Avoiding Responsibility (Avoiding #2)(147)

"Hey good to see you man," Adam said depositing the bags next to the couch and firmly shaking Ramsey's hand.

"Likewise," Ramsey said nodding his head at Adam in greeting.

"Lexi," Adam said with a curt nod and a rather pointed look. She smiled then quickly diverted her gaze focusing back on Chyna. She did not want to look at Adam too closely. He clearly wanted to talk, and this was not the time or place for that. She was going to tell Ramsey about everything until they had barged in. Now she figured she should talk to Adam about it before discussing it with Ramsey. She hated hiding it for any longer, but just blurting it out in front of Chyna would be a terrible idea.

"So a wedding, huh?" Chyna asked more bubbly than the last time Lexi had seen her. Apparently Adam was having a positive effect on her again. "When do we start?"

"I was just making breakfast," Ramsey said walking back over to the stove where he had been cooking. "I have to be at the hotel by eleven. Lexi was going to come with me, but ya'll can stay here if you want."

"Uh, no I think we should go with you," Lexi hastily said. She did not want to be alone with Adam and Chyna when there was still so much left unsaid. Chyna's reaction was sure to be less than pleasant. Lexi wanted to make it to the wedding alive at least. She had put all this time into preparation for it, she might as well go to the damn thing.

"You sure Alexa?" Chyna asked. "I mean that's plenty of time for us to relax before this whole ordeal."

Lexi nodded wanting nothing more than to just get this day over with. Then everything would be out in the open, and she could finally move on with her life. "We'll have plenty of time, and we can both get ready there. Right Ramsey?"

"Yeah. We have plenty of room," he said eyeing Lexi a bit curiously. He didn't know that she was that ready to get to the hotel. Last he had checked she had still been a bit hesitant about this whole wedding. Not that he blamed her or anything. He had put her in a slightly sticky situation to start out.

Chyna shrugged as if it didn't matter to her. As long as she had enough time and space to get ready, then she could be easily accommodated. She was here for Lexi, and if she wanted to deal with the bitch early then by all means. Chyna could handle herself either way. "Whatever you want."

"Now C, should I even bother to ask why you packed for a month long vacation when you're only staying one night?"

"Do you even have to ask that?" Adam asked with a chuckle.

"I don't pack light. You know that. If it's essential, then I bring it with me."

"How can you determine what's essential and what's not?" Lexi asked looking at the luggage she had brought with her.

"You've seen my closet. I was able to narrow down," she said with a shrug.

Lexi laughed realizing that in fact this was a big narrowing of Chyna's closet. They didn't have time to dwell on anything further. Lexi and Ramsey quickly ate their breakfast, changed, and stuffed everything they needed for the big day into Ramsey's Mercedes. All four piled into his car, and he drove them to the St. Regis Hotel in Buckhead. Lexi had never actually been in the establishment, but she knew just by looking at the outside that the place must have cost a fortune to book for a wedding. Ramsey had the gentleman at the door valet his car, and was instructed that their luggage would be moved to the proper suite. How he knew where it was supposed to go without asking was beyond Lexi.

She had helped plan a few weddings and been to a dozen more, but nothing compared to this. Most of the events had been small typically outdoors events for friends and family. Chyna's father's wedding early that year had been the exception, but somehow this felt different. Lexi didn't know if it was Jack or Bekah that made it feel that way.

Lexi tried to keep from letting her jaw drop at the luxurious lobby that she walked into. The glamour of the place didn't even seem to faze Chyna who barely glanced at her surroundings.

A woman greeted them after they had barely walked a few feet into the room. "Mr. Bridges, welcome to the St. Regis!" she exclaimed pleasantly. Her eyes traveled the length of him briefly before shooting back up to his face. Lexi was sure that wasn't exactly business professional. "My name is Jenny. May I direct you and your guests to their accommodations?"

"Thank you Jenny. That would be great," Ramsey said lacing his fingers with Lexi's as he spoke. The woman's smile waned only slightly before she turned on her heel and began to escort them around the lavish hotel.

"As you well know," Jenny said to Ramsey as she briskly walked through across the lobby, "the wedding will be held outside in our Grand Terrace with the reception in our Astor Ballroom down this hallway. We have a welcome reception set up outside of the ballroom for guests who arrive prior to when we will be seating them in the Terrace. The groom's rooms are just down this hallway. You will find everything you need and more I'm sure." Jenny stopped and gestured Ramsey down the hallway.

"You'll make sure my guests have rooms to prepare for the wedding?" Ramsey asked.

"Of course."

Ramsey bent down and kissed Lexi on the cheek. "I'll be up with ya'll in a minute. I just need to check in and make sure I don't need to do anything."

"Alright," she said kissing him on the mouth this time a bit possessively.