Avoiding Commitment (Avoiding 1)

Lexi didn't know anything about him except that he was obviously wealthy. And though he seemed like a genuinely nice guy, he helped her when he thought she was injured, she simply couldn't let herself get swept up into an imaginary attraction to someone she just met. That never ended well for her. She needed to take this as far as her drunken brain would allow her. This guy was just like most other men. His chivalry was a reaction to her manipulation into getting free drinks from a wealthy benefactor. He wanted one thing and one thing only. When he realized that she wasn't willing to give him what he was looking for, and she kept telling herself that she wasn't, then he would find someone who was. She regularly thought that Prince Charming was right in front of her when she was intoxicated even though she knew there was no way that was the case.

"So do you have plans for the remainder of the evening or do you want to just get out of here?" he questioned into her ear.

She leaned her head back against his chest and swayed to the music. Sure she wanted to leave with him, but she'd promised Chyna. She hadn't even thought about Chyna for ages which could mean that she had already ditched her for someone else except Chyna was usually good for her word. If she agreed no guys for the night, then she would find Lexi by the end of the night and they would both go home alone. Lexi sighed…both go home alone. She needed to find Chyna. "I'm here with a friend. I can't leave without her."

He located her much more quickly than she would have been capable of. His height gave him a distinct advantage over Lexi. "Chyna, time to go," Lexi commanded peeling her off of some guy she had locked lips with. Whoever he was didn't look too pleased, but after seeing Armani Guy he quickly backed off and vacated the premises.

"Alexa," she shrieked, "the love of my life!"

Lexi giggled as Chyna tackled her forcing them both back into Armani Guy hard chest. "Oh excuse us," Chyna trilled batting her long lustrous eyelashes.

"It's not a problem. I was just helping, Alexa is it, find you," he said smiling politely at Chyna.

"Ohhhh," she said her eyes moving from Lexi back to Armani Guy. "Well thank you for that. She's hardly ever able to find me on her own."

"So she told me."

"Well it is time for me to go," Chyna said faking a yawn. "I guess I should check out. I'm sure you can find your own way home, right chica?"

Lexi knew this act. She was playing like she was going to leave so that Lexi could make a safe exit home. It also meant that Chyna approved of her choice. "Can you excuse us for a minute?" she asked Armani Guy. As he nodded, she yanked Chyna out of earshot from him. "No guys remember?"

"Yeah but did you see that Armani suit?" she asked her eyeing leaving Lexi's and glancing back at his build.

"Yes I did," she said snapping at her to get her attention back on her.

"Did you see those muscles?"

"Yes I did," Lexi growled.

"Did you see the way his green eyes blazed at the sight of you?" she purred.

"Chyna, cut it out. I saw, but it's a girl's night. I can hook up with him another night."

"You are insane, but I love you!" she exclaimed planting a drunken kiss on Lexi's lips.

Lexi rolled her eyes. "Yes I know dear."

"Just for the record, I think you should go for it."

"Well I'm not going to. Some other time," she said as she turned towards Armani Guy. "Sorry we have to get out of here."

"We?" he asked incredulously. She pointed between her and Chyna and his face transformed at the realization that she was going to leave without him. He'd put in all that work for nothing. She could tell he wasn't pleased. They'd hit it off, but she wasn't ready to go home with him yet. Not tonight at least.

"Sorry. I know you have that meeting," she quickly improvised. "Maybe we can meet up some other time."

"Well I'm leaving the city tomorrow, but maybe I could get your number and the next time I'm in town we can meet up."

Chyna grumbled something in her ear, but she swatted her away not wanting to hear her voice of reason. Of course she should go home with this guy, but that really wasn't going to help her tonight. Even through her intoxication, she was thinking more clearly then her best friend. She was too drunk at this point to go home with this guy and even though he helped her forget Jack, which was always a positive, he wasn't sticking around anyway. In Chyna's world, that was all the more reason to go home with him. Lexi felt differently about the subject. So she quickly punched her digits into his Blackberry and then dragged Chyna to the door.

As they drove back to Lexi's dorm, Chyna kept staring at Lexi in dismay. "I don't want to hear one word," Lexi said pointing her finger in Chyna's direction.

Chyna pulled a zipper across her lips, but raised her eyebrows in further disapproval. A few minutes later as they entered the dorm, Chyna couldn't hold it any longer. "You should have gone with him."

Lexi giggled. "Yeah I probably should have, but there will be other guys and other nights."

Chyna scooted closer to Lexi as they reached the top of the stairs and began walking down the stained hallway Chyna had been so uneasy about earlier that afternoon. "Yeah, but he was delicious."

Lexi giggled again. "Yeah I guess he was."

"I hope he calls you though."

"I doubt he will," Lexi said coming to a stop in front of the door and fumbling for her keys.

Lexi pushed the door open and immediately veered towards the bedroom. Chyna shut the door behind her and walked towards the lumpy couch. She plopped down allowing her aching feet a reprise from their tormentors. Just as her butt hit the cushion, she jumped up screaming in terror at the realization that whatever she just sat on was not a cushion. And now it was moving. Chyna jumped up and down in fear, but unable to move her feet to carry her away from the unknown person.

Lexi darted back out of the room sobering up as soon as she heard the blood-curdling cry echo throughout the apartment. "Chyna what is it?" she cried unsure what she would find. Lexi gasped in surprise at what appeared to be someone rising from the dead. The figure's head hung limp and arms were stretched out in front like Frankenstein's monster. A low menacing moan escaped the person. Just then the figure's head snapped to sideways as Chyna slammed a pillow into the side of his head. Lexi rushed back to the front door, latching on to the handle in the event that they need to make a run for it, and flicking on the dorm light.