Is she going to break up with me? he wondered. He couldn't imagine going on without her. What if she wanted to dump him because he was too inexperienced for her? What if he wasn't good enough? What if he didn't reach her standards? All those thoughts passed through his head. He couldn't take another heartbreak. He loved her so intensely, that if she broke up with him, shattering his heart into a million pieces, he thought he would die. He knew he was being too sensitive, but that was how he was.
"Yeah, um, are you really serious about this relationship? Or where you just saying that to get with me?" she said, fiddling with her napkin.
Wave after wave of pain and hurt passed through his heart. He felt as if he was going to cry. "What are you saying, Emmalee? You don't trust me?" Nick said, his voice quivering.
Emmalee instantly regretted the way she had phrased her question. "No, Nick-" she started.
"You don't love me anymore," he said. Emma sighed in frustration.
"Listen to me, Nick! I love you. But I just want to make sure. Because you're so much younger-" Again he interrupted her.
"Emmalee, you're only five years older! That's not a lot," he said.
"Yes it is. I am so much mature than I was five years ago. I've changed so much. And so will you, with time. But I just want to make sure you're serious about this," she said.
"Of course I am, Emmalee. I can't believe you ever doubted it. I told you before. I love you so much, it hurts. It hurts when you don't believe me," he said softly, looking down onto the tablecloth. Just when she was about to speak, their food arrived. They ate in silence for awhile.
"Nick? I'm so sorry I hurt you. I really didn't mean to," Emmalee said. Nick looked up, a small smile appearing on his face.
"It's okay, Emmalee. I'm just sorry that you didn't trust me. But you do now, right?" he asked.
Emmalee sighed. He was so vulnerable. She loved him so much. "Yes, Nick. I never stopped trusting you. I just had a stupid little doubt, is all. I love you, Nick," Emmalee said.
"I love you too, baby. My love for you is so strong, I would do absolutely anything for you. I'm so lucky to have you," Nick said sweetly.
He's so sweet and caring. I'm the lucky one around here to have such an honest and wonderfully sweet boyfriend, she thought.
An hour later, they had exited the restaurant, and were soon back at the hotel. Nick and the guys had to leave right away for the interview. She asked Nick what station they were going to be on so she could listen to them. She turned to the respective radio station, then flopped down on her bed, waiting for them to come on.
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"Thanks a bunch," Jen said to the film developer. She turned, and left the shop. She stopped on the sidewalk, and opened the envelope to see the pictures. She smiled when she saw them. They were perfect. "These pictures are gonna be the end of your relationship, Nick." She smiled and hailed a cab. She gave the hotel address to the cab driver, and sat back against the cool leather of the seat. When she arrived at the hotel, she quickly knocked on Emma's room door. This was the perfect time, since Nick wasn't around to defend himself just yet. The door swung open.
"I thought I told you the next time you spoke to me I would punch the hell out of you," Emma said angrily, ready to slam the door. Jen put her foot against the door. She didn't plan on getting her face rearranged, so she just handed the envelope to Emma and went back to her room.
Emma slammed her door, and looked at the envelope. She frowned in confusion when she saw "Kodak" on the upper left hand corner.
"Pictures?" she said, not letting the curiosity get the best of her. She was tempted to throw them away without even looking at them, and she did just that. She lay back on her bed. The guys still hadn't appeared on the radio. She sighed and turned her head towards the trash can. The envelope titillated her, begging her to open them. She couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up and took the envelope out of the trash. Just then, she heard the guys on the radio. She walked over to the bed and lay the envelope on the nightstand. She decided to read it after the interview.
They DJ asked all kinds of questions. His last question was the one in which every fan was interested in, and so was Emma.
"Sooo...do any of you guys have girlfriends?" the DJ asked.
"Nope, not at the moment," Howie said.
"No," Kevin said succintly.
"Yeah, I do," Brian said.
"Not right now," AJ said.
"What about you, Nick?" the DJ asked.
"Yeah, I do have a girlfriend. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me. If you're listening, I love you, baby," Nick said.
"Awww!" the DJ said. Emma's heart melted. He was so incredibly sweet. She switched off the radio when they went into commercials. She took the envelope from the nightstand, and slowly spilled its contents onto the bed. She stared down, shocked.
Chapter 15
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