Nick sat on the couch and looked blankly at the tv where everyone was watching one of the guys old rehearsal videos. The guys and their respective girlfriends all laughed as on screen Nick tripped and fell face down on the floor, causing a domino effect with the other guys.
Jenn smiled at AJ and looked over at the couch where Nick sat. He looked so uncomfortable she felt sorry for him. She knew watching the old video had been Kevin's idea to try to jog Nick's memory but so far it wasn't working. Her gaze travelled to Lis who was sitting next to Brian on the floor. Jenn slowly made her way over to her. "Hey Lis, lets get some more popcorn and drinks before the boys gang up on us."
"Ok." Lis grabbed the empty popcorn bowl and walked into the kitchen with Jenn, Alec right behind them.
Alec closed the door to the kitchen. "Ok, how bad is everything?"
"How bad is what?" Lis asked her back to her friends as she put more popcorn into the microwave.
"We're not blind honey, look Nick looks miserable and as uncomfortable out there as anyone I've ever seen and there's like a distance between you two." Alec said, sitting down.
Jenn nodded her agreement. "Maybe we should stop watching the vids, we can always go out and rent some movies."
Lis sighed. "He'll get up and leave if he can't deal with it," she said remembering two days before when he had just gotten up off the couch and locked himself in his room when Jane had come over to talk to him. The only person he really talked to was Brian. If she was lucky he talked toh er.
Brian watched as Nick got off the couch and started to walk out of the room. "Where you going bro?" Brian asked, walking over to his friend.
Nick looked at Brian with tear filled eyes. "It's too much Rok, just tell them I had a headache..."
Brian sighed and watched as Nick climbed the stairs and went into his bedroom. He didn't know what would happen if he kept pushing people out of his life.
The girls walked back into the living room a couple minutes later, arms full of snack food. Lisa's gaze fell on the unoccupied couch and slowly she sunk down on it, closing her eyes. She felt someone sit next to her.
"B, what now?"
"It was too much for him." he whispered, passing her a drink.
"He was fine when he was in the hospital but ever since he came home..."
"In the hospital there wasn't any pressure on him." Rok replied, oblivious to the fact the others were eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Am I putting pressure on him?" Lis asked, her eyes on the television screen.
"From what he told me its just there's all this stuff from his old life around here and he can't remember it and it angers him because he doesn't."
Lis sighed and stood up, heading for the stairs. She needed time alone to think and try to deal with everything Brian had just told her.
D clicked the video off. "Man we were stupid."
Brian shook his head. "No we weren't, if it would have worked it would have been great."
"Yeah but we made our friend feel like crap." Jenn said, picking up the half empty bowls of snack food.
"Tell Nick I'm sorry." Kevin said, handing Alec her coat.
"And if Lis needs to get out for awhile all she has to do is call." Alec added.
Brian nodded. "I'm sure she'll be happy to know that." Truth was Lis only left the house when she had to go to class which was getting rarer and rarer lately.
Jenn walked back in. "AJ and I cleaned up as best as we could, so I guess we'll see you later."
"Tell Lis we said g'night." AJ said as they walked out the door.
"I will. Bye guys." Brian shut the door behind his friends and looked around, everything could wait till tomorrow.
Nick laid in his bed his eyes fixed on the poster facing him. According to his brother it was of his favorite movie "Aliens" but he had no idea. They could have told him his favorite movie was Days Of Thunder which he had seen on tv the night before and he would have had to believe them. Nick had heard the door close to Lis' room shortly after he had come upstairs and he knew why she had left the party. He sighed and rolled over, willing himself to fall asleep.
Lisa sat on her bed, flipping through her photo albums. All the times they'd spent together were in there, the tour rehearsals, the awards shows, birthdays, anniversaries, parties, barbecues, times on the beach, the settings were endless. She sighed and shut the book, turning on the radio leaning back on the pillows. Shania Twain's "You've Got A Way' filled the room and she cried as she heard the lyrics.
You've got a way with me
Somehow you got me to believe
In everything that I could be
I've gotta say-you really got a way
You've got a way it seems
You gave me faith to find my dreams
You'll never know just what that means
Can't you see... you got a way with me
It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love
You've got a way with words
You get me smiling even when it hurts
There's no way to measure what your love is worth
I can't believe the way you get through to me
It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
You've Got A Way
You've got a way with me
Somehow you got me to believe
In everything that I could be
I've gotta say-you really got a way
You've got a way it seems
You gave me faith to find my dreams
You'll never know just what that means
Can't you see... you got a way with me
It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
It's in the way we make love
You've got a way with words
You get me smiling even when it hurts
There's no way to measure what your love is worth
I can't believe the way you get through to me
It's in the way you want me
It's in the way you hold me
The way you show me just what love's made of
Brian sat up in bed as he saw the light in the hallway come on, quickly he closed his book and climbed out of bed. He walked out of his room to see Lisa leaning against Nick's open doorway staring inside.
