I woke up and stretched, reaching over to see if Jesse was still there, but upon realizing he wasn't, I figured he was downstairs. Still tired, I laid on my side and watched the rain patter down in sheets for a few moments before getting up and heading downstairs, even though I wasn't looking forward to being nagged at. I climbed out of bed and made my way down the steps. The T.V. was on, Mia was in the kitchen and everyone else was sprawled around the T.V.
"Morning." I said yawning and walking over to sit in the chair by the door. I got a chorus of "Morning" and some muttered "SShhh"s. I looked around and noticed Jesse wasn't down here.
"Where's..." Before I could get the Jesse part in I got interrupted by Mia.
"Come on in the kitchen Lexi foods still hot." I shook my head.
"No I'm not hungry." I said knowing that she wasn't going to believe that.
"Lexi, you haven't eaten in awhile, you have to be hungry." She said looking at me.
"No, I'm not." I replied, firmly crossing my arms, staring straight back defiantly. She tried a new approach.
"Lexi, in the kitchen now, or I'm calling Jesse."
I shrugged. "No, I'm not hungry! Now shut the hell up!" I said, getting upset.
"No!" She shot back.
"Fine, then I'm going back upstairs." I replied shortly, getting up and climbing the stairs. I entered our room and slammed the door shut. I was tired of people nagging me to eat. What was the big deal? I'll eat when I'm ready. Before I could think about anything else there was a knock on the door.
I rolled my eyes but yelled "Come in!" Dom stuck his head in the door.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
"Did I not just say that?" I said bitingly.
He shook his head but walked in the room and shut the door behind him. "She cares is all Lexi." He said gently, sitting across from me.
"I know, but nagging isn't going to do any good." I replied, fiddling with the blanket.
"No, it won't, and I'll talk to her about that. I just wanted to see if you were ok." He said looking at me.
"I'm fine." I replied, for what felt like the millionth time these past two days. I felt like I was on the spot under his gaze and I hated it.
"Which room are you going to be living in?" He asked, looking around like he had just noticed we were in Jesse's room.
"This one." I said, gesturing the whole room with my head. I was trying to keep my sentences short my ribs were starting to hurt.
"You sure you're ok?" He asked me. I could see the worry blossoming in his eyes.
I nodded. "Yea I'm sure." All I wanted was him to leave so I could be alone.
"Jesse loves you Lexi. I can tell, 'cause that boy can't hide things very well. I know you're going to be worried about the race tonight and all the girls, but you don't have to. He loves you and that's all there is to it." He said looking at me.
I didn't know what to say to that. It was like he could read my mind about the race. "I know, but you know I'll still worry."
He nodded. "I understand, but you're going to have to start trusting him."
I nodded. "I know." I whispered again.
He stood up, patted my shoulder and walked over to the door. "We'll leave when Jesse gets back from the shop."
Staring at the plaid pattern on the blanket, I nodded, trying to reduce the lump in my throat. Before he closed the door he stuck his head back in.
"Lexi?" I looked up at him. "He really does." With that he shut the door leaving me to think about what he had just said.
"Morning." I said yawning and walking over to sit in the chair by the door. I got a chorus of "Morning" and some muttered "SShhh"s. I looked around and noticed Jesse wasn't down here.
"Where's..." Before I could get the Jesse part in I got interrupted by Mia.
"Come on in the kitchen Lexi foods still hot." I shook my head.
"No I'm not hungry." I said knowing that she wasn't going to believe that.
"Lexi, you haven't eaten in awhile, you have to be hungry." She said looking at me.
"No, I'm not." I replied, firmly crossing my arms, staring straight back defiantly. She tried a new approach.
"Lexi, in the kitchen now, or I'm calling Jesse."
I shrugged. "No, I'm not hungry! Now shut the hell up!" I said, getting upset.
"No!" She shot back.
"Fine, then I'm going back upstairs." I replied shortly, getting up and climbing the stairs. I entered our room and slammed the door shut. I was tired of people nagging me to eat. What was the big deal? I'll eat when I'm ready. Before I could think about anything else there was a knock on the door.
I rolled my eyes but yelled "Come in!" Dom stuck his head in the door.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
"Did I not just say that?" I said bitingly.
He shook his head but walked in the room and shut the door behind him. "She cares is all Lexi." He said gently, sitting across from me.
"I know, but nagging isn't going to do any good." I replied, fiddling with the blanket.
"No, it won't, and I'll talk to her about that. I just wanted to see if you were ok." He said looking at me.
"I'm fine." I replied, for what felt like the millionth time these past two days. I felt like I was on the spot under his gaze and I hated it.
"Which room are you going to be living in?" He asked, looking around like he had just noticed we were in Jesse's room.
"This one." I said, gesturing the whole room with my head. I was trying to keep my sentences short my ribs were starting to hurt.
"You sure you're ok?" He asked me. I could see the worry blossoming in his eyes.
I nodded. "Yea I'm sure." All I wanted was him to leave so I could be alone.
"Jesse loves you Lexi. I can tell, 'cause that boy can't hide things very well. I know you're going to be worried about the race tonight and all the girls, but you don't have to. He loves you and that's all there is to it." He said looking at me.
I didn't know what to say to that. It was like he could read my mind about the race. "I know, but you know I'll still worry."
He nodded. "I understand, but you're going to have to start trusting him."
I nodded. "I know." I whispered again.
He stood up, patted my shoulder and walked over to the door. "We'll leave when Jesse gets back from the shop."
Staring at the plaid pattern on the blanket, I nodded, trying to reduce the lump in my throat. Before he closed the door he stuck his head back in.
"Lexi?" I looked up at him. "He really does." With that he shut the door leaving me to think about what he had just said.