Chapter Five:
Indeed the next morning was different. I woke up with Haylee not there. She was watching me at the edge of the bed. I must say she looked
cute this way. Her hair was a mess and her eyes were just beading out at me.
"Why are you staring at me?"
"What happened last night?"
I should have saw this question coming.
"Nothing much. You were talking to me about Nick and you fell asleep in my arms last night so i carried you to the bed. Then you wouldnt let go
of my shirt."
"Oh, sorry about that."
"Haylee, you dont have to apologize to me all the time."
"I know, but I do anyways."
I smiled at her and told her she could come back and lay in the bed with me. She did surprisely. So i wrapped my arms around her again and this
time with a passion I didn't let her go....
When we did decide to finally get out of bed, she looked up at me while I smiled and whispered.
"What do you want to eat?"
"I don't know ,anything that sounds good."
"Alright becon, eggs, and toast."
I winked and smiled at her before heading off the bed. I went downstairs before I realize I was in Brian's house making her something to eat.
But then again, I found a note from Brian and Leighanne both saying to make ourselves at home. So I attended on just doing that, I wanted
this day to be special for Haylee, for the both of us. It was like everything fell right into place.
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After I made us breakfast, the conversations just came out of us. It was like getting to know one another all over again. It was like looking
at this from a whole new light. As we finished breakfast, we decided that we would just lay back on the couch and spend our time watching a
movie. Something felt so right with this picture. Hell, everything felt right. For once, Nick didn't feel like he was a mistake or mixed up
at all. He wrapped his arms around Haylee gracefully and she leaned into the touch. She knew eventually this would end as soon as Brian
and Leighanne had gotten back but neither of them expected that it would be sooner...
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Nick knew that Haylee and AJ weren't a couple but what if AJ thought that they were? He did however see AJ and Haylee kiss but Haylee herself said
that it didn't mean anything. So why couldn't he just shake the thought from his head? Maybe it bothered him because he knew he was trying to hold
on for them this time. This did feel like his last chance at it. This was his last chance at redeeming himself. So he sit there with his mind filled
with thousands of thoughts as the movie continued on. He grabbed the small blanket and put it over them. He loved the way Haylee was so peaceful
and how she just snuggled close to him. Everything about this moment was worth living for. It was what made it worth fighting for. And then it came
to an end. The loud noises was what it took to hear AJ come in from the front door.
"Haylee, what are you still doing here? You know what, Nick will do to you."
"AJ, it's fine. Leave it alone."
He squeezed her tightly and held on to her. There was no way he was letting her go and there was no way in hell that he was gonna let that imposter
do anything to her. He looked up at AJ who gave him a dirty look and he shrugged it off before he spoke to Haylee.
"It'll be alright. I won't let anything happen to you."
"Hey dude, that's my job to comfort her."
"AJ..."
He stood up and nodded with a slight smile.
"What's that suppose to mean, AJ? I'm her boy-- He paused. .... her friend as well. I'm allowed to comfort her too."
"Whatever, man. I was just saying. No need to get your panties in a twist."
AJ looked back at Haylee.
"You should get home. You know how he is."
He walked towards her and pushed her hair back behind her ear. This made Nick's blood boil to the bone. He now didn't regret punching him square in the face.
He clenched his fist tightly as he had to watch what was unfolding right in front of his eyes. Is this what Haylee wanted all along? Was this her desire?
He didn't know but he could feel the heat in his cheeks as Haylee responded.
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She pushed AJ back and nodded. She knew that AJ was only looking out for her but she just needed a friend really. She felt like he was constantly hitting on her.
This new Nick however knew just how to treat her, knew exactly what to say and how to say. She was comfortable for once in her skin. It made her think about how
her "Nick" use to be. Her "Dreamer." She finally broke the ice and spoke.
"AJ, why don't you drive me home? I'll meet you in the car."
She nodded as if to get him to agree and when he finally did, she watched him walk out before focusing her attention to Nick. With a light smile, she looked into
his eyes.
"Thanks for last night and today. It was fun. I hope that we can do it again."
"Sure, i would love too. Let's try to keep AJ and your man away though."
She laughed softly before nodding then leaned into hug him tightly. This was the one time she felt like she should have never let go of his shirt. The one time
where it was safe. No glass breaking, no yelling, no slapping. It was perfectly safe inside this wall with him. And she was perfectly fine with that.
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When she left, Nick rubbed the back of neck and he thought a lot about her. He wanted to drink a nice cold beer but knew he couldn't. It was against his AA meetings.
It was against everything he was fighting for. His mind however kept wondering. His mind never stopped. He didn't know how long it would be before he saw Haylee again.
He wasn't sure about anything really. He knew he had to go home though and start his week all over again. This time though, he wasn't prepared for the unexpected....
Author's Chapter Notes:
So its been a long time since i worked on this story. My writing has improved since the last time i have written here. I hope you like this chapter as much as i loved writing it. Oh if you see anything about twitter teams that i run. I don't run them anymore so sorry about that.
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