He lay in bed, eyes closed, feeling good and so relaxed. They had sex twice before the sun went down and who knows what was in store for that night. He heard the phone ring but didn�t bother to move as is back was to her. When she got up to answer the bed shifted and it wasn�t until then that he opened his eyes. He rolled onto his back and looked up at the ceiling as he thought about the day. It seemed like it had been a never-ending day but it had only been less than twelve hours since they had been at her house.
�Yeah Nate, the same Nick. He needed a place to sleep so he came home with me. Just sleep Nate, give me a break.� His eyes closed as she walked back in the room. He was thankful she assured her brother nothing was going on between them. The last thing he needed was to get into a war with a girl�s big brother. The bed moved and he felt her hands rub his back,
�Nick, Nick. Wake up.� He put on an act of waking up and rolled over on his back.
�Do you want something to eat. My brother is bringing me some Mexican food. You want some?� He could go for some good Mexican food. He could go for anything that could be eaten actually. He nodded,
�Yeah.� She smiled lie down beside him,
�What do you want?�: He shrugged, it really didn�t matter. He was simply hungry,
�I don�t care, anything. You order something for me.� She nodded and softly kissed him on his shoulder before getting up and heading out of the room.
It seemed so natural. The two of them together. Lounging around the house, being affectionate with each other. He could seriously see himself with her. Never once had he ever thought about marrying someone but the thought had popped in his head on one occasion when it came to her. What was he thinking? Why was he even imagining something like that? It hadn�t been two straight days since she stopped hating him intensely.
He heard his cell phone ringing as Quinn carried it into the room and tossed it on the bed,
�Thanks.� He said as she nodded and walked back out of the room.
�Hello?� Considering hadn�t been around anyone in his family, his friends or his band mates he was surprised he hadn�t talked on his cell phone the entire day.
�Hi Nick, it�s Ashley. I was just calling to see how everything is going?� He hadn�t thought of Ashley since that embarrassing incident in the hospital hallway.
�Uh hi. What�s up?� He felt bad for her. She was just trying to do something nice and she had her head ripped off and handed to her by Quinn.
�I was just wondering how you and Mac were?� He may have thought a lot of things about himself but he knew for a fact that he wasn�t stupid. He tried to look outside the room to make sure she wasn�t in ear distance,
�Look um Ashley I appreciate you being concerned and everything but I can�t talk right now. I�ll call you in a couple of weeks when everything settles down or something.� He could hear the disappointment in her voice as she told him she understood. Anyone could hear it. It was better to hurt her feelings than to get Quinn fired up again.
�I�m fine and Mac is doing ok too. It looks good so far.� He climbed out of the bed and closed the door,
�Ah, Quinn really is sorry. She was just talking about it. She was just going through a lot. She�s a really nice person.�
�I won�t lie and say it didn�t hurt but I can see how she would get mad. I mean, the father of her sick child gets a visit at the hospital from another woman. She probably felt threatened.� He wasn�t so sure threatened is what Quinn felt that day.
�Ok yeah. Well, I need to get going. See you.� She barely told him good-bye before he hung up.
There was a knock on the door,
�Come in.� Quinn peaked her head in the door,
�Are you off the phone?� she whispered. He nodded his head and she walked in then sat on the bed,
My brother is bringing the food. He�ll be here in about an hour.� She leaned down and kissed him on the cheek,
�I�m going to take a shower and get dressed.� He knew he needed to do the same. He didn�t want to look too comfortable in her home with her brother around.
When she opened the door she threw her arms around him like she hadn�t seen him in years. He walked over and took the bags from Nate as he returned her hug with obvious humor in her enthusiasm,
�Yo sis. What�s up?� She led him in the house by the hand,
�How�s my little girl?� He smiled and shook his head,
�No different than when you called mom about twenty minutes ago.�
He felt a knot in his stomach. It sounded bad but he hoped Nate would just drop off the food and leave but he knew that wasn�t going to happen. He caught Nate�s eye and nodded his head,
�Hey man.� Nate returned not only the head nod but the same two word greeting.
�Ok, I got three sample platters and an extra order of enchiladas.� He followed Nate and Quinn into the kitchen.
�Nick, go ahead and sit. I got it.� He sat down and watched her come back to the table with a plate and silverware,
�What do you want to drink. Want a beer?� He nodded and that feeling of family came back to him. She grabbed a beer out of the fridge and opened it before placing it in front of him. She leaned over and grabbed one of the platters, preparing his plate and he could smell her soap.
He wasn�t the only one who noticed she was doing everything for him. Nate was watching them and he took a lot of interest in it. He stumbled to try and cover,
�Uh, you don�t have to do that. I can get it.� She smiled at him,
�I know I don�t have to but its ok.� He looked across the table to see Nate staring at him. He felt like Nate was figuring it out.
�I�m going to go to the bathroom. Be back.� He had to get out of there. He felt like he was being examined. Like he was being figured out. He looked in the mirror. What he really needed to do was calm down. If he were in Nate�s position he wouldn�t automatically think something was going on. It was possible for Quinn to simply be a good host. After all, he was a guest in her home. That�s what people are supposed to do for their guests. He took a deep breath and decided to be calm before he gave them away with his nervous behavior.
Chapter 87 cont'd