Falling in reverse

Chapter seventeen ~ leo

Leo Barnes Pov
Lexi has been sick for forever now and today is no different this is day six of her being really sick.
In the morning when I woke up I was getting changed lobbing a decent outfit on before walking into Lexi's room where there was a noise coming from her bathroom and I thought she was crying.

i walked in and she was being sick.
"How are you doing ?"i asked her
"Usually when people ask how i am doing the real answer is i am doing shitty. but i cant say i am doing shitty because i dont even have a good reason to be doing shitty. so if i say "i am doing shitty" and they say "why whats wrong" i have to be like "all of it" os instead when people ask how i am doing i say "i am doing so great" she muttered.
"Well you don't have to do that with us because we love you unconditionally." I told her picking her up and then placing her on her bed. While I grabbed her clothes for the day she slept peacefully it was weird to see her so calm.

I found the shirt funny and it was cute even though she is sick today I am going to take Lexi out with me to get some ice cream because she hasn't been eating well but I can report her ear infection has cleared and she is cleaning her hearing aids regularly thanks to a boy always being with her.
She walked to her bathroom and got changed while I waited on her bed for her to come outside. Something caught my eye and then I realized it was a sketch of some sort I remember her mentioning she owns a clothing and jewelry store.
I picked up the sketch and saw the details in it like wow.

I have no words like her skills are amazing no person I have ever known could design like this it's amazing.
I look over at the desk we bought her and see loads more designs she clearly has a knack for this.

"Do you like them they were mostly done last night when I couldn't sleep and when I wasn't being sick." Lexi rasped from the doorway next to me.
"They're very well drawn I no one would second guess any of these." I told her smiling.
"They are mostly this season's outfit but some are for my summer line up but first I have to send them and a mock up on my work tablet of the design to my worker who will create them and send them to the modeling team who will show them to me and any adjustments will be made but so far I think they will be good. This runway section has been a long time coming." She told me with passion in her eyes.
"I told my head of marketing that is surprising based here we need a meeting when I am better but right now I think I am going to like sleep for an eternity." She continued smiling while looking exhausted.
"Okay get some sleep baby sis I am going to talk to Laurence I will check on you when Laurence releases me." I told her as she crawled into bed.

In Laurence's we can office
"How is she doing?" He asked me.
"She is still being sick but she was talking to me about her fashion design career did you know about that?" I asked him.
"I think she briefly mentioned it said it was nothing special." Laurence said.
"I beg to differ she has quite the knack for it the kid has this season and next planned out look at these sketches." I said showing him a picture I took of the sketches she had laying on her desk.

"They are amazing." Laurence gasped.
" I think even some of the more casual ones could make fashion week." I said showing him the other ones I had seen.

"She can really design well it seems as if she is a lot more like dad than we thought." Laurence sighed we knew she and dad were similar but we never thought they would be this similar.
The list just keeps getting longer each day.
1. adhd
2. ied
3. insomnia
4. good secret keeper
5. good at hiding her emotions
6. closed off
7. only vulnerable when she is ill
8. will put her family first no matter
9. would die to protect her people
10. she looks like him
It's incredibly hard to look at Lexi and not see dad she has his hair, his smile, his dimples it is like looking at the female version of dad, we know he loved her we just never knew how much it would hurt to see a permanent reminder of the fact that dad is dead.
My phone rang breaking me from my thought.
"Hi Nonno how have you been, you heard which one of them snitched we wanted to surprise you next week?" I joked with him.
"I was told by Laurence because I have moved my visit to tomorrow and your abuela." He told me.
"So you're on the plane now then because if you want to be here by tomorrow you are heading here now. I can't wait to see you." I told him.
"Me either and make sure your brothers are ready this time I don't want a repeat of last time." He laughed.
"Nonno that will never happen again and we are never going to talk about it please." I begged shaking my head.
"Ok see you in the morning." He said.
"Lexiiiiiii we have guests coming tomorrow so be ready bright and early by eight am." I told her from the door.
"What the fuck that's like five hours of sleep." She groaned from her spot on her bed.
"I know but if you aren't ready they will ridiculed for the rest of your life." I warned her.
"Okay is there a dress code for these guests?" She asked me.
"Wear a dress but casual dress." I told her.