~*Chapter 78*~
Nick sat on Mandy's couch,waiting for her to put
the rest of the dishes
away.Their dinner had gone smoothly,with him telling
her about him and
Blane's engagement,and Blane being pregnant.He had
felt bad lying to
Blane,but he knew he had to or she wouldn't have let
him go.
Mandy came back into the room then and smiled at
him."Sorry I took so
long," she said.
He shrugged."No big deal," he replied,and tensed
a little when she sat
down next to him.
She noticed and turned to him,stroking her hand
up and down his
arm."What's wrong?," she asked,as he scooted away a
little.
He turned to her."Dinner was real good,but I
gotta get going," he told
her,and went to stand up,but she stopped him by
grabbing his shirt sleeve.
His heart began to pound as she moved her face
closer to his and
whispered in his ear," Don't you want any
dessert,Nicky?" He turned to face
her,and she leaned over and kissed him.He pulled
away.
"What the hell are you doing?," he
exclaimed,jumping up and glaring at
her.
She stood up and wrapped her arms around
him."Nick,I realize I didn't
treat you too good when we were together,and I want
you to give me another
chance," she said.
Nick pulled away from her."I can't believe you
just said that,Mandy.You
know how happy I am with Blane," he replied.
She raked her fingers through his hair."But I
still love you NIcky," she
remarked.
Nick snapped then and spun on her,grabbing her
roughly."I've told you a
million times not to call me that Mandy!," he
yelled."I can't believe I
actually thought you were gonna be nice for once.You
only invited me over so
you could put the moves on me and get me into
bed.Well,I'm done messing
around with you,Mandy.I'm trying to move on with my
life and you're not
making it easy." He raked his fingers through his
hair and walked toward the
door."Don't contact me again."
She grabbed him roughly by the arm,making him
wince.Her eyes were filled
with anger."You're going to pay for this
Nick.Believe me!Blane will know
everything,and I do mean everything!," she
threatened.
He yanked his arm away from her."What do you
want from me?," he demanded.
She smirked at him."You know what I want," she
told him.
He shook his head as he opened the
door."Well,too bad.You're not gonna
get it," he said,and walked away.
Mandy stood glaring after him,her arms crossed
over her chest.
***************~*CHAPTER 79*~************
Erica sat in the rocker in the nursery,staring
out the window.Taylor had
finally gone to sleep,after two straight hours of
crying.She was so lost in
her thoughts that she didn't hear AJ come into the
room.She jumped when he
placed his hands on her shoulders.
> "Oh AJ.Don't sneak up on me like that," she
scolded him.
He knelt down next to her."I'm sorry baby.I
didn't mean to scare you," he
said.He took her hand and kissed it."How's Taylor?"
She sighed."I just finally got her to sleep,"
she told him,and walked
over to the crib.
He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her
neck."I'm sorry I couldn't
be here to help," he replied.
She turned to him."It's OK.I understand," she
said,an edge to her voice.
He gazed at her."Are you mad,Erica?," he asked.
She ran her fingers through her hair ."Yes,I am
actually.Ever since
Taylor came home,I've been doing everything.Getting
up at night when she
cries,plus all the housework.I think it's time you
started doing your part,"
she exclaimed.
AJ glared at her."For your information,I have
been doing my part.Who got
up at 2am and fed her the other night?Huh?," he
exclaimed.
She snorted."Oh wow.One lousy time.I'm real
impressed AJ," she tossed at
him.
AJ glared at her."Don't you dare accuse me of
not doing my part.She's my
daughter too,Erica,and I love her." He took a deep
breath and stepped closer
to her.She looked up,tears in her eyes.He leaned
over and kissed her gently
"Look,we're both tired and upset right
now,baby.Let's end this silly fight
before it goes any further."
She nodded slowly,tears falling down her
cheeks."I didn't mean to snap at
you AJ.It's just that I'm so exhausted,and stressed
out because of the
wedding," she replied.
He pulled her into his arms and kissed the top
of her head."It's OK
baby," he murmered.After a moment he pulled away and
removed a strand of hair
from her eye and tucked it behind her ear."Why don't
you go lay down and get
some rest?I'll watch Taylor."
She gave him a small smile."Ok," she said,and
kissed him before walking
into the bedroom and laying down.
The only thing that put a smile on her face was
the wedding in eight
days.She couldn't wait to become his wife and spend
the rest of her life with
him.
**********~*CHAPTER 80*~***************
TWO DAYS LATER...Nick walked into the beach house
and closed the
door."Blane?You here?," he called,and when there was
no answer he walked into
the living room and found her sitting on the couch
watching tv.He went over
and sat down next to her,and kissed her on the
cheek."Hey.How you feeling?,"
he asked.
She continued to stare at the screen,and finally
turned to him.He noticed
then that her eyes were bloodshot from crying,and
his heart fell.
"What's wrong,baby girl?," he
asked,concerned,rubbing his hand along her
arm.
She pulled away from him and glared at
him."Don't you dare call me baby
girl!," she seethed,her eyes flashing with anger.
He was taken aback at her words,and gave her a
confused
look."Blane,what's wrong?," he asked,not
understanding why she was acting
this way.
Tears began to stream down her face again as she
looked at him."Like you
don't already know," she tossed at him.
He shrugged his shoulders and looked at her
helplessly."Blane,what the
hell are you talking about?!," he demanded,growing
impatient.
She stood up,turned to him,and crossed her arms
over her chest."I ran
into Mandy at the store today,and she told me all
about what happened the
other night," she yelled.
Nick felt his heart begin to pound in his
chest,and he stood up and took
a deep breath."Blane,I can explain..," he began,but
she cut him off with a
wave of her hand.
"I don't wanna hear it Nick!I'm pretty much
clear on what happened~you
had dinner with her,then you slept with
her,forgetting all about me and our
baby," she accused him.
He waved a hand to stop her."WHOA! Just one
second.She said we slept
together?!," he asked.
She nodded,wiping the tears from her
cheeks."Don't deny it Nick.You've
been acting weird the past couple days," she threw
at him.
He glared at her."You believe her?! After all I
went through with her in
the past?How could you Blane?I can't believe you,"
he exclaimed.
She spun on him."Don't you dare turn and put
this on me Nick!I've known
for awhile that you still have a thing for her,you
just don't want to admit
it.Well,guess what?You can go be with her as much as
you want now,because I
never want to see you again.You're a lying,no~good
bastard who was just after
one thing!," she yelled.
HE stepped forward and tried to put his hand on
her shoulder,but she
pulled away."Blane,you don't know what you're
talking about.I love you,not
her," he said,trying to make her understand.
She pulled off her engagement ring and threw it
at him."I wish I could
believe you,Nick,but I can't.Goodbye," she said,and
turned to walk away,but
he stepped in front of her.
"Would you please let me explain about the other
night?," he begged her.
She shook her head."No.Obviously you felt you
had to lie to me to go see
her," she replied.She pushed past him."I'll be
leaving in the morning to go
home.Once there,I don't ever want to see or hear
from you again."
He tried to stop her,but she left then.He
slammed his fist into the
wall,then slid to the floor crying.
~*Chapters 81 & 82*~
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