Justin's Story

Lexia:
As she woke, Lexia could feel the nausea from the medicine kicking in. She groaned as she turned on her side. She felt a hand rubbing her back, "Cas? That you?" Caspen turned over in the bed and brushed her hair back, "You feeling any better? Or worse?" Lex bit her lip and sat up in her bed, "I'm fine Cassy." With a shove from her brother, Lex nearly fell off the bed, "Cas!" "Don't call me Cassy, lex, I've told you like a million times, and I swear if you call-" He was caught off as Lex leaned over the bed and puked into the can next to her. He pulled her hair from her face and helped her stay up as she did. "Alright, you're gunna be okay ..." Cas grabbed a tissue and wiped her face as he pulled her back to the bed, "Want me to get someone?" He knew the answer before he asked, Lex shook her head, not wanting to take anyone's time. Cas shook his head and stood as he moved over to the bathroom they shared with Rex. He washed his hands and leaned on the counter top as he stared in the mirror. He heard movement in Rex's room, and moved to the door seel, "Hey buddy, you up?"

Justin:
As he woke up, Justin pulled the cover further over his head, trying not to let the light in. He slept a little until he remembered to check the clock, he had about five minutes until he was supposed to skype with Rex about when they were going to meet up. They had known each other for what seemed like forever, yet they had never met face to face. Justin felt his stomach turn at the thought of meeting him, he was always scared of meeting people for the first time, and this was not exception. He quickly took his medicine and put on some of the clothes that the agency had given him, it was funny. As a model, he got to keep some of the clothes he modeled in. Quickly putting on a tiny bit of eyeliner, Justin checked himself in the mirror and then pulled his laptop open.

Caspen:
As he hugged the younger boy back, Caspen ruffled his hair "Hey, I was just checking on you, I know listening to her puke all night is not exactly the ideal situation, but I just wanted to make sure you were doing okay?" He bit his lip and looked around the room, at Rex's laptop on his bed, "Please tell me you weren't up all night on that thing..." Caspen had a way of telling how people were doing and even if he hadn't , the pure look on Rex's face would have told him that he hadn't slept. As the parents of the large family had sort of left off, Caspen had taken the responsibility to pick up some of the slack. As His other sister ran in and puked in the bathroom across from them, Caspen shook his head, "Is it spreading?" He hollered at Peyton, joking.

Lexia:
As Lexia watched Peyton walk back in from the jack-and-jill bathroom, she bit her lip, "Well... I know why I'm puking... what about you?" She made room for Peyton on the bed and looked up at her, "You sure you just talked? " Lexia had no idea why her sister was sick and she hoped that someone would find out, or she would, not that that was likely. "Caspen's gunna find out what ever it is, you know he's a snoop..." Cas was the first to figure out Lex was sick in the first place, and the first to know anytime she came out of remission.

Justin:
As he was finally set up on the camera, Justin became very nervous, he had spent hours talking to Rex and late nights on the phone with him, but nothing would prepare him for when they met in real life. What if Rex didn't like Justin? He reached for the medicine his shrink had given him and took an extra one, just for today. The plan had been they would Skype and find out where to meet up, and then around lunch, go to eat at the place they chose. Hearing a sound coming from down the hall, Justin got up, "Hello?" It was his agent,"what do you want?" The man hurried to him, "You have a shoot, be ready in ten!" As the man hurried off, Justin grabbed his arm, "No, I can't today... I have plans." after a long argument, Justin made it back to his computer and fixed his hair one more time.

Lexia:
She chuckled as her sister was being super secretive. She rolled to the edge of the bed as she felt the nausea hit her. She leaned over and puked into the bin they had there, it was half-way full. It needed to be emptied, but she didn't want to bother anyone with it at the moment, "Okay, just... stay healthy, okay?"

Caspen:
"Alright, have fun." He made his way back to Lex's bed and over to where she was leaning and puking. He squatted in front of her, "You okay for a few minutes while I empty this?" She nodded and took it to the bathroom, stopping and turning to Peyton, "So? You alright?" He flushed it down the toilet and brought the empty bin back to her. "Here you go."

Justin:
As he adjusted everything, he checked the time, it was time for the video call. He clicked to call him and waited for him to answer, his hands sweating heavily as he twiddled his thumbs.

Rex took a deep breath, stomach fluttering in delight, then accepted the call, completely ignoring his siblings. There was only a second of shyness after the camera started up, a moment of hesitation, and then Rex beamed a dazzling grin straight at Justin.
"Hey, Justin," he said, trying against all instinct to be casual, relaxed, as he was online. He was wound tight inside, but less out of anxiousness and more out of excitement. He trembled slightly, pulling his hat down around his ears. "How's it going?" Rex's smile didn't drop, but relaxed, his tiredness showing through again as he rubbed at one eye carelessly with the heel of his hand.

Justin:
As the computer screen showed Rex's face, Justin smiled slightly, waving. "Hey... It's nice to finally see and hear you at the same time, after all this time... Do you have any time or place in mind of where we can meet up?" He talked quickly as he was very nervous. The boy on his screen was very attractive, and it made him even nervous and shaky. Grabbing the soda that sat on his desk, he took a sip.

Rex thought for a long moment. "We could do a picnic in the big park downtown. Or we could go to a cafe or something. What's midway in between our houses? You would know, right? You get out more." Rex gave a little shaky laugh, biting his lips as he let his eyes slide over Justin again, eyelids still heavy as he yawned, stretching upward for a moment. "I just need to change and get the siblings out of the bathroom so I can shower and then I'm good with any time. Okay?"

Justin:
As he watched Rex on the screen, Justin smiled, "Um, yeah... I think a picnic would be great... and in an hour and a half we can meet there..." He bit his lip and watched Rex, "I'm really excited to meet you, you know?" Once they were off, Justin grabbed a scarf and headed out for some food to bring and then stopped by starbucks.