Chapter2

#Chapter2

Grammy Gray, 92, and chaos

Lex

/"Do you need anything, Ma?/" Grampa asked Grammy.

/"Nathaniel, I’m ninety-two, it’s hot, and I’m sweating like a whore in church. What do you think?/" Grammy asked.

He rolled his eyes as he looked at Nana. /"Well, ninety-two hasn’t slowed Ma down./"

/"Hmm,/" Nana said.

We pulled into Grampa’s driveway and got out of the van. Kaiden and Kain helped me bring the stuff in while Ma and Dad grabbed the cake. My crazy sisters grabbed the rest of the goodies. Well, that was if they could keep Larkin from eating it all.

We walked inside as everyone greeted us, including Grammy.

/"There are my devil children,/" she said.

We looked at her.

/"Don’t give me that look. You know damn well, your parents spawned you from the depths of hell./" She smirked.

/"Yes, and you are our queen,/" Larkin said.

Great.

A smile curled upon her lips. /"Now, give me a hug, you brats./"

We walked over and hugged her. Grammy’s bat shit crazy, but we still love her. I mean, she had to deal with Grampa and his brothers along with Dad, his brothers, and cousins. If anyone can survive them, it’s her.

She shuffled over to me. /"Lex?/"

/"Hey, Grammy,/" I said as I hugged her.

/"There’s someone here you would like to see./" She motioned to the backyard. I looked past her and saw Piper talking to my cousins. Then I saw him walk up and wrap his arm around her waist.

/"She’s busy,/" I said. /"Excuse me./" I walked away.

Grammy turned and looked at them. /"Well, this won’t do at all. That boy needs help, and you’ll help me,/" she said as she turned and looked at my family, then smiled.

They looked at each other.

I walked outside and saw Marshall and Murphy with their girlfriends. I walked over to them.

/"Hey, cuz,/" Marshall said, greeting me.

/"Hey, Marshall. Hey, Murphy. Hey, some chicks, I don’t know,/" I said.

/"So, when are you going to make your move?/" Marshall asked me.

/"What move?/" I asked them, knowing they’re referring to Piper.

/"With Piper, dumb shit,/" Murphy said.

/"I’m not. Can we drop this subject? It’s bad enough that I have my sisters, Frick, and Frack busting my balls,/" I said.

/"Well, to bust one’s balls, you must have them. I’m sure yours has yet to descend,/" Niall said, walking up with Noel, who agreed with him.

/"Dude, talk to her,/" Brody said, walking towards us with Beau.

/"You don’t think I have. Christ, how about if everyone gets off my freaking back?/" I was about to lose my shit as everyone stopped and looked at me. Great. That was the last thing I needed. I walked away from them and past my parents.

/"Lex!/" Ma said.

She looked at them as they looked away, whistling.

/"I’ll go talk to him,/" Dad said, going into the house.

He looked around as Nixon walked in. /"Does someone want to tell me why junior is sitting out front?/"

/"Because this family doesn’t know when to stop,/" Dad said as he went out front. Nixon turned on his heel and followed him.

They came outside and found me sitting on the front steps. They took a seat on each side of me.

/"If either one of you mentions Piper, I swear I will scream,/" I said.

/"What are you, a chick?/" Nixon asked.

Dad and I looked at him.

/"Don’t look at me. Junior, you sound worse than your dad when he was moaning over your ma./"

We looked at him.

/"Look, it’s simple. First, you get rid of that tool Piper’s with, then you sweep her off her feet. Don’t think too long and hard about it,/" Nixon said.

/"Look, Lex. What my twit of a brother is trying to say is show Piper why you’re the best person for her. One day, she’ll see through the tool she’s dating,/" Dad said.

/"Yeah, what he said,/" Nixon said.

/"Now, let’s get back to the party,/" Dad said as he stood up, along with Nixon. They went inside, and I sighed. The night would be long.

I followed them with my hands shoved into my pockets.

The party was in full swing, with everyone having a pleasant time. I walked over to the cake and looked at it. Dad and Ma did a superb job on it. As I admired their handy work, my sisters gave me a slight push towards Piper.

Push? Let me rephrase that. They shoved me at her, causing me to trip and bump into that tool. We fell to the ground. He got pissed, and I got the short end of the stick. He pushed me off him and stood up.

/"What the fuck is your problem?/" The tool asked me.

I stood up and looked at him as the others stopped.

He walked up to me. /"Everyone knows about your stupid crush on my girl. Give it up already. She won’t ever date a reject like you,/" he told me.

My blood boiled, and I hauled off, hitting him. He charged me, and we landed on the cake. We fought as everyone tried to break it up, ending up in a big wrestling match.

/"Now this is more like it! I thought this birthday would suck ass./" Grammy grinned.

As we fought, I heard Piper say, /"Stop it!/" She pulled Roger off me. I stood up as she asked, /"What is wrong with you, Lex?/"

I stared at her.

/"Roger is my boyfriend. Accept it./" She turned and walked away with Roger as I stood there covered in cake.

/"Lex?/" I heard Lyric ask.

I turned to them. /"Don’t./" I walked away. I went out to the van and got in, driving it back to the bakery. I pulled up and got out. Everything is a mess. I didn’t do anything, yet I get the blame. Now Piper hates me. My family made a fool out of me. Cake and frosting covered me.

I locked up the van and walked home. When I got there, I went upstairs and took a shower. No matter what I did, my sisters would ruin it. I sighed and turned off the shower.

I climbed out of the shower, wrapped a towel around me, and went into my room. I looked for some clothes to put on and dropped my towel. I didn’t know someone had a full view of my naked body.

*****

Piper

I was so mad when I left the party. Roger and I fought about Lex as we always do. He still accused me of having a thing for Lex, even though I told him we were neighbors.

I noticed a light turn on in a room in the Gray’s house when I was in my room. I looked, and to my surprise, Lex was standing there was a buck naked. Well, hello there.

He didn’t see me looking, but damn is all I can say. He had his back to me, and I couldn’t help but stare at his ass. Wow, he had a nice one. Then he turned around, and my eyes widened. Oh, my.

I watched him dress, and then the light turned off. Oh, um, uh, I saw Lex in a whole new light. When in the hell did he get an eight pack? I sat down on my bed and flung myself back. I’m in big trouble.

*****

Lex

I laid in bed with the light off. Piper has no interest in me. I mean, she took Roger’s side over mine. Why can’t everyone see that this would never happen? Am I the only one that sees it?

It doesn’t matter. It’ll never happen with Piper.