Peanut2lbs:  Welcome dude, I was just being honest. I'm really in love with your writing skills AND THE WAY YOU PERFECTLY WRITE PRUE-ANDY.  Shame on Lexie!  That girl revealing her sisters' secret---bad news!!  Your mind is traveling beside mine---wait till you find out what's Kevin going to do with that info!!  Thanks for your review.

Faith Kingsley: Oooh, sorry dude, If it makes you feel better, I hated myself too because Prue is my favorite, but don't worry, she's tough, she's going to be ok---at least until---(secret!) Yeah, yeah!  that Kevin is a scumbag!  He'll get what he's been asking for!  Sorry Faith, Prue-Andy fluff coming up in next chappie.

Princess Pinky:  Dude, YOU CAN PUT DOWN THAT PINK SIGN NOW!!   sorry, I had to make Prue suffer for a while, but she'll be ok.  Really? Prue-Andy romance was good?  I have my doubts, I wish I could be as good as Peanut, but I'll keep trying hard. Still thinking about bringing Leo though; Yes, Lexie is such a #$&$# for revealing the big secret. This update will show who's responsible for the mugging and yeah!! a final big twist heading your way! 

C.C. McKenna

Inexperienced Love

Chapter Seventeen

Kevin bent down and woke up Rachel with a kiss. The room was dark and quiet, but even asleep; Rachel recognized Kevin's lotion.

"Kevin!" Rachel wiped her eyes and tried to focus on the digital clock from her night table. "Jesus, it's four in the morning, what are you doing here?"

Kevin jumped in bed. "I feel so fucking good, and I had to share this happiness with someone" He chuckled. "Remember the cop I told you about?"

"Yeah, I guess so" Rachel kept wiping her sleepy eyes.

"Well, he must be wishing for his own death right now"

"I don't understand" Rachel yawned.

"I ordered his girlfriend's death, remember? And now I need to celebrate, come on, wake up Rachel, focus!"

"Oh fuck off!" Rachel pulled the sheets up to her chin. "What about Lexie, why didn't you go to her in the first place?" She covered her face with the satin sheets.

"Oh, she must be real busy right now, and besides, I don't think she would be in the mood to be celebrating her sister's departure"

Rachel uncovered her face and quickly sat up. "What do you mean?"

Kevin smirked. "I think I told you that the cop's girlfriend was no other than Lexie's sister... and now Lexie is a sister short"

"You didn't!" Rachel smiled evilly. Her eyes were wide and blissfully bright.

"I did!" Kevin proudly bragged and eagerly lunged over Rachel, desperately unbuttoning his shirt. Rachel laughed.

"That was a great idea Kevin... I told you, killing the cop's girl always works in the movies" She nodded. "Oooh, you just don't know how I wish I could see that bitch right now and laugh at her face!"

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"A-andy" Prue softly whispered and slowly opened her eyes. She had been unconscious for more than twenty-four hours and her sisters had remained beside her all the time.

"Prue" Piper squeezed her sister's hand and quickly leaned over to kiss her forehead. "My God, I thought we lost you," She cried.  "Sweetie, Andy is not here"  Piper whispered softly in her sister's ear.   Prue closed her eyes again and tried to speak but she wasn't able to get a single word out.

"It's ok sweetie, don't tire yourself, you're too weak right now; Andy just left but he said he'd be back later this evening" Phoebe spoke softly into her sister's ear and gently kissed her temple. "You're ok, you're ok now" She tenderly stroked back her sister's black hair with one hand and softly wiped her tears with the other. Lexie remained apart, jealously keeping her distance.

"Lexie, baby, you can come closer" Piper said softly and reached out her hand. "She's not fully awake but she'll know you're here" She whispered.

Lexie slowly approached her sister's bed and hesitated a little before placing a soft, quick kiss on her cheek. She smirked and swiftly walked to the door.

"I'm going home, I need the rest" Lexie grabbed her jacket from the sofa and hurriedly opened the door.

"But Lex" Phoebe tried to stop her baby sister.

"Sorry Phoebe, I can't stay, not now; I'll be home if you need me" Lexie spat before leaving.

"What is wrong with her?" Piper asked worriedly, slightly closing her eyes and gently holding Prue's hand in hers. Prue didn't realize her baby sister's sudden exit, fortunately, she had gone back to sleep way before even noticing Lexie's hasty, cold and distant kiss.

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Lexie opened the manor's door and quickly lunged herself into her best friend's arms. "Where were you Sophie!?" She hugged her tighter. "I've missed you so much, I'm going nuts in here, I need some 'x' pills before I go crazy!"

"No you don't, you just need to calm down, that's what you need" Sophie softly closed the door with her foot and walked inside, holding a very shaky friend in her arms. "I bet you haven't eaten a damn thing; am I right or am I right?"

"I'm not hungry" Lexie whispered.

"I don't care dude; you're going to eat something, then we'll talk" Sophie said, slowly turning her gaze around the house. "Are you going to tell me where the kitchen is or am I going to have to spend all night looking for it?" Sophie joked. Lexie quietly grabbed her friend's hand and took her to the kitchen; she silently sat on one of the stools while Sophie buried her nose inside the fridge.

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"Have you heard about Her?" Rachel asked while looking through the menu.

"No, I've been to her place a couple of times; the damn house is still empty, and she's not answering her cell" Kevin took the whiskey cup to his mouth and slammed his free hand loudly on the table.

"I haven't seen her in school either" Rachel added still checking the menu. "What if I choose the baby lamb?"

"Fuck Rachel; I'm talking about Lexie's whereabouts and all you can do is think about the damn food"

Rachel tossed the menu on the table and angrily stared at Kevin. "Well correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you brought me here to have dinner... and I'm starving!"

"All right, all right, let's order and eat fast, I'm going to Lexie's house again; maybe she's back by now"

"Whatever!" Rachel rolled her eyes and annoyingly grabbed the menu again. "I think I'll order Lobster; yeah, Lobster Thermidore would be fine"

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"Finish your milk Lex" Sophie suggested without looking at her friend; instead she kept digging in her plate.

"I don't want any more milk"  Lexie gently pushed the glass with her gold lighter.

"Girl, this lasagna is delicious" Sophie licked her fingers.

"And I don't want any more lasagna either!" Lexie stood up, "Come on, let's have a cigarette" She grabbed the red box from the kitchen's counter and pulled her friend towards the living room. Sophie grabbed her plate and took it with her.

"So, where have you been? You said you were going to call me" Lexie pulled her knees to her chest and rested her back on the huge fluffy sofa.

"I had to do some traveling...I needed to see somebody; so I went to Chicago" Sophie kept eating.

"Chicago?...but you don't have any family, whom did you have to see?"

"I had this boyfriend...and I was feeling kind of lonely, you know" Sophie sat beside her friend, chewing some lasagna.

"He lives in Chicago?

"No, his parents do" She swallowed and wiped her mouth with a clean napkin.

"Did you talk to them?" Lexie blew out some smoke.

"Of course not" Sophie placed the plate on the center table and rubbed her hands together. "I went through their mail and checked their phone bill; that's how I found out he now lives in Boston...and he's happily married, by the way"

Lexie shook her head. "But Sophie, you're supposed to keep yourself in hide; don't tell me you spoke to him"

"Don't be silly!" Sophie smacked her friend's head. "I stood outside his home; two fucking days; watching his way of life, his wife...his kids; he has two beautiful girls" Sophie's eyes suddenly welled up.

Lexie hastily grabbed her friend's hand and softly squeezed it. "I'm sorry Sophie" She whispered; quietly releasing a couple of tears herself.

"It's ok dude" Sophia wiped her eyes with the back of her hands and forced herself to smile. "I'm ok; Now, tell me, what in the world is upsetting you so much to make you get that stuff inside you?"

Lexie lowered her head and stared at the floor for a moment before answering. "My sister was almost killed a couple of nights ago"

"Shit! Who? Who was hurt?" Sophie asked concerned.

"It was Prue" Lexie sighed and nervously lit another cigarette with the one she was still smoking.

Sophie shook her head. "You are way too nervous Lex; take it easy" She kept staring at her friend's shaky hand. "Prue is out of danger right?"

"Yeah"

"Well, even more reason why you should be calmed" Sophie got closer to Alexia and lovingly wrapped her arm around her neck. "Or is there something else you're not telling me?"

"Actually...there is" Lexie pulled back her hair and took another mouthful of smoke. "Prue has been trying to steel my boyfriend" She hissed.

"Boyfriend?" Rachel squinted. "Who's your boyfriend? Wait! Don't tell me you are still dating that lowlife prick?! ... Kevin is his name! Right?"

"Yeah, I'm still dating him, and he's no prick!" Lexie got on her feet and glared at Sophia. "My own sister has been trying to get Kevin to bed... her bed, to be more specific!"

"Wow, I didn't see that coming" Sophie said, not quite believing. "But are you sure? I mean, this is a very serious accusation you're making here"

"Yes, I'm sure; and it's very difficult for me to accept that my own sister is being a conniving bitch" Lexie swallowed hard and looked at Sophie, who was softly blowing some air into her fist and staring at the floor. "Are you listening to me?" Lexie snapped.

"Yes, I'm listening to what you're saying, but I'm not sure if these words are really yours or Kevin's" Sophie slowly raised her head and locked eyes with Lexie. "Think about it; Kevin is not what you think; I know the kind of shit he is, I've seen him in action" She stood in front of Lexie and grabbed her shoulders. "Explain to me why all of a sudden you're hooked on ecstasy pills?" Sophie asked sternly.

Lexie hesitated and drew back. "I really don't have to explain myself to you or to anybody else for that matter"

Sophia shook her head with disappointment again. "It's foolish of you to go on with this farce; why risk yourself...I don't understand"

"WHAT?! What is it that you don't understand?!" Lexie retorted. "I'm being very clear"

Sophie sighed. "I don't understand why my best friend keeps lying to me" She walked slowly towards Lexie and grabbed her hand. "What the hell happened to you Bond?"

The doorbell interrupted Lexie before she could say another word. She nervously pulled her hand free from Sophie's and ran towards the front door to open it.

"Well, well, well; who do we have here? It's Lexie, isn't it?" Kevin mocked as soon as he saw his girl standing in front of him.

"K-kevin... I... uh..."

Kevin grabbed the door and stood next to Lexie. "Are your sisters home?"

"N-no" Lexie nervously stuttered.

"Good, now tell me, where the hell have you been?" Kevin harshly shoved her backwards and let himself in. "I've been trying like crazy to get a hold of you!" He shoved her back again. "Where the fuck were you? I tried calling you at home; I tried your cell, and I even came here a few times looking for you!" He grabbed her hair and pulled her head backwards. "Where-the-fuck-were-you!?"

"At the hospital" Lexie mumbled. "Prue and her boyfriend were mugged"

"Mugged?" Kevin asked with a little hint of nervousness. "A-are they ok?"

"Yes"

"Both of them?" He squinted.

Lexie closed her eyes and swallowed the big gulp in her throat before answering. She was nervous and her legs were slightly shaking. "Yes, both of them are ok, but p-please Kevin, you're hurting me" She said with a very soft, low voice.

"Well, that's exactly what I want to do, stupid!" Kevin chuckled. "I want to know why you didn't call me; why you didn't tell me about your sister! A simple phone call would have been enough! Who the hell do you think you are?" He slapped her face with the back of his hand and held her at arms length. "I'm going to show you who's the man around here!" He yelled.

"Really?" Sophie asked sarcastically as she decided it was time to put a stop to her friend's brave boyfriend. She fearlessly stood in the middle of the foyer, smiling. "Are you going to bring him? cuzz I really would like to meet a real man" She winked an eye. "No offense dude!"

Kevin hastily released Lexie and turned to Sophie. "Who the hell is this? I thought you said you were alone"

Lexie fearfully shook her head. "W-what I really said is that my sisters weren't home, a-and..."

"Shut up!" Kevin shouted. "I asked who she was!" He grabbed Lexie's arm tightly.

"She's Sophie, Sophia Johnston, she's my best friend"

"Sophie? Best friend?" He smiled scornfully. "How come you never mentioned her?"

"I, I don't know; I guess I never had the..."

Sophie quickly walked to her tense friend and wrapped her protective arm around her shoulder. "Listen Kevin, Lexie is not feeling well right now, so I would really appreciate for you to leave"

"I'll leave when I want to leave!" Kevin grabbed Sophie's arm and harshly pulled it away from his girlfriend.

"Kevin, no please!" Lexie stood between her friend and her boyfriend. "Leave her out of this"

"Well, tell her to mind her own business and I'll leave her out; in fact, she's the one that has to leave, and right now would be good!"

"Ha, ha!" Sophie mocked. "So you can beat the shit out of her?" "No way, you're hallucinating dude... you had brain surgery, didn't you?" She laughed louder. "I would never leave my friend here alone with a bastard like you!"

Without any warning, Kevin landed a hard right to Sophie's cheek, sending her flat on the floor. She fell on her back but didn't stay down; she was immediately on her feet, and all over Kevin.

"Sophie, please don't do this!" Lexie shoved herself between them, trying desperately to pull her friend apart. Kevin strongly waved his arm and violently lunged Lexie against the foyer's table, bringing Sophie to a halt.

Sophie was quickly by her friend's side and helped her get on her feet. "Are you ok Lex?" She asked with concern before turning to Kevin.

"Yeah, I guess so" Lexie squinted and softly rubbed her back.

Sophie nodded and glared at Kevin. "If you don't leave this house right now, I'm calling the police" She grabbed the cell phone from her pocket, and flipped it open.

"Sophie..." Lexie spoke nervously; knowing that the last thing her friend needed was to be near Cops.

"No Lexie... I will... I swear to God I'll call the fucking cops" She hissed.

"Are you going to stand there and do nothing about this bitch?" Kevin glared at Lexie.

Lexie bit her lower lip and breathed deeply. "I'm sorry Kevin," She whispered as she slowly walked towards Sophie for protection.

"Fuck Alexia; I'm your boyfriend!" He shouted. "And she's... she's..., oh, wait a minute, does it mean... you and her..."

"NO!" Both girls shouted at the same time.

"I should have known better!" He chuckled. "Ok, ok, I'm leaving, but you and I are not through yet, we have to finish this fucking conversation; remember you're still my girl!" He walked closer to Lexie and roughly kissed her trembling lips. Sophie furrowed her nose and shook her head with disgust.

When Kevin was finally gone, Sophie took Lexie to her room; both girls needed to rest, but they spent a couple of more hours talking about Kevin, Prue and Lexie's nasty new habits.

Lexie didn't accept she was wrong, and she never accepted the fact that Kevin was violent; she said that he acted that way because it was her fault for not calling him or letting him know what had been going on with her sister. Sophie was pissed, but couldn't convince her friend about how wrong she was. They both finally fell asleep, on the same bed, but just as good friends, nothing more, and nothing less.

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