Avoiding Responsibility (Avoiding #2)(97)

All Lexi wanted to say was that it didn't matter what Bekah was wearing because she was such a foul person. But if she was restraining her entourage, then Lexi could hold back for a night.

"Oh," Lexi said jumping at the vibrations coming from her phone resting on the counter next to her purse. Maddie reached it first yanking it off the counter and looking down at the screen. "Don't," Lexi snapped reaching for the phone.

"Who's this?" she cooed playfully.

"I'm sure its no one...or none of your business."

"I was expecting Ramsey," Maddie said her eyes snapping back up to Lexi.

"I really don't like people touching my phone," Lexi muttered reaching out her hand. Old habits die hard. Her experience with Jack had made her perpetually terrified of people touching her phone...even when she had nothing to hide.

"Not so fast," Maddie said giggling and stepping away from Lexi. "Don't you want to know who's calling you?"

"Yes and if you'd hand it over," Lexi began. She had gone into panic mode by now. She had no idea who could be on the other line. She certainly had guesses none of which were too appealing with present company.

"Well I wanna know who it is Maddie. You're keepin' us all guessin'," Amber drawled taking a few steps closer to Maddie in hopes of getting a look.

"Now, now, now...you know the rules of the game," she said holding the phone close to her chest. "If you get it right, then you get the prize."

"That's not fair," mousy Kersey mumbled. "We don't know Lexi like we know each other and you've already taken Ramsey's name off the list."

"I didn't say it was fair, but rules are rules," Maddie said a sly twinkle in her eye.

"Um...that's my phone. I don't want it involved in any game," Lexi said stepping even closer.

"Come on Lexi, you heard the rules on the way here," Maddie said shaking her finger at her.

Lexi didn't have it in her to mention that she'd been entirely excluded from all conversations in the limo. She just shook her head helplessly realizing she wasn't getting her phone anytime soon. At least not anything short of tackling her and wrangling it free from her grasp. She was starting to see how Maddie fit in.

"B show her the list," Maddie directed pointing out their purses.

"Yeah Lex," Bekah snapped obviously enjoying what was going on. She produced a sheet of white paper with a list of instructions on them. "This is how I'm keeping my bachelorette party exciting. Ten things to do before the end of the night. And look you've helped start us out with number six," she said pointing her manicured finger over the rule.

Lexi snatched the paper from her hands and read the rule. Steal someone's cell when it rings. If bride, answer the phone and pretend to be the other person. Otherwise make others guess the name. Whoever guesses it right, gets to call them back. If no one guesses right, then the whole group calls them back on speaker. Retry until you get a guy.

"You should be glad it wasn't Ramsey," Maddie said wiggling her eyebrows up and down at Bekah.

"Oh gross," Bekah said making a gagging noise. "I'll leave that to you."

Lexi turned to face Maddie realizing what had just been said. Maddie had been with Ramsey at some point. Great. Just what she needed to know before spending the night with these four girls. She couldn't believe he had been with her when the first time he'd pointed them out he had seemed to be annoyed with them and their groupthink mentality. She didn't even want to contemplate the fact that Maddie had been part of the reason why he was annoyed. There was too much there...

"Oh woops Lexi...did you not know that?" Bekah asked playing coy.

"Bekah," Maddie snapped. "I'd rather not be reminded of the time you tried to kill me. Can we move on to the game please? You still have to guess."

Bekah's blue eyes were rimmed with anger at the change in subject. Some part of her must have not been expecting Maddie to change the subject so easily. "Ok M," she growled. Kersey put a comforting hand on Bekah's arm as if to remind her of where they were and who was around. Bekah took a deep breath. "Is it a guy?"

"This isn't twenty questions," Maddie replied raising one eyebrow.

"Fine, Chyna. That's your friends name right?" Bekah questioned turning on Lexi. She just nodded kind of amazed that Bekah remembered that from a year ago.

"Nope not Chyna," Maddie said glancing down at the name again. "I don't think anyone's going to get this."

"Wait," Lexi cried. "Do I get a guess?"

"After everyone else, but you still have to call the person back. Otherwise, we call on speaker," Maddie warned.

If Lexi had been terrified before, it was nothing compared to how she was feeling now. With the sea of people that called her greatly dwindling, her fears intensified. Whatever else this list entailed, she was sure it wasn't a good thing.

"Kersey, do you have a guess?" Maddie asked.

"Um...I don't know. Her parents?"

"Her parents really Kers?" Bekah asked rolling her eyes.

"What? I don't know her," she said getting quieter and less confident as she went.

"No Kers it's not her parents," Maddie replied sighing and turning her attention to Amber. "Your guess?"