living on the edge

chapter 34 | are you serious

"thanks for buying me a smoothie." i smiled, as i took a sip from my strawberry banana drink nash had bought me.

"yeah, no problem." he smiled back.

"i'm surprised no one saw us togethe-"

he quickly yanked me behind a kiosk, "there's paparazzi out there."

"ugh, alright. I've done this before, just follow me."

I lead nash to the backside of the mall, on the lowest level.

"lex, that says emergency exit! a sound will alarm if we open it."

"exactly...so run fast." I winked, pulling the door open and sure enough the sound alarmed.

"GO GO GO!" Nash laughed behind me as we made a run for my car.

I felt his hand grab mine and pull me into his chest so I would stop running. I turned around and looked up into his eyes; those beautiful blue eyes...

one of nash's hands was under my chin and the other was pushing a strand of hair out of my eyes. he leaned down slightly and left a soft kiss on my lips. there was a breeze that swept through the air as soon as our lips touched. I felt a shiver run up my spine, but his body pressed against mine, immediately warmed me up.

I thought I heard sparks, but then reality hit me, and those noises weren't sparks ... they were cameras.

I quickly pulled away from nash and took in my surroundings. at least 30 different paparazzi were taking pictures of us. and it all quickly turned into chaos.

"WHAT ABOUT CAMERON, LEXEE?"

"UH OH ..."

"ANY WORDS, NASH?"

I looked up at nash, only to see him grinning at the paparazzi.

he planned this. he planned kissing me at a time when the paparazzi would see it and take photos of us.

I didn't even bother to grab his hand to walk with me. I just left him there and pushed my way through the swarm of adults.

"lex! lex wait up!" he yelled behind me.

i ignored him and continued to look for my range rover in the parking lot.

"lex!" he caught up to me and grabbed my wrist so I'd turn around, "what'd i do?"

"you know exactly what you did, nash! now its going to go viral of you kissing me while I'm accused of cheating on Cameron, and all your little fans will hate me even more!" i tried to hold back the tears.

"well, you're mine. i don't want anyone to think you're looking for a guy, that's why i kissed you in front of the cameras. so everyone would know." his voice softened.

"but you don't understand! this will be everywhere! even worse than us being all over those magazines the night at that club, nash! you don't understand fame. I've been doing it for a way longer time than you, and you're-"

"are you saying I'm not on the road to achieving my goals? the career i want?-" he interrupted, causing me to stop and think about what i had just said to him. "-that all my supporters are just fake or something, and that you're on a higher level than me?", nash yelled.

"no. nash-"

"whatever, just- just don't talk to me anymore.."

"you can't be serious."

"i am, lexee. and good luck getting home because I'm pretty sure someone just hijacked your range." nash pointed his finger, and i quickly followed his gaze, spinning my head around.

i gasped and ran towards my car that was being driven out of the mall parking lot, "NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! STOP! THAT'S MY CAR!"

but it was gone for good and out on the road. i let out a short, frustrated scream and plopped down on the black concrete. i raked my hands through my hair, feeling at nothing but a lost of what to do.

i pulled out my phone and clicked on my contacts. who should i call in a situation like this?

Heidi, I'm guessing ...

i stood up, wiping my sweaty palm on my shorts. I held my phone to my ear, while i walked over to a bench to sit on.

the paparazzi had slowly split themselves up among me, sitting lonely on a bench, and nash, walking in the opposite direction, probably calling someone to pick him up.

"hello?"

"heids, it's lex. it's a long story, but i need you to pick me up from the mall..."

she laughed from the other end of the call, "what happened? get your car stolen?", she teased.

"yes."

"oh. oh shit. yeah, okay, i'll be right there."

"thank you."

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after the paparazzi following me around a mall parking lot, Heidi picking me up, and driving back to her house, i wasn't nearly done with explaining what'd happened.

"-and then nash pointed out my car being stolen and i chased after it, but it was gone for good.", i pouted, scooping up the mint chocolate chip ice cream on to my spoon.

"and the paparazzi got that on film?" Heidi questioned.

i groaned, "that means they have me and nash kissing, getting into a fight and my car being stolen ALL recorded! that's gonna be posted to youtube, and twitter, and instagram, and tmz, and everything! how am i gonna survive through this?!"

Heidi laughed, "you'll make it through, lex. it's not a big deal, honestly. yes, it'll put a dent into the relationship you have with Nash, but it's not a lifetime mistake."

"i bet Cameron will hate me for good after this.." i shook my head.

"maybe not. but hey, he has that underage girl, Madison, now." Heidi shrugged.

"you know, i shouldn't even feel bad for spilling coffee on his damn shirt." i said, thinking back to first time i met Cameron, while shoving ice cream into my mouth.

"i thought you gave him money for a new one?"

i glared at Heidi, stabbing the ice cream with my spoon, "not helping."

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