Novocaine Hearts

Lexa's POV

"Lexa, come on!" Jake urged.
"Just give me a sec" I panted. I lent my hands on my knees and coughed up and storm.
"See, every cigarette is doing you damage" Jake said factually.
"Yes, I know that, but I ain't stopping anytime soon" I continued to pant my words.
"But, right now is an excellent example of why you should..."
I didn't say anything until I caught my breath a minute later. I then purposely pulled out a smoke and lit it.
"Really?! Right now?!" Jake huffed, annoyed that I was interrupting his run.
"Just drop it, okay?"
"I don't get you sometimes. You say you want to get healthy, but then you do... this" he pointed to my smoke.
"You know that all this 'getting healthy' thing is very new to me and I thought I was doing okay without all the exercise" I shrugged.
Jake chuckled. "Yeah, cause a diet of fries, smokes and alcohol is so healthy."
"Well its worked for me the last few years and I'm not fat."
"Yeah, but you don't know what going on inside. Why do you think I've tried to change?"
"Tried? I think you succeeded cause you're looking damn fine" I giggled.
Jake blushed as he laughed.
"Okay, you ready to run back? I don't really wanna waste an off day."
"Yeah I suppose" I said butting out the cigarette and stretching my arms.
"Hey, umm, would I be able to take you out to dinner tonight?" He asked nervously.
"Really? Oh, umm, of course. Umm, do you mean like a date?"
"Not like a date, a date" he said stepping closer to me and placing a hand on my waist.
"Should be fine" I said pecking his lips.
"Oh and hey about the other night I feel like I need to apologise for going fast..." he almost whispered.
"Why? It didn't bother me."
"I know... but I just don't want to jump into a relationship. I kinda want to take it slow."
"Well, you just asked me out on a date... so call that slow?"
"Well I should do that before I sleep with you."
I just shrugged. "I've never been on a date before."
Jake seemed shocked at how casually I said that.
"What?" I questioned.
"Y-you've never been on a date?" He stuttered.
"Nope" I shrugged again.
"Okay... I'll show you what they're all about. Ready to run?" He said, changing the subject.
"Sure..." I said butting out my smoke.
I let Jake run ahead before I even tried to catch up to him.

"GGRRRR. I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!" I yelled into my suitcase.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Nate stormed in.
"Umm, trying to find something to wear..."
"For what?!"
"Ummm, a date..." I mumbled.
"I'm sorry, what? I didn't quite hear that?" He said sarcastically.
"I have a date, with Jake. And I'm trying to find something to wear."
"No. We already agreed on a night in. You can't go."
"What?! You can't be serious. Why not?!"
"Cause you were already with him today. We're just chilling tonight cause we have a show tomorrow. I suggest you call him and say you're not going" Nate ordered, exiting my room and slamming the door.
"FUCK YOU!" I shouted after him.
"Fuck..."
Nate was being so unfair. I couldn't stand this. He was just acting more and more like a dad and it was annoying. I'm an adult and I should be able to do whatever the fuck I want.
Frustrated I pulled out my cigarettes and lit another. I rummaged my suitcase again in search for my non ripped black skinny leg jeans. I ripped off my pj pants and pulled them on. I had no nice tops but I knew someone that would.
I found the number and called it. They answered on the third ring.
"Hello?"
"Juliet, hey, it's Lexa."
"Oh hey hun. What's up?"
"Listen, I'm a little stuck right now and need your help."
"Okay..." She sounded suspicious.
"I'm gonna come to your room. Which one are you in?"
"Oh, okay. Umm I'm in 512. See you in a bit" she said hanging up.
Hopefully her clothes would fit me.
Now I had to con my way out of this 'night in' with my band.
I threw on one of our band tees and joined the others in the main room.
"Hey Nate" I said sweetly.
He looked up at me curiously.
"Since I can't go out with Jake tonight can I hang out with Juliet instead? I'm kinda sick of all the guys around me" I lied.
"Oh, so what did Jake say when you told him" Nate said trying to be sly, but I was smarter than him.
"Oh he said he was disappointed, but he said that he would just hang out with Jinxx or something tonight instead" I shrugged.
"Okay, well have fun with Juliet. We'll see you later then?"
"Sure" I smiled and left the room.
I made a dash for the elevators and went to Juliet's room two floors up.
I found her door and knocked roughly.
I heard a stumble, then the door unlatched.
"Hey" Juliet smiled.
"Hey, listen I need to borrow some clothes..." I said as I walked in.
"Oh, umm, why?" I heard Juliet say, then when I turned around Riley came out of the bathroom and stood next to her.
"Hey Lex"
"Hey" I shot flatly. "Look, I have a date with Jake and I have nothing to wear! My bandmates said I couldn't go on the date so I've said I'm hanging out with you tonight, but I really need to borrow a nice top or something cause I got nothing!" I babbled.
"Okay hun, take a breath" Juliet said calmly. "Now, I'm gonna see what I have and why don't you text Jake and tell him to pick you up from my room? Yeah?" She said giving a comforting look.
I just nodded and took out my phone.
"Okay, now, I'd say you're about my size, so let me see what I have" Juliet rambled.
Riley just held her gaze with me.
"Are your bandmates giving you a rough time?" Riley questioned.
I was taken aback. "No... They're just being strict."
"Why?"
"Cause I'm not trustworthy? I'm not really sure. They think I'll fall back into old habits, being on tour, but they don't believe me when I say I'm clean" I shrugged.
"Clean from what?" Riley asked with intent.
"Umm ecstasy, valium, speed, cocaine... so drugs mainly. Alcohol was an issue, not as much anymore, but they prefer me sober while recording and touring."
"Wow... You hit some hard stuff..." Juliet chimed in.
"Yeah, but I'm off of it now. I've done a lot of bad things. Most of it I can't remember, but I'm not a good person, well not yet."
"Does Jake know about this stuff?" Riley asked.
"He does. He knows I was an addict. I told him I want to 'try' and get healthy, but I'm not very good at it..."
"Yeah, I've seen you smoke a pack in a day" Juliet commented.
"Hey! I'm not that bad... I'm trying to cut back, but it's not really working... I went for a run with Jake today and I lit one up just to annoy him" I laughed.
"He would have been so pissed off. He never lets any of us run with him" Riley commented.
"Yeah, you're special" Juliet said handing me a black top. "Try this on. What shoe size are you?"
"Umm 7?"
"Oo, I have heels the same purple as your hair! Give me a sec!" Riley said as she rushed out the room.
Juliet giggled. "See, you have your own styling crew. Now, what are we gonna do with your hair?"
"What's wrong with my hair?" I said touching my messy bun.
"I have a curling iron with me" she smirked.
I sighed. "Let put this on first. Go heat it up."

Notes

This is my third attempt at writing this chapter so my browser better not crash or I accidentally close it -__-

I've finally managed to finish a God damned chapter. I know it's been a while, but I've got a lot on my mind. It's really hard to work on a new story...
Please leave comments guys! Anything :)
-Tina xx