Chapter 19

Bills point of view.

Katie had just left me with Alexis. She was an absolute mess, her face stained with tears.

"You need to get some sleep." I told her.

"Promise you won't leave?"

"And get my ass hexed off by Katie? No way."

"That's good." She said, pulling the covers down on her bed.

"You need to get changed out of that dress; I can't imagine sleeping in that would be comfortable."

She looked at me, not speaking.

"I won't look, I promise."

"Unzip me?" she asked, turning around.

I unzipped her dress and closed my eyes, waiting for her to change. A few minutes later she told me she was done and climbed into bed.

"I'm so stupid Bill."

"No you're not."

"Yes I am. I can't believe I did that with Dean, it was just stupid."

"It happens sometimes Lex. It's not your fault."

"Yeah it is, I shouldn't have done it. I don't know why I did it. I think it was just 'cause Charlie wasn't there and I wanted to feel wanted."

"Don't think about it anymore. Just go to sleep."

She nodded and patted the space beside her.

"I'll just sit here, it's alright."

"Lay with me. Katie would."

Charlie is going to kill me, I thought as I lay down beside her. I propped myself up on one elbow and stroked her hair until she was asleep. About half an hour after she had fallen asleep the door opened slowly. Charlie stood in the doorway, staring at Alexis.

"She's asleep Charlie."

"What are you doing here?"

"Katie told me to stay with her."

"Why are you lying in bed with her?"

"Because she doesn't want to be alone Charlie. She's had a horrible night and she doesn't want to be on her own. She told me to lay with her."

"You could have said no."

Alexis stirred in her sleep as Charlie's voice got louder.

"Charlie, stop thinking of yourself, she doesn't want to be left alone and I stayed with her. End of story. Now leave before you wake her up."

"I just want to know what she wants."

"It doesn't matter what I want," Alexis mumbled from beside me, "it never does, it only matters what you want Char."

"Lexy it does matter. It matters so much."

"Charlie just go," I told him, "You've done enough for one night."

"Lexy let me stay."

"No."

"Please Lex."

"No." she said again, opening her eyes, "I don't want you to stay. I'm not here to be your little plaything so go away."

"Alexis it's not like that."

"Well what is it like Charlie?"

"I just want to know what you want."

"Charlie just go away, talk to her tomorrow when you aren't drunk and she's not trying to sleep."

Charlie glared at me one more time before slamming the door shut behind him. Alexis snuggled into my chest, crying again.

"Don't worry about him Lex, he's just stupid." I said as I hugged her.

She soon cried herself to sleep and didn't move until the next morning.