“AJ, if we didn’t go and do this, none of this would have happened”
“Listen to me, okay? What we did was our decision and if they couldn’t accept that, well that’s their problem. I’m happy we’re married and if someone has a problem with it, I’ll kick their ass”
“You always do know how to make me feel good,” Amy said laughing.
“Of course, cause you’re my little princess and you deserve only the best”
“What about Em? She’s so unhappy now”
“I don’t know. I could try to knock some sense into Nicky boy, but I don’t know if he’ll want to hear it”
“They were just so happy and I know she didn’t mean to go and sleep with Brian like that. I didn’t even know she had a problem”
“Like she said before, she just wanted to start fresh when she met you, I guess”
“Yeah, you’re probably right”
“I know I am,” He said matter-of-factly.
“And a little modest as well”
“I’m just too damn charming for my own good”
“Okay, now you’ve gone too far”
“Sorry, but it’s the truth”
“Okay, whatever. I need to talk to Em. Should I wake her?”
“Let her sleep a little longer. I’ll go talk to Nick” AJ replied and walked over to where Nick and Howie were.
“Yo Nick, can we talk?”
“I guess so, if Howie doesn’t mind”
“I’ll go over and sit with Mrs. McLean” Howie said smiling and left.
“So Nick, wanna tell my why you’re acting like a stubborn asshole?”
“Stay the hell out of it, J”
“Why? So I can watch you be miserable and waste your life away, just because the one you love most made one stupid mistake? No, I don’t think I should”
“You don’t know what I feel right now”
“Yeah, I do. You feel like shit because you can’t take her back. You feel angry because she wasn’t supposed to do this if she loved you so much. You feel like life isn’t fair because your life seems like its in hell. Trust me, I know more than you think”
“She hurt me. I’m not supposed to forgive her”
“Damnit Carter, don’t you see she’s hurting herself? She knows what she did was wrong and it hurts her to see you so god damn angry because she knows what she did was wrong”
“Bone, my heart feels like it has been ripped in two and stopped on five times over. Not only did she cheat on me and cause me pain, but also did it with my best friend. I don’t know if things could get any worse”
“Dude, I went through the same shit with Amanda. I let her go and didn’t forgive her and look what happened”
“You met Amy and got married. What’s your point?”
“My point is, I didn’t think there would be someone else out there. You have to give Em another shot, cause the way I see it, you two really need each other”
“Not now, AJ. I’m just in so much pain”
“She is, too. Just think of how many nights she cried herself to sleep because of what she had to do, just to impress her damn father. She drove herself to drink so she would be able to do what she had to do. Nick, I suggest you help her out. I’m not saying get back together and all. I’m just saying give her support”
“She has been through some tough shit, huh?” Nick asked, blinking back a few tears.
“Yeah, she has. You need to think about what really matters right now”
“Thanks AJ, I think you’ve opened my eyes a little”
“Someone has to do it, and it mine as well be me” AJ said and got up so he could leave Nick alone. He walked back to his seat to see Howie and Amy laughing.
“What did I miss?” He asked concerned.
“Howie was just telling me some old stories”
“Yeah J, I just thought she needed to know what she got herself into”
“Ha-ha D, go back to your seat dude. I miss my woman”
“I am not your woman, damnit!”
“Okay sorry, you’re my wife”
“I’m leaving” Howie said laughing and AJ sat down.
“How’s Nick doing?”
“I think I knocked some sense into him”
“That’s good. I missed you. It’s sounds cheesy but it’s true”
“Yeah, I missed ya too” He replied and gave her a little kiss on the lips.
Em awoke abruptly, thanking God that everything was just a dream. She was having flashbacks of her past, and they were the ones she tried to forget for so many years. Breathing heavily, she tried to calm herself so she wouldn’t go into hysterics. If that happened, things wouldn’t be pretty.
“Hey” A soft voice responded, breaking her thoughts.
“Uhh…hi” She said, looking into those gentle blue eyes.
“Can I sit down for a minute?”
“Go right ahead. I won’t mind” She said.
“I just wanted to say that I’ve been a total asshole to you, and that’s the last thing you need at the moment. I’m sorry”
“Nick, don’t be. What I did, well it’s not fair to you. I should have stopped myself from drinking or something. I was just so use to drinking and then…doing that. Then Brian was sitting there and you were off gambling so I guess it was inevitable. I’m so sorry” She replied and started to sob.
“Shh. It’ll be okay. I’m not sure if we can work this out right away, but I’ll be here if you need me”
“I’m sorry you can’t trust me now, but I promise it was just an honest mistake. I never meant for it to happen. Honest”
“I know, just try to get some more rest. We got another four hours until we get home”
“Okay, just stay and hold me, please?”
“Alright Em, just go to sleep”
“Mmk Nick, love ya” She said and drifted off to sleep.
“Love you too, Em. You just don’t know how much” Nick said and started to drift off to sleep as well…
“They’re too adorable” Amy said smiling as she looked at Nick and Em snuggling.
“Yeah, I just hope they get through this” AJ replied.
“They will, J. I know they will. So much for our honeymoon”
“Hey! There will be plenty time for that when we get home”
“I damn well hope so” She said giggling and he just smiled.
“Liss, I know things are different, but just well I don’t know”
“Bri, I think we should be friends. I mean I’ve realized that we we’re moving too fast and I don’t think things are going too well”
“I guess you’re right, but will we ever give this another chance?”
“Maybe one day Brian, but now is just a bad time”
“You’re right. So what do you wanna talk about?”
“No offense, but your cousin is being a major bastard”
“I know, I don’t why he’s so pissed”
“We’ll find out later I guess”
“Uh huh” He replied.
Brian was happy that they could at least be friends. He was just hoping that one day they would be back together. He looked and saw that Kev and Kristin were having some sort of argument, and it didn’t look so well. Things just didn’t seem to be going Kevin’s way lately.