Avoiding Responsibility (Avoiding #2)(96)



It was only Bekah who was sinister enough to bring up everything in this manner. But besides all that…she couldn't let Bekah win. She might have gotten Jack in the end, but Lexi wouldn't give her the pleasure of hurting her ever again. "No…no there's no problem at all," Lexi said stooping down and retrieving her skirt.

"Oh good," Bekah said a smirk appearing on her lips.

"I'm really glad you didn't have to go to anymore trouble for me," Lexi muttered eyeing her carefully.

"Yes it was convenient," Bekah told her a little surprised that Lexi was agreeing with her.

"I mean you already knew my measurements since you got me that beautiful red dress for Jack's birthday…and I got so much use out of it." Lexi smiled brightly at her as if what she had said didn't have undertones of hostility.

Sure she knew it was catty to bring it up, but she had to say something to ward of Bekah's evil behavior. It didn't matter that Bekah, as far as she knew, still didn't know that she had slept with Jack that night. It was something Lexi could hang over her head without Bekah ever knowing quite what it was. She could always just wonder about it. Perhaps it was petty, but the look on Bekah's face as she tried to make out the meaning behind her words was priceless.

Kersey walked out of the bathroom at that time. "Uh…Bekah," she murmured, running her hands down the length of the skirt.

"Please don't feed me any bullshit," Bekah said tearing her attention away from Lexi.

Lexi quickly darted into the empty bathroom to change. Under normal circumstances she wouldn't have cared who saw her while changing. She had been doing gymnastics long enough to get rid of her inhibitions about changing in front of other people. Not to mention, she knew that she had a pretty rockin' body from all the pilates and running she did back in New York. But still these were not normal circumstances, and she didn't want to be judged by the girls in the other room. There was enough animosity between them that she didn't feel comfortable displaying herself for their critique.

She quickly stripped out of her clothes and pulled Bekah's outfit on. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and did a double take. The outfit was surprisingly flattering…and she really did fit perfectly into Parker's outfit. She took a deep breath to calm herself. It was just clothing. It didn't mean anything. It didn't matter that they were almost exactly the same size and build. Those things didn't matter right now. She would deal with the strangeness of the scenario at another time.

Amber and Kersey were helping Bekah into her dress as Lexi exited the bathroom. Maddie stood off to the side examining a white hairpiece that Lexi realized was a small veil. Lexi focused her attention back on Bekah. After finally having Amber close the zipper in the back, Bekah stood tall and brushed her hands against the silky pink material. Amber pulled a sash over her head that read Bachelorette in large, pink glitter letters. Maddie placed the veil on top of her head, and Bekah adjusted it so it wouldn't come loose throughout the evening. Standing in front of the full length mirror, she swished her weight onto one hip and admired herself.

"Oh my God, Bekah, you look stunning," Amber crowed running up to stand next to her. Maddie quickly backed out of the way.

"So hot," Kersey cried at nearly the same time.

"You're going to get soooo much attention tonight," Amber continued wiggling her eyebrows up and down.

"Definitely," Kersey agreed following Amber's lead. Lexi watched the back and forth and felt like she had entered the movie Mean Girls.

"Well what do you think?" Bekah asked turning to face Maddie who had thus far been silent.

Maddie shrugged her small shoulders. "You know you look pretty, B."

"I know," Bekah said not taking her eyes from Maddie. "Just love your opinion, dear."

Lexi wasn't sure what it was about the looks that passed between the girls that made it seem confrontational. Yet it was there. Of course, there was a long history between them and as she had realized long histories usually came with lots of secrets...and animosity. One thing was for sure though. Maddie did seem to be the most normal of the bunch. In a different world, if they hadn't grown up together and Lexi had met her some other way, they could have been friends. She was going to stick close to her for the rest of the night for sure. Even though she knew that would probably only worsen her position with Bekah. Lexi didn't particularly care though.

"Lex?" Bekah asked the word slipping off her tongue.

Lexi cringed at Jack's pet name. She had tried to get over her distaste for the nickname so she could move on with her life. But hearing Bekah say it sounded pretty shitty. "Uh...yeah?" she asked realizing that she hadn't said anything and all the girls were staring at her.

"What do you think?" Bekah purred smoothing out an invisible wrinkle.

Lexi examined her more closely. The pink silk clung neatly to her body. A cute sweetheart neck accentuated her best feature, but her very narrow hips were just as obvious. Luckily for her, her long legs were sculpted and tan. Yet she wouldn't, no, couldn't tell her any of that. Lexi didn't care if she was pretty or not.

"That's a dress," Lexi said after a second. She couldn't help but be completely nondescript.

Amber furrowed her brow clearly understanding the statement. Just as she began to say something, Bekah smacked her on the shoulder as discreetly as possibly. "Thanks," Bekah said smiling brightly. "I love it."

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