Chapter 183

Nicolas

When we got at home Nikki ran to her room probable to get comfortable in other cloths.  I went to check on Nicol.  I open our bed room door as quietly as I could, when I looked into the room Nicol was still sleeping.  I closed the door softly and went to the kitchen to get something to eat.  “Hi Nicolas” “Hi Isabella.”  “Can I get you something to eat?”  “Yes, please just a sandwich with some cold meat, tomato and cheese.”  “No problem.” I was sitting at the kitchen table waiting for my sandwich and going through my e-mail, checking if there were any other places I need to call and set up meetings with, why they didn’t want Jason to do it I really didn’t know.  Nikki came hopping into the kitchen in a much better mood than she was when she walked out of school “Dad when can I use your phone?”  “After you’ve done your homework and had something to eat.”  “Okay luckily I don’t have a lot of homework.” “Why do you need your dad’s phone?”  Nicol asked as she walked into the kitchen.  “Hi mom.”  “Hi angel” She walked towards me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. “Hi babe.”  “Hi Nicol how are you feeling?”  “Better now.  Now will someone tell me why Nikki needs your phone?”  I looked at Nikki, she needed to answer Nicol not me.  “Kevin is sick and dad said I can use his phone to call him.”  “Oh, okay what’s wrong with him?”  “I don’t know mom that’s why I want to call him.”  She said a bit sarcastically.  I didn’t like it but I didn’t have to say anything because Nicol was on her.  “Don’t be sarcastic with me Nikki I was just asking you a question.”  “Sorry mom.”

Isabella put my sandwich and Nikki’s sandwich in front of us.  “Nicol, don’t you want to eat something?”  she asked.  “No thank you Isabella I had a deli sandwich before I went to lay down.”  Oh, great Herman did what I ask him to do.  She looked at me and asked “Did you tell Herman about my love of that Italian deli?”  “No, why would I?”  I played dumb because she wouldn’t be happy with me if she knew.  “To make sure he goes to places you know I can’t refuse.” “That’s actually a brilliant plan I wished I thought of that.”  “And you promise you didn’t.”  I didn’t say I promised I just said “No I didn’t.”  See not breaking a promise.  Nicol sat with us while we finished eating our sandwich, she asked Nikki about her day which was awful without Kevin apparently.  When my sandwich was done, I told Nicol “I’m going to my office to make 2 phone calls I’ll be right back I want to know how your day was.”  “We’ll talk when you are done.”  She said as I gave her a quick kiss.

I went to my office and called the first company on the list.  They wanted a new app but was also not sure what they need to put in the app I asked them if I could send David to them and he can discuss and help them.  They where happy with David coming to them, when I put the phone down, I let Jason know he should book another appointment with David.  The last company I called wasn’t so easy they wanted me to come over to their offices and have a discussion with them as to why they should get an app.  The board suggested it but the CEO wasn’t convinced.  Now I have to go and convince him.  I told them I’ll let Jason call them and set up a meeting.  The last call actually had me tired when I put the phone down.  It’s difficult to speak to people that doesn’t use app’s and then again who in this day and age doesn’t use apps for fuck’s sake.  I mean WhatsApp is an app, Telegram is an app don’t forget about Facebook and Instagram.  Don’t this man use any of them and if he doesn’t how old is her really?

When I was done with all the calls, I had to make one more call and that was to Jason, to set up the meeting with the last company.  As soon as I was done, I went looking for Nicol I really needed to know how her day was.  I found Nicol and Nikki in the living room busy with homework.  When I looked over their shoulder, they were busy with science my least favorite subject although I did get an A+ but I didn’t like it one bit.  Nikki on the other hand didn’t have a problem with science which was good.  She dropped her pen after the last question and looked at me “dad I’m done” “Clean up here and you can use my phone.” I told her.  She quickly put everything back in her bag.  I unlocked my phone and gave it to her.  “Would you mind if I go to my room?”  “No sweet pea go call Kevin.”  Nicol gave me a look, while Nikki hugged me and hopped to her room.  When Nikki was in her room, I asked Nicol “What was that look for?”  “Nothing it’s just I see problems coming when she get’s her own phone.”  “What do you mean?”  “I’m just thinking her having a boyfriend and all these friends we are going to struggle to get her to do her homework.”  “I don’t want to be that dad Nicol but we should have rules when she get’s her phone.  Like she can only get her phone after homework is done and the phone should be put down at a certain time at night.”  “I totally agree with you Nicolas it’s just, will she?”  “We’ll just have to make her see our point of view, you should have seen her when she got out of school, I thought I was picking up a different person she was so upset and just plain miserable.”  “Why?”  “Because Kevin wasn’t at school.”  “Oh my, was she upset with him?  I mean he can’t help his sick.”  “Oh no I would say she was upset with us, because she doesn’t have a phone.  That’s why she’s using mine.  I told her if she ask one of us, she can use our phones it’s not necessary to be upset or even rude.” “She was rude towards you?”  “Don’t worry I sorted it out.”  “” No, I should have a word with her, I mean I didn’t raise her to be rude to people especially not her parents.”  “No please Nicol, I told her I wasn’t going to tell you, but I feel we should tell each other everything.”  “I agree but I won’t stand for rudeness.”  “I know Nicol and Nikki knows that to.”