Page 101 of Love Unforgettable
Chapter 31
Lexie
I text a 9-1-1 to the girls asking if we can meet for breakfast. It’s nice having Remi out of work for purely selfish reasons, she’s available a lot more. And now that Chance is living with her, but still infirm, I think she looks for valid reasons to escape the house for just a little bit. We meet up at a coffee shop downtown that has the French press coffee that Remi loves and the triple berry scones that I love.
I throw on skinny jeans with a cuff, a black cap sleeve t-shirt, my clean “going out” Converse sneakers, and my favorite Fedora. I arrive first, anxious to talk to them. I order for myself and find a quiet table in the corner. Remi shows up next, looking amazing as usual in black Capri leggings, black short sleeve V-neck shirt, and leopard print ballet flats. How she always looks so perfectly put together when her life is supposed to be in turmoil is beyond me.
“Hi, beautiful,” she says as she sits down.
“Me?” I say. “You look amazing, as usual.”
“Lex, I’m wearing leggings. Leggings for God’s sake. How far the mighty have fallen.”
“You wear them well, lady.”
Kat arrives next, in a black and white maxi dress and a big floppy hat. She’s been losing hair due to the last round of treatments, so we’ve been doing a lot of wig and funky hat shopping of late with her.
“Hey, hey,mamacitas. Shit, don’t you both look amazing. I hate you. You’re a bitch.” Kat says looking at me. “And you’re a bitch,” she says looking at Remi.
“Kat, you look great, I love that dress,” I say.
“Eh.” She flits her hand in the air dismissively. “Did you guys order?”
“I did,” I say.
“Me too,” Remi adds.
“Then I’ll be right back.” Kat heads up to the counter to order. At the same time the barista brings out my order. I got an extra-large, extra strong cappuccino with my scone. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night, due to lascivious thoughts of a certain man whose name rhymes with mole.
I start talking when Kat returns. “I went out with Cole Mason last night and I think I really like him. Like a lot. And you know that I’m already worried about it being a rebound. And I don’t want to screw this up. We kissed, and I humped his leg and came when we were back in his truck and it was amazing. But he says I’m not ready for sex, but I don’t think that’s his call to make. Oh, and Trevor came over to my house before my date and I thought it was Cole and so I buzzed him in without looking, never doing that again by the way, and he apologized and said he still wants us to be together. And I said no. And this is after everything that already happened at the hospital. And I know that Cole really likes me, because he told me. But I also want to make sure I don’t like him just because he likes me, you know what I mean?”
“Breathe,” Remi says. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. I am a little worked up, I’ll admit it. I already had coffee at home. Four cups. And now I’m here with a double cap, and I’m running on little sleep which tends to temporarily hype me up as well.
“Let’s take this one at a time,” Kat says. “First, you humped his leg and came in his truck? What is it lately with you getting off without getting laid?”
“I don’t know,” I say, exasperated.
“That’s twice in one week, you little slut,” Remi teases.
“I know,” I say with a groan.
“It’s not a big deal, happens to the best of us.” Kat pats me on the shoulder.
“Hasn’t happened to me,” Remi says.
“Doesn’t matter, little miss slutty slut will do it enough for both of us, Rem,” Kat says.
“Rude!” I say.
Kat blows me a kiss in return. She may not be able to wink at all, but she blows really good kisses. I take a big sip of my coffee and start in on my scone.
“Okay, so next is whether Cole is a rebound,” Remi says.
“Didn’t we already talk about this?” Kat asks.
“Yes,” I say, swallowing. “But that was before, and now all this other stuff has happened and Trevor came by again last night and he wants us to be together and isn’t there somewhere in my brain that likes that and wants it to happen based solely on the fact that I wanted it in the past, which would then make Cole a total rebound?”
“I’m not even sure I understand what you just said,” Kat says.
