Chapter 10

Lexi repeatedly squeezed the can of beer between her fingers, listening to the satisfying 'ding' sound as it popped back into shape. She'd been hiding it from the bus driver under her coat, but since Jayce was drinking his openly, there seemed to be little point. 

He was also smoking, leaning forward every few minutes to tap the ash out the window of the double-decker. The driver had to know but was thankfully choosing to ignore it, probably for fear of his safety.

As Lexi turned to Jayce she frowned at the 'no smoking' sign, placed ironically just above his head. 

"Please be normal around my friends," she begged.

"Hmm." Jayce took a swig of his beer. "Define normal."

"L—like... I... I don't know," Lexi stuttered, struggling to explain what she meant. "Erm, just be nice."

This made him laugh so hard he sprayed beer all over the seat in front.