Lexi dropped the cake into the tin as carefully as she could but still managed to get gooey chocolate fudge topping on her fingers.
'Hmm.' She considered washing it off for just a second before licking and sucking at each of her fingers in turn.
"Tramp," Sam commented as he passed her.
Lexi glanced up at him, smirked and shrugged. Life was too short to worry about what people thought of her.
'I'm me,' she thought. 'Take me or leave me.'
As this thought passed through her brain, she felt a dip in her stomach. The fact Aaron had rejected her still hurt, even though everything had turned out for the best and she was happier with Jayce. He made her feel safe. Even when she'd been in the most dire of situations, his arrival had put her at ease. His swagger and confidence—over confidence some might say—had a magical way of rea
