Hallie sat on the couch of the house, awaiting Brian's arrival. Cathy sat on her chair, talking on the phone to AJ, smiling like an idiot, giggling and hanging on every word he was saying. Hallie found this amusing and mimicked Cathy whenever she got the chance, making googly eyes at a throw pillow, which was labeled "AJ" by Hallie. This, in turn, pissed off Cathy to no extent, so she decided to go upstairs where she could talk to him in peace. Hallie followed her as far as the first landing on the stairs and watched as she shut the door to the upstairs bathroom, the only room upstairs that had a lock on it. She grinned and heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was Brian, she sprinted down the stairs, almost falling flat on her face on the bottom stair. She quickly regained her balance and sprinted toward the door. "Hi Bri... NICK?" she exclaimed when she opened the door.
"Hey Hall, what's up?" he asked casually as he leaned on the door frame.
"Not much, I thought you were Brian. Can I ask you a few questions?" she said as she let him in.
"Sure, shoot."
I'd like to, if only I had a gun, Hallie thought before answering. "Okay. One: what are you doing here?"
"Came to visit Cath, she around anywhere?" Nick said as he looked around the living room.
Hallie glared at him in return and ignored his question. "Whatever. And question number two: did Kevin punch you or did you walk into a door?"
Nick's head shot toward Hallie. "Huh?"
"The eye Nicky, I'm assuming Kevin caught you trying to hit on Ali and punched you for it. So, is my assumption justifiable?"
Nick thought a moment. Trust Hallie to use big words. "Yeah, if you simply have to know, Kevin punched me. Now where is Cathy?"
"I'm right here."
Nick spun around to see Cathy walking down the last few stairs, the phone in her hand. "So, have a good time in Cali, you lying little son-of-a-bitch?" Cathy asked brightly, masking her bad mood.
Before Nick could answer, Brian chose that moment to walk in the door. "Hey y'all, what's up... Hey Nick, how was Cali? And where'd ya get the shiner?"
"Your cousin," Nick growled. Then he turned to Cathy with a soft expression on his face. "Cathy, I am so sorry, I didn't mean to ever hurt you, I'm so sorry."
Cathy stood as still as a statue. She glared at Nick. "Sorry? You're SORRY? Nick, I've known you for years, and you've never even considered hurting me before. Now, all of a sudden, since you want my best friend, who cares about poor Cathy? You know, I actually thought you liked me. I can't believe I actually believed you when you told me that you liked me! You know what Nick, I am sorry."
Nick was confused. The first minute she was having an outburst, the next she was apologizing. He took a slow step toward her. "Sorry for what?"
"Ever giving you the bebefit of the doubt," Cathy said quickly. With that, she drew her hand back and slapped him across the face.
Yet again Nick was stunned. "What was that for?" he asked, holding his stinging cheek.
"Take a wild freaking guess, you nimrod," Cathy said, then grabbed her keys and stormed out of the house.
Brian, having witnessed most but not all of the argument, was left in the dark. "What the hell just happened here?"
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