2nd Chances

Chapter 12

When Roxy finally woke it was already late in the morning. She stretched then rolled over onto her stomach still not ready to get up. She knew as soon as she did every one was going to be telling her to go talk Jamie. Roxy wondered crossly why every friend she had wanted to butt in her life and tell her what she should do. Couldn't she just be left alone to do as she wished? She frowned when a knock on the door answered her.

Speak of the devil she thought sourly and she turned her head away from the door with no intention of opening it. Just a few more hours she pleaded silently. She only needed a few more hours then she would be ready to deal with her nosey friends. Snuggling into the pillow, she proclaimed it her new best friend with a smile on her face. The knocking ceased and Roxy sung victory bringing the blankets to her chin.

Her door opened and Lee walked in frowning. "How did you unlock my door," she exclaimed angry that he broke into her room.

"Obviously because I have a key," he said waving the card in the air and she frowned, how the hell he got a key to her room.

"Go away Lee! I am not ready to get up, which is obviously the reason I didn't answer the door," she grumped at him turning over and pulling the blankets over her head.

"It's nearly ten in the morning already! I think it's a good time to get up," he scolded her and she growled at him.

"Well I don't so go away!"

"Well at least I tried," she heard him say and the door closed. Well that was easy she thought happily. It was a short lived happiness as Lee hadn't left as she thought. He ripped the blanket off of her. She shrieked at him grabbing one side of the blanket.

"Lee, give me back my blanket," she demanded pulling on the blanket.

"No, you're going to get up and quit being so lazy!" He pulled the blanket back his way.

"Since when do you think you can boss me around?" She dug her heels into the bed pulling the blanket back her way.

"Since you decided to waste the whole day in bed!" Lee gave the blanket one quick and hard pull. Roxy shrieked as she lost the blanket and her balance causing her to fall off the bed. She sat on the floor crossing her legs and her arms frowning up at Lee who was doubled over in laughter.

"That's it! You are no longer my friend Mr. Mead!" She stuck her nose up in the air and he walked behind her and placing his arms under hers and pulled her up to her feet.

"Don't be a spoiled brat and get up! Veronica is waiting for you downstairs; she has planned a girl's day out!"

"That sounds nice," She said reluctantly. "Are you tagging along? Going to get in touch with your feminine side," she teased and he shook his head.

"Not a chance, I am going to hang out with a friend here in New York. I think I need some guy time or I will end up turning into a girl!"

"Well you'd make a fine girl," she teased and swiftly saw that his bottom lip was split and slightly swollen. As well he had a small bruise along his right cheek. "What happened to you? Get in a fight to prove how macho you are?"

"Something like that," he said and Roxy eyed him suspiciously, all the time she had known Lee he never gave her the impression of being the fighting type.

"Quit giving me that look and go take a shower then get dressed," he demanded.

"Yes Dad," she said sarcastically heading to the bathroom taking a quick shower and throwing on the first thing she found making a vow that she was going to stop letting people push her around.