Chapter 262

Nicol

I didn’t know what came over me to get out of the SUV and confront those men.  But I did it I just knew we needed to get Lesley and Kevin safely on that plane it was after they were on the plane and after Nikki has settled down when I started to shiver like crazy, my teeth were actually making sounds.  “Nicol?”  Nicolas asked.  “I’m okay I’m okay.”  I said over and over.  “Sweet pea sit on this side.”  Nicolas said as he put Nikki on the other side of him leaving him in the middle.  He pulled me towards him and held me but I couldn’t stop shivering. He got out of his jacket and threw it over my shoulders but still I shivered.  “It’s the adrenaline sweetheart.” “Oh” I said through clench teeth. “A hot shower and a cup of tea will fix that, hold on we are almost home.  I clung to his one side and Nikki to the other.  Poor man I thought.  When we arrived at the apartment Nikki went straight to her room probable to cry and Nicolas took me straight to the shower he even took out my warm PJ’s and left it in the bathroom.  Then he left me alone probable to go check in on Nikki.

Nicolas

My two girls were having a hard time tonight, Nikki’s heart was broken and Nicol was shivering because all the adrenaline has left her body, I mean it took a lot of her to confront that fucker he was big and looked scary even in my eyes. I got Nicol in the shower went to the kitchen to make her some tea and some hot chocolate for Nikki.   When the hot chocolate was done, I walked to her room.  “Sweet pea can I come in?”  “Yes” she said still sniffling.  “Here you go some hot chocolate for you.”  She looked at me but it was the sweetest look I’ve ever seen on her face.  “Thanks dad.”  “Are you going to be, okay?”  “I have to be what I’m going through is nothing compared to what his going through.”  “That is very true sweet pea but you do have the right to have your own feelings to.”  “I know but I think I’m more crying for him and not for me.  I got what I always wished for a mother and most importantly a father I was just lucky that you where my father and that we didn’t have to run from you forever.”  I pulled her towards me and hugged her. “I’m very happy you are in my life Nikki and I would never give you or your mom a reason to leave me or run from me.”  “I know dad.”  She hugged me again.  “I’m going to check on your mom are you okay?”  “No but I will be.”  I gave her a kiss on the fore head and walked to the kitchen to get Nicol’s tea.

When I walked into the room Nicol was already under the duvet with her fluffy PJ’s but she was still shivering.  I put the tea down next to her, quickly got in my PJ’ and jumped into bed next to her.  I waited for her to take a sip of her tea and then pulled her against my body hoping my body heat will help her to relax and get a bit warmer.  I rubbed her back while she was lying against me.   “Are you okay sweetheart.”  “I’m getting there.”  “Good, you ready for tomorrow?” “What’s happening tomorrow?” She already forgot we will be on the front page of the New York Times and on every social media platform there is, I mean I’m sure Karen will even popped into the office tomorrow.  “The fact that we will be on the New York Times front page tomorrow.”  “Oh yes that.  I’m not sure if I’m ready.  Are you, you know Karen is going to come to the office and make a hell of a scene?”  “I’m aware I’m even going to let security let her in, I want to tell her I would have never left you for her and I want to see her face when I tell her that.”  “Well then I think I should go to the office as well, just to give you some moral support off course.”  “You and me together Sweetheart no one will ever come between us.”  She got on her elbows and kissed me; I rolled her over to lie on her back and took the kiss deeper.  “I love you, Nicol.”  “I love you to Nicolas so so much, the things you do not just for me and Nikki but for others, it just shows you what a big heart you have.”  “I’ll do anything for you and Nikki and the people you are close to sweetheart.”  “I know and that is why I love you so much.”

I rolled off her and got her on my chest again where I rubbed her back.  I was looking at the ceiling and my mind drifted to our baby, “What do you think we are having Nicol?”  “I don’t know?  I haven’t thought about it yet, I was too afraid there was something wrong with the baby to think about it.”  “Okay now you know there is nothing wrong with the baby, so tell me are you feeling different then what you did with Nikki?” “Why you want a boy?” she said smiling “I really don’t mind as long as he or she is healthy, I just want to know what is different this time from the last, as I wasn’t there the first time.”  She didn’t lift her head she was still staring at nothing, I though she wasn’t going to answer me when she said.  “With Nikki I had bad morning sickness.”  “Worse than the first few days now?”  “Much worse and it went on for months, now I haven’t been sick for a while now.  So far, it’s all that’s different.”  “Oh okay.”  “Oh no wait I haven’t shown so quickly, I mean you could see I’m pregnant if I lay down or you look at me from the side when I was pregnant with Nikki it took awhile before I showed.  That is why you never knew.”   That one stung a bit but I didn’t want her to know it so all I said was “Well I like it; I like to see that you are pregnant.”  “It means I’m going to grow out of my cloths quickly.”  “That just means we have a reason to go shopping.”