| Chapter 5: I awoke with the touch of Nick's arms around me. I quietly and slowly moved out of his bed. I went downstairs and noticed Brian sitting on the couch. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "Paige, we need to talk. Look, I love you." Brian softly spoke. "I know you love me Brian! You're my best friend and you love me as a friend." I stated. "No Paige. I really love you. More than a friend." he replied, staying calm. "What!?" I exclaimed. "Look, you are my best friend and we can't be more than that. I do love you but-" I was interrupted by Brian's kiss. Nick saw us and came racing towards us. "What are you doing with my girlfriend!" Nick yelled, pulling Brian off of me. "You're my best friend! You should know better than that!" Nick raised his hand but was stopped by me. "Nick! Don't hurt him! He didn't know we were together." I brought Nick's hand down and we slowly walked to the couch and sat down. "Brian, maybe its time for you to leave." Brian slowly got up and walked out the door. "Nick! What came over you?" "I'm sorry. I just got angry when I saw him kissing you. I love you and I don't want to lose you." I was about to answer that but instead I raced to the bathroom and threw up. Minutes later, Nick was seated next to me. "Are you okay?" Nick asked. "Yeah. I guess. Could you help me downstairs?" I weakily got up and fell but was caught by Nick. He picked me up, brought me downstairs, and laid me on the couch. "Do you want me to get you anything?" Nick questioned. "No, I just need my rest." I tiredly stated. I slwoly closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep. I awoke a few hours later to find nobody home. I slowly got up and dragged myself into the kitchen. I found a note from Nick on the counter and it read: Paige~ I had to go help get things set up for our upcoming tour. I'll call you around 5 pm. Love, Nick I looked at the clock and it read 4:45. I went upstairs, took a shower and changed. I heard the phone ring so I picked it up. "Nick?" I excitedly asked. "I told you! I'm your boyfriend, not that fucker." I heard a click and the line went dead. I dropped the phone and raced downstairs. I locked the windows and the doors and closed the blinds. I sat on the couch and started thinking. Should I tell Nick that Jason called again? No. No, he doesn't need to protect me. It'll fly over. I know Jason. Just then the phone rang and it startled me. "H-Hello?" I studdered. "Hey babe! Are you okay?" Nick asked. "Oh hi honey! I'm fine. The phone scared me." I replied. "Well, Paige, I have to fly to California for dance rehearsals. If you are going to come with you need to pack tonight because our plane leaves in three hours. I'm on my way home right now." he explained. "I think I'll just stay home." I answered. "Are you sure?" I just don't want Jason pulling anything while I'm gone." Nick said. "Honey, I'll be fine. Trust me." I lied. "Okay. I trust you. I'll see you in a little bit." "Okay. Bye." "Bye." I hung up the phone and laid on the couch. I'm hoping I chose the right thing to do, I thought. I turned on the TV to MTV. They were showing a rerun of TRL. "The number one video for today is... "Drowning" by the Backstreet Boys!" Carson said from inside the TV. Of course! The Backstreet Boys are always number one, I thought to myself. I heard the door open and I was surprised when Brian walked in with Nick. I thought Nick was still mad from this morning. I got off the couch and walked over to Nick. It felt good to be in his arms. "Hey baby." Nick responded to my hug. "I gotta go upstairs and pack. Give Brian some company. He seems really sad and I think its because of this morning." Nick whispered into my ear. "Of course I will. You go get packing." I replied. I watched as Nick disappeared up the stairs and down the hall. "Paige?" Brian started. "I think maybe we need to talk." I turned around and caught Brian's eyes. "Yes we do. Look Brian, I love you but as a friend. I'm in love with Nick and we're together. I'm really sorry." I apologized. "I didn't mean to put this on you so quickly. I should've known you guys were together. Nick only talks about you. Don't ever lose him." Brian replied. I got up and wrapped my arms around him. "Thank you for understanding Rok. Can we still be friends?" "Of course." He smiled and I smiled back. Moments later Nick came down the stairs with his suitcase. "I'll give you guys a ride to the airport." I grabbed my keys and we walked out of the house. We jumped into my car and headed to the airport. 04 + Home + 06 |