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Lex had been enjoying his daily allowance of a single bottle of Mountain Dew (apparently too much sugar could make a guy break out; who knew?) when he heard the knock on the door. Probably Marcus, Cass, Zeke, Nick, America, or Caroline checking in on him, or leaving a bag of minipet s**t on his porch, in Nick's case.

When he opened the door, Lex was surprised to see someone he'd never seen before. She was cute, though, and Lex gave her his best charming smile, a smile that Noemi would instantly recognize as the older Lex's trademark. The similarities didn't stop there, though. Grey eyes still held that glimmer or hunger for something, his posture was still cocksure, but the beard was gone, as were the scars and lines on his face, just leaving a freckled, tan face. He was shorter, too, and more limber, muscles having yet to develop fully. All around, Noemi would probably recognize Lex, even though the boy had no idea who she was.

"What can I do for you, pretty lady?"

Lex gave the girl a confused look, blinking a few times, before realizing where the confusion lie. This woman knew the old Lex, the tall and shredded womanizer and nurse. Lex sighed, gave her a smile, and shook his head ruefully. "Come on in, take a seat."

Lex led the woman into the living room, and motioned to a utilitarian couch that probably wasn't all that comfy, while he took up residence on a bar stool. He'd yet to find anyone to take him to an IKEA, or any sort of furniture store, so he was stuck with the trappings the older Lex had shoved into the house before ******** off to Israel. "You...ah, you're owed an explanation, probably." Lex bit his lip, looking around the room nervously. He'd never had to explain this to someone...

"First off, I guess, no I didn't eat a minipet cookie. Secondly, um... you never slept with the old guy, did you?"

"Oh, oh thank God." Lex chuckled, despite himself, even though the woman seemed shook and taken aback. "Sorry, I promise I'm not laughing at you." He gave her an attempted warm smile, but just started nervously laughing yet again.

It took a moment, but Lex composed himself and gave Noemi a grin. "I only had to ask, because if you had slept with the old dude, that would have made this super ******** awkward." A deep breath, a relieved sigh. Grey eyes scanned Noemi for a brief second, wondering if she was spoken for, but then remembered that he had a snowball's chance in hell with anyone that wasn't a minor, like him.

"Basically, yes, I am Lex. I guess something happened with Creation at some point, while I was in a pod due to some kind of injury, that regressed the 31 year old you knew to his 15 year old self, me. No memories of what he did or who he knew."

Well, that was easy. Lex extended a hand. "So, hi, I'm Lex."

Lex took Noemi's hand gently, then bent down to give it a little kiss. "I'm sorry, for your loss. He must have been a good friend." Lex tried to give Noemi a sad smile, but all that came out was something that looked like a grimace. This had yet to happen, meeting someone the old Lex knew and them being sad about it. Noemi seemed tore up, which left a strange resentment rumbling in his heart. Something he would need to process, later on, alone.

"Um, if its any consolation, he left a couple of journals... you can take one, if you want? I've already read through all of them." Though the older Lex hadn't always been very detailed...or sober, when he wrote. From what he gathered, though, Lex cared for a few people on the island, and loved being a nurse - which was odd, since the current Lex really had no interest in infirmary work. 16 years could change a guy, apparently. "Again, I'm sorry if this is too much for you."

Lex gave Noemi a very blank look for a solid minute, vacant and clear of expression or thought. Grey eyes drilled holes into the space above Noemi's head.

Then, the teenager gave a soft groan and a loud chuckle. Of ******** course, yet another person mothering him. He really was just going to have to learn to just accept the doting and caring from so many people, and accept that yes, he was a child, and would be treated as such.

"Um...sorta? I eat the cafeteria crap, and my sister's taught me to make some things like omelettes and such." Lex rubbed the back of his head. "But uh, yeah, wouldn't exactly say I'm eating super healthy, no."

Man, this girl was nervous as hell. Maybe he shouldn't have asked her that sex question? Yeah, that was probably a pretty bad way to start a conversation, and make a first impression. Note to self; don't ask people if they had sex with the old Lex.

"Yeah, sure!" Lex's freckled face broke in to a big smile, albeit a little shocked that Noemi wanted to be his friend, with the whole awkwardness of the situation. But then, Gale and Oliver had both wanted to rekindle their friendships. "I could always use more friends."

"Yeah, that sounds good, Noemi." Lex stood up to walk her out of the house, stopping by the bookshelf by the entry way to grab one of Lex's thicker journals, pressing the leather bound package into her hands. "I'll see ya around."