Lexi, Baby by Lynda LeeAnne Read Free Book Online Page B

Destiny didn’t look at
him.
    Her eyes hit mine. “Sure Ryan, I’ll tell
him,” she responded and in the blink of an eye, her frown turned
into a smirk; an evil, catty little smirk. Then she turned on her
heel and flounced away.
    Her statement wasn’t meant for Ryan, it was
meant for me.
    Fuck!
    “Lex, you’re really starting to worry me.
What the hell is going on?” Ryan asked. I quickly turned away and
walked toward Ryan’s jeep. I opened the back door and buckled Layla
into her booster while Ryan turned on the air and radio. I spoke to
Layla loud enough for Ryan to hear…
    “Baby, Ryan and I are going to talk behind
the jeep for just a minute, okay? I need you to stay right here,
but I’ll be watching you.”
    “Ok mama. Who was that lady? She stared. I
didn’t like her. And her voice was funny.”
    I smoothed down her unruly black hair
affectionately. “Don’t worry about her, baby. I knew her a long
time ago. You want me to tell you a secret?” When she nodded
anxiously, I whispered low enough so she would feel like this
secret was just between us girls, “I don’t like her very much
either.” Layla grinned at me so I kissed her on the cheek. “Be
right back.”
    I waited at the back of the jeep. As soon as
Ryan made it to me I hissed in his face. “ Did you fuck her
too ?”
    “What?” His eyebrows rose to his hairline
and he sounded completely caught off guard.
    “I said, ‘Did. You. Fuck. Her. Too?’”
    “No Alexis! Jesus! She’s Anthony’s sister.
I’ve only met her a few times. What the hell is wrong with you? You
didn’t even say a word when she spoke to you and it was obvious you
knew her. You look like you saw a ghost.”
    Anthony? That was interesting; he was
Trish’s favorite boy toy. Oh man, this is going to be very, very
bad!
    “How the hell is Destiny Anthony’s sister? I
went to school with her and I never knew she had a brother. His
last name is Lopez and she’s definitely not a Lopez .” I
paused. “And why the fuck would I speak to the bitch that ruined my
life?” I was trying so hard not to shout because I didn’t want
Layla to hear, but my voice was rising.
    “I don’t know, they have the different
mothers or something...” he trailed off “Wait, what the hell are
you...?” he paused and looked down. He was deep in thought.
    “You mean, that was her? The one from high
school and the whole cheating ex-boyfriend thing?”
    Cheating ex-boyfriend thing. Sheesh!
    “Of course it was her. How many damn
Destiny’s can there possibly be in the world?”
    “Wait just one fucking minute. It’s been
over a year since I last heard that name so why the hell would I
remember that? I’m not the one still stuck in the fucking past,” he
hissed. I could tell he was getting worked up.
    Without warning, his hand shot out and
wrapped painfully around my upper arm. “What the hell do you mean
she ruined your life?” he asked belligerently. “Are you telling me
you’re still holding on to that shit? That you’re still not
happy?”
    “What?” I asked, my voice shaky. Now I was
confused and distracted by his strong grip on my arm.
    He continued. “We’ve been together two
years, Lex. After all this time, are you telling me you’re still
hung up on some asshole who hurt you in high school? Don’t you
think it’s about time you let that shit go?”
    I sucked in a breath because I wanted so
badly to tell him, “ Of course I haven’t let it go. How could I?
I see Landyn’s face in my daughter every single day! I see his
mesmerizing, amber eyes first thing every morning and I kiss the
same plump lips before bed every night! How could I just let it go?
Layla is his twin!”
    But there was no way could I tell him
that .
    “Let go of me Ryan.” I ordered. He looked
down at his hand and it fell away immediately. When he looked back
at me, regret was written all over his face.
    “Of course I’ve let it go. It was a bad
choice of words, okay?” I lied. “But you