The Help

Road Trip

I woke up to a very annoying nudging in my side, not wanting to leave the comfort, safety and warmth of my bed I groaned and rolled over hoping that the annoyance would go away.

"Come on Alexis. It's twelve o'clock, wake up." an annoying voice whined. I was annoyed and so I kicked the person. When I heard a satisfied thud; I smiled and cuddled back into my sheets. I heard footsteps leave and at that point I started to fall back to sleep. Until I was rudely awaken by a waterfall of freezing cold water. I jumped out of my bed and wiped the water from my eyes and peeled my hair off my face.

"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!!!!!!!!!" I yelled. My replies were the evil cackles from my 'best friend's ' Michael Gordon Clifford.

"My my Alexis. Do you kiss your father with that mouth?" he sassed in between fits of laughter. I said nothing to him. I simply pushed him out of the window allowing him to fall to his demise. Yeah! He's dead and forever out of my life.

"Look. I'm sorry. I had to." the very alive Michael said snapping me out of my daydream. "Blair's coming over in thirty minutes and you need to get ready."

"Michael. I no longer need to impress Blair. Why on earth would I care if I look good or both?" I asked sitting on the edge my now soaked bed placing my elbows on my knees and holding my head in my hands.

"Because she's bringing Calum and some other guy."

"I could care less about Calum and some other guy."  I mumble against my hands.

"Calum is going to bring Ashton dumbass. So get up and get ready." Michael said, causing me to jump off my soaked bed and push a now laughing Michael out of my room.
I had a quick shower and blow dried my hair so it would fall into its natural wavy state. I pulled on a maroon fitted crop top, a black overall that stopped just under my but my maroon Keds and topped it off with a black fedora. I changed my soaked sheets and walked outside to find Michael on the couch texting with a stupid smile on his face.

"Who ya texting?" i asked sitting oh so gracefully on his lap. This question caused him to turn red. "Oh so its Blair." I said nodding in understanding.

"Don't start Lexi."

"Don't start what?" I asked.

"Saying Blair's name the way you used to say Danielle's"

"How exactly is that again?"

"The way you say any girl's name when I like her." Michael whined.

"So you do like her. Don't worry I won't dare you to kiss her or anything." I said smirking. Michael was about to retort when the doorbell rang. "Don't worry Mikey I won't embarrass you much." I said getting up and opening the door to see Cal, Blair and Ashton along with a blonde haired, blue eyed fine specimen of a male. Blair of course tackled me into a bear hug squealing like we haven't seen each other in years.

"Blair, you saw me yesterday." I chocked out through her kung-fu grip.

"Oh sorry." she said letting me go. "You look really good by the way."

"Thanks." I said to Blair. "You guys can come in you know." I told the three standing by the door before taking them into the living room and sitting on the floor pulling my legs under myself watching everyone slide into place. Blair sat next to Michael, Calum and Blondie sat on the two seater and even though there was a perfectly good couch empty Ashton sat on the floor next to me, not that I was complaining.

"You look cute today." Ashton whispered causing my face to heat up.

"Thanks." I replied leaning forward causing my hair to fall over my face hiding it. I heard Ashton chuckle next to me causing me to blush even more.

"So Cal." Michael started. "Who's the friend?"

"I believe Blair is more suited to answer  that question." Calum replied causing all eyes to fall on Blair, who's legs were now spread on Michael's lap, her Nirvana skirt pooling around her and her black cropped top hugging her body. Her face was almost as red as her hair which was in two pony tails held together with black elastics.

"Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Blair asked

"They are waiting for you to answer the question." Blondie said; us nodding in agreement.

"He's my brother." Blair shrugged.

"You didn't tell me you have a brother." I said.

"It didn't come up."

"Yeah but still." I replied pouting "Anyway I'll deal with you later. What's your name?" I asked turing my attention to Blondie.

"I'm Lu..."

"Luke. His name is Luke Hemmings." Blair answered for Luke.

"I can talk for myself. I have a tongue and vocal chords that work Blair." Luke sassed.

"Family Feud." Ashton whispered in my ear causing me to giggle in reply.

"Okay who wants to do something?" Micheal asked trying to release the tension that was thick enough to be cut with a knife. (see what I did there?)

"Yeah. Let's go somewhere" I replied agreeing with Mikey.

"Sure. But where?" Calum asked.

"We can jut drive around until we find something to do or somewhere to go." Michael suggested.

"Road trip.!!!" I shouted getting up and running to my room and grabbing the essentials. Polaroid, blankets, bikini, sunglasses. You know the good stuff, and went back outside where only Ashton was sitting occupying himself on his phone.

"Hey."

"Hey Princess." he said looking up from his phone.

"Where did everyone else go?"

"They went to get their swimsuits you know just in case."

"Oh. Okay. You wanna help me pack the picnic basket?" I asked putting my bag on the couch and strolling into the kitchen.

"You have a picnic basket?"

"Of course." I say starting to take things out of the fridge. "Well it was a stage I went through when I was younger."

"You had a picnic stage?" Ashton asked, I hear the smirk in his voice.

"You make it sound stupid."

"Its not stupid. Its not." Ashton said scratching the back of his neck. "Its just different."

"You can say it was stupid. It was. But I had some damn good picnics." I said pointing my finger at him defending myself. What did he do? He laughed I mean I don't blame him. "I swear you're the only grown man who could pull off a giggle."

"I don't giggle." he said defeating his own argument. 

"I like it. Its cute." I said not making eye contact and shoving hings into the basket.

"You think I'm cute?" Ashton asked suddenly next to me.

"I didn't say that I said your giggle is cute." I replied causing him to giggle again.

"I think you're cute too Lex." he said causing me to blush. "Especially when you blush." Ashton said taking my chin between his forefinger and thumb making me look at him. He chuckled kissing me on the nose causing me to blush even more. "Come on we've got a picnic basket to finish pack." he said pulling away and getting drinks from fridge and putting them in the cooler leaving me to finish making the sandwiches.By the time the basket was done the guys and girl came back.

"Are you guys ready to go? Or are you two sucking face in the kitchen.?!?" Calum shouted 

"We are ready and not sucking face Hood." I said walking out with the picnic basket and dropping it in his hands. Laughing as he faltered a bit. "So are you coming or not?" I asked walking outside.