Tangled Love

Chapter 9: Sweet

Author's Note:

Hey guys!!! This is a super sweet and long chapter but I hope you'll like it! Love you lots! :) <3

Lexi POV

I widened my eyes, I can't believe that I saw him.

"James!?" I said in a high and loud pitch.

"Lexi!?" He shouted surprisingly, while widening his eyes too.

"Why are you here!?" We both asked in the same time.

"Why are you here?" He asked.

"I'm gonna stay a night in Jess's house because my father kicked me out of the house..." I murmured

"Oh..."

"Wait, then why are you here?" I asked.

"I live here!"

"WAIT WHAT!?" I shouted.

Then I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I turned around and saw Jess walking towards us. I thought she was asleep though... Maybe she heard us yelling and making all those sound we made down here...

"What's happening?" Jess asked.

"James lives with you guys!?" I asked in a surprised tone.

"Yea he does Lexi... Sorry, I forgot to tell you that..." She apologized.

"Its ok."

"Anyways, I'm going up to my room, goodnight!" James said politely.

"Night." I said with a smile.

"Hey Lexi... I'm sorry that he surprised you..." Jess said, while looking down the floor.

"It's ok... I just never thought that James will live with you guys..." I murmured.

"Oh... By the way, its 10:00pm already, let's go to bed." Jess said while yawning.

"Okie!"

I climbed up the stairs and went into the bedroom with Jess.

"Good night!" Jess whispered, while turning off the bedside light.

"Good night, sweet dreams!" I whispered back.

Its currently 1:30am, and I'm still wide awake. I can hear Jess snoring loudly beside me. I just couldn't stop thinking of how my step-father treated me and how he slapped me. I was so scared. I really wanted someone to protect me but I really couldn't think of who. Suddenly, something popped up on my mind, Joel. I was thinking whether I should go into his bedroom and talk to him, but is he asleep yet? I thought. At last, I jumped off the bed quietly and tip-toed out the bedroom. I saw a sign with 'Joel's room' written on it. I opened the door quietly and saw Joel sitting on the couch watching a movie in the dark.

"Hey." I whispered.

He turned around and widened his eyes in surprise. I guess he was surprised that it was me instead of Jess or James.

"Hi... What aren't you asleep yet?" He asked while clicking on the remote to pause the movie.

"I couldn't sleep, so I thought I can talk to you or something..."

"Come on in."

I slowly closed the door. I scanned around the room. I got to admit that his room is tidier than mine. His room has a lot of posters stuck on the wall, but I'm clueless of what it was. The main color you can see in his room is black and white. There's a black 50 inch TV hanging on the wall, with a white couch that can seat 3 people in front it. His desk is white and has a MacBook Pro on it. His dresser is black, and his wall is white. God... This room is perfect! I walked towards the couch and sat down.