Whatever Happens by Lyla Grace

Author:Lyla Grace [Grace, Lyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14 – Lexie

When Carter told me he loved me, I thought I was going to fall over from shock. I had expected him to say it's over, that after I lied to him, I wasn't worth taking a chance on. He didn't, though. He told me he loved me. He took me in his arms. He's making us real. Again. Finally.

After we made our profession of love, we decided that before we did anything else, we needed to talk to my father. Maybe then, we could finally feel at peace. But it was late, and that wasn't happening tonight. Seeing the lights on in the house, it seemed like a good idea to do a trial run on Carter's parents. There was a good chance they would be much more receptive than my father would.

“Well, where have you two been?” Rebecca asks when we walk into the house.

“We spent the day at the zoo,” Carter tells her.

“That’s nice dear,” she says. “Did you two have fun?”

"Yeah, we did," I say with a huge beaming smile. I can't help it. I'm on cloud nine right now, and nothing is going to bring me down.

“Was it a date?” Richard asks as he peers over his newspaper.

Both are staring at us, waiting for our reply.

Carter looks nervous, afraid his parents might think he’s making a mistake. You know, throwing his career away on some hussy. “Yeah, it was. Lexie and I… we’re together.”

“Are you sure about this?” his father asks. He doesn’t seem upset, just concerned, and with every right to be.

“I’m positive. I love Lexie.”

God, I swear I will never tire of hearing him say that. “And I love, Carter. I swear to you, I would never do anything to hurt your son. He means the world to me,” I chime in.

Just then, Cody walks in. “Idiot. You’re going to destroy your whole career over some girl.”

The look on Carter's face changes. He's not angry, not hurt, just resolved. Something tells me this is the final straw. Carter looks at Cody and shrugs. "Why not? You almost destroyed it for me, first."

“Shut up, Carter,” Cody says.

“What do you mean?” my dad asks.

"Nothing Dad, right, Carter?" Cody says.

"I told you, man; I'm done protecting you." Carter turns to his father. "What I mean is that Cody is the reason I am in this sling. He was driving my car, high, and crashed."

“Is that true?” his mother cries, tears welling in her eyes. “Damn it, Cody, answer me.”

“I thought you were clean,” Richard remarks.

"I am. I was. I messed up," Cody flounders.

“How could you do this to your brother?” Rebecca asks, her voice cracks as she the tears fall.

“It’s always about him, isn’t it? We all have to make sure Carter’s okay? To hell with Cody,” Cody shouts.

I hate watching what is unfolding before me. I hate even more how it is affecting Carter.

“Here we go again,” Carter says. “Your ‘Woah is me’ routine is getting old Cody.”

“Fuck you, Carter. You don’t know anything about me,” Cody retorts.

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