Chapter 38
Nicolas
The shopping went well the only problem was some of the girls I slept with works at these stores, at least some of them where decent enough to see there is a child with me and didn’t talk to loudly. The girl at Armani that was a tricky one, I have a rule I only sleep with you once but with her I made the mistake of sleeping with her more than once, now she thinks she’s special, hence the reason I called Nicol my girlfriend not that I think she believed it but she did walk away. Nikki was very excited with the ties, she had like four in her hand she wanted me to buy and off course I won’t say no to her but Nicol on the other hand had this no business covered “Nikki, Nicolas just needs two if he doesn’t have the color in his closet already.” “But mom this will give him a good idea which one to put on when I have my dress on.” “Well Nicol you can’t argue with that, we taking all four.” I told the gentleman that came to help us when Jessica disappeared. “I’ll wrap them up for you Mr. Brown.” He said as he disappeared. “So, what’s next?” Nikki asked. “What about ice skating?” “Yes please.” She almost screamed. “How is your wound Nikki?” Nicol asked always the mother no time of. “I’m fine mom I think it’s almost healed and if you want me to go to school on Tuesday then I think I can go ice skating.” What was this she was talking about going back to school. Nicol’s eyes got wide as she looked at Nikki.
“What is this about going back to school?” “We can talk about it later.” Nicol said. So, I looked at Nikki who spilled the beans in seconds. “Mom said we should go back to our apartment on Monday and then I can go back to school on Tuesday.” I could feel myself starting to get angry “Oh is that so?” I looked at Nicol. “Yes, I’m sure you would want your house back all to yourself.” The cashier called giving me time to decide what I was going to say. I paid but didn’t say a word as we walked to the car, I grabbed Nicol under her arm and pulled her towards me, it looked like I was going to kiss her or hug her but I whispered in her ear “Really you we’re planning on taking her away from me yet again?” “Nicolas we can’t stay with you indefinitely?” She sort of said asked. “Let’s decide what happens after tomorrow but you will not go back to your apartment on Monday.” “But….” “But nothing.”
As we drove to Central Park Nicol was quiet it was only Nikki that was talking about skating and she can’t believe she was going to the Nut cracker in a theater. She was so excited I had to smile at her it didn’t matter how I felt inside I had to look happy for her. Geoffrey dropped us and we walked into Central Park towards the skating arena. “Can you skate Nicolas.” “Yes, I can, can you?” “I’m a dancer off course I can skate, I wanted to do figure skating once but mom said no.” “And why did you say no?” I asked Nicol. She just gave me a look, like in you really asking me that question. But I wanted to know all she said was “money.” Then she walked with Nikki to get some skates. I on the other hand was dumb structed again something my own flesh and blood wanted and couldn’t get because her mother kept her from me. I couldn’t wait for tomorrow. I met them and got my skates as well, we all sat on the bench putting our skates on. Nikki was finished first. “Let me make sure your laces are tight Nikki.” Nicol said. Nikki walked to her mom and Nicol double checked the laces. I looked at her with a question which she understood. “We don’t want her falling Nicolas.” “Oh yes off course.” We all got onto the ice Nikki was the fist one to push away from the wall and started to skate, she was good really good, I could see why she wanted to be a figure skater it looked like she belonged on the ice. “She’s really good.” “She is.” Then Nicol disappeared in the crowed and skated with Nikki I was standing at the wall like someone that couldn’t skate I just couldn’t take my eyes of Nikki or Nicol for that matter they are so alike but then she’s so much like me to. Eventually I pushed away and went to skate with them. It was nice it felt right and it felt normal. I know it was anything but normal but it felt that way and that is all I’m going on for now.
After our nice skating session, we went for hot chocolate because in Nikki’s brain Central Park equals Hot chocolate, as we drank our drinks, we walked back to where Geoffrey would wait for us. Every one was quiet. When I looked at Nikki, she actually looked dead tired “Sweet Pea are you okay?” “Yes, just tired.” “Now let’s go home.” “No, I want to see the Rockefeller Christmas tree.” “We can do that tonight.” “You sure you will take me tonight?” “Yes, Nikki if I make a promise I don’t break it.” “Okay then we can go home.” “I think that’s a good choice I’m feeling tired as well.” I wanted her to feel better about the fact that she was tired. I would actually be worried if she wasn’t tired after all the activities of the day. Geoffrey stopped and we got in the SUV we weren’t even half way back to my apartment with all the traffic when she was lying with her head on Nicol’s arm sleeping. “I really don’t want to wake her.” “I’ll carry her.” “She will still wake up.” “I’ll be careful okay.” “You know if she wakes up, she won’t want to go for a nap again.” “Jeez Nicol you making like she’s 3.” “Well, she can act like it some times just like other people I know.” Nicol said looking straight at me. “I think I’m allowed to, don’t you?” “Well hopefully after tomorrow you will get off your high horse.”