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Shane glanced at his watch for the tenth time that hour "Where the
hell are
you Nicky!"
Mark knew all too well where he'd be "I can take you to him"
"What? But how?"
"Remember how I followed him? I remember the way"
Shane grabbed his jacket and car keys "Come on then! Lets hope we're
not too
late"
Mark thought of nothing but Nicky all the way there, he was carrying guilt,
as he recalled the times he'd had a go at him for one thing or another, never
realising the real problem
Mark swore as Shane hit the brakes "God Shane, are you trying to kill
us!"
"I think I saw Nic" He jumped out of the car and tore off down
the street,
leaving a very flummoxed Mark behind
Nicky walked slowly, eyes red and puffy, his love for Nily had been wasted
"Nicky! Oh thank god!" Shane grabbed him, Nicky looked at him
with fearful
eyes "Help me Shane. Please" He let the barriers down, now
he knew there
was no use keeping up a facade
Shane smiled and hugged him "It'll be okay now"
Tonya was pleasantly surprised at the breakthrough. She watched over him, she
knew that she'd been given a chance to prove she could help him
Nicky tossed and turned in his fitful sleep. She quickly left the room.
"Come on, open up" She banged on my door, I opened it to find
Tonya. I knew
she'd been helping Nicky and I was so thankful, but I wished I could be with
him
"Do you want to sit with him?"
My smile was the only answer she needed. I followed her into his room
"I'll
leave you to it"
I sat on the bed, and took his hand, feeling the clamminess of it. I let my
eyes rest on his face, that twitched every so often. Knowing that he was
about to get help was the best news I'd heard in months
"You'll be my Nicky again before you know it" I whispered,
placing soft
kisses on his hand
Tonya booked Nicky into a clinic. She'd taken it on herself to sort out the
arrangements, while Shane told Louis the truth for once
"He's what?" Louis' face turned white
"What you thought was true, he is on something Louis"
"And you didn't think to tell me! Shane, I thought you were
responsible!"
"Look, you can yell at me, scream at me, but it doesn't change the fact
that
Nicky needs help! He needs to be rehabilitated"
"Your schedule doesn't allow it Shane! You know it could take months"
Shane looked at him in horror "Well, you know what? I couldn't give a
fuck
about schedules! Either Nicky gets help, or that's it for me. I'll leave
Westlife"
"Don't make idle threats Shane"
"It's not a threat. It's a promise"
Louis banged his fist hard on his desk, sending his papers flying onto the
floor "I'll get him help then"
"Oh don't put yourself out or anything, I know you hate to break your
schedule!" Shane stormed out and slammed the door
"Calm down sweetie" I mopped Nicky's brow. He sat up trembling,
clutching
his chest. Panic shot through me, as he screamed out in agony.
I let go of his hand and rushed to the door "Don't leave me"
He gasped
"I'll be right back, I promise" I let my gaze linger on him
before leaving
him.
I raced down the corridor, banging on doors frantically. Doors flew open.
Kian rushed out. "What is it? What's happened!"
"Nicky. Come quick!" I dragged him before he could say another
word, he took
one look at Nicky and mumbled "Oh god. Keep him calm if you can. I'll
get
help"
He rushed off, and I was left to try and ease Nicky's pain, my heart ached as
he moaned out in pain. I felt useless as his face twisted with each moan.
All I could do was keep him warm, and pray for a miracle.
Tonya and Shane rushed in, she froze as she witnessed his pain. Having seen
it all before. "He'll be okay, he's just experiencing what they call
cold
turkey"
"How do you know?" I asked, not wanting to let Nicky just suffer
"I just do" She was reluctant to divulge any more information
"Stay with
him tonight. I've got him an appointment to see a drugs counsellor tomorrow.
It can only get better from here on"
"I hope you're right" I said as I stroked Nicky's tousled hair
"He's stopped now" Kian pointed out "For how
long?"
"He won't have a good night's sleep, that much I can tell you"
She said
quietly "He just has to take one day at a time. How did Louis take
it?"
"He wasn't happy. So I gave him an ultimatum"
"Which was?" Kian asked
"I told him that I'd walk out if he didn't put Nicky's health first"
I looked at him in surprise "You said that?"
He nodded. "Nic's my best mate. He's more important than schedules
and the
like"
Tonya squeezed his hand "He has all our support, he'll be just fine.
I can
feel it"
Mark and Bryan were sat in the hotel lobby, trying to come to terms with what
had happened
"This certainly explains his erratic behaviour" Bryan said
"Yes, and now I bet Caz will stay with him" Mark said glumly
"You don't think she should?"
"I just think she needs more than what he can give her. I don't know if
she's
strong enough to deal with all this"
"You know what you have to do then. Be her strength, be supportive. Be a
friend"
Mark sighed as he said the last words. "I can do that, everyone will
be
there for Nicky, but this will be so draining for Caz. Not to mention the
fact that he still is been unfaithful"
"That will end Mark, it all comes back to her, whoever she is. She
obviously
got him hooked onto drugs, changed his way of living, changed his heart. As
soon as he kicks the drugs, he can forget her"
"If he kicks them" Mark said solemnly
"He will. If you don't have faith in him, then he won't beat this. Are you
behind him on this or what?"
"You know I am. Even after the big rift, he's still my mate Bry. I want him
to beat this!"
"Then we have to make sure he does"
"Honey" Shane said as he laid in bed
"Hmm" Tonya snuggled up against him dreamily
"How did you know all that stuff about Nicky's condition?"
She sat up and looked into his eyes, she knew this would be the perfect
opportunity to tell him everything, But guilt chewed away at her insides, she
couldn't say anything
"I just assumed Shane, I don't know any more than you do"
"It didn't seem that way to me"
"Are you saying that I'm lying to you? Because if that's what you think,
then
tell me"
"Honey. I never said you were lying. However I can feel that you're keeping
something from me. Something that's maybe scaring you, am I right?"
"Nothing is scaring me, except the fragile state of Nicky, and you for
doubting me!" You're more right than you realise. She added silently
"I'm sorry" Shane sighed "The last thing I wanted is
for you to feel that
way. I won't mention it again"
She relaxed in his arms "It's okay, get some rest, we need as much
strength
as possible for tomorrow"
He smiled and kissed her goodnight, yet he felt that something wasn't quite
right, he hated doubting her, but it was all he could do at the moment
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