LEGEND OF LEXI

CHAPTER 11

CONTINUE:

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"Oh."

"Yeah."

"Well then." I coughed awkwardly. "I didn't know that either."

Lexi shrugged. "If it helps any, they never really mattered one way or the other to me."

"They didn't?"

"Nah. I know it happens to boys. And I knew for sure they weren't over me, 'cause of how you were asleep and all."

"True."

"Although... actually no."

"What?"

"Nothing."

"No come on, what were you going to say?"

Lexi had gone a bit red. Her sudden reluctance and shyness really made me want to know what she could possibly have cut herself off from saying.

"It's kinda bad," she said.

"So?" I spread my arms. "So is this whole morning."

"Ok. Yeah. Fine. I just, like, I sometimes thought about maybe... touching it."

I sat back a little. "Oh."

"I didn't or anything. Just thought about it. Just 'cause it was there."

"Yeah, no, I get it."

"That's not too weird?"

"Lexi, I grabbed your butt. I didn't just think about it, I did it." I shrugged. "So no, you're not any weirder than me."

She nodded. "Ok."

"Which is not to say that either of us should be having these thoughts in the first place."

"That's the problem alright." Lexi sighed heavily. "So... pants time, I guess? For both of us?"

"Um... yeah, that's probably a good idea."

"Yeah. Probably is."

Lexi left to go get changed. I tried to resist the urge for one last peek, but still snuck a glance at her butt before she was out the door.

What an emotional mess this all was.

But at least we could be responsible adults about it. We could behave ourselves and dress and act properly, even if we'd needed a little nudge to remind ourselves of it.

To be continue..