I Will Wait For You

"So remind me again why you said you'd get fired if you called in..." Alexa interrogates me, as we drive to the mall.

"Damn, I was hoping you'd forget about that."

"I don't forget things easily. You know this." She scoffs.

"My job is already on the line, Lex. Janice wants to fire me, if I don't start improving my work ethic."

"What's wrong with you're work ethic now? She's never complained before..."

"I know, but I've just been... slacking, I guess."

"Does this have anything to do with your new found love interest?" She smirks at me.

"You're kidding, right?" I look at her, as I park the car. We get out, and head into the building.

"No. Why? Should I be?"

"Lex, it has nothing to do with Matt. I'm just... overwhelmed."

"By what?"

"I just don't feel myself, is all. I haven't felt right for the past three weeks."

"Did something happen?"

"Nothing that I can remember... I don't know what's wrong with me."

"Are you sick? Do you need to go to the doctor? Are you pregnant?!" Her eyes grow wide as she practically yells the last question.

"Would you calm down, we're in a public place now." People are looking over at us skeptically. "And people are staring, now. Thanks."

"Are you going to answer?"

"I don't think I'm sick or need to visit the doctor. And I am NOT pregnant. I can't even remember the last time I had sex."

"With Matt." She winks at me.

"Well that, yeah, but I that technically doesn't count, considering I can't remember it."

"Have you taken a test?"

"Lex, I don't need to take a test, I'm not pregnant."

"Would you please just take one? I want to know if I'm going to be an aunt. Plus, I think Matt deserves to know if he's going to have a child."

"I'm not pregnant."

"Take the test, and we'll see." We've stopped walking, and we're in a staring contest now.

"You're not going to let this go, are you?"

"Never."

"Fine. I'll take a damn test, if it means that much to you. I'm telling you right now, though, that I'm not pregnant."

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Once we are done at the mall, we stop by a Walgreens to grab a pregnancy test. I throw it in my purse, as I get back in the car. I'm almost excited to take it, just so I can shove it in Alexa's face that I'm not pregnant.

"Well that was a waste of money."

"You don't know that for sure, yet."

We get back to my place, and go inside. I lay my purse on the table as I go in, and take my shopping bags upstairs to my room. While I'm upstairs, the doorbell rings.

"I'll get it!" Alexa yells. Nevertheless, I hurry back downstairs to see who's there.

"Brian." I greet him, as I come down the stairs. "I didn't know you'd be joining us." I look at Alexa, and she just grins.

"I hope I'm not intruding."

"You mean we." Matt says, walking in behind Brian.

"Not at all. We weren't doing anything, were we, Lake?"

"Nothing at all." I narrow my eyes at her. She really should warn me when she invites guys over to MY house.

"We won't take up too much of your time. We just wanted to stop by and see if you'd like to come see us play tonight." Matt says, looking back and forth from me to Lex.

"Umm..." I start to speak, but Alexa cuts my sentence short.

"We'd love to!" She says, giddily.

"Great. You can ride along with us, if you'd like."

"Will we be backstage?" Alexa asks.

"If that's what you want." Brian smiles at her.

"Of course! Lake, let's go get ready! We don't want to keep the guys waiting." She beckons me upstairs.

"A concert, really?"

"Maybe it'll help get you out of your funk that you're in." We make small talk as we change and touch up our hair and makeup. We head back downstairs, ready for the concert.

"You look stunning." Brian says, as we come down the stairs.

"Thanks." Alexa and I say in unison. She gives me a weird look. Of course, Brian was talking to her, not me.

"Umm... I have to do something real quick." I say remembering the test in my purse. "I'll meet you guys out in the car?"

"We will meet you out in the car." Alexa responds, quickly. She ushers the guys out the door, and shuts it. "The test?" She looks at me, as the door clicks closed.

"Yeah." I grab the test from my purse, and hurry to the bathroom.

"Hurry, I just realized how bad I have to pee." She says, crossing her legs, as I walk in and shut the door behind me.

I grab the two tests out of the box, and set one on the counter, as I unwrap the other, and proceed to take it. Alexa is knocking on the door, begging me to hurry up. I finish the task, and let Alexa in to go pee, as I wait outside the door, test in hand.

"I'm not pregnant!" I yell, excitedly. I hear a car horn from outside. "Lex, we better hurry up, they're honking at us.

She opens the door, and takes the test from me, examining the line herself.

"Well, I guess you were right." She smiles. "We better go." She walks back in the bathroom to throw the test away and wash her hands.

"I am always right." I laugh, as we head outside to meet the guys.

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