Chapter 172
Nicol
When I woke up, I went looking for Nicolas, as I approached his office I could hear he was on the phone with Anton so decided to just leave him. I went looking for my first born I wanted to find out what is going on in her life. I found her sitting cross-legged on her bed busy with homework. “Hi angel.” “Mom your awake.” “I am.” “How are you feeling?” “Better know. What are you busy with?” “Science.” She pulled her face; she was not a fan. “You need help?” “No, I can manage, thank you.” “So, angel what happened at school today?” She looked at me like I should know already. “Haven’t you spoken to dad?” “No, his in his office busy on the phone. Why what happened? Is it Zoe again?” “No nothing bad although I don’t think dad is very happy.” “Well, I need to know what happened angel.” “Promise you won’t freak out.” “Jeez Nikki now you making me worry, fine I won’t freak out. Did your dad freak out?” “A little.” “Well spill it young lady what happened?” I was starting to freak out but was holding myself together. If Nicolas freaked out what could possible have happened? “Kevin asked me to be his girlfriend.” I looked at her but the words didn’t make sense that came out of her mouth, so I just looked at her. I mean she’s 11. “Mom did you hear me?” “Kevin asked you to be his girlfriend? That is what you said?” “Yes, see I knew you going to freak out.” “I’m not freaking out Nikki, but aren’t you guys to young to be boyfriend and girlfriend?” “Mom please Zoe had a boyfriend last year, Caroline has one now that is older than her, I might add. I’m behind all my friends.” “But I don’t want you to say yes to Kevin just to be in with your friends Nikki that’s not fair to him.” “I’m not I actually like him.” “You sure?” “Yes, mom I wouldn’t have said yes if I didn’t like him, you have taught me to take other people’s feelings in consideration.” “I’m glad you remember the lessons I taught you I’m just worried.” “You know you are freaking out way more than dad did.” I’m very sure he didn’t know what to say. Was the thought I had. “I’m sorry angel but you are my baby can’t I worry about you.” “Mom first of all I’m not a baby in less than a month I’m 12 years old and I got my period late last night.” “Nikki why didn’t you tell me?” “Well, I wasn’t going to wake you just because I got my period you showed me what to do so I did it. And I told Isabella because I mess on the sheets.” That hit hard, she told Isabella before she told me. Life is definitely different than it was when it was just the two of us. “And I know you, don’t freak out because I told Isabella okay, I had to.”
I took a few deep breaths before I answer her again. “How are you feeling Nikki, any pain?” “No, I’m good but why is a pad so uncomfortable?” That made me laugh. “Sorry angel that’s being part of a women I’ll show you how to use a tampon later.” “What is a tampon.” “You push it inside you?” “In there?” She asked shocked. “Yes angel.” I said with a smile on my face. “No thank you I’ll stick with the pads.” “You know you have to change it regularly, right?” “Yes, mom I changed it like 2 times at school.” “Why because there was a lot of blood?” “No, it’s just gross.” Okay nothing to worry about yet when it comes to sex thank God. “Okay angel you change it as many times as you like just take enough with you.” “I think I put a whole pack in my bag.” “That’s not necessary Nikki.” “But if I want to change one, I need it.” I decided to leave her everyone deal with the change of their bodies differently.
“Okay so tell me how did Kevin ask you to be his girlfriend?” “You okay with it now?” “Well angel it was just a shock; in my eyes you are still my baby I don’t see you with a boyfriend yet.” “Well, you do realize now I’m not a baby, right?” “Yes angel.” I grabbed her and pulled her towards me hugging her. “I know but you’ll always be my baby. Now tell me how did he ask?” “Well, it was sweet, his mom packed us lunch, sandwiches, crackers, fruit and juice boxes.” Juice boxes oh my God she’s really just a baby. “Okay and then?” “He took me to sit under the tree and packed out everything and we ate our lunch, I took out the chocolates Isabella put in my lunch and we ate that as well and then when I wanted to take my juice box, he took my hand and asked very quickly, will you be my girlfriend? I didn’t even think about it mom I just said yes. And that was it, we went with our lunch and when the bell rang, he packed everything away and we went to class.” “That was sweet of him.” “I thought so to, everyone was looking at us, that’s the only part I didn’t like.” “I take it you ignored the other children that was looking at you?” “I did; Rika was standing a few feet away keeping them away from us.” “Was that you who asked her to do it or do you think Kevin did?” “I don’t know I though she just did it, I don’t think Kevin would have asked her because his a bit afraid of her.” Thank God Kevin is afraid of Rika, that means he won’t do anything stupid and I made a decision Rika will not leave Nikki’s site ever that way I know she is safe.