For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse

~~~~~Chapter Fourteen ~~~~


"Jess?"

Nick stuck his head in the door and pulled the surgical mask off his face.

"Nick?" Jessica lifted her tear stained face to look up at her boyfriend in disbelief. "Is that you? You really came?"

"I really came." Nick flashed her a bright smile and closed the door securely before walking over to sit beside Jessica on the bed. "I missed you so much." He leaned over to kiss her cheek, frowning when she pulled away from him.

"Everyone told me you wouldn�t come to see me, that you didn�t care." Jessica pulled her hands out of Nick�s grasp.

"Kevin wouldn�t LET me come." Nick protested. "I snuck over here with Eddie. No one knows I�m here." He tried to kiss her again, but she ducked her head away.

"You hurt me." Jessica told him quietly. "I was pregnant. With your baby."

"I know." Nick pulled his legs up on the bed and stretched out beside her. Jessica had no choice but to lay close to him. She would have fallen to the floor otherwise. Nick wrapped his arm around her waist to pull her closer and lifted her face to his with his other hand.

"I love you, Jess. I just got upset. You make me so crazy. When I saw you enjoying yourself with AJ, so much, it drove me nuts. I didn�t know what I was doing." Nick ran his thumb across her lips and then kissed her tenderly. "I love you."

Jessica squirmed slightly and Nick moaned as she moved her body against his. "I don�t know, Nick. What you did to me..."

"Don�t remember that, remember this." Nick pushed his hips into her. Jessica couldn�t help but notice his obvious excitement.

"Heather told me.." Jessica began.

"Heather is a bitch." Nick spat out. "Don�t believe a word she tells you. She�s mad because I�m with you. She always thought she could get me back. But I don�t want the thieving liar back. What did she tell you?"

"She told me she still loved you." Jessica said thoughtfully, not knowing who to believe now.

"See?" Nick pumped his hips against her again, smirking at the look of desire that swept across Jessica�s face as he did so.

"Please come back with me. I need you with me. I need you." Nick stared into her eyes, hoping he looked sincere.

"Nick..."

"I love you Jessica. It won�t happen again. I just got mad, went nuts for a little bit. I love you."

Nick bent his head and kissed her passionately, running his tongue around her lips. Jessica moaned and relaxed into his arms. This felt so good. She knew they were good together. They had more good times than bad together. He deserved a second chance.

"Get the hell off of her!"

Nick jumped off the bed in shock at the sound of the shout, landing awkwardly, twisting one of his ankles. He winced in pain and sat back down beside Jessica.

"Nick?" Kevin moved closer and yanked the surgical cap off Nick�s head. "What are you doing here?"

Just then, Eddie scrambled in the door, breathless from his run. "Nick, Kevin�s on his way...oh...he�s...sorry..." Eddie slunk back out the door, looking at Nick apologetically as he went.

"Asshole." Nick muttered as he shook his head.

"Answer me! What are you doing here? I told you to stay away from Jessica! Haven�t you done enough to her?"

"You can�t keep me away from my girlfriend!"

"I can when you try to kill her!"

"I didn�t kill her!"

"No, you just killed your baby!"

Jessica put her hands over her ears and yelled out. "Nick! Kevin! Stop it now! Both of you!"

The two men looked at her in surprise, shocked into silence.

"I�m getting released today. I�m still not feeling one hundred percent, but I know I am thinking clearly." Jessica paused and took Kevin�s hand. "I can�t thank you enough for all you have done for me, your concern, your care. But I�m going back with Nick."

Kevin�s mouth dropped open and he held her hand tighter.

"But Jessica, he...you...you can�t be serious!"

"I love him Kevin. He made a mistake. Wouldn�t you want another chance if you had made a mistake?"

Kevin nodded glumly. "His mistake took your child away from you, you know?"

"I know." Jessica looked towards Nick fondly. "Once we work things out, maybe we can try again."

Nick beamed a smile at her and threw his arm around her shoulder.

"I�ll be alright Kevin, Nick knows he did wrong."

Kevin looked over to Nick, frowning at the triumphant grin plastered on his face. "I hope so, for his sake." He stood and headed for the door. "I guess I�ll see you back at the hotel."

Jessica nodded and waved. "Thank you Kevin, I mean it, for everything."

The last thing he saw as he closed the door was Nick laying Jessica back down and smothering her lips with another kiss.

"She�s going back with him, right Chief?"

Kevin looked across the hall to Carlos, who was holding Jessica�s backpack out to him.

"Yeah, she�s giving him a second chance." Kevin sneered at the closed door.

"You think he deserves it?"

"Hell no!"

"Then he�ll probably mess up again. Maybe the next time she will smarten up and see what an asshole he really is to her." Carlos mused.

"If she�s not dead the next time."


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