Chapter 120

Nicol

I could feel with every sip I took of the Mimosa it was going to my head straight away, and we were on our second Mimosa, when our food came, I said to JP “Let me just take a bite of my food before I go on. This Mimosa is hitting me between the eyes.” “Oh yes I forgot you are a light weight.” “Yes, well I had to raise a human while I studied, I couldn’t drink like fish, could I?” “Probable not, now go on with your story.” “Well, he introduces himself to Nikki as an old Uni friend of mine, Nikki was so excited to meet someone from my past she actually immediately clicked with him JP it was incredible to see, they are like two peas in a pod.” “I can actually see that.” “Well, the Sunday Nikki and I stayed at home, which was good because Sunday night Nikki got such a high fever and were coughing so much, I had to take her to the ER.” “Oh my God Nicol, I’m so sorry I wasn’t here for you.” “Don’t be, you had your life to live.” “Ye well that didn’t turn out so great, did it?” “But you had a few weeks of a good holiday, didn’t you?” “I did.” “Do tell what happened next.” I was picking at my food while I talked “The Monday he came to the hospital and threaten Dr. Versace if he didn’t get me to his office immediately.” “How can he threaten Dr. Versace?” “Oh, sorry I forgot to tell you he is actually the main donor for the hospital.” “Fuck no!” JP said but a little to loudly the fancy people that was sitting around us was looking at us, JP said in the friendliest way “Sorry” Then everyone went on with there brunch. “Sorry but no way.” “Yes, way and he threaten Dr. Versace that he will pull all his funding if he didn’t get me to the boardroom. A sister came to get me, to say I was upset was an understatement because he was taking me away from Nikki’s bed but I got a nurse to sit with her as I went upstairs. Dr. Versace apologize profusely as I walked into the boardroom, Nicolas first words where why didn’t you tell me? He didn’t ask is she mine he knew she was his? I went off on him that she was in the hospital and that I didn’t have time for his shit right now? I needed to be with her not him.” “You didn’t?” “Oh yes I did but as soon as he heard she was in the hospital he demanded he goes with me to her room.” “What did you tell Nikki?” “Well, she was so sick with the fever she didn’t really care, I just told her I had found the friend we met Saturday in Central Park and she was happy in a way to see Nicolas again. Long story short, we found the problem Nicolas paid for everything and we went to stay with him.” “Oh no you can’t get off that easily.” “I’m not going to tell you what happened in the hospital JP you know how it goes she went for test, Nicolas said he will pay for everything they just need to get her healthy again.” He ordered another Mimosa we were on our third by now, oh God how am I going to get home.

“Okay so you went to stay with him then what?” “The first few days was all about Nikki getting her healthy and then I crashed, I was as sick as a dog, you know how it goes.” “I do. Did he take care of you?” He did I was very surprised. A few days in he asked me on a date he wanted me to tell him why I did what I did and we didn’t want to speak in front of Nikki we didn’t want her to hear before we were ready. So, we went out I told him I did it for him, like I told you. He wasn’t happy JP, not happy at all, in fact he went to see that bitch of a model afterwards.” “The one of the Gala?” “Yes, that one, I was so angry I left Nikki with the house manager and went to my apartment.” “So, you ran again?” I got quiet “That is how Nicolas saw it as well, in my eyes I needed space.” “Did he and the Karen girl do anything?” “No, he wanted to chat she wanted to fuck so he left.” “He told you that?” “He did we don’t lie to each other anymore JP, we tell each other everything. Then the big reveal was made in the papers?” “Wait what you guys where in the paper?” “Yes, after we told Nikki he is her father Nicolas made an announcement in the paper, we wanted to get ahead of it before someone leak the news then it would have been worse.” “I get that.” “Yes, but then the paparazzi was on us, in fact Nikki has a bodyguard now for the paparazzi.” “Oh my God girlfriend.” “It’s not that nice believe me.”

“Okay now I have most of the way you got back together but why did you resign; didn’t he want you to work anymore?” “No, he said I can work or I can open my own dance studio.” “Oh, wow that is what you always wanted.” “Yes, but not anymore, I’m to old now JP, I went to Uni to see if my dance professor can give me classes again and the young people that was there and the way they moved their bodies I’m just not there anymore.” “Now what now, you going to come back to nursing?” “No, me and the head nurse had a huge fight and that is why I left.” “Fuck you talking about Adri?” “I am.” “She’s a real Bitch I wish I could go to another ward.” “Well, you know how it works there.” “Now what are you going to do?” “You know when you saw us yesterday?” “Yes?” “We were on our way to Dominique.” “Why?” “I let him removed my IUD, Nicolas wants more children.” JP was shocked into silence he was just looking at me. After a few minutes he said surprised “You going to become a stay-at-home mom?” “I am.” “Fuck Nicol.” “What?” “Are you sure?” “I’ve never been surer of anything in my life.” “Then I’m going to be happy for you.” “Thank you, JP.” “For what?” “For not giving me the third degree.” “You are a big girl Nicol you’ve been looking after yourself and Nikki for 12 years I’m sure you know what you are doing.” “You don’t know how much that means to me.”