Lexi p.o.v.
On the second day, I was home that evening, cuddling with Mia when Lia came home. We had decided to keep her company considering the house was too big to stay in alone, but it seemed like she couldn't have minded being alone, something that I wanted so bad to ask her but I couldn't.
She looked really spent and my baby was pitying her. She greeted us and headed upstairs, leaving her bag on her favorite chair. The chair they would always fight over with Ryan. I really missed those guys and they had just been gone for three days.
I did not ask her how her day was as it was evident on her face. Though I loudly suggested her a long cold shower, which she obliged. Her phone rang, interrupting my make-out session and I groaned as I silenced it and resumed what I was doing before the interruption.
The phone kept ringing and the caller Id was unknown. Mia suggested I take it to her and I knocked on Lia's door to give it to her because honestly, it was annoying.
It was tempting though to answer considering she would just go out and I wanted to know why. I was just trying to know so that I stayed informed besides if something happened to her, Alex would blame it on me first before asking questions later.
I was literally her baby sitter, not that I objected.
She told me to drop her phone on her bed and my guts were right. She was going out today by the looks of the clothes she had thrown on her bed. I knew my baby brother so well and being the caring one, I decided to tail her today, yikes.
I'm no detective but if watching those detective series had taught me one thing, it was how to sneak up on someone without them noticing.
An hour later she was ready, dressed to kill though she was in official wear which wouldn't be suspicious to anyone and as usual I told her to take care of herself. Mia knew what I wanted to do and she knew I had to because I would also be in trouble if I didn't.
After a few minutes, I kissed Mia goodnight though she insisted on staying up waiting for me, my woman. This night was going to be rough. Setting out for my quest, I distantly followed her.
I saw her round up a corner next to Rick's garage. This road was not safe in the night as gangs used it during their round-ups. I was honestly scared but I had to see where Lia was headed. I noticed her looking back more than once, I was almost sure she knew she was being followed.
Then she stopped.
It was so abrupt that I almost squeaked in fear of having been caught.
Then I saw her talk to a guy I had seen before in Alex's office. I was so close to hearing what they were talking about when my phone vibrated. It was Mia telling me it was getting late and that I had to go home. And she was right, but when I looked up, I saw a guy looming over me and Lia was nowhere to be seen.
I just faked fear and told the guy I was just emptying my tract. He seemed to believe me because he told me it was a dangerous night and that I had to go home if I did not want to be in danger. Though my curiosity about Lia was getting a notch higher, I had to go back.
On reaching home, I found Lia and Mia laughing their hearts out.
I almost felt stupid but I knew I was onto something and Lia was hiding something. I could only hope she was careful enough and that she would tell Alex.
The next few days went by fast and she kept going out. I knew if I called Alex, he would leave whatever he was doing and come home, so I called Ryan. I could feel his anger but I could also tell he was faking enthusiasm which meant Alex was within earshot.
I could only hope that he faked it so well. We ended up bickering as usual and I could hear him complain to Alex about how mean I was being to him. He was about to say something when the line went dead. I tried reaching him again but he was off.
My guess was they were having their stupid bro fights again. I eventually gave up trying and went to bed. I think I heard Lia come in at that time, though I couldn't be sure as I was so sleepy.
Ryan p.o.v.
"Alex, I think I have a crush on Lexi."
"Yeah, yeah, continue thinking. Can we sleep now?"
"Do you think she can fall for me, and can she stop kicking my ass?"
"You know my sister is a lesbian, she would never go for you, not in a hundred lifetimes." He said as he laughed at me.
Suddenly my smartwatch and Lexi was calling. Even the heavens are on my side, ha. Take that Alex. I made faces at him as I received my call. I contemplating putting her on a loudspeaker, but something was definitely amiss for her to start calling me on my smartwatch.
So I listened to her and boy was it a tense conversation.
Apparently, Lia kept going out and nobody knew what she was up to. The call was pissing me off and I couldn't do shit or even reveal my anger, instead, I made faces at Alex. When the conversation ended, I made an attempt at telling Lexi I loved her just so Alex could hear but the universe did not like me because the battery dies just when I was confessing my apparent love to Lexi.
Stupid smart things.
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