Avoiding Responsibility (Avoiding #2)(149)

"Hey Lexi," Ramsey called through the door as he knocked rapidly.

Lexi darted out of the bedroom and yanked the door open. Ramsey looked a bit frantic as he burst into the room. "Is everything okay?" Lexi asked following him.

"You look great," he said stopping and really looking at her.

"Uh…thanks," she said waiting for him to explain why he looked so frenzied. Whatever had happened in the time that he had been away from her hadn't been good. She could see it all over him. Something had gone wrong. She wasn't sure why he was here now though. That much she would have to find out in the next minute. "What's wrong?"

"You can tell that something's wrong?" he asked running his hand through his hair a couple times.

"Yes," she muttered.

"I hate to do this," he said sinking into one of the chairs in the seating area.

"Do what?" she asked her stomach dropping out. This really couldn't be good.

"Ramsey, glad to see that you're back," Chyna said walking out of the bathroom in nothing but her lingerie.

Ramsey didn't even look at her though. He was gazing so intently at Lexi and clearly contemplating what he was about to say. "Thanks."

"Is everything alright?" Chyna asked judging the situation.

"I…don't know," Lexi said turning back towards Ramsey.

"Ramsey?" Chyna asked.

"Okay so I thought we had fixed this problem earlier this week, but it seems that it wasn't fixed," he began fidgeting in place.

"What wasn't fixed?" Chyna asked at the same time as Lexi asked, "What problem?"

"Jack's having doubts. Well…no…more than that. He's bowing out."

"What?" Lexi squealed. "What do you mean he's bowing out? Everything is paid for. The wedding party is already here. All the guests will be here soon. We're already at the hotel. He can't bow out!"

"I know," Ramsey grumbled. "We all said the same thing, but he keeps saying that he can't get married."

"It's a bit late for that don't you think?" Chyna cut in.

"You would think so!" Ramsey said pushing his hand back through his hair a couple more times.

Lexi's stomach knotted. He had said that he didn't want to do this. She didn't know what that meant, but she had a feeling this was going to be much worse than she had thought. This had something to do with her. Just the way that Ramsey looked keyed her in on the situation. Somehow she was involved in this. Where Jack was concerned, she managed to get caught up in whatever it was as well. "So what's going to happen?" she almost whispered as she started to put the pieces together.

"I'm sorry Lexi. I don't want to do this," Ramsey said.

Chyna glanced between the two. "Do what?"

"Jack wants to talk to you."

"No," Chyna said immediately.

"Don't you think I know that Chyna?" Ramsey asked torn in two about the decision. "I don't want her to go talk to him anymore than you do. But he might not marry Bekah if he doesn't get some grounding."

"Why does Lexi have to ground him?" Chyna asked angrily. She really had to be pissed off to not use Lexi's full name in conversation.

"Probably because they've known each other forever," he said with a shrug.

Chyna shook her head back and forth. "No, because they used to f**k…forever. Not acceptable."

Ramsey shot up out of his chair. "Don't you think I know that?" he repeated louder.

"Hey guys, I'm still here," Lexi said waving her hands between the two. Ramsey stutter-stepped backwards as he seemed to realize that he had gotten out of hand. Chyna clamped her hand over her mouth. "And I can't go talk to him."

"Exactly," Chyna agreed crossing her arms over her chest and sinking into her right hip.

"Look if there is any way that you can convince him to go through with this everyone would be eternally grateful. He doesn't even want to talk to the other groomsmen. The only person he said he would talk to about this was you. You know I wasn't exactly thrilled to hear that either, but I want this wedding over with. I'll never hear the end of it if Jack flakes out. Please Lexi for me…just go talk to him."

"Oh my God, I can't believe I'm even hearing this," Chyna snapped staring angrily between the two of them. 'This is between you two. It might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard, and I don't want to be involved with this. So you just figure it out." Chyna stormed across the room and out the door leaving them alone. They heard her knocking on Adam's door a second later.

Ramsey hung his head. "You know I'd never ask you if it wasn't urgent…if there was any other way."

"It's not my fault that he's having doubts. Honestly I don't think he's in the right state of mind to get married, which explains why he is freaking out. He is terrified of commitment. Not to mention Bekah," Lexi cringed at the name, "well never mind." She didn't really want to bring her into this.

"Well he must have been in the right state of mind when he proposed," he said. Lexi tried to keep from rolling her eyes. Ramsey didn't know about her and Jack sleeping together that night. Besides Chyna, she didn't want anyone to know. But without that knowledge, it sure did make this seem a little ridiculous on her end. "And for the past year. He's just getting freaked out. This is normal."