Alexia Eden(85)

“I’m okay, thanks for letting me stay.” I tell him and he smiles at my reply.

“It’s no problem love, you have had a rough few months and you’ve been through hell. I called for you because I wanted to tell you that we have sent Georgina into a rehabilitation facility, if we had known sooner that she was taking drugs we would have gone out of our way to help her...and you.” he says full of kindness.

“Thank you, I appreciate all your help. I wanted her to go to rehab for a while now but I couldn’t afford it on my own and I didn’t think I would ever be able to get her to agree.” I mutter.

“A while? What do you mean? Has she been using for long?” he asks me and I realize that I let slip.

I look down at my hands embarrassed to answer.

“Lexi, how long?” Jax says from beside me squeezing my hand.

“Since da… since James died. So it’s about two and a half years now…” I whisper to him.

“Oh Lexi my dear, why didn’t you tell us?” Frankie says as he leans over and rubs my arm.

“I didn’t want anyone to think she was a bad mother, I swear she never used to be like this…she was the best.” I say trying to convince him and Jax.

Frankie looks at Drake then me and smiles as he says, “Look after her my son.” Then he walks out the office.

Jax pulls me into his chest and I hold him tight crying for the mother I thought I had.

“Shhh baby…it’s okay…everything is going to be okay. I’m not going to let anyone hurt you anymore. I love you Lex.”

“I love you too Jax. I need to tell you something but I don’t want the others to hear like this and I know wolf hearing is pretty darn good so... will they hear me if I whisper?” I ask him.

“No Lexi this room is sound proof. No one can hear anything, what’s wrong?” he says nervously shifting in his seat.

“You know I was staying at Alex’s for a while? Well while I was there I enrolled in homeschooling at the local high school where Alex goes. I do everything that a normal student does but I don’t go into the school, I will only go in when I write exams. I’ve been thinking a lot and I wana finish my senior year there…” I say.

“Oh no Lex , please don’t tell me you're leaving us…please don’t leave Lex.” Jax pleads and his face is full of sadness.

“No Jax, don’t get upset, just listen. I’m not leaving for good I promise, I’ve already thought about it and if I work hard from Monday to Thursday I won’t have to study Friday so what I will do is after I study on Thursday I will come over and stay here with you guys till Monday morning before you guys leave for school? I will still see you guys every week and since I’m ahead with my studies already I didn’t want to come back to the high school here and have to go over everything I’ve already done at the other school. I should have enough credits to graduate a month or two earlier than you guys do, so then I will come and stay here as soon as I’m done?” I say and notice his smile widen when I say that I will stay with him, he relaxes and sighs.

“Okay baby, if that is what makes you happy then that’s fine with me. I just don’t know how Drake is going to take it.” He says.

"I will speak to him about it today. Thanks Jax.” I say and hug him as we leave the office.

I go to breakfast with Ronny and she takes me to this little diner on the edge of town. We order stacks of pancakes with chocolate chips and syrup to share.

We finish the whole serving and I lean back rubbing my full tummy, “Ahh Ron that was so good. I'm stuffed.”

“Me too.” She says as she drops her knife and fork on the plate with a loud clank.

“I need to tell you something Ron and I hope you will understand.” I say as I lean my elbows on the table and get serious.

“Oh shit that doesn’t sound good.” Ronny says looking scared.

I explain to her just as I explained to Jax, my reason for staying with Alex and completing school there but her response surprises me.

“Ah Lex that’s great, I suppose I would also run away from this place if I had gone through all the shit that you’ve been through.” She says with only a little sadness in her voice.

“Ron, I’m not moving away for good.” Then I explain to her how I plan to come every week and stay with them and when I graduate early how I will be staying with them mostly.

“So you are coming back? You’re not leaving us?” she says in surprise, “I’m still going to get to see you?” I smile at her and nod. She smiles and lets out a deep breath.

”Thank God, I was trying to be strong for you and make you think that I’m okay with you moving away…but I’m not… you make our life so much happier and brighter. We all need you Lex.”