Chapter 11:
"Lex, this isn't what it looks like," Salene began quickly.
"It looks like you two were getting it on. Are you two lovers?" he asked Salene angrily.
"No!" Salene answered strongly.
May turned from the scene and looked down at the covers. After she and Salene had shared such intimacy she could not bear to watch this total denial of the situation.
"This is ridiculous. I can't believe you, May. You're about to have my baby and here you are in bed with someone else. And suddenly you're gay. How does that happen?" Lex continued furiously.
"She's not gay," Salene returned defensively.
"Then what the hell was that kiss about?" Lex shouted at Salene.
"Enough, both of you, please," May finally spoke from her place on the bed.
Lex rolled his eyes and shot her an angry look. "I'm through with this anyway, forget about us, it's over."
"Lex," May said disgustedly, "There was never any us."
"Just don't forget, that's my baby, and I intend to be in his life. I don't care who you sleep with, just remember that I'm the father." With that profound announcement, Lex turned and left the room. May buried her face in her hands as the tears began to flow again.
"Well, that didn't go too well," Salene said, stating the obvious.
"No, it didn't." May agreed, not looking up.
"Oh, my god," Salene said suddenly, "He's going to tell everyone. I've got to stop him." Jumping up she ran from the room, leaving May alone once again.
Salene ran down the hall after Lex, desperate to stop him. The others couldn't know. It didn't mean anything. She had just been going along with May, like before, hadn't she?
There he was, at the top of the stairs. "Lex, wait…Stop, please!" she called out to him. Lex halted at the top of the stairs, "What!" he called back angrily.
"Lex, you can't tell the others. Please. Honestly that was not what it looked like, I was just…just…"
"Kissing your lover." Lex provided helpfully.
"No!"
"You're in denial Salene, that kiss was not platonic. I should know, I have experience in these things. And that was one hot kiss."
Her hand cracked along the side of his face before she even realized she what she was doing.
"Owww!" Lex howled, "You hit me!"
"We are not lovers!" Salene shouted at the top of her lungs, "I am not gay. I was in love with Pride and Ryan, how could I have those feelings toward them if I was gay."
"Hey, there's always bi." Lex pointed out to her.
As she raised her hand to slap him again, a noise caught her attention. A look of complete horror crossed her face as she turned to see the rest of her tribe gathered at the foot of the stairs staring up at her and Lex.
"Hi everybody," Lex said, looking toward the group and rubbing his reddened cheek, "Does anyone have any ice, this hurts like hell,"
Salene let out a little sob and fled towards her room, her face in her hands.