Page 56 of Big Daddy to Go
My mother is a stubborn lady. I do take after her in a lot of ways, which is probably why she and I are both still single.
“Don’t be too proud to hear this girl out. You know how hard it is to deal with a broken heart. I’m sure it wasn’t something she wanted to dredge up.”
According to Lexi, Jason didn’t break her heart because she never loved him. I suppose that should make me feel better, but it doesn’t. It makes me wonder why the hell she would force herself to marry a guy she didn’t love. It wasn’t like he was a good guy either. Did she want him for his money or his looks?
I decide I do need to confront her.
“I’ll talk to her, okay?”
After I hang up with my father, I let out a sigh. Am I really going to talk to Lexi? Do I want to hear more about whatever twisted game she was playing?
On second thought, I do need closure. I can’t go on trying not to think about her, which only makes me think about her more. Googling her and her ex-fiancé is definitely not helping either.
I pick up my phone and remember I deleted Lexi’s phone number and all of her text messages in anger. It’s probably better I talk to her in person anyway.
For the first time in two weeks, I leave work early to catch Lexi at work. Her office is much closer to my job than her apartment is. I just hope she’s not at a client’s house or a showroom today.
I walk into the building and approach the front desk.
“Hello, I’m here to see Lexi Smith at Elite Interiors,” I tell the man sitting there.
“Oh, Lexi isn’t here,” someone says from behind me.
I turn around. A short, petite woman who looks about twelve is standing there. I’m assuming this is the infamous Renata. Lexi once described her as a little Vulcan.
She gasps. “Jason? It’s so good to see you.”
Renata hugs me before staring at me with a stupid smile on her face.
“Not Jason,” I sigh.
Renata backs up, realizing I’m not who she thought I was.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Wow, you look a lot like Jason,” she shakes her head in a daze.
“I know,” I say through my teeth. “Did Lexi leave for the day?”
Renata snorts, “Well… she left for the rest of her life. She was fired last week. Are you related to Jason?”
“Fired?” I ignore her question about Jason.
“Yup, tough couple of months for Lexi. First that embarrassment of an almost wedding, and now she’s unemployed. I don’t even blame her for that little meltdown she had with me. I’m not going to press charges, even though she put her hands on me. I mean, no wonder Jason got cold feet if she gets violent like that often…”
“Lexi hasn’t said enough about you,” I say sarcastically, sticking my hands in my pockets.
Renata grins as if I’m flirting with her.
“Oh no? Like what didn’t she mention?”
“Like how much of a catty little bitch you are. Saying you were annoying was too much of a compliment,” I tell her.
Her mouth hangs open, and I even hear the doorman snicker his approval. I head out of the building and mull over which form of transportation to take–the subway or a taxi, debating which would be faster. I decide on a taxi and head toward Morningside Heights.
During the ride, I think about Lexi losing her job and wonder what the hell happened. And Lexi got violent with Renata? I’m more than a little worried about her, despite the anger I still feel toward her.