Love Rectangled

Thirty-three

I jolted up from my bed and ran towards the door, opening it I let out a sigh of relief when I saw my dad standing in front.

"Daddy, it's you!" I exclaimed, putting my hand on my chest. "You scared the shit out of me!"

"I did what?" He squinted his eyes at my language.

I gave him a sheepish smile. "What I mean is that you scared me. I thought you were a serial killer or something."

"Let's assume if I was a serial killer." He folded his arms and darted his gaze to my bed. "That was your plan to survive?"

I scratched my head. "I was doing the opposite of what they do in horror movies..." I mumbled.

"Next time call someone and don't just lay on your bed like a turkey in the oven." He sternly said.

I matched his gaze and retorted. "Why did you even come like that? You always called me before coming. I wouldn't be scared to death like that if I knew it was you."

"Yeah..." Now it was his turn to get scolded. "It was late, so I didn't call you. I came up to check on you but the door was locked and then you suddenly screamed when your phone rang."

As if on cue, my phone, which was still in my hand, glared, I looked at it and saw it was Noah. "Who's that?" My dad asked, arching his brow.

"It's my rescuer." I gave him a toothy grin and silent my phone. "I have to pick it up and let them know I'm alive," I said, backing away from the door.

"Who is it, Lexi?" He gave me a curious look.

I sighed. "It's Noah."

His brows knitted. "Noah? As in Noah Stone?"

"Yes, Daddy. He's the only Noah I know." I rolled my eyes.

He frowned and eyed my jacket. "And whose jacket is that?"

I squeezed my eyes and internally slapped myself.

Shit!

"It's mine," I murmured, clenching the jacket tightly around me.

"You wear a boy's jacket?" He gave me a blank look and was about to say something else but was cut off by my phone.

"I have to pick this."

"Okay." He nodded his head. "We'll talk in the morning." He stepped back, going towards his room.

"Daddy!" He halted in his steps, turning around.

"Yeah-" I stomped to him and hugged him tightly.

"I'm glad that you're back. I missed you." I mumbled, burying my face in his chest.

"I missed you too, darling." He kissed the side of my head, hugging me tightly.

After a few minutes, I let him go and kissed his cheek. "Good night!" I yelled and ran to my room.

Before I closed the door I heard him chucking, I smiled and went to my bed dialing Noah.

"Lexi..." He panted as he picked up my phone.

"I'm alive, Noah." I chuckled nervously, settling in my bed. "False alarm." The line went silent for a while, I checked my phone to see if he hung up but we were still on call. "Noah-?"

"WHAT THE HELL LEXI!" I flinched at his sudden outburst. "You scared the shit out of me! I thought something happened to you?! What you just did was not funny. Do you have any idea how scared I was?!..." He continued scolding me and I should be sorry for what I did and scared him, but I was grinning like an idiot, feeling giddy again.