Raising Lexi (Year One)

5-Settling Into Summer

They all had survived the shopping experience. Actually it had gone really well, for the most part. When it came time for Lexi to get a bathing suit, both Dameon and Dalton insisted that she come out and show them what it looked like on her. She really didn't even have a chance to argue about it because they both shut that down making it perfectly clear to her there was no compromising on that issue.  

It wasn't so much that she minded having to show them what it looked like on her. It was more that she was pretty sure some of Dameon's handy work, so to speak, was still visible on the back of her thighs. Having to potentially walk out in front of other people who may be there trying clothes on was what she was more worried about. Knowing that a bathing suit, or shorts, which she was also having to show them too, wasn't going to hide anything. It was embarrassing to have people know she got spanked at her age. Though she was fairly certain that neither one of them cared at all what others thought. They no doubt would have just told her that maybe next time she will think about this before sneaking out again.

In the end she didn't argue with them. However, she did make them aware of her displeasure. Much to her aggravation they found her "displeasure" more amusing than upsetting. The dramatic eyerolls didn't even faze them as she huffed off to the fitting room each time she needed to try something on.

She didn't think it was fair, they didn't check what the boys were wearing. Well, actually they did do the same thing to them too, but for different reasons. From what Dalton said, they just didn't trust Chandler and Tyler to be able to decide for themselves what fit appropriately.  So, they too, had to parade out of the fitting room and show Dameon and Dalton how their clothes looked on them.

Lexi actually enjoyed the Chandler and Tyler Fashion Show, as she called it.  Chandler was the moody model, reluctantly slumping out of the fitting room, scowling the whole time time till he was finished. Tyler on the other hand was the bright cute model, bouncing in and out like he was on a model on a runway, making the most of it. Much to the amusement of not only the giggly girls shopping in the store but the staff too. Such a ham, thought Lexi but he did make her laugh.

On the way back from the shopping trip the boys had mentioned going to the pool that late afternoon and having Lexi go with them. Dameon put a damper on that immediately. 

"I would prefer that either I or Dalton go with Lexi, at least, for little while." He said from the drivers seat. 

"Why?" Lexi asked as she shifted in her seat for the like the umpteenth time. Her butt was still quite tender from her earlier meeting with Dameon. She really just could not find a comfortable way to sit in that car. 

"Lex, stop moving around so much...geesh!" Tyler finally complained. Dameon's didn't have a big family type car or even an suv, it was cramped in the back sit with all three of them in there together.

"I can't." Lexi hissed to Tyler. "And it's your fault for making me sit in the middle. It's uncomfortable." 

"Technically it's your fault." Chandler looked over at her and said, "The seat is not the problem. I believe it's your butt that is uncomfortable." 

"Shut up Chandler." Lexi snapped back. 

"Hey, all three of you settle down. And Lex, it's because, I need to know that you can swim before I leave you on your own." Dameon explained as he watched all three from the rearview mirror.

"I can swim, you know." She retorted. They all heard the indignation in her voice.  

Dameon and Dalton looked at each other, Dalton answered her.

"Lexi, I'm sure you can but we still need to make sure of you can swim well enough to be on your own. And until that happens, you can't go off by yourself." He said as he looked back over his shoulder to her.  "Besides, they don't always have a lifeguard on duty at the pool." He went onto explain.