Not A Simple Love Story

Chapter Twenty Four

[Twenty Four]

***Lexi's POV***

"Lex, wake up." A distant voice said, and I groaned, turning my back to them.

"Lexi, I'll pour water on you." The voice said, and I knew exactly who it was.

"Taylor, what do you want?" I mumbled into my pillow. I felt the bed dip, and him pull the pillow away from my face.

"Hey, that's your fault, I look gross in the morning." I said, turning over to look up at him.

"No, you look beautiful as always. And I'm waking you up because it's 12." Taylor said with a smirk.

I groaned, "So?"

"So, we're hanging out, remember?" He said. I thought for a second, then smacked my head.

"Oh my god, Taylor, I forgot, I'm sorry." I said, getting up out of bed.

"It's cool. I'm just taking you out for lunch, nothing big." He chuckled, leaning back against my bed board.

I walked over to my closet and grabbed neon pink jean shorts with a lose, white crop-top. I ran into the bathroom, quickly throwing it on. I left my hair in natural, soft curls, and applied mascara and eyeliner. I walked out, put on my shoes, and was finished within 10 minutes.

"Let's go." I told Taylor, who followed me outside.

*

"Taylor, I don't know what to do about Andrew." I mumbled, bringing back up the subject.

"I thought you only had feelings for him." Taylor said, with an 'I-told-you-so' smirk.

"I do, but I feel like it's just... a relationship. It's nothing special, there's no sparks, no butterflies, nothing. Is that even normal?" I asked, popping a french-fry into my mouth.

"I don't know. Maybe you guys are stuck in friend zone." He said, taking a bite of his burger.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well," he said, chewing, "You guys have been friends since you were little, right?"

I nodded.

"Maybe you aren't supposed to be anything but friends." He said, swallowing.

"Guys are confusing." I said, putting my head into my hands.

"Don't go blaming your guy problems onto the whole male population. Some of us are gentlemen." He said, referring to himself. I rolled my eyes.

"So, have you hung out with Mike a lot?" I asked, switching the subject.

"Yeah. He's pretty chill." Taylor said.

"At least my brother likes my best friend." I said with a smirk.

"True, if he didn't, he probably would've kicked my ass." He said, and I giggled, while he cracked a smile.

*

"Hailey! Maddy! I'm here!" I yelled into the large Gilbert house. I kicked off my shoes, and jogged up the stairs to Maddy's room.

"Finally." Hailey said, patting the spot next to her on the queen-sized bed.

"Sorry, Taylor took me out for lunch." I said, sitting down, and they nodded.

"Did he talk some sense into you about Andrew?" Hailey blurted, and Maddy shot her a warning glare.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Lex, it's obvious. Andrew... Isn't good, to say the least." Maddy said, as nice as possible.

"Not you guys, too." I mumbled.

"Well, what do you expect?" Maddy said.

"Alright, I know things with Andrew and I haven't been the greatest-"

"Isn't that the truth." Hailey mumbled, cutting me off. Maddy slapped her arm, shutting her up.

"-But, I think I'm just gunna wait and see what happens." I said, and Maddy nodded.

"Good." She said.

"How's Carter and Nash?" I asked, taking the attention off me.

"I miss Nash, but he calls everyday." Maddy said.

"Carter usually FaceTime's me when he can, and I miss him a lot." Hailey said, and I nodded in understanding.

Maddy and Hailey started talking about some new song, but I got lost in my thoughts.

"Maybe you aren't supposed to be anything but friends."

Taylor's words rang over and over in my head. Was he right? Andrew and I have a relationship where it's just the same thing over and over. I want a change, I want to leave the past behind.

Thinking about it now, though, Andrew is my past. I can't leave him, can I? But then again, I can't tell the same predictable story over a hundred times, let alone live it.

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