Not A Simple Love Story

Chapter Thirty One

[Thirty One]

***Lexi's POV***

"Popcorn." I said, handing Taylor the bowl of popcorn. I plopped down on the couch next to him, and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"Thank you, miss." He said, and I giggled.

"So, what movie?" I asked.

"Ahh, Paranormal Activity." He said, pressing play, and I nodded.

About halfway through the movie, my phone went off. Taylor didn't seem to notice because it was on vibrate. I opened it up, and read the unknown text quickly.

'We know that's Cameron, but that's not Lexi.'

There was an image attached, and I opened it up, confused. What I saw was almost unbelievable. I starred at the picture, unable to move or say anything. Taylor noticed, and looked over.

"Hey, you-" He started, but looked down at my phone and saw what I was looking at.

"Lexi..." He trailed off, and I clicked off my phone. A tear rolled down my cheek, and I angrily wiped it away.

"Don't cry, Lex. You don't know what happened." He gently said, squeezing my shoulder reassuringly.

"Don't know what happened? It's pretty damn obvious what happened!" I said, raising my voice. I sighed, and closed my eyes.

"There's a picture to prove it, Taylor." I said quietly, opening my eyes. He starred back down at me with warm, brown eyes.

"I know, Lexi. Just... talk to him about it. Don't cry over it." He whispered, wiping away another tear with his thumb. I slowly nodded, and leaned into his chest, turning my attention back towards the movie.

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"Hey, beautiful." Cameron said, smiling at me. I briefly smiled, and sat down next to him. We were at the cliff, which we made our spot. It was early, and the sun was just rising.

"So, you wanted to meet?" He asked, and I turned to face him.

"Yeah. Is a picture always true?" I asked.

"If it's a picture, it has to be, doesn't it?" He asked, facing me.

I took my phone out of my pocket, and unlocked it. I got to the picture that the unknown number sent yesterday, and showed it to him.

"Lexi, you-" He started, and I cut him off by chuckling bitterly.

"Don't even tell me that you're going to make up some excuse for this, Cam. You said it yourself, pictures don't lie." I said, trying to hold back the tears.

"No, it's not an excuse, you don't understand." He said.

"Try me." I said, no emotion in my voice.

"I was at the bar, and Maddy showed up. She had a lot to drink, and-" He couldn't finish, and I'm sure I didn't want to hear the end of it.

"T-this was Maddy?" I asked quietly, a tear rolling down my cheek.

"Yes." He whispered, and I stood up. Cameron stood up, too, stepping closer to me. I took a step back.

"Don't." I said, refusing to look into his eyes.

"Lexi, she kissed me, she was drunk. She doesn't remember anything." He said.

"Now you're defending her?" I asked bitterly, and he shook his head.

"No, I'm not, it was an accident." He pleaded.

"No, Cameron. Cheating isn't an accident. It's a choice." I said, standing my ground. I turned and left, leaving him standing alone.

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