Chapter 10
"Brian?" Nick asked looked at his best friend who was watching one of his favorite show,"Friends."
"Yeah?" He said
looking totally uninterested in what he had to say.
"Can we talk?"
"'Bout what?" He said turning the television volume down. Then looking at Nick.
He took a deep sigh,"I don't know how to say this.."
Brian cocked an eyebrow at him and them took a deep breath,"Well Nick..all you have to to is go 'thiiiiis'." He slowly emphasized the word 'this.'
"Not funny Bri."
Brian then turned to Nick and gave him a serious look,"Okay,spit it out."
"I think..I'm..in love.."
Brian gave a small chuckle,"Boy,I think that I'm in love with you. I've been doing silly things just to get to you." He wiggeled his neck as he sang the Jessica Simpson song.
Nick couldn't help but laugh a bit,"Bri,you don't even know the words!"
"Yes I do!" Brian said nodding his head,"Me and Jess go waaayyyyy back!"
"Anyways Nick,this is about Haylie isn't it?"
"Yeah,it is."
"Why were you ignoring her then?"
"I was scared..I don't want to end up with a broken heart."
"Yeah well,she went through it all to. Anyways Nick,you have to tell her. If she feels the same way,then she probably is dying to see you. Dying to know.."
"What if she doesn't like me? Then what? Then poor old me gets left all alone.."
"No,then you move on. There's a whole world out there..LOTS of girls.."
"Hmm.."
Brian leaned over the table and picked up the cordless phone and handed it to Nick,"Tell her."
Nick took the phone from Brian. Then Brian stood up,"I'm going back to my hotel room. Come over and tell me what happend okay?"
"Okay thanks Bri."
"Anytime." He said closing the door softly and going to his hotel room right across from Nick's.
*
"Hello?"
"Haylie?"
"Who's this?"
Nick quielty laughed to himself..he couldn't believe she didn't know it was him,"It's,um,it's Nick."
Haylie's heart started pouding with anticipation,her love,"Oh hi." She answered in a nonchalant voice.
For a moment there was silence,because none of them knew what to say to eachother,"So how's it in Europe?"Haylie said trying to make small talk.
"Oh,it's fine. Ya know,I was just chillin and all."
"Oh."
For a second Haylie could hear Nick breathing hard on the other line,it made her heart even beat faster,"Look,I'm sorry how I was acting towards you the day I left. I didn't really feel that way about you."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean,I don't hate you. You know that right?"
Haylie laughed,"Well now I know because you just told me."
Nick smiled to himself,he would be lucky to have a girl like her,she was everything..,"I was thinking about you..the whole time." He said so softly it was almost a whisper.
"Really?" Haylie said blushing.
"Yeah."
"I've been thinking of you too."
"Oh yeah? In what kind of way?"
She giggled,"Well,in a good way ofcourse!"
"That's good to know."
Haylie sighed relief,"Yeah,same here."
"I don't know how to really tell you but-well I might as well just say it Iloveyou." He said smashing the words together quickly but so Haylie understood.
When Haylie finally heard what she wanted to hear,she instantly got scared,she knew she loved him to but,this all came in a rush. At that moment she relized maybe she didn't WANT to love him,"Look Nick,I don't know,I mean I feel ...sort of the same way."
Instantly Nick's heart fell into pieces..she didn't feel the same way,he shouldn've known,"Oh,well-"
"Don't take it that way," She said quickly,"I have intense feelings for you to Nick,but I don't want to rush in anything. Maybe we should try and like,be friends for awhile,you know see how we get along."
At this moment Nick was confused,did she like him or not? He felt like someone grabbed a knife and stabbed him directly in his heart..he knew it was going to be this way,"Friends." He whispered.
Haylie could feel tears welling up,she didn't want it to be this way,but what other way could it be? "Yeah friends." She whispered back through sniffles,"For now."
Haylie got the nerve to talk back again,"Hey Nick,I have to go. Do me a favor,call me tomarrow or when you get a chance okay?"
Nick took in a deep sigh,"Sure."
**
Haylie stared up at the celing. Although it looked blurry because of all the tears she'd be shedding.
After thinking of Nick for about an hour stright,her thoughts took a turn for the worst. Brandon. What about good old Brandon?
If thinking about him made her feel a little bit better,maybe calling him would make her feel much better.
"Hello,what's up?"
"Brandon?"
"Haylie? Girl,are you crying?"
Haylie wiped away the single tear on her face,"No,just,um,I think I'm getting a cold or something."
"You sure?"
"Yeah,absolutley. Positive." She flashed a wry smile to herself.
"Well,you sound sort of depressed. I'm taking you somewhere."
"And where might that be?" For the first time she felt a twinge of excitement through her body. Maybe calling Brandon was a good idea.
"Well,now you see my dear, that's the whole surprise."
After they hung up,Haylie closed her eyes,and for that one split second,she seen eyes,the most intense eyes she'd ever seen. She knew whom they belonged to. She opened her eyes to reality but only to face the dreading memories of the kiss her and Nick shared. She felt like she needed him desperatly. To hold. To love. If she could,she'd give anything time desired just to relive that moment. And feel the touch of his lips all over again. To feel the warmth of his hand. And his soul.
And when Haylie re-opened her eyes. She opened them to desperate tears.
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