Chapter 5
--Selena's Point Of View--
Nick brought his hands up to his face and rubbed his forehead as if he couldn’t believe what I had just said. “Wait. What?” The expression on his face looked as if he had just ate something sour.
I stepped back from Nick not sure how he was going to react. I then blurted out calmly, “I said I was pregnant, and now he is 3 yrs old. His name is Jaylen.”
I could tell Nick's heart rate sped up because his breathing changed. I was sure he had many emotions building up inside of him as he walked away from me. He then turned around with a frown and a puzzled expression. “Wait…and he’s mine? As in, you and I?”
I shamefully looked up at Nick. “Yes.” I lied.
“Woah.” Nick calmly stated in shock. He walked away from me once again with his hands placed on his hips in a manly fashion as he started to pace the floor. He then placed his hands over the top of his head allowing the news to sink into his head.
Oh my God...what have I done! What am I doing? I can't believe I just lied to Nick. Maybe I should tell him the truth now before it's too late. But what or how should I say it? 'Nick, just kidding, my son is really Joey's child, not yours' ....yeah, that doesn't sound right.
My attention went back to Nick when I noticed he stopped pacing the floor and stared at me with angry eyes.
“Are you telling me, I have a 3 yr old son?” Nick asked me, still in disbelief.
“Yes.” I blurted out.
Dammit, why am I doing this? Why do I keep lying to him. I wanted to cry. I could feel my eyes filling up with tears as I tried to hold myself together. It shouldn't matter that Im lying...right? If he really loves me, he will leave Michelle and accept Jaylen and I regardless. Right? I didn't know what else to say. I wanted to know what Nick's next move was. Would he be happy? Is it possible that Nick is willing to be a family with us? Nick interrupted my thoughts when I heard him speak.
“But…we only had sex one time.”
“Nick, we had sex more than one time on that one night. Besides, it only takes one time.”
“But... I pulled out every time.”
What?! Is he serious right now? I guess he doesn't love me after all. If he did, he wouldn't be trying to deny the fact that he was Jaylen's father after I said he was. I felt myself getting angry. “What are you saying, Nick? Are you denying him?”
“Denying him!? Im just trying to understand why the hell you’re just now telling me after 3 fucking years, Selena! What the hell?!”
“I was scared! I’m sorry!”
Nick stood there with his head in his hands. “Seriously…are you sure he’s mine? I mean, you were with Joey too, you know.”
I glared at him in silence.
“I mean…am I right? It’s possible that Joey is the father, right?”
“No!” I lied again out of anger.
--END Point Of View--
Silence filled the room.
Nick took a deep breath and started to pace the floor once again. He then quietly responded, “I can’t believe you did this to me, Sel.
“Im sorry.” Selena said quietly walking closer toward him.
Nick sat down on the sofa in deep thoughts. Selena sat down beside him and placed her hand over his hands.
“Where is he? I want to see him.” Nick said quietly.
“He’s here.”
Nick snapped his head in her direction. “What!?”
“I brought Jaimee and Jaylen here with me and they are staying at the hotel. They are probably swimming now as we speak.” Selena smiled briefly as she thought about Jaylen.
Nick chuckled as he shook his head in disbelief. “Why didn’t u just come out and tell me this shit, Sel! Instead you were going to leave and not tell me..? I mean damn, Selena, when were you going to tell me? You didn’t even give me a fucking chance to be a father to him. You know I would have been there for him. YOU KNOW!!” Nick shouted at her as he quickly hopped up from the sofa making Selena jump at his outrage.
"Nick I was only 18 years old! I was scared! With Joey’s death, and all the shit that was going on, I was scared!” Selena shouted back at him. “I loved you so much, I thought u would turn away from me - Nick, Im sorry.” Selena stood up and walked up to him and placed her hands on his chest.
Nick backed away from her touch. “Stop...don't! I am so fucking pissed at you!”
Selena held her head down and crossed her arms in front of her chest. She felt like she wanted to crawl into a small space and just cry. A tear dropped down Selena’s cheek.
Nick noticed her start to cry. He hated to see her cry. He calmed himself and slowly walked up to Selena. He wrapped his arms around her giving her a hug. Selena buried her face into his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist hugging him back.
They stayed in that position for a while before they both realized that this was the first time they hugged each other since they reunited after 3 years. Selena didn’t want to let him go. She felt so comfortable in his arms. She exhaled.
Nick rested his chin on the crown of her head as he thought about the fact that he and Selena had a child together. He was still in shock.
Selena looked up at Nick wondering what he was thinking. Nick looked down at Selena and wiped the tears from her cheek with his thumb. Selena wanted to so badly kiss Nick. When she was about to make her move, Nick said, “I want to meet him.”
“Now?”
“Yeah, why not?” Nick responded. He then pulled away from Selena. “I'm going to go grab my keys and shoes and I’ll be ready to go.”
Selena still tried to hold on to Nick as he pulled away, forcing her to tug on his shirt a bit. “But, Nick…wait. I…uh…I don’t know if that’s a good idea right now.”
Nick paused before going up the stairs to look back at Selena. “Why?” Nick frowned.
“I just didn’t plan for you to…well…”
“How much longer are you going to keep him away from me, Sel? He’s my son, right?”
Selena thought for a moment. She never told Jaylen about his real father, Joey. Would he be ready to meet Nick?
“Okay. You’re right.” Selena said reluctantly.
Nick nodded. He then proceeded to walk upstairs for his shoes and car keys.
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Selena tried to warn Jaimee that she was on her way to the hotel with Nick, but she wasn’t picking up the phone. She figured she must have taken Jaylen swimming and left her cell phone in the hotel room. Selena looked in her rear view mirror to see Nick following her in his car. Things were not turning the way she had planned. But perhaps things will turn out better. Selena realized it was too late to go back on her lie. She will have to allow Nick to believe Jaylen was really his child.
Nick brought his hands up to his face and rubbed his forehead as if he couldn’t believe what I had just said. “Wait. What?” The expression on his face looked as if he had just ate something sour.
I stepped back from Nick not sure how he was going to react. I then blurted out calmly, “I said I was pregnant, and now he is 3 yrs old. His name is Jaylen.”
I could tell Nick's heart rate sped up because his breathing changed. I was sure he had many emotions building up inside of him as he walked away from me. He then turned around with a frown and a puzzled expression. “Wait…and he’s mine? As in, you and I?”
I shamefully looked up at Nick. “Yes.” I lied.
“Woah.” Nick calmly stated in shock. He walked away from me once again with his hands placed on his hips in a manly fashion as he started to pace the floor. He then placed his hands over the top of his head allowing the news to sink into his head.
Oh my God...what have I done! What am I doing? I can't believe I just lied to Nick. Maybe I should tell him the truth now before it's too late. But what or how should I say it? 'Nick, just kidding, my son is really Joey's child, not yours' ....yeah, that doesn't sound right.
My attention went back to Nick when I noticed he stopped pacing the floor and stared at me with angry eyes.
“Are you telling me, I have a 3 yr old son?” Nick asked me, still in disbelief.
“Yes.” I blurted out.
Dammit, why am I doing this? Why do I keep lying to him. I wanted to cry. I could feel my eyes filling up with tears as I tried to hold myself together. It shouldn't matter that Im lying...right? If he really loves me, he will leave Michelle and accept Jaylen and I regardless. Right? I didn't know what else to say. I wanted to know what Nick's next move was. Would he be happy? Is it possible that Nick is willing to be a family with us? Nick interrupted my thoughts when I heard him speak.
“But…we only had sex one time.”
“Nick, we had sex more than one time on that one night. Besides, it only takes one time.”
“But... I pulled out every time.”
What?! Is he serious right now? I guess he doesn't love me after all. If he did, he wouldn't be trying to deny the fact that he was Jaylen's father after I said he was. I felt myself getting angry. “What are you saying, Nick? Are you denying him?”
“Denying him!? Im just trying to understand why the hell you’re just now telling me after 3 fucking years, Selena! What the hell?!”
“I was scared! I’m sorry!”
Nick stood there with his head in his hands. “Seriously…are you sure he’s mine? I mean, you were with Joey too, you know.”
I glared at him in silence.
“I mean…am I right? It’s possible that Joey is the father, right?”
“No!” I lied again out of anger.
--END Point Of View--
Silence filled the room.
Nick took a deep breath and started to pace the floor once again. He then quietly responded, “I can’t believe you did this to me, Sel.
“Im sorry.” Selena said quietly walking closer toward him.
Nick sat down on the sofa in deep thoughts. Selena sat down beside him and placed her hand over his hands.
“Where is he? I want to see him.” Nick said quietly.
“He’s here.”
Nick snapped his head in her direction. “What!?”
“I brought Jaimee and Jaylen here with me and they are staying at the hotel. They are probably swimming now as we speak.” Selena smiled briefly as she thought about Jaylen.
Nick chuckled as he shook his head in disbelief. “Why didn’t u just come out and tell me this shit, Sel! Instead you were going to leave and not tell me..? I mean damn, Selena, when were you going to tell me? You didn’t even give me a fucking chance to be a father to him. You know I would have been there for him. YOU KNOW!!” Nick shouted at her as he quickly hopped up from the sofa making Selena jump at his outrage.
"Nick I was only 18 years old! I was scared! With Joey’s death, and all the shit that was going on, I was scared!” Selena shouted back at him. “I loved you so much, I thought u would turn away from me - Nick, Im sorry.” Selena stood up and walked up to him and placed her hands on his chest.
Nick backed away from her touch. “Stop...don't! I am so fucking pissed at you!”
Selena held her head down and crossed her arms in front of her chest. She felt like she wanted to crawl into a small space and just cry. A tear dropped down Selena’s cheek.
Nick noticed her start to cry. He hated to see her cry. He calmed himself and slowly walked up to Selena. He wrapped his arms around her giving her a hug. Selena buried her face into his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist hugging him back.
They stayed in that position for a while before they both realized that this was the first time they hugged each other since they reunited after 3 years. Selena didn’t want to let him go. She felt so comfortable in his arms. She exhaled.
Nick rested his chin on the crown of her head as he thought about the fact that he and Selena had a child together. He was still in shock.
Selena looked up at Nick wondering what he was thinking. Nick looked down at Selena and wiped the tears from her cheek with his thumb. Selena wanted to so badly kiss Nick. When she was about to make her move, Nick said, “I want to meet him.”
“Now?”
“Yeah, why not?” Nick responded. He then pulled away from Selena. “I'm going to go grab my keys and shoes and I’ll be ready to go.”
Selena still tried to hold on to Nick as he pulled away, forcing her to tug on his shirt a bit. “But, Nick…wait. I…uh…I don’t know if that’s a good idea right now.”
Nick paused before going up the stairs to look back at Selena. “Why?” Nick frowned.
“I just didn’t plan for you to…well…”
“How much longer are you going to keep him away from me, Sel? He’s my son, right?”
Selena thought for a moment. She never told Jaylen about his real father, Joey. Would he be ready to meet Nick?
“Okay. You’re right.” Selena said reluctantly.
Nick nodded. He then proceeded to walk upstairs for his shoes and car keys.
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Selena tried to warn Jaimee that she was on her way to the hotel with Nick, but she wasn’t picking up the phone. She figured she must have taken Jaylen swimming and left her cell phone in the hotel room. Selena looked in her rear view mirror to see Nick following her in his car. Things were not turning the way she had planned. But perhaps things will turn out better. Selena realized it was too late to go back on her lie. She will have to allow Nick to believe Jaylen was really his child.
Chapter 6
As Nick walked beside Selena down the hallway to her hotel room, Selena wanted to grab a hold of his hand. But she figured he might not have wanted to. Nick carried a small bag in his hand. They had stopped by the toy store to get a toy for Jaylen since Nick didn't want to meet Jaylen without anything to give him. Nick hoped Jaylen would love the toy cars he bought for him since Selena had told him that Jaylen was really starting to get into toy cars. Nick also found himself all of a sudden nervous. He was about to meet his 3 year old son. He still couldn’t believe it.
As they approached Selena’s hotel room door, Nick touched Selena’s arm to stop her from opening it. “Wait.” He said taking a deep breath. “Give me a sec.” Nick said in a low tone. He then took another deep breath placing his hand over his chest.
Selena knew he was nervous. She gently touched the side of Nick’s face to calm him. “Hey, it’s okay. Everything will be fine. Im nervous too. So let’s just take it slow. I wont tell him you’re his dad…yet. We’ll get to that later, okay? For right now, its just a simple introduction.”
Nick nodded in agreement.
At that, Selena opened the door to the room.
Jaylen and Jaimee were not in the room. Selena was sure they were at the pool. Minutes later, Selena and Nick found themselves walking outside the hotel to the pool.
As they approached Selena’s hotel room door, Nick touched Selena’s arm to stop her from opening it. “Wait.” He said taking a deep breath. “Give me a sec.” Nick said in a low tone. He then took another deep breath placing his hand over his chest.
Selena knew he was nervous. She gently touched the side of Nick’s face to calm him. “Hey, it’s okay. Everything will be fine. Im nervous too. So let’s just take it slow. I wont tell him you’re his dad…yet. We’ll get to that later, okay? For right now, its just a simple introduction.”
Nick nodded in agreement.
At that, Selena opened the door to the room.
Jaylen and Jaimee were not in the room. Selena was sure they were at the pool. Minutes later, Selena and Nick found themselves walking outside the hotel to the pool.
--Nick's Point Of View--
I heard Jaimee’s voice as she laughed and played with a little boy. The little boy I assumed was…my son. Before Selena had a chance to call out to him, the little boy spotted her first and called out to her, “Mommy!!”
It wasn’t long when he got out of the pool and ran to Selena with open arms. He was a handsome little boy. I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of him. He looked just like Selena. Selena wrapped a towel around him and whispered something in his ear as she looked at me.
“Hey Nick!”
I turned my attention to Jaimee. She was wrapping a towel around her body, wearing a white bikini. From the little glimpse that I saw of her body she looked amazing. “Jaimee, hi!”
She walked up to me and paused, “Im a little wet, so I can’t really hug you.” She smiled.
“No, it’s okay, come here.” I wrapped my arms around her as we gave each other a heart warming hug.
“Nick, you look good!” Jaimee said with a smile.
“So do you! You look great! Hey, I heard you were engaged, congratulations!”
Jaimee immediately showed him her engagement ring. “Thank you!”
“Wow, nice ring.”
“Thank you!” she said again with an overly exaggerated smile.
As Jaimee and I talked, I could barely concentrate on what she was saying as Selena and Jaylen approached us. Selena was holding Jaylen in her arms as she walked up. “Nick…this is Jaylen. Jaylen…this is Nick.”
Jaylen was acting shy as he buried his head in Selena’s neck.
“Hey Jaylen. Nice to meet you.” I said holding my hand out to shake Jaylen’s hand.
Jaylen slowly stuck his hand out to shake my hand.
“Aren’t you going to say something to him?” Selena asked Jaylen.
“Hi.” He responded shyly to me.
I smiled. He was adorable. And he was mine. I created him. I can’t believe it. “Hey, guess what? I brought you something.”
Jaylen looked at me with a curious eye. I pulled out the toy cars I bought at the toy store.
His eyes lit up and smiled big. “For me?!”
I laughed, “Yes, for you!”
Selena smiled at Jaylen’s satisfaction. “What do you say?” Selena asked him.
“Tank you.” he said in his cute little voice.
--END Point Of View--
Selena then whispered in Jaylen’s ear, “Why don’t you give him a hug.”
Jaylen looked at Nick and stretched out his arms to him.
Nick welcomed his hug and held him in his arms. Nick closed his eyes as he embraced Jaylen. He held him close as if he didn’t want to let him go.
--Jaimee's Point Of View--
I smiled to see Selena happy with Nick. I was happy to see Nick taking Jaylen into his arms. However, Nick's reaction seem a little different than I had expected. Was he thinking about Joey, his stepbrother? Was he thinking that he was with a part of Joey now with Jaylen around? I looked at Selena for a quiet reassurance of my thoughts. Selena quickly shook her head at me as if to tell me not to ask any questions. I was slightly confused, but realized I would have to wait patiently to see how their conversation went prior to them arriving here.
Nick pulled Jaylen away from him and looked into his eyes. “Do you know you look just like your mother?”
Jaylen didn’t respond, he only paid attention to the new toy cars Nick had bought him.
“Hey, Jay, sweetie, why don’t you show aunt Jaimee your new toy cars?”
“Mm’kay.”
Nick put Jaylen down so he could run up to me and show me his new cars. I took Jaylen's hand and walked away to sit on the patio chairs, leaving Selena and Nick alone by the pool.
--END Point Of View--
Nick continued to keep his eyes on Jaylen as he talked and played with Jaimee.
“I don’t think he’s going to ever put those toy cars down.” Selena smiled as she kept her eyes on Jaylen. She then turned her attention to Nick. “So…” Selena said to Nick not sure what he was thinking.
Nick looked at Selena as the sun glared in his eyes. “How could you let me miss out on three years of his life? I would have been there for you. For him…” Nick’s voice trailed off as he looked down at the ground and then over at Jaylen with Jaimee.
Selena could tell he was hurt. “Nick…Im sorry.”
“Do you know how different our lives could have been if you had told me?” Nick added.
Selena didn’t respond. She walked up close to Nick and gently held his hands into her hands. Selena could see the vulnerability in Nick’s eyes as he tried not to make eye contact with her. Selena took her hands and lightly guided them up his arms moving closer to him. They were now standing close enough where they could kiss if they wanted to. Selena so badly wanted to kiss him.
The sounds of little feet came running up to them. “Mommy, aunt Jaimee taking us for ouce cream! (ice cream) C’mon let’s go!” he began tugging on Selena’s skirt.
Nick moved back from Selena allowing Jaylen to tug on to Selena’s skirt.
Selena grabbed Jaylen’s hand as he then started to pull her away from Nick. Selena looked at Nick pushing a few strands behind her ear with her free hand. “Would you like to join us?”
Nick looked down at Jaylen and then back at Selena. “Yeah, I would.”
I heard Jaimee’s voice as she laughed and played with a little boy. The little boy I assumed was…my son. Before Selena had a chance to call out to him, the little boy spotted her first and called out to her, “Mommy!!”
It wasn’t long when he got out of the pool and ran to Selena with open arms. He was a handsome little boy. I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of him. He looked just like Selena. Selena wrapped a towel around him and whispered something in his ear as she looked at me.
“Hey Nick!”
I turned my attention to Jaimee. She was wrapping a towel around her body, wearing a white bikini. From the little glimpse that I saw of her body she looked amazing. “Jaimee, hi!”
She walked up to me and paused, “Im a little wet, so I can’t really hug you.” She smiled.
“No, it’s okay, come here.” I wrapped my arms around her as we gave each other a heart warming hug.
“Nick, you look good!” Jaimee said with a smile.
“So do you! You look great! Hey, I heard you were engaged, congratulations!”
Jaimee immediately showed him her engagement ring. “Thank you!”
“Wow, nice ring.”
“Thank you!” she said again with an overly exaggerated smile.
As Jaimee and I talked, I could barely concentrate on what she was saying as Selena and Jaylen approached us. Selena was holding Jaylen in her arms as she walked up. “Nick…this is Jaylen. Jaylen…this is Nick.”
Jaylen was acting shy as he buried his head in Selena’s neck.
“Hey Jaylen. Nice to meet you.” I said holding my hand out to shake Jaylen’s hand.
Jaylen slowly stuck his hand out to shake my hand.
“Aren’t you going to say something to him?” Selena asked Jaylen.
“Hi.” He responded shyly to me.
I smiled. He was adorable. And he was mine. I created him. I can’t believe it. “Hey, guess what? I brought you something.”
Jaylen looked at me with a curious eye. I pulled out the toy cars I bought at the toy store.
His eyes lit up and smiled big. “For me?!”
I laughed, “Yes, for you!”
Selena smiled at Jaylen’s satisfaction. “What do you say?” Selena asked him.
“Tank you.” he said in his cute little voice.
--END Point Of View--
Selena then whispered in Jaylen’s ear, “Why don’t you give him a hug.”
Jaylen looked at Nick and stretched out his arms to him.
Nick welcomed his hug and held him in his arms. Nick closed his eyes as he embraced Jaylen. He held him close as if he didn’t want to let him go.
--Jaimee's Point Of View--
I smiled to see Selena happy with Nick. I was happy to see Nick taking Jaylen into his arms. However, Nick's reaction seem a little different than I had expected. Was he thinking about Joey, his stepbrother? Was he thinking that he was with a part of Joey now with Jaylen around? I looked at Selena for a quiet reassurance of my thoughts. Selena quickly shook her head at me as if to tell me not to ask any questions. I was slightly confused, but realized I would have to wait patiently to see how their conversation went prior to them arriving here.
Nick pulled Jaylen away from him and looked into his eyes. “Do you know you look just like your mother?”
Jaylen didn’t respond, he only paid attention to the new toy cars Nick had bought him.
“Hey, Jay, sweetie, why don’t you show aunt Jaimee your new toy cars?”
“Mm’kay.”
Nick put Jaylen down so he could run up to me and show me his new cars. I took Jaylen's hand and walked away to sit on the patio chairs, leaving Selena and Nick alone by the pool.
--END Point Of View--
Nick continued to keep his eyes on Jaylen as he talked and played with Jaimee.
“I don’t think he’s going to ever put those toy cars down.” Selena smiled as she kept her eyes on Jaylen. She then turned her attention to Nick. “So…” Selena said to Nick not sure what he was thinking.
Nick looked at Selena as the sun glared in his eyes. “How could you let me miss out on three years of his life? I would have been there for you. For him…” Nick’s voice trailed off as he looked down at the ground and then over at Jaylen with Jaimee.
Selena could tell he was hurt. “Nick…Im sorry.”
“Do you know how different our lives could have been if you had told me?” Nick added.
Selena didn’t respond. She walked up close to Nick and gently held his hands into her hands. Selena could see the vulnerability in Nick’s eyes as he tried not to make eye contact with her. Selena took her hands and lightly guided them up his arms moving closer to him. They were now standing close enough where they could kiss if they wanted to. Selena so badly wanted to kiss him.
The sounds of little feet came running up to them. “Mommy, aunt Jaimee taking us for ouce cream! (ice cream) C’mon let’s go!” he began tugging on Selena’s skirt.
Nick moved back from Selena allowing Jaylen to tug on to Selena’s skirt.
Selena grabbed Jaylen’s hand as he then started to pull her away from Nick. Selena looked at Nick pushing a few strands behind her ear with her free hand. “Would you like to join us?”
Nick looked down at Jaylen and then back at Selena. “Yeah, I would.”
Part 2
Nick had spent the whole day with Selena, Jaylen and Jaimee. Jaylen seem to have taken a strong liking to Nick. There were times when Selena had to tell Jaylen to leave Nick alone so they could talk. But of course Nick didn’t mind.
Jaimee even got a chance to talk to Nick about her fiancée Zac and how they fell in love. She told Nick that she wanted him in her wedding. Nick gladly accepted the invitation.
Not long after that, Nick took Jaylen with him to get ice from the hotel vending machine. This allowed Selena and Jaimee to be alone since Nick had joined them that day.
“Can I ask you something?” Jaimee asked Selena.
Selena nodded yes.
“Did you tell Nick the truth about Jaylen?”
“Why do you ask?”
“I don’t know, Sel. I just get this vibe that he doesn’t know Jaylen is Joey’s son.”
Selena looked down.
Jaimee gasped at Selena’s unknown confession. “Selena, you didn’t!”
“I’ll tell him later.”
“Later when?”
“Jaimee, please…don’t ruin this for me.”
Jaimee paused and looked at Selena with a suspicious eye. She then asked, “He thinks Jaylen is his, doesn’t he?”
Selena looked at Jaimee shamefully.
Jaimee gave Selena a disappointed look.
“Jaimee, promise me you wont say anything. Please.”
Before Jaimee could respond, Nick and Jaylen returned back in the room. Just as they walked in, Nick’s cell phone rung. The caller id read Michelle. Nick looked at the time. It was a quarter to 7pm. Nick whispered a curse. Nick excused himself from the group and started to step outside the room to answer the call.
“Can I come?” Jaylen asked Nick.
“No, Jaylen, stay in here. Give Nick his privacy.” Selena said pulling Jaylen close to her on the bed.
“Mommy, what’s privatee?” Jaylen asked allowing Nick to disappear out into the hall way.
Nick answered the phone, “Hey baby.”
“Nick, when I said 7 sharp, I thought you knew that I meant now? Where are you?” Michelle spoke into the phone annoyed.
“Uhm, im on my way.”
“Like, in-the-car-on-your-way?” Michelle asked annoyed.
“Michelle, honey, I will be there shortly, okay?”
Michelle remained quiet for a moment as if trying to hear his surroundings. “Nick?”
“Yeah?”
“Is your friend still here?” she asked referring to Selena.
Nick hesitated before answering. He hated to lie to her so he told the truth. “Yes.”
“And you’re still with her?” she said angrily.
“Listen, can we talk about this later? Im on my way, okay?”
Michelle paused and sighed. “I love you, Nick.”
“I love you too. See you in a minute.” Nick said quickly as he ended the call.
Nick said another curse. He really didn’t want to leave Jaylen. He would rather stick around so he and Jaylen could have more time together. Nick walked back into the hotel room with the rest of them.
“Nick, spongebob on tv, come watch wit me.” Jaylen said as he ran up to Nick pulling on his hand.
“Jaylen, baby, stop pulling on people, what have I told you about that.”
“No, its cool.” Nick defended Jaylen.
Selena could tell something was on Nick’s mind. “Everything okay?” Selena asked as she sat against the headboard of the bed she was sitting on.
“Yeah.” Nick lied.
Jaimee looked at Nick with a suspicious eye. “Nick, you know you’re a bad liar, right?” Jaimee said as she laid on her stomach on the other bed. Nick chuckled. “Uhm, actually…I have to leave. I uhm…have to be somewhere.”
“Oh yeah…I think I heard your girlfriend say something about meeting the parents tonite.” Selena said sarcastically as she looked at Jaimee to fill her in.
“Yeah..something like that.” Nick replied not enthused by Selena’s sarcasm.
“You go home now?” Jaylen asked with a sad face.
Nick rubbed Jaylen's head. “Well, I have to be somewhere right now, but if its okay with your mom, I will come back and finish watching Spongebob with you.”
Jaylen gasped with excitement and started to clap his hands, “Yayyy!”
Nick smiled and looked at Selena.
“Really?”Selena asked with surprise.
“Yeah.” Nick nodded.
“Okay…yeah, sure.” Selena responded.
“Yayy!!” Jaylen shouted.
“I’ll walk you out.” Selena said as she got up from the bed.
“Hurry back ‘kay, Nick?”
“Okay buddy. See you later, Jaimee.”
“Tootles!” Jaimee said with a smile and waved with her fingers.
Selena walked out into the hall with Nick following close behind her. Selena fluffed her hair as she waited for Nick to close the door behind him. They started to walk slowly down the hall toward the elevator.
“You know you don’t have to do this, right? I mean, I’ll let him know you can’t come back because something happened.”
“No! I want to come back. I miss him already.”
Selena smiled and looked down at the floor.
“Thanks for allowing me to meet him.” Nick said looking at Selena.
“Thanks for wanting to.” Selena smiled.
“How long are you going to be in town?”
“We were leaving tomorrow afternoon.”
“So…when you leave town…what’s next? I mean…he’s my son…I want to see him. I want to be around him.”
“I dunno, Nick. I haven’t thought that far ahead yet.”
At this moment they reached the elevators.
“Maybe we can talk more about it when I come back tonite.”
“Okay.” Selena smiled.
“Okay.” Nick smiled back.
Selena wanted to take him in her arms and just tackle him with kisses, but she wasn’t sure how he would react. He hadn’t seem to want to be intimate with her the whole day. That kind of hurt her feelings. But she figured it was because of his girlfriend, Michelle. The elevator doors opened, ready for him to get on board.
“Alright, see you in a bit.” He kissed her forehead and entered into the elevator.
Selena nodded with a forced smile.
Within the next seconds the elevator doors closed and Nick was gone. Selena’s smile faded away. She was going to have to make a move the next time she saw him. She promised herself she would.
TO BE CONTINUED ...
Jaimee even got a chance to talk to Nick about her fiancée Zac and how they fell in love. She told Nick that she wanted him in her wedding. Nick gladly accepted the invitation.
Not long after that, Nick took Jaylen with him to get ice from the hotel vending machine. This allowed Selena and Jaimee to be alone since Nick had joined them that day.
“Can I ask you something?” Jaimee asked Selena.
Selena nodded yes.
“Did you tell Nick the truth about Jaylen?”
“Why do you ask?”
“I don’t know, Sel. I just get this vibe that he doesn’t know Jaylen is Joey’s son.”
Selena looked down.
Jaimee gasped at Selena’s unknown confession. “Selena, you didn’t!”
“I’ll tell him later.”
“Later when?”
“Jaimee, please…don’t ruin this for me.”
Jaimee paused and looked at Selena with a suspicious eye. She then asked, “He thinks Jaylen is his, doesn’t he?”
Selena looked at Jaimee shamefully.
Jaimee gave Selena a disappointed look.
“Jaimee, promise me you wont say anything. Please.”
Before Jaimee could respond, Nick and Jaylen returned back in the room. Just as they walked in, Nick’s cell phone rung. The caller id read Michelle. Nick looked at the time. It was a quarter to 7pm. Nick whispered a curse. Nick excused himself from the group and started to step outside the room to answer the call.
“Can I come?” Jaylen asked Nick.
“No, Jaylen, stay in here. Give Nick his privacy.” Selena said pulling Jaylen close to her on the bed.
“Mommy, what’s privatee?” Jaylen asked allowing Nick to disappear out into the hall way.
Nick answered the phone, “Hey baby.”
“Nick, when I said 7 sharp, I thought you knew that I meant now? Where are you?” Michelle spoke into the phone annoyed.
“Uhm, im on my way.”
“Like, in-the-car-on-your-way?” Michelle asked annoyed.
“Michelle, honey, I will be there shortly, okay?”
Michelle remained quiet for a moment as if trying to hear his surroundings. “Nick?”
“Yeah?”
“Is your friend still here?” she asked referring to Selena.
Nick hesitated before answering. He hated to lie to her so he told the truth. “Yes.”
“And you’re still with her?” she said angrily.
“Listen, can we talk about this later? Im on my way, okay?”
Michelle paused and sighed. “I love you, Nick.”
“I love you too. See you in a minute.” Nick said quickly as he ended the call.
Nick said another curse. He really didn’t want to leave Jaylen. He would rather stick around so he and Jaylen could have more time together. Nick walked back into the hotel room with the rest of them.
“Nick, spongebob on tv, come watch wit me.” Jaylen said as he ran up to Nick pulling on his hand.
“Jaylen, baby, stop pulling on people, what have I told you about that.”
“No, its cool.” Nick defended Jaylen.
Selena could tell something was on Nick’s mind. “Everything okay?” Selena asked as she sat against the headboard of the bed she was sitting on.
“Yeah.” Nick lied.
Jaimee looked at Nick with a suspicious eye. “Nick, you know you’re a bad liar, right?” Jaimee said as she laid on her stomach on the other bed. Nick chuckled. “Uhm, actually…I have to leave. I uhm…have to be somewhere.”
“Oh yeah…I think I heard your girlfriend say something about meeting the parents tonite.” Selena said sarcastically as she looked at Jaimee to fill her in.
“Yeah..something like that.” Nick replied not enthused by Selena’s sarcasm.
“You go home now?” Jaylen asked with a sad face.
Nick rubbed Jaylen's head. “Well, I have to be somewhere right now, but if its okay with your mom, I will come back and finish watching Spongebob with you.”
Jaylen gasped with excitement and started to clap his hands, “Yayyy!”
Nick smiled and looked at Selena.
“Really?”Selena asked with surprise.
“Yeah.” Nick nodded.
“Okay…yeah, sure.” Selena responded.
“Yayy!!” Jaylen shouted.
“I’ll walk you out.” Selena said as she got up from the bed.
“Hurry back ‘kay, Nick?”
“Okay buddy. See you later, Jaimee.”
“Tootles!” Jaimee said with a smile and waved with her fingers.
Selena walked out into the hall with Nick following close behind her. Selena fluffed her hair as she waited for Nick to close the door behind him. They started to walk slowly down the hall toward the elevator.
“You know you don’t have to do this, right? I mean, I’ll let him know you can’t come back because something happened.”
“No! I want to come back. I miss him already.”
Selena smiled and looked down at the floor.
“Thanks for allowing me to meet him.” Nick said looking at Selena.
“Thanks for wanting to.” Selena smiled.
“How long are you going to be in town?”
“We were leaving tomorrow afternoon.”
“So…when you leave town…what’s next? I mean…he’s my son…I want to see him. I want to be around him.”
“I dunno, Nick. I haven’t thought that far ahead yet.”
At this moment they reached the elevators.
“Maybe we can talk more about it when I come back tonite.”
“Okay.” Selena smiled.
“Okay.” Nick smiled back.
Selena wanted to take him in her arms and just tackle him with kisses, but she wasn’t sure how he would react. He hadn’t seem to want to be intimate with her the whole day. That kind of hurt her feelings. But she figured it was because of his girlfriend, Michelle. The elevator doors opened, ready for him to get on board.
“Alright, see you in a bit.” He kissed her forehead and entered into the elevator.
Selena nodded with a forced smile.
Within the next seconds the elevator doors closed and Nick was gone. Selena’s smile faded away. She was going to have to make a move the next time she saw him. She promised herself she would.
TO BE CONTINUED ...
© 2011 CelebritySuperFan
5/28/2011
5/28/2011
Chapter 7
--Nicks Point Of View--
I rushed into the restaurant parking lot where I was to meet Michelle and her parents. It was already way after 7pm. I knew the reservations we made at this restaurant was a black tie kind of setting, but I didn’t have time to go home and change clothes. So I had to keep what I had on: red Hollister t-shirt and blue jeans and white low top sneakers. Michelle's parents loved the finer things in life. They were very rich and they wouldn't have settled for anything less than this type of establishment.
I walked into the most expensive restaurant in all of Connecticut and spotted Michelle by the hostess podium. Michelle looked beautiful. She wore a nicely fitted black strapless dress with her hair pinned up and some hair down around her shoulders. I could see in her eyes how disappointed and frantic she looked.
“Nick, you’re late! And what are you wearing? Where’s your suit, shirt, and tie?”
“Im sorry, I didn’t have time to go all the way home to change.”
“Go all the way home to change? Nick, where were you?”
“I’ll explain later.” I leaned forward to kiss her cheek.
Due to the restaurant dress code, I had to borrow a black blazer jacket the restaurant kept. I was not dressed appropriately, but I had to do what I had to do. Michelle looked so worried and I could tell she didn’t like my casual appearance. She told me over and over again, how important it was for me to give her parents a great first impression. I reassured her that everything was going to be okay and gave her a quick kiss on her lips.“C’mon, let’s go eat.”
I rushed into the restaurant parking lot where I was to meet Michelle and her parents. It was already way after 7pm. I knew the reservations we made at this restaurant was a black tie kind of setting, but I didn’t have time to go home and change clothes. So I had to keep what I had on: red Hollister t-shirt and blue jeans and white low top sneakers. Michelle's parents loved the finer things in life. They were very rich and they wouldn't have settled for anything less than this type of establishment.
I walked into the most expensive restaurant in all of Connecticut and spotted Michelle by the hostess podium. Michelle looked beautiful. She wore a nicely fitted black strapless dress with her hair pinned up and some hair down around her shoulders. I could see in her eyes how disappointed and frantic she looked.
“Nick, you’re late! And what are you wearing? Where’s your suit, shirt, and tie?”
“Im sorry, I didn’t have time to go all the way home to change.”
“Go all the way home to change? Nick, where were you?”
“I’ll explain later.” I leaned forward to kiss her cheek.
Due to the restaurant dress code, I had to borrow a black blazer jacket the restaurant kept. I was not dressed appropriately, but I had to do what I had to do. Michelle looked so worried and I could tell she didn’t like my casual appearance. She told me over and over again, how important it was for me to give her parents a great first impression. I reassured her that everything was going to be okay and gave her a quick kiss on her lips.“C’mon, let’s go eat.”
I grabbed Michelle’s hand as we walked to the dinner table. Michelle cleared her throat as we approached her parents already seated at the table. “Mom, dad…this is... my Nicholas.” She smiled. Michelle’s father stood up and shook my hand. I greeted her mother as well with a gentle hand shake.
As we all sat down at the table, Michelle’s father said with a slight smile on his face, “Well, Nicholas, it’s good to see that you came well dressed.” First impression?…fail. I could feel my face flush red with embarrassment . “Yes, sir…I do apologize.”
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Thru out the dinner, I couldn’t help but think about Jaylen. I couldn’t wait to get out of here so I could see him again.
“Nicholas, are you always this quiet?” Mr. Anderson, Michelle’s father asked me interrupting my thoughts about Jaylen.
“No, he’s not. I think he’s just worried about finals in class next week, right, Nick?” Michelle answered for me.
“Oh, yeah…I guess.” I said slightly shrugging my shoulders.
“I knew there was something on your mind. I was hoping you weren’t always so distant.” Mrs. Anderson teased.
Michelle’s parents laughed.
I forced myself to give a little chuckle because I didn’t find anything amusing.
“So, tell me, Nicholas," Mr. Anderson started, "What are your intentions with our daughter, Michelle? You two have dated for some time now…is marriage in the air at all?”
“Daddy…” Michelle said with embarrassment.
Wow…I wasn’t expecting that. But I have to admit, I did at one point think about proposing to Michelle. I used to think that maybe she was the one for me, but now with Selena and Jaylen in my life…I wasn’t sure what to think anymore.
“Michelle, sweetie, I think you should know the answer. You don’t want to be in any long term relationship that isn’t going anywhere. Wouldn’t you agree, Nicholas?” Mr. Anderson continued.
“I guess you can say that sir. We are still young. Im only 22 and Michelle is only 21.”
“Oh, Nicholas…my baby isn’t going to get any younger either. She needs to have my grandbabies before her ovaries can’t take it.” Mrs. Anderson gushed.
Michelle was sliding down into her seat with embarrassment. “Oh my God! Mother, please.”
I laughed silently at the situation. I placed my hand under the table on Michelle’s leg to comfort her. Michelle’s parents not only spoiled their only daughter, but they definitely knew how to embarrass her as well.
“I understand what you’re saying Mrs. Anderson. I just want to make sure whatever happens between Michelle and I, that we are both happy. No matter what direction our lives go.” I said thinking about Jaylen.
“Happiness is the key, Nicholas. So make sure our baby is happy.” Mr. Anderson said.
I nodded and sighed quietly. Would it kill them to call me Nick, just once?
Dinner was going way longer than expected. My mind kept drifting back to Jaylen. I hoped that he wouldn’t be sleep when I made my way back over to the hotel.
“Would anyone care for any dessert?” the waitress asked us.
“No, we’re fine thank you.” Mr. Anderson answered for the whole table.
I noticed Michelle looking at me as if asking if I were okay with her eyes. I smiled back to reassure her that I was okay. Michelle then clasped her hand into my hand. “Nick, honey, my parents wanted to try out that bakery café downtown for dessert. I told them we would definitely take them over there tonight.”
“Now?” I asked with too much disappointment in my voice.
Everyone looked at me in shock of my question.
“Yes, now. Why?” Michelle let out a nervous laughter, “Do you have some place else to be?”
“Uhm..well…yeah. Kind of.” I said not sure how to break it down to her and her parents.
Michelle turned her head to me as if trying not to allow her parents to hear what she was about to say to me. “What could you possibly have to do on our anniversary than be here with me?”
“Perhaps he has a surprise up his sleeves.” Mrs. Anderson chimed in before I had a chance to respond.
“Uhm..it will only take a minute. Why don’t I just meet you guys over there.”
“No, Nick.” Michelle started to pout and whine. “Where are you trying to go that is more important than our anniversary?”
I spoke quietly to Michelle so her parents wouldn’t hear. “Baby, just trust me, okay?”
“Noooo.” Michelle stared at me.
Before I had a chance to say anything else, I heard Mr. Anderson say, “Well, why don’t me and the Misses, go wait in our car, while you two love birds figure out your differences.”
Mr. Anderson then helped Mrs. Anderson up out of her chair. "Nicholas, tell your father, we were so sorry we couldn't meet him on our visit here. I understand he had to work. So, maybe next time." said Mr. Anderson.
"Yes, sir."
Once they left the table, Michelle looked at me angrily and threw her napkin at me.
“Is it her?”
“What?”
“Selena? Are you trying to go see her?”
“No. It’s a long story that I promise I will explain later.”
“Then where are you going if you’re not going to see her?”
I rubbed my hands over my face wondering how I was going to tell her what was really going on. “Alright, look. I really need you to please, just this once, let me handle some business first and I will tell you everything later.”
Michelle stared at me. “No. You're coming with me and my parents, and then you tell me what is going on." She then stormed off.
As we all sat down at the table, Michelle’s father said with a slight smile on his face, “Well, Nicholas, it’s good to see that you came well dressed.” First impression?…fail. I could feel my face flush red with embarrassment . “Yes, sir…I do apologize.”
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Thru out the dinner, I couldn’t help but think about Jaylen. I couldn’t wait to get out of here so I could see him again.
“Nicholas, are you always this quiet?” Mr. Anderson, Michelle’s father asked me interrupting my thoughts about Jaylen.
“No, he’s not. I think he’s just worried about finals in class next week, right, Nick?” Michelle answered for me.
“Oh, yeah…I guess.” I said slightly shrugging my shoulders.
“I knew there was something on your mind. I was hoping you weren’t always so distant.” Mrs. Anderson teased.
Michelle’s parents laughed.
I forced myself to give a little chuckle because I didn’t find anything amusing.
“So, tell me, Nicholas," Mr. Anderson started, "What are your intentions with our daughter, Michelle? You two have dated for some time now…is marriage in the air at all?”
“Daddy…” Michelle said with embarrassment.
Wow…I wasn’t expecting that. But I have to admit, I did at one point think about proposing to Michelle. I used to think that maybe she was the one for me, but now with Selena and Jaylen in my life…I wasn’t sure what to think anymore.
“Michelle, sweetie, I think you should know the answer. You don’t want to be in any long term relationship that isn’t going anywhere. Wouldn’t you agree, Nicholas?” Mr. Anderson continued.
“I guess you can say that sir. We are still young. Im only 22 and Michelle is only 21.”
“Oh, Nicholas…my baby isn’t going to get any younger either. She needs to have my grandbabies before her ovaries can’t take it.” Mrs. Anderson gushed.
Michelle was sliding down into her seat with embarrassment. “Oh my God! Mother, please.”
I laughed silently at the situation. I placed my hand under the table on Michelle’s leg to comfort her. Michelle’s parents not only spoiled their only daughter, but they definitely knew how to embarrass her as well.
“I understand what you’re saying Mrs. Anderson. I just want to make sure whatever happens between Michelle and I, that we are both happy. No matter what direction our lives go.” I said thinking about Jaylen.
“Happiness is the key, Nicholas. So make sure our baby is happy.” Mr. Anderson said.
I nodded and sighed quietly. Would it kill them to call me Nick, just once?
Dinner was going way longer than expected. My mind kept drifting back to Jaylen. I hoped that he wouldn’t be sleep when I made my way back over to the hotel.
“Would anyone care for any dessert?” the waitress asked us.
“No, we’re fine thank you.” Mr. Anderson answered for the whole table.
I noticed Michelle looking at me as if asking if I were okay with her eyes. I smiled back to reassure her that I was okay. Michelle then clasped her hand into my hand. “Nick, honey, my parents wanted to try out that bakery café downtown for dessert. I told them we would definitely take them over there tonight.”
“Now?” I asked with too much disappointment in my voice.
Everyone looked at me in shock of my question.
“Yes, now. Why?” Michelle let out a nervous laughter, “Do you have some place else to be?”
“Uhm..well…yeah. Kind of.” I said not sure how to break it down to her and her parents.
Michelle turned her head to me as if trying not to allow her parents to hear what she was about to say to me. “What could you possibly have to do on our anniversary than be here with me?”
“Perhaps he has a surprise up his sleeves.” Mrs. Anderson chimed in before I had a chance to respond.
“Uhm..it will only take a minute. Why don’t I just meet you guys over there.”
“No, Nick.” Michelle started to pout and whine. “Where are you trying to go that is more important than our anniversary?”
I spoke quietly to Michelle so her parents wouldn’t hear. “Baby, just trust me, okay?”
“Noooo.” Michelle stared at me.
Before I had a chance to say anything else, I heard Mr. Anderson say, “Well, why don’t me and the Misses, go wait in our car, while you two love birds figure out your differences.”
Mr. Anderson then helped Mrs. Anderson up out of her chair. "Nicholas, tell your father, we were so sorry we couldn't meet him on our visit here. I understand he had to work. So, maybe next time." said Mr. Anderson.
"Yes, sir."
Once they left the table, Michelle looked at me angrily and threw her napkin at me.
“Is it her?”
“What?”
“Selena? Are you trying to go see her?”
“No. It’s a long story that I promise I will explain later.”
“Then where are you going if you’re not going to see her?”
I rubbed my hands over my face wondering how I was going to tell her what was really going on. “Alright, look. I really need you to please, just this once, let me handle some business first and I will tell you everything later.”
Michelle stared at me. “No. You're coming with me and my parents, and then you tell me what is going on." She then stormed off.
Part 2
It was after midnight when Selena heard a knock at the door to their hotel room. Selena wore a black cami tank top and her short pink pajama shorts. Selena looked thru the peephole and saw that it was Nick. Selena flipped her hair to the side as she opened the door. She whispered, “Hey.”
“Hi. Im sorry, I know it’s late. And im sure everybody is sleep, but I just wanted to see him one last time before I went to bed.”
Selena looked back in the room where Jaimee was asleep with the covers over her head lying in her bed, and Jaylen was in Selena’s bed by the window sound asleep. “Uhm…yeah, sure.” She opened the door wider for Nick to enter.
Nick entered into the room as quiet as he could. He walked over to Jaylen lying in Selena’s bed looking cute as a button. Nick kissed his forehead and turned to exit the room. “Thanks.” Nick whispered as he reached for the door.
“Uhm, Nick do you have a second?” Selena asked in a low whisper.
“Yeah.” Nick responded in a whisper.
Selena quickly grabbed her jeans and put them on over her pajama shorts. She walked out into the hall with Nick. “I didn’t think you were going to come back.” Selena said now in her regular voice.
“Yeah, I just couldn’t get away. Can you please let him know I came back for him.”
“Yeah, of course.”
“Thanks.” Nick said as he gazed at Selena up and down. “So... what time are you guys leaving again?”
“Im not sure..maybe after breakfast or so. Jaimee really needs to get back.”
“Well… call me. Maybe I can come eat breakfast with you guys.”
“Really?” Selena smiled.
“Yeah. You still have my number, right?”
Selena nodded yes.
“Cool. Please, call me.”
Selena giggled. “I promise.”
Nick smiled, “Okay. I really have to go. So, I will see you tomorrow.” Nick moved closer to Selena to give her a hug.
Selena wanted more than a hug. She wanted a kiss. Nick then kissed her forehead and turned to walk away.
“Nick wait!”
Nick turned back around to face her with his eyes brows raised answering to her call.
Selena wanted to run up to him and kiss his lips, but something was stopping her. Was she nervous? Yes, she was. She chickened out. “Uh…drive safe back home.” Selena blurted.
Nick smiled. “Will do.” He then turned and walked away.
Selena was cursing herself out in her head. She totally choked and blew the chance to confess her love and kiss him. Selena took a deep breath and walked back into the hotel room.
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“Hi. Im sorry, I know it’s late. And im sure everybody is sleep, but I just wanted to see him one last time before I went to bed.”
Selena looked back in the room where Jaimee was asleep with the covers over her head lying in her bed, and Jaylen was in Selena’s bed by the window sound asleep. “Uhm…yeah, sure.” She opened the door wider for Nick to enter.
Nick entered into the room as quiet as he could. He walked over to Jaylen lying in Selena’s bed looking cute as a button. Nick kissed his forehead and turned to exit the room. “Thanks.” Nick whispered as he reached for the door.
“Uhm, Nick do you have a second?” Selena asked in a low whisper.
“Yeah.” Nick responded in a whisper.
Selena quickly grabbed her jeans and put them on over her pajama shorts. She walked out into the hall with Nick. “I didn’t think you were going to come back.” Selena said now in her regular voice.
“Yeah, I just couldn’t get away. Can you please let him know I came back for him.”
“Yeah, of course.”
“Thanks.” Nick said as he gazed at Selena up and down. “So... what time are you guys leaving again?”
“Im not sure..maybe after breakfast or so. Jaimee really needs to get back.”
“Well… call me. Maybe I can come eat breakfast with you guys.”
“Really?” Selena smiled.
“Yeah. You still have my number, right?”
Selena nodded yes.
“Cool. Please, call me.”
Selena giggled. “I promise.”
Nick smiled, “Okay. I really have to go. So, I will see you tomorrow.” Nick moved closer to Selena to give her a hug.
Selena wanted more than a hug. She wanted a kiss. Nick then kissed her forehead and turned to walk away.
“Nick wait!”
Nick turned back around to face her with his eyes brows raised answering to her call.
Selena wanted to run up to him and kiss his lips, but something was stopping her. Was she nervous? Yes, she was. She chickened out. “Uh…drive safe back home.” Selena blurted.
Nick smiled. “Will do.” He then turned and walked away.
Selena was cursing herself out in her head. She totally choked and blew the chance to confess her love and kiss him. Selena took a deep breath and walked back into the hotel room.
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Nick walked into his townhome with Michelle waiting up for him sitting on his sofa. Michelle hopped up as soon as he walked in. Nick was a little shocked to see her there. “I thought you would have had your parents take you home.”
“Its our anniversary, Nick. Why would I do that?”
“You’re right. Im sorry.” He walked up to her giving her a peck on the lips. Nick was tired and wanted to go to bed. “Are you staying here for tonight, or did you want me to take you back to your dorm room?” “Stay here if you want me to.”
“Yeah, sure.” Nick grabbed her hand and pulled her with him to lead upstairs to his bedroom.
“Nick, aren’t you going to tell me what’s going on with you and Selena?” she pulled her hand away from Nick.
“Nothing.”
“Nick, I don’t think you understand how Im feeling right now. She is a threat to our relationship. In case you have forgotten, I was there comforting you when she never returned your calls or anything… remember? I was there trying to cheer you up over her. It took a whole year for me to get you to forget about her. And now she is back in your life just like that...? It’s our anniversary and you left me. How do you think that is supposed to make me feel?” Michelle said with a pout.
“Hey, there’s nothing to worry about. She’s leaving tomorrow. So, she will be back out of my life, okay? Now c’mon let’s go to bed.” Nick said grabbing her hand again.
Michelle pulled away again. “Did you kiss her?”
“What? No.”
"Then what is it, Nick? Why was it so important that you just had to go back over there this late at night, huh? What is it that she has, that I don’t have?”
Nick looked Michelle in the eyes and responded, “My son.”
“Its our anniversary, Nick. Why would I do that?”
“You’re right. Im sorry.” He walked up to her giving her a peck on the lips. Nick was tired and wanted to go to bed. “Are you staying here for tonight, or did you want me to take you back to your dorm room?” “Stay here if you want me to.”
“Yeah, sure.” Nick grabbed her hand and pulled her with him to lead upstairs to his bedroom.
“Nick, aren’t you going to tell me what’s going on with you and Selena?” she pulled her hand away from Nick.
“Nothing.”
“Nick, I don’t think you understand how Im feeling right now. She is a threat to our relationship. In case you have forgotten, I was there comforting you when she never returned your calls or anything… remember? I was there trying to cheer you up over her. It took a whole year for me to get you to forget about her. And now she is back in your life just like that...? It’s our anniversary and you left me. How do you think that is supposed to make me feel?” Michelle said with a pout.
“Hey, there’s nothing to worry about. She’s leaving tomorrow. So, she will be back out of my life, okay? Now c’mon let’s go to bed.” Nick said grabbing her hand again.
Michelle pulled away again. “Did you kiss her?”
“What? No.”
"Then what is it, Nick? Why was it so important that you just had to go back over there this late at night, huh? What is it that she has, that I don’t have?”
Nick looked Michelle in the eyes and responded, “My son.”
Chapter 8
Michelle sat on Nick’s bed and watched him undress as he prepared to get into bed. She was still in shock that he had a son with Selena, his childhood best friend. “Nick, I thought you told me everything about you and Selena?”
“I did.” Nick said in a tired voice as he took his t-shirt off over his head.
“You didn’t tell me you fucked her and got her pregnant!” Nicole said with an attitude.
“It only happened one time.” Nick said calmly as he unbuckled his belt to his jeans.
“Was it before or after you got shot for her?” Michelle said coldly.
Nick paused to glare at her. “That’s not cool, Michelle. I didn’t get shot for her.”
“Well you went over to your step brother’s apartment for her, right?”
“No, that’s not right!” Nick said getting slightly angry. “I was over there for my dumbass step brother, Joey! Selena just so happen to be there as well….because… “
“Because she was dating Joey!” Michelle finished Nick’s sentence. “So basically, she’s a slut! She was fucking your stepbrother, Joey, and she was fucking you…oh that’s just great!” Michelle said sarcastically.
“Hey! She’s not a slut! Don’t you ever talk about the mother of my son!” Nick said angrily making Michelle slightly jump at his burst of anger. “If you’re going to talk like that all night, I would prefer you to leave.” Nick said lowering his tone as he took off his jeans exposing his black & white plaid boxers and climbed into his bed.
Michelle stood up from his bed and walked around to his side of the bed. “So, now you’re taking her side?” Michelle said sadly folding her arms in front of her chest.
Nick looked up at her feeling bad that he yelled at her. He pulled on her dress pulling her closer to him and rubbing her leg. “Im not taking anyone’s side. But she is the mother of my son.”
Michelle sat down beside him. Michelle looked at Nick with disappointed eyes. “What does this mean for us?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, are we still going to be together?”
Nick rubbed her upper thigh in comfort. “Babe, nothing will change. She’s leaving tomorrow. I just hope to work something out where I can keep seeing my son.”
“I want to meet him. What’s his name?”
Nick smiled thinking about Jaylen. “His name is Jaylen, and he’s so cute and adorable. I was going to go meet them for breakfast in the morning.” “Im coming with you.”
Nick’s smile slowly faded. “You are?”
“Yes. You’re my boyfriend. I need to be there for you. Jaylen is a part of you…so he is a part of me.” Michelle smiled and leaned down to give Nick a soft peck on his lips. She then sat up and turned around. “Unzip me.”
Nick unzipped her dress for her.
She then stood up facing Nick, and slid her dress off exposing her strapless black bra and black lace panties. She took her hair pins out of hair and shook her hair down loose. She then placed her hands on her hips and posed for Nick. “Do you like what you see?”
Nick gazed at her up and down checking her out. She looked sexy. For a quick second, Nick thought about Selena. He wished Selena was standing in her underwear in front of him instead. He quickly shook those thoughts out of his head. Nick pulled the covers back inviting Michelle to come into bed with him.
Michelle smiled and straddled on top of him as Nick moved the covers back on top to cover them.
Michelle leaned forward and began to kiss him. “I love you.” She whispered softly as she looked into his eyes.
Nick responded by kissing her passionately.
“I did.” Nick said in a tired voice as he took his t-shirt off over his head.
“You didn’t tell me you fucked her and got her pregnant!” Nicole said with an attitude.
“It only happened one time.” Nick said calmly as he unbuckled his belt to his jeans.
“Was it before or after you got shot for her?” Michelle said coldly.
Nick paused to glare at her. “That’s not cool, Michelle. I didn’t get shot for her.”
“Well you went over to your step brother’s apartment for her, right?”
“No, that’s not right!” Nick said getting slightly angry. “I was over there for my dumbass step brother, Joey! Selena just so happen to be there as well….because… “
“Because she was dating Joey!” Michelle finished Nick’s sentence. “So basically, she’s a slut! She was fucking your stepbrother, Joey, and she was fucking you…oh that’s just great!” Michelle said sarcastically.
“Hey! She’s not a slut! Don’t you ever talk about the mother of my son!” Nick said angrily making Michelle slightly jump at his burst of anger. “If you’re going to talk like that all night, I would prefer you to leave.” Nick said lowering his tone as he took off his jeans exposing his black & white plaid boxers and climbed into his bed.
Michelle stood up from his bed and walked around to his side of the bed. “So, now you’re taking her side?” Michelle said sadly folding her arms in front of her chest.
Nick looked up at her feeling bad that he yelled at her. He pulled on her dress pulling her closer to him and rubbing her leg. “Im not taking anyone’s side. But she is the mother of my son.”
Michelle sat down beside him. Michelle looked at Nick with disappointed eyes. “What does this mean for us?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, are we still going to be together?”
Nick rubbed her upper thigh in comfort. “Babe, nothing will change. She’s leaving tomorrow. I just hope to work something out where I can keep seeing my son.”
“I want to meet him. What’s his name?”
Nick smiled thinking about Jaylen. “His name is Jaylen, and he’s so cute and adorable. I was going to go meet them for breakfast in the morning.” “Im coming with you.”
Nick’s smile slowly faded. “You are?”
“Yes. You’re my boyfriend. I need to be there for you. Jaylen is a part of you…so he is a part of me.” Michelle smiled and leaned down to give Nick a soft peck on his lips. She then sat up and turned around. “Unzip me.”
Nick unzipped her dress for her.
She then stood up facing Nick, and slid her dress off exposing her strapless black bra and black lace panties. She took her hair pins out of hair and shook her hair down loose. She then placed her hands on her hips and posed for Nick. “Do you like what you see?”
Nick gazed at her up and down checking her out. She looked sexy. For a quick second, Nick thought about Selena. He wished Selena was standing in her underwear in front of him instead. He quickly shook those thoughts out of his head. Nick pulled the covers back inviting Michelle to come into bed with him.
Michelle smiled and straddled on top of him as Nick moved the covers back on top to cover them.
Michelle leaned forward and began to kiss him. “I love you.” She whispered softly as she looked into his eyes.
Nick responded by kissing her passionately.
Part 2
“Jaimee, are you sure you don’t want to come with us for breakfast?” Selena asked as she brushed her hair. “Yes. I don’t want to be in the way of you guys talking. I was in the way all day yesterday. So I will let this be your moment.” Jaimee said as she tied Jaylen’s shoe laces for him.
Selena smiled and adjusted her clothes. She wore a fitted turquoise halter top and short white shorts. She fluffed her hair and looked at Jaimee. "How do I look?”
“Fabulous, darling.” Jaimee responded in her best English accent.
“Uhm…mommy…I …I wanna …uhm…” Jaylen started as if nervous to ask a question while fidgeting with his hands. He continued, “I wanna watch spongebob. Can I watch Spongebob?”
“No, baby, we are going to go meet up with Nick right now.”
“Yayy! ...Uhm, can Nick watch Spongebob with me, mommy?”
“Jaylen…maybe later okay, baby?”
“Mm’kay.” Jaylen said as he grabbed his toy car and Mr. Bubbles his stuffed dinosaur.
Selena grabbed her car keys. “Okay, Jaylen let’s go.”
“Mm’kay," he then turned to look at Jaimee saying, "Aunt Jaimee, we be riiiight back.” He said holding up his little index finger.
Jaimee laughed, “Okay, I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Mm’kay.” Jaylen said and walked out the door.
Selena shook her head at Jaylen’s cuteness. “Okay, I’ll bring you some food back.”
Jaimee nodded. “Go get ‘em girl.”
Selena smiled nervously saying, “Eeek!”
Selena smiled and adjusted her clothes. She wore a fitted turquoise halter top and short white shorts. She fluffed her hair and looked at Jaimee. "How do I look?”
“Fabulous, darling.” Jaimee responded in her best English accent.
“Uhm…mommy…I …I wanna …uhm…” Jaylen started as if nervous to ask a question while fidgeting with his hands. He continued, “I wanna watch spongebob. Can I watch Spongebob?”
“No, baby, we are going to go meet up with Nick right now.”
“Yayy! ...Uhm, can Nick watch Spongebob with me, mommy?”
“Jaylen…maybe later okay, baby?”
“Mm’kay.” Jaylen said as he grabbed his toy car and Mr. Bubbles his stuffed dinosaur.
Selena grabbed her car keys. “Okay, Jaylen let’s go.”
“Mm’kay," he then turned to look at Jaimee saying, "Aunt Jaimee, we be riiiight back.” He said holding up his little index finger.
Jaimee laughed, “Okay, I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Mm’kay.” Jaylen said and walked out the door.
Selena shook her head at Jaylen’s cuteness. “Okay, I’ll bring you some food back.”
Jaimee nodded. “Go get ‘em girl.”
Selena smiled nervously saying, “Eeek!”
Jaylen was talking away as they sat in IHOP at a table waiting for Nick to join them. The waitress thought Jaylen was so cute and enjoyed his company. “Okay, I’ll be right back with your drinks.” The waitress said with a smile.
“Thanks.” Selena smiled back.
Selena looked at the door waiting for Nick to come in.
And then she finally saw him. Selena thought he looked hot. He wore a royal blue baseball cap backwards and a royal blue v-neck short sleeves tshirt and blue jeans. Nick’s tshirt fitted well around his muscular chest and arms. Selena loved the way he looked when he wore his hat backwards. Selena waved to get his attention.
Nick made eye contact with Selena and smiled.
Selena’s smile faded when she saw that he wasn’t alone. Selena became very annoyed to see that Michelle, his girlfriend was with him. Selena said a curse to herself out of annoyance. She took a deep breath to prepare to be fake with this bitch who was now joining them for breakfast.
Selena stood up as they reached the table to greet Nick and his girlfriend Michelle. “Hi.” Selena said forcing a smile on her face.
“Hey.” Nick said giving her a sideway hug.
“Hi Nick!” Jaylen said looking up at Nick.
Nick’s smile grew wider when he saw Jaylen looking cute in his white tshirt with dinosaur graphics and khaki blue cargo shorts. “Wsup, buddy! You miss me?”
“Mmhmm…Nick guess what?”
“What?” Nick said ready to be entertained by Jaylen.
As Nick and Jaylen spoke, Selena greeted Michelle.
“Hi, so nice to see you again.” Michelle said in a bubbly tone.
Selena forced a smile on her face as she shook Michelle’s hand.
Selena looked at Michelle and saw that she was wearing a long, white halter maxi dress that was a little too revealing. It was obvious to Selena that she wasn’t wearing a bra as a her cleavage were practically hanging out the sides of her halter dress.
They were all sitting down at a table with 4 chairs. Selena took her seat next to Jaylen as Nick moved his chair to sit at the head of the table on the other side of Jaylen to be closer to him. Michelle moved her chair over and sat down directly across from Jaylen. Selena was not happy that Michelle was there, and at times, it was clear that Selena showed it by her facial expressions.
“Hey, Jaylen, I want you to meet someone," Nick said getting ready to introduce Michelle. "This is my special friend, Michelle.”
“Hi, Jaylen!” Michelle said bubbly.
“Hi.” Jaylen said shyly not looking at Michelle.
“Well, you are just the cutest little boy ever!” Michelle said gleaming with excitement.
Selena forced a smile and looked down at Jaylen sitting next to her. “What do you say?”
“Tank you.” Jaylen said shyly as he leaned toward Selena.
Nick smiled and pinched his cheeks.
The waitress brought Selena and Jaylen’s drinks and asked for Nick and Michelle’s drink order.
As Jaylen took a sip of his orange juice, he said loudly, “Mmmmm!”
Nick laughed. “Is it good buddy? Should I get the orange juice too?”
“Mm-hmm! Get it, get it!” Jaylen then continued to color on the coloring sheet the waitress gave him.
Nick laughed. “Well okay that settles it. Orange juice it is.”
Michelle agreed to have the same thing.
The waitress leaves the table.
“Selena he’s really cute. You’ve done a good job raising him on your own. Or did you have help?” Michelle asked.
Selena glared at Michelle for a second and then realized she should probably adjust her facial expression. She quickly forced a smile on her face. “Yes…thank you. I raised him by myself with my mother’s help of course.” Selena looked down at Jaylen as he talked Nick’s ear off the way a little boy would. Selena could tell that Nick was enjoying every minute of it.
Over the course of breakfast, Jaylen took up most of the conversation. Nick would help Jaylen cut up pieces of his food for him. Selena loved the fact how Nick picked up ‘father hood’ with Jaylen so quickly. It was no doubt in her mind that Nick would be an awesome father to Jaylen. If only they were a real family. Selena would catch a glimpse of Michelle as she stared at Jaylen and Nick. Selena wish she could read her mind wondering what she was thinking.
Michelle then made eye contact with Selena. “So, Selena…how often will Nick get to see Jaylen?”
Selena was annoyed that Michelle would have the audacity to question her about that in front of Jaylen. “Uhm, Im not sure.”
“Well, I would like to see him as much as possible.” Nick said looking at Selena with a serious expression.
“O-kay.” Selena said all of a sudden feeling like he and Michelle were acting very demanding.
“We were thinking maybe he could spend the weekend with Nick or even weeks at a time. I mean with us both going to school and then Nick having to work as well, we can definitely make it happen.” Michelle said with a snub look on her face.
--Selena's Point Of View--
I immediately frowned at Michelle. Since when did it become “we”? Nick talked about arrangements with my son with this bitch?! I looked at Nick to see if he agreed with her. Nick only looked back at me waiting for me to respond. I felt like I was going to lose my cool with this bitch, Michelle, the way she looked at me. It was like she was challenging me to a duel. I looked down at Jaylen who was playing with his left overs on his plate. I then cleared my throat. “Uhm…I don’t think we should talk about this right now.”
“Well, when can we talk about it? You’re leaving today, right? Nick has a right –“
“Excuse me…” I said firmly interrupting Michelle. “First of all, you don’t have anything to do with this, so why are you even talking?” I said with an attitude as I rolled my neck.
Michelle scoffed at me as she folded her arms in front of her chest. She then looked at Nick, “Really? Are you going to let her talk to me like that?” Nick sighed. “Alright, can we all just chill out for a second?”
“Check your girl, Nick.” I was furious. I began collecting my belongings by grabbing my purse. I didn't want to stay another second around this bitch.
“Wait, Sel. Chill out.” Nick said calmly.
“No, you chill out!” I said angrily. I then stood up and picked up Jaylen holding him in my arms.
“No wait! Im not done! Mommy, wait!” Jaylen started to whine.
I ignored Jaylen and grabbed the check for me and Jaylen's meal to pay at the front.
Nick stood up trying to stop me. “Sel, stop. First of all, I will pay for the food, and second of all will you sit down. Stop making a scene.” Nick said firmly to Selena.
“Im not making a scene! I don’t need you or your money.” I said loudly and walked away.
Jaylen started to cry as I continued to walk out holding him on my hip.
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“Thanks.” Selena smiled back.
Selena looked at the door waiting for Nick to come in.
And then she finally saw him. Selena thought he looked hot. He wore a royal blue baseball cap backwards and a royal blue v-neck short sleeves tshirt and blue jeans. Nick’s tshirt fitted well around his muscular chest and arms. Selena loved the way he looked when he wore his hat backwards. Selena waved to get his attention.
Nick made eye contact with Selena and smiled.
Selena’s smile faded when she saw that he wasn’t alone. Selena became very annoyed to see that Michelle, his girlfriend was with him. Selena said a curse to herself out of annoyance. She took a deep breath to prepare to be fake with this bitch who was now joining them for breakfast.
Selena stood up as they reached the table to greet Nick and his girlfriend Michelle. “Hi.” Selena said forcing a smile on her face.
“Hey.” Nick said giving her a sideway hug.
“Hi Nick!” Jaylen said looking up at Nick.
Nick’s smile grew wider when he saw Jaylen looking cute in his white tshirt with dinosaur graphics and khaki blue cargo shorts. “Wsup, buddy! You miss me?”
“Mmhmm…Nick guess what?”
“What?” Nick said ready to be entertained by Jaylen.
As Nick and Jaylen spoke, Selena greeted Michelle.
“Hi, so nice to see you again.” Michelle said in a bubbly tone.
Selena forced a smile on her face as she shook Michelle’s hand.
Selena looked at Michelle and saw that she was wearing a long, white halter maxi dress that was a little too revealing. It was obvious to Selena that she wasn’t wearing a bra as a her cleavage were practically hanging out the sides of her halter dress.
They were all sitting down at a table with 4 chairs. Selena took her seat next to Jaylen as Nick moved his chair to sit at the head of the table on the other side of Jaylen to be closer to him. Michelle moved her chair over and sat down directly across from Jaylen. Selena was not happy that Michelle was there, and at times, it was clear that Selena showed it by her facial expressions.
“Hey, Jaylen, I want you to meet someone," Nick said getting ready to introduce Michelle. "This is my special friend, Michelle.”
“Hi, Jaylen!” Michelle said bubbly.
“Hi.” Jaylen said shyly not looking at Michelle.
“Well, you are just the cutest little boy ever!” Michelle said gleaming with excitement.
Selena forced a smile and looked down at Jaylen sitting next to her. “What do you say?”
“Tank you.” Jaylen said shyly as he leaned toward Selena.
Nick smiled and pinched his cheeks.
The waitress brought Selena and Jaylen’s drinks and asked for Nick and Michelle’s drink order.
As Jaylen took a sip of his orange juice, he said loudly, “Mmmmm!”
Nick laughed. “Is it good buddy? Should I get the orange juice too?”
“Mm-hmm! Get it, get it!” Jaylen then continued to color on the coloring sheet the waitress gave him.
Nick laughed. “Well okay that settles it. Orange juice it is.”
Michelle agreed to have the same thing.
The waitress leaves the table.
“Selena he’s really cute. You’ve done a good job raising him on your own. Or did you have help?” Michelle asked.
Selena glared at Michelle for a second and then realized she should probably adjust her facial expression. She quickly forced a smile on her face. “Yes…thank you. I raised him by myself with my mother’s help of course.” Selena looked down at Jaylen as he talked Nick’s ear off the way a little boy would. Selena could tell that Nick was enjoying every minute of it.
Over the course of breakfast, Jaylen took up most of the conversation. Nick would help Jaylen cut up pieces of his food for him. Selena loved the fact how Nick picked up ‘father hood’ with Jaylen so quickly. It was no doubt in her mind that Nick would be an awesome father to Jaylen. If only they were a real family. Selena would catch a glimpse of Michelle as she stared at Jaylen and Nick. Selena wish she could read her mind wondering what she was thinking.
Michelle then made eye contact with Selena. “So, Selena…how often will Nick get to see Jaylen?”
Selena was annoyed that Michelle would have the audacity to question her about that in front of Jaylen. “Uhm, Im not sure.”
“Well, I would like to see him as much as possible.” Nick said looking at Selena with a serious expression.
“O-kay.” Selena said all of a sudden feeling like he and Michelle were acting very demanding.
“We were thinking maybe he could spend the weekend with Nick or even weeks at a time. I mean with us both going to school and then Nick having to work as well, we can definitely make it happen.” Michelle said with a snub look on her face.
--Selena's Point Of View--
I immediately frowned at Michelle. Since when did it become “we”? Nick talked about arrangements with my son with this bitch?! I looked at Nick to see if he agreed with her. Nick only looked back at me waiting for me to respond. I felt like I was going to lose my cool with this bitch, Michelle, the way she looked at me. It was like she was challenging me to a duel. I looked down at Jaylen who was playing with his left overs on his plate. I then cleared my throat. “Uhm…I don’t think we should talk about this right now.”
“Well, when can we talk about it? You’re leaving today, right? Nick has a right –“
“Excuse me…” I said firmly interrupting Michelle. “First of all, you don’t have anything to do with this, so why are you even talking?” I said with an attitude as I rolled my neck.
Michelle scoffed at me as she folded her arms in front of her chest. She then looked at Nick, “Really? Are you going to let her talk to me like that?” Nick sighed. “Alright, can we all just chill out for a second?”
“Check your girl, Nick.” I was furious. I began collecting my belongings by grabbing my purse. I didn't want to stay another second around this bitch.
“Wait, Sel. Chill out.” Nick said calmly.
“No, you chill out!” I said angrily. I then stood up and picked up Jaylen holding him in my arms.
“No wait! Im not done! Mommy, wait!” Jaylen started to whine.
I ignored Jaylen and grabbed the check for me and Jaylen's meal to pay at the front.
Nick stood up trying to stop me. “Sel, stop. First of all, I will pay for the food, and second of all will you sit down. Stop making a scene.” Nick said firmly to Selena.
“Im not making a scene! I don’t need you or your money.” I said loudly and walked away.
Jaylen started to cry as I continued to walk out holding him on my hip.
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