"how many more days till you go back to... you know?" i ask 
                          
"we need to leave tomorrow night because i have to leave the next morning" he says and i frown 
                          
"just 2 more years princess" he looks back at the tv and i look down
                          
"2 years feels like a lot" i admit 
                          
"i know but before we know... before we know it, it'll be all over" he takes a deep breath and squeezes me
                          
i look up at him and he doesn't look at me, his eyes focused on the tv
                          
"do you like ethan?" he ask me
                          
i furrow my eyebrows, "what type of a question is that?"
                          
"just answer please" he says
                          
"of course not, i mean i like him as a friend"
                          
"ethan is a great guy though isn't he?" he ask
                          
what the hell is he trying to do? is he trying to get me to say i like ethan because i don't. i know how insecure he gets over ethan but i don't like him, i like joey
                          
"joey i love you only" i kiss his cheek and he sighs, "i love you too"
                          
"what's wrong?" i furrow my eyebrows 
                          
"nothing" he breaks eye contact 
                          
i look back at the tv and lay my head on his bare chest, his fingers trace my shoulder blade and i take a deep breath, i need to stop worrying
                          
if feels like there's something wrong though, i shake my head and wrap my arm around his torso, nothing is wrong everything is fucking fine why am i overreacting 
                          
we are here together together at a beach house, everything will be okay in 2 years...
                          
joey turns off the tv and i look at him, "hey! i was watching that" 
                          
he smiles, "i wanna go to the beach"
                          
"let's go" i smile and he grins 
                          
lexis pov 
                          
"what's wrong?" leo ask me as he notices me shaking when i put my phone down 
                          
"i need to see elena" i breathe 
                          
"what, why?" he ask 
                          
"i just got off the phone with her dad-"
                          
"we just got here" leo is upset 
                          
"we've been here for a month i need to see her leo" i almost break down crying 
                          
"are you okay?" he steps closer to me and i shake my head and tears begin running down my face 
                          
he runs to my side and hugs me, "lexi what's wrong?" he rubs my back 
                          
i look up at him, "elena needs me leo i need to see her" 
                          
leo looks down and i cry on his chest, i can't believe this is fucking happening, never would i have thought this day would come 
                          
i begin shaking and leo tightens me "what did greg tell you?" he ask and i don't even have the guts to say it, i begin crying even more and leo pulls out the hug 
                          
"lexi what's wrong you are scaring me" leo furrows his eyebrows 
                          
i hold on to the table before i fall on the floor, i look up at leo and he wipes my tear
                          
"babe please tell me..." his eyes covered in worry 
                          
i shake my head, i can't even breathe
                          
"lexi you're scaring me" 
                          
"i'm sorry" i wipe my tear and try to control myself 
                          
my mouth opens but then closes again, i can't say it, i'm too scared
                          
there is no fucking way this is actually happening it can't, we always find a way, we always do, this won't happen, i know it won't 
                          
i take another deep breath and look at him, "greg..." i pause 
                          
"what?" 
                          
i wipe my tear again, "he t-told me that..." i cant, the words won't come out of my mouth 
                          
leo waits for me to finish
                          
"he told me something a-about joey" i stutter 
                          
leo nods slowly and i break eye contact with him and look at the floor, "that... joey" i pause yet again 
                          
"lexi if you don't answer me i'm going to call greg right now and kill him" leo threatens and i know he isn't joking 
                          
"joey is being put to death" i blurt 
                          
"death penalty?" leo ask 
                          
"yes" i cover my mouth and fall to the floor 
                          
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