Nothing?" Craig asked as he began to tickle his sister. Lux smiled as she watched and munched on her cereal.
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A few hours later Lux thanked Joey, said goodbye to Angela, and headed home. Craig was walking with her.
"So you're sure you're going to be alright alone for the day?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure. I'll call you if I anything happens. Don't worry," Lux assured him. Craig nodded as his hand sidled up next to hers, and took it. He was gently rubbing his thumb over her knuckles as they reached her driveway.
"Lux?" a voice came from behind them. Lux turned to see Sean walking up the driveway towards them. Craig quickly dropped Lux's hand. "Where have you been all night? Paige said you left the party in a rush last night," Sean said rubbing his eyes. He was met by a cold glare from Lux. "What? Did you spend the night with Craig?" Sean practically spat.
"Yes I did," Lux snapped back. Sean's eyes narrowed as he started to move towards Craig. Lux, however, placed herself in front of Craig.
"Don't you dare even think about it," Lux said before Sean could come close enough to Craig to punch.
"I better leave you two alone," Craig muttered. He hurried down the driveway as Sean glared at him.
"Lux, what the FUCK is going on?" Sean hissed as her.
"We are through Sean," Lux said simply as she turned on her heel to enter her house.
"What?" Sean asked quickly grabbing Lux's arm and pulling her back.
"Don't touch me," Lux said snapping her arm away from him.
"So I can't touch you but Craig can?" Sean spat at Lux.
"Yes," Lux responded. Sean's face contorted with fury.
"Lux, what the hell is going on?"
"Let me clue you in, since you're obviously oblivious. Last night while you were getting high off your ass you're friend Jay was trying to RAPE ME in the room right next to yours. And of course, you were having such a grand old time with marijuana that you clearly couldn't hear me screaming for help. Thankfully Craig heard and pulled him off me before things got too far. YES I spent the night at Craig's and YES we are through. OK?" Lux said sharply. Sean took a step back.
"Jay tried to rape you?" was all he could say.
"Yes, and apparently it's because of some business deal that didn't go well between you two. Apparently I'm the target if things don't work out for you, and quite frankly, I'm sick of it."
"Lux," Sean began, but he was clearly at a loss for words.
"Don't say anything Sean. We're done," Lux said turning back to her house.
"Oh, and things are starting with you and Craig?" Sean yelled at her back. Lux stopped and turned back around.
"Get a grip Sean. What's starting with me and anyone really isn't any of your business, especially after last night."
"Clearly Emma and everyone else was right about you and Craig. You know everyone in the fucking world warned me about you two, how Craig was going to steal you from me. But good luck with him. He's not exactly the most faithful guy. You two are obviously made for each other," Sean paused in his ranting as Lux rolled her eyes.
"Real mature Sean, making stupid attacks on Craig's integrity when YOU are the drug dealer."
"YOU probably made up that stupid story about Jay. He wouldn't lay a finger on you, let alone try to RAPE you, you're probably just trying to come up with some excuse so you and Craig can get together without looking bad." Lux took a step back, truly stung by Sean's words.
"You don't believe me?" she asked.
"Why should I? You've showed me no proof. Are you going to the police? No. Clearly you're lying,"
"I think you better go before I call the police on you," Lux said as she turned to her door and let herself in, slamming the door behind her and in Sean's face. Sean heaved a deep breath out and ran his fingers through his hair. Turning on his heel, he walked for the last time down Lux's driveway.
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Is this what Emma's been praying for? Is it finally time for Emma and Sean to have a third chance? Will Craig and Lux really have a relationship?
I know this chapter is much shorter than the other ones, but I'll have the next one up soon. Please review!!