Alexia Eden(86)

“I need you guys just as much.” I smile and pat her hand.

We pay and head out the café. I notice a familiar red car parked next to Ronny’s and I see Drake leaning against his car with his arms folded smiling at me.

I walk up to him and give him a long hug and kiss his lips softly. “What are you doing here?”

“I just wanted to spend time with you, everyone else got a chance. You happy I’m here babe?” he says as he tightens his hold on my hips.

“Yeah Drake… I’m happy you here, I love you.” I sigh and give him another kiss I turn and wave Ronny off as she leaves.

Drake takes me to the beach, we sit in his car and look out at the ocean, it’s raining slightly outside so I sit cuddled up to his warm side. He leans down and pulls out a small paper bag and puts it on my lap.

“I know how you love these damn things.” He says smiling down at me, I look into the packet and see it filled with caramel sweets.

I give him a big smile and kiss his cheek, “I love you Drake.”

He chuckles, “I love you to babe, you’re so fucking cute Lexi.”

We listen to the radio and enjoy each other’s company when Drake blurts out. “You seem nervous? What’s wrong?”

“Drake I gotta tell you something…” I say, he nods quietly and I tell him about living with Alex and the arrangement to visit on weekends.

“Lex, I don’t like that. You staying with people I don’t know and at the pack house no less. I don’t like it. You will be surrounded by unmated males, and even though you are not a wolf, you are beautiful, they’re going to try get with you and I’m not going to be around if they do.” He says in a gruff voice.

“Please Drake, they all know I’m already taken and I don’t hang out with everyone, besides I’ll be focusing on my studies so I can graduate early and then at least I will be able to see you more often. Please be okay with this.” I beg him and I watch as he relaxes but he’s still contemplating everything.

“Okay babe…” he sighs, “As long as you spend every weekend with us then that’s fine I suppose, but if any of the other guys from that pack even touch you, you better tell me okay?” he says sternly and I nod.

We sit and cuddle each other for a while longer before we head back to the house. After taking a shower, I head to Ronny’s room, I notice Jax’s door is open so I pop my head in to see if he’s around. I spot him sitting by his desk running his hands through his hair, he looks deeply frustrated.

“What’s wrong Jax?” I say as I walk over to him and put my hand on his shoulder looking down at the books that cover his desk.

“Hey Lexi, just trying to go over this, I’m really battling with this one section and its causing me to be behind so I thought I should get a head start before we get back to school and maybe it will help.” He sighs.

“Shit Jax! I was supposed to help you but with everything going on I totally forgot. Here, let me help you while I’m here, shit I’m sorry Jax…” I say feeling terrible for letting him down.

“It’s okay you don’t have to help me, I know you’ve got a lot on you plate already.” He says sincerely as he looks at me.

“Jax, don’t argue with me. I’m helping you okay.” I say pulling a chair to sit next to him.

I spend two hours with Jax helping him with his work;.Drake was busy with others on border patrol so at least we weren’t interrupted. Jax really got the hang of it and fully understood what I taught him, I guess he just needed to see it from someone else's point of view. Jax sits at his desk redoing a couple of equations while I lay on his bed and page through a couple of his car magazines.

His bed is massive, just like my one at Alex’s house, It’s four poster bed, all dark wood and manly with red and black furnishings. I lie on my stomach paging through the magazine as Jax gets out his chair and makes his way over to me. He lies on his back and stretches out letting out a big yawn making me giggle.

“Sorry …think I fried my brain with all that knowledge.” He says through another yawn.

“It’s okay…do you feel better about it now?” I ask him as I look at his gorgeous face. He turns on his side, leaning against me, he leans on his elbow with his hand holding his head up. He looks at me and reaches out to twirl a piece of my hair with his finger.

He looks me in the eye, “Yeah baby you helped me so much, all the other stuff I know, it was just that section that confused the livin shit outta me, thanks so much for all your help.” He says in a slow rough voice.