Lexx slowly walked down a street in New Orleans, she was heading to the bar that her best friend's family owned. Lexx and Aimee had met in college and had been almost inseparable since, except for when Mama told Lexx to go home because something was going down at the bar. Lexx loved Mama Lo Peltier as much as she would have loved her own mother. Lexx's mother had died while giving birth to her. So Lexx had been living with her father all her life, and over last few years she had come to hate him. All he ever did anymore was sit at home and get drunk, smack her around a few times, and order her to clean up the house and cook his dinner. Lexx had wanted to tell Aimee about it when it had all started but she was too afraid her father would find out and just hit her even more. Lexx was coming to end of her rope, she couldn't take living with her father anymore she needed to get away from him. But before she could do that she had to get her father arrested so he couldn't come after her. She knew if she went to the cops herself they would only put a restraining order on him, Lexx had already tried that and all it got her was a week in the hospital. She finally had the nerve to ask for help, and who better to ask then her closest friends the Peltiers. She knew that Mama and Papa Peltier would never stand for what her father was doing to her.

All these thoughts were going through her head as she approached the door to the bar. She had her sunglasses on and her long black hair hung around her face, shadowing her features from everyone. Lexx also had on a dark blue hooded sweat shirt along with a pair of ripped at the knees jeans and her Vans sneakers. When she got to the door she saw Dev standing there, apparently he was the bouncer on duty tonight.

He gave her a small smile as he saw her walk up. "Hey Lexx, how you doin'?"

Lexx gave him a small closed lip smile in return. "I'm okay Dev, is Aimee here?"

"Of course she is, I think she's actually in the kitchen with Mama right now." Dev said as he let her into the building.

"Thanks Dev, see you around." Lexx said as she walked into the bar and headed towards the kitchen. She tried to avoid being seen by any of the other boys, she didn't want them to see that she still had her sunglass on. She made it to the kitchen and quickly slipped through the doors, making sure not to bump into anyone. She quickly spotted Aimee and Mama conversing in one of the far corners of the kitchen. As Lexx made her way over to them Mama smiled when she saw her.

"Ah, Alexandria how good of you to visit. It's been awhile." Mama said as she pulled Lexx into a hug. Lexx tried not to hiss in pain as pressure was put on her bruised ribs. But Mama was far too perceptive to miss it. "Lexx, what's the matter?" She pulled away and held Lexx at arms distance noticing that Lexx still had her sunglasses on. "Why do you have your sunglasses on inside? It is not bright in here."

Lexx just lowered her gaze from Mama's, embarrassed to tell the woman who she thought of as a mother what has been happening to her. Lexx just shrugged her shoulders and shook her head losing the courage she had just a few minutes ago. She tried to pull away from Mama.

Mama only tightened her grip on Lexx's arms. "Alexandria Vivian Surion, you will tell me this instance what is going on. I know you're hiding something from me and have been for some time. Now I demand to know what it is."

Lexx looked back up at Mama, and slowly reached up to remove her sun glasses. She pulled them off, letting Mama and Aimee see her black eye and the cut down her cheek where he father had punched her with his ring on. She winced when she heard the gasps of both Mama and Aimee.

"Lexx who did this to you?" Mama asked with an authoritative tone. She lightened her grip on Lexx's trembling arms.

"My father…" Lexx said in almost a whisper. She had finally told someone her secret, and it caused tears begin to run down her cheeks. "It was my father Mama." Lexx's slow tears turned into sobs as she tried to stop shaking.

"Lexx, why didn't you tell us." Aimee spoke for the first time as she moved forward to comfort the shaking girl. She took Lexx into her arms and held her letting Lexx cry on her shoulder. "Let it out Lexx, I promise he won't hurt you anymore. I'm going to tell Papa that you'll live here with us. Him and my brothers will get your things, and they'll make sure your father doesn't interfere."

"Thank you Aimee." Lexx said in an almost inaudible voice.

"Come on, I'll take you to my room so you can lie down." Aimee slowly lead Lexx out of the kitchen and into the house behind the bar. Lexx was allowed in the house because she knew what the Peltiers were, she also knew about all of the other people who came to the bar. In fact she had even entertained Ash's Simi a few times while he was at the bar talking with the Peltiers. She actually considered asking Simi to barbecue her father for her, she knew the demon would be more than willing. Aimee lead Lexx in her room, and had her lay down on her bed. "Try to take a nap so you'll feel a little better before Papa and the boys begin asking you questions." With that Aimee laid down beside Lexx and gently held her best friend trying to give her as much comfort as she could.