Alice walked into Lexi's room.
"Lexi come on." she said.
"Where you going Alice?" Ethan asked.
"I'm taking her to see Josh."
"I'll go get Danny." Ethan said.
"He's asleep and seeing her with him is making him crazy. I'm gonna protect him this time." Alice said determinedly.
"Your kidding?" Ethan said. "He'll go spare!"
"I'm protecting him!" she repeated.
"Your not seeing him alone then. I'm coming!" Ethan said. "Let him try something then!"
Alice nodded.
Lexi got up and they walked outside. "Look Lexi I need you to drop the attitude and listen to him ok."
Lexi nodded grudgingly.
Alice walked towards the hut, "Josh Lexi is here to see you!" she shouted.
He appeared.
Lexi had her arms crossed. "Hello." said dismissively.
"Lex." Alice whispered.
Lexi nodded at her mum.
"Hello." he replied.
"Why don't me and Ethan…" Alice started.
"No, Ethan stays." Lexi said.
"Lex - we'll be right there."
"Please mum."
Alice nodded and walked up the steps and sat on the deck of the hut. Watching.
Ethan Josh and Lexi sat on some chairs abit away from the hut.
"My full name is Alexis Marie Trevanion. I want it kept that way!" she warned. "I'm a Trevanion, like my mother and my brother."
"Your first name is similar to my middle name. I'm Joshua Alexander Templey."
She nodded uncaring. "My Birthday is May 9th."
"Mine is January 17th."
She nodded. They were silent for a while.
"What subjects do you like in school?" he asked.
"None." she scoffed.
He smiled. "Your like me then. Your mum was good at school. Had a girl called Sarah running scared though!"
"What?" lexi asked.
"Nothing." he replied
Lexi shrugged. "I suppose if I had to pick one it would be ummm… I dunno they're all crap. Probably biology or maths."
"You've got a logical brain."
"Danny says that all the time." lexi said pointedly.
"The only thing I really like at school was PE. I injured someone at football though."
"Really? Lexi asked. "What happened?"
"I broke someone's leg. They were better than me and they were about to score. Slide tackle. Studs showing with high feet. Broken shin."
Ethan winced.
"Ow." lexi said
"No one could beat me at basketball though!"
"Really?" lexi asked again intrigued.
He nodded.
"I play basketball."
"What position?" he asked.
"Upfront usually. But sometimes I go in defence coz I'm so tall. Mum and Danny come to my games. He goes mad if I get a basket." she smiled. "Tells everyone around that I'm his dau… that he's proud." she paused. "Why did you do it? I'd be his daughter if it wasn't for you!"
Josh looked at Lexi. He resented being put on the spot like this! "Lexi, I'm not gonna give you excuse. Or any crap. To be honest I can't tell you why I did it."
Lexi's eyes narrowed in anger.
"I could tell you that I had this rubbish upbringing where the men in my life took what they wanted but I was older when this happened so…" he trailed off. "I can't make anything better but I have you so I can try to be a good person."
Lexi turned on him angrily. "No! Danny has me not you!" she said. "C'mon Eth I'm done!"
Josh put his her hand on her arm. "5 more minutes."
"Remove your hand!" Ethan warned.
Josh narrowed his eyes at Ethan. He sent him an unspoken threat. He then removed his hand. "Can I see you tomorrow Lexi?"
"Maybe, goodbye Josh."
Lexi walked towards the hut and towards her mother. Saw her arguing with Sheila. One armed wrapped around her stomach protectively. Her eyes were murderous.
"You led him on!" Sheila shrieked. There's god knows how many potential fathers!"
Alice's free hand clenched into a tight fist. She was breathing heavily. She looked ready to kill!
"Don't ever disrespect my daughter like that again!" Alice warned.
"Slut!" Sheila hissed.
Who the hell was she talking to like that? Lexi thought angrily. She took off and ran up the stairs to the hut.
"You never speaks to my mother in that manner!" Lexi yelled and swung her fist as hard as she could. She connected with her mouth. She felt a crack. "Ow I just broke my freaking hand!" she muttered. She still went to hit her again. Ethan grabbed her.
"She's 10 times the person you are!" Lexi yelled as she was dragged away.
Lexi shook her hand. Pain streaked through it. She glared at Josh as they soon as Josh and Sheila were alone. She looked at him.
"Don't say it!" she said. Holding a towel to her mouth.
"How am I supposed to convince her to move with us if you go on like that? Not that I want her with us anyway. God we both know she isn't mine! It's you who wants the brat so much!"
"She's the only child we may ever have. We'll never end up with a baby. There are enough of them in the system. And she thinks you're her father. It's the closet we'll get."
"Look I don't want kids. Why would I put up with Trevanion's? God I spend most of my time wanting to smack her in the mouth!"
"Pleas Josh! She thinks she's yours. Just coz we've had problems conceiving now you might have been fine as a teenager. She might be yours. Just hang on a little longer once she's served her purpose we can get rid of her." she said. A crazy light in her eyes.
"O yeah your plan" he said sarcastically. "Your gonna get her to sleep with your brother. She'll magically get pregnant and then just hand the baby over to you! I doubt it. Get real Sheila you've seen her attitude. She's far too much like them to agree to this!"
"Well maybe me and Austin won't give her a choice! I want a baby and I will get one by ANY means!" the crazy light burned brighter.
"Dunno why you wanna be landed with her anyway. If she looked like her mother maybe but she's the double of him. In every way!" not that made her any less gorgeous. He thought. He did like her feistiness though, reminded him of another 15 year old with the same attitude. His skin grew hot, remembering that day. He nodded at his wife telling her he was in. As long as he had his fun before they got rid of her!
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Lexi held her injured hand. It throbbed unrelentingly.
"Wow Lexi you have one hell of a punch, remind me never to piss you off!" Ethan said grinning.
"Yeah, now I've got a broken thumb to go with it! Flipping wrecks too!"
Alice looked at her daughter. "Lexi baby you don't hit people because they say nasty things to you or me as the case was!"
"She wasn't disrespecting you like that! Who the hell does she think she is talking to you like that. She's lucky I only smacked her once!" she said determinedly.
Alice had a flashback to 17 years ago. Nearly the exact same words had came out of her mouth regarding her mum too! "C'mon come to the hospital and I'll sort your hand."
Ethan went into the office sensing Lexi wanted to be alone with her mum. There was no way he was leaving them alone in the hospital though!
Alice grabbed to small sticks and placed them on her thumb then bandaged around it.
"I'm confused mum, I thought he was gonna be a bad person but he seems to be ok! What should I do? Why do I feel like I have to choose?"
"Lexi there isn't a choice to make. Trust me there isn't! It isn't him or us. If you decide that you wanna get to know him better when you are batter me and fine with that. The only thing I want is him supervised around you. Danny and I will always be here and love you. It's understandable that you need to know the man who fathered you. We don't blame you for that!"
"Why are you and Danny being like this? If I were you I'd probably hate me!"
"Lexi your our baby, we just want you to be happy. We couldn't hate you ever. It's called unconditional love honey. You'll understand when you have kids of your own."
"You want me to happy even if it's hurting you? Seeing him can't be easy for you! And I know it's killing Danny to hear Josh refer to me as his daughter. I hate calling him Danny, I just don't feel like I can call him dad anymore. But at the same time Josh isn't my dad. Why am I so confused? Why is this so hard?"
"It's called growing up sweetie. Making decisions and standing by them knowing they're right!"
"But what if they're wrong."
"Then you live with them. This sounds cheesy but when it came to decisions with Danny I always followed my heart and it didn't steer me wrong. Listen to your instincts. 9 times out of 10 they are usually right."
Lexi nodded. Still looking worried and unsure. "Where's Danny?"
"He finally crashed. He's been awake for nearly 3 days. He didn't want to go to sleep but I made him!"
Alice shifted her weight and rubbed the bottom of her back.
"You ok mum?"
"Yeah, but Dee Jay is gonna be as tall as you and Danny no doubt!"
That statement made Lexi remember something else that had been bothering her. "That's another thing I don't get mum. How come I look like Danny? I mean I'm a carbon copy of him. Everyone says so. And I'm willing to admit I see a lot of Danny in myself. I have little Danny like quirks. Isn't there the slightest teensiest chance he's my dad?"
"Lex we had a DNA test when you were 4 years old. It came back no chance. We wanted you to be his. Were convinced you were his. It nearly destroyed us when we found out you weren't. Broke our hearts. He nearly left. You stopped him. He realised when he saw you that it didn't matter coz you loved him and he loved you."
Lexi nodded. "I suppose I'll give Josh a chance. I still want Danny though!"
"Don't feel pressured into anything. If he pushes you tell me or danny. I'm happy that your feelings towards him haven't changed coz he isn't your biological father. He is in every way that matters. He couldn't love you nay more if you were to be honest. He's brought you up and never let you down. Do me a favour though Lex, if this relationship with Josh does take off try not to push Danny out too much. I know you won't do it on purpose but just be aware ok."
"He'll have baby Daniel by then." was all lexi would say. A sad tone to her voice. "He'll have a child who he knows IS his. He won't have to love the rapists offspring then."
"Aw Lex that's not.."
"Mum don't tell me it's not true. He found it easy to love me and Ethan coz we both aren't his. Probably even easier to love Ethan coz he's not a constant reminder to the worst period of your lives. As soon as Daniel is here we'll see if he changes and I'm not doing this to be nasty, mum I'm doing it coz it might happen and I'm preparing myself. Who even say's I'll be here anyway." she added.
"Lexi baby don't talk like that. Nothing is gonna happen to you!"
"Mum I have cancer I could die! God how sick did that sound. A 15 year old saying they could die that's just wrong!"
"Lexi!"
"Don't worry it sounds weird but I'm not scared. I know there are people up there who will take care of me. Danny's mum and yours too."
"Lexi." Alice said tears in her eyes. "Your not gonna die ok. I REFUSE I won't allow it!"
Dammit her and her big freaking mouth. Lexi began to back track. "Oh I know mum, I'm sorry I just sorta get carried away. I'm a Trevanion. You can't keep them down can you!"
"Don't dare let this beat you Lex. Baby Daniel needs you. What's he gonna do if your gone huh?"
"I know I know mum. Like I said. I'm sorry. C'mon lets go up. I wanna give Danny a hug!"
They walked towards the house.
A/N go lexi! she's jst like alice lol. thanx 4 readin and hope ur enjoyin my story. more drama next chappie!