They had decided to rent a couple of movies and made a stop for some fast food before they returned to her place. They were half way through the first movie when the doorbell rang. She looked over at him but his eyes never left the movie as she stood up and went to the door. When she looked through the peephole her stomach fell to her knees and she thought she was going to lose her lunch. She quickly ran back over to Nick,
�It�s Bill.� Nick turned his head in her direction but his eyes remained on the TV,
�Oh, tell him to come in, we got plenty of cheesecake left.� She looked at him in shock,
�Are you crazy? Nick, please.� He looked away from the TV for the first time,
�Please what? What�s the big deal?� She shook her head in disbelief, what the hell was wrong with him? She couldn�t let Bill see him there. She pulled his hand again as the doorbell rang again,
�Nick please. Don�t do this to me.� He stood up, pulled her into his arms and kissed her. As his tongue entered her mouth he cupped her face and looked in her eyes,
�Get rid of him.� She stood there totally taken back and simply nodded her head. She watched as he walked into the bedroom and closed the door before she opened the door to see Bill,
�Hi.� He walked inside and smiled at her,
�Hi sweetheart. Are you ok? I almost left?� She nodded her head and closed the door as he entered,
�Uh, sorry, I was in the bathroom.� He sat on the couch,
�Who was here?� Her eyes widened and she rubbed her hands down her jeans,
�Uh, no one.� He pointed at the two cups and two plates on the table and raised his eyebrows,
�Your appetite isn�t that big.� She looked over at the table, damn; Nick�s stuff was still there.
�Oh, Natasha was here keeping me company�but she left.� He nodded,
�That�s not the best food for a sick person. I called your office and they told me you called in sick. So here, I brought you some homemade chicken soup from this little place I know and here is some ginger ale.� She smiled and nodded her head,
�Thanks, yeah, I was feeling bad but I feel a little better now.� He stood up and held her in his arms,
�You don�t look to good and you seem a little scattered.� He felt her head,
�Maybe coming down with the flu?� She held him and closed her eyes; it felt nice in his arms. What the hell was she doing with Nick? He pulled back and looked at her,
�Maybe I should just call the office and take the rest of the day off.� She was going to be sick. How did she get herself in this situation?
�No baby, don�t do that. I just want to lay here on the couch and fall asleep watching TV.� He placed his hand on the side of her face,
�Are you sure?� She nodded and smiled half-heartedly,
�Yeah, I�m sure.� He looked at his watch,
�Well, I better get going then. I�ll be over tonight.� She turned her head as he was about to kiss her and he frowned.
�I don�t want you to get sick.� No Shayna, you just had Nick�s tongue down your throat and as crazy as the thought was what if he noticed? Her eyes closed as he cupped her face and kissed her forehead. Once she closed the door Nick came out of the bedroom and grabbed a hold of her hand as he walked back to the couch and sat down. She let him pull her on his lap and she shook her head and dropped her head in his neck,
�I can�t do this Nick.� He rubbed her back and laughed,
�You already did baby.� He grabbed her face in his hands, made her look at him and smiled,
�I love you Shay.� She smiled and looked down,
�I love you too.�
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