The talk Michael had with Tom didn't do any good. Tom got mad at Lexi, Lexi got mad at Tom. They made a spectacle of themselves. The principal told them to stay away from each other during the summer.
That weekend Lexi stayed at home, drinking and using. J.J. had sent over some stuff to apologize for Joe's actions. It was more than enough to keep anybody out of it for days, but not Lexi. She binged the weekend away. She didn't sleep, barely ate and only went out to get more cigarettes and vodka. Why bother to keep clean if you wouldn't work for the rest of the year.
At one point, Jack came over. He tried to keep get Lexi to go out with him. Lexi wouldn't and he gave in to the urge to party with her. Jack was still a sleep on Lexi's bed when Michael came over on Monday morning.
Lexi had asked Michael to come and pick her up to take her to the final day of school, she wasn't going to drive herself. Her anxiety reared its ugly head again. Lexi felt anxious.She knew she was had no longer control over using and drinking.
Just as he was told to Michael arrived at Lexi's around eight in the morning. He put his key in the lock and opened the door. His heart dropped when he saw her, naked and passed out on the bed with Jack next to her. Shit. Michael thought. Lexi managed to dig a deeper hole for herself.
"Hey, baby. You good to go?" Michael said softly.
"No. It's not a good day to be me." Lexi said. Her voice sounded groggy.
"I'll run you a shower. Then we'll get breakfast."
After getting dressed and eating breakfast at Starbucks, Lexi and Michael arrived at the school. They saw Tom get out of his car. When he noticed them he leaned back and lit a cigarette. He looked rough.
"Morning" Tom said when Lexi got out of the car.
"Morning. You look like shit." Lexi said.
"You don't look too hot either."
"Ready guys?" Michael said as he locked his car and started to make his way to the teachers' lounge.
After a boring day, Tom took Lexi home. He dropped her off and drove to his family holiday cabin. Inside Lexi dropped her back on the floor. Kicked of her shoes and walked to the kitchen. She took a bottle of vodka from the freezer.
What the hell am I doing. Why am I such an idiot? I'm a self-destructive bitch. I need to go back in treatment. Fuck!
Lexi drank the 1,5 litres of vodka before booking a ticket to the UK to go in to treatment there. Joe would be in the UK in a week so he might come and visit her. Besides she wanted to get away from everything.
In a former life, she was an actress famous for her string of rock and roll boyfriends. She dated the likes of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin, Steven Tyler, Nikki Sixx and Richie Sambora. She was the it girl. After her manager screwed her over, literally and figuratively, Lexi lost most of her money and was convicted of embezzling. She paid her fine and left for the US.
Now she was going back to the UK. She would just lay low for a while. She wasn't sure if she wanted to go to rehab. Jimmy had asked her to come over and stay with him. They'd always been great friends he would refund her the ticket and any other costs she'd make during her stay.
The next person she called was Jack, he knew everybody in the business. Lexi wanted him there. He would protect her. Jack picked her up at her house and together they were driven to the airport. There they were met by Max. Who was a friend and confidant of Lexi.
Max and Lexi had met when they were in rehab about 10 years ago. Max managed to stay sober for those years. He was always there for his friend which resulted in him helping her, as a client. He always put her interests over his own. When Lexi called, he immediately packed a bag and booked a ticket. Max knew Lexi was up to something.
"Lexi, what are you doing?"
"Nothing, Max. I'm going to London to stay with Jimmy for a while. I need to relax. My nerves are shot and I'm very close to another nervous breakdown."
"Lexi. Don't lie to me. I know you. You've been using again, haven't you?"
"Okay. You want the ugly truth? Joe fucked me over and is in Europe with his wife and band. I'm all alone. I might have messed up a good relationship with a new guy, and all I can think about is killing myself. I just have to get away from here."
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The Farm
Fanfiction"Morning, doll." "Morning." "Jeez, you've been at it. Haven't you?" Tom said when he smelled the alcohol on Lexi. "Fuck it. I tried to get my life in order this weekend. Every time I even thought of Joe, I needed a drink." "O, baby. It's that bad?" ...
