My New Best Friend CH 10

Warning! This chapter is very intense and may be hard for some to read. It was difficult for me to write so this is a warning that you might not want to read it. I’m putting it in because I want to explain why Gia is the way she is. If you don’t want to read it, basically it talks about the abuse Gia endured when she was young.

CH 10 

Nikolas sat at the table in his kitchen studying for a test he had coming up. He was grateful that Gia and Seth were out at the moment, in the little time that his new tenants had lived there, they had made themselves right at home. For the most part, they stayed out of his way, but Gia was begging to be a distraction from his studies and he really needed to get some work done. He talked to Seth about it and he agreed to take Gia out for the afternoon so that he could get some studying done. After getting a couple of hours of work done, he heard the front door open. Gia walked in, by herself. “Hey what’s up?” She asked. “Oh I uh, I’ve just been studying.” Nik said rubbing the back of his neck. “Where’s Seth?” He asked. “Oh Carly called and she wants him to work tonight, they’re swamped right now. Carly said that he could just crash at her house, so I guess it’s just going to be you and me pal.” Gia said with a smile. Great, Nik thought. “Oh, Seth said to say sorry?” Gia said shrugging. She walked around the table and came up behind him. Nik closed his eyes when he felt her hands on his shoulders. Gia began to massage him, kneading the tense muscles until they softened. Her fingers rubbed in circles up his neck. Nik’s breathing became slow, inhaling in and the slowly pushing out of his mouth as he let his tension slip away. He moaned when Gia reached a particularly tense muscle and rubbed it deeply. His heart began to pound as he felt Gia’s face at his shoulder. “Does that feel good?” She whispered in his ear. Nik’s eyes shot open. This was going to far. He reached up and grabbed her hands, holding them within his. “Gia, I really have to get this done. Thank you, that felt really good but do you think you can find something else to do?” Nik asked. Nik felt her hands abruptly pull out of his hold. “Yeah, I know about your deal with Seth, I’ll get out of your way.” Gia said walking around him. “Gia.” Nik said. “No really I understand your busy, I’m just going to get changed for bed and watch TV for a while.” Gia said. Nik nodded his head and watched her leave.

Nik looked up when he heard Gia pad downstairs. She was wearing practically nothing. She always walked around half naked. Well so did Seth for that matter but it was different with Gia. He watched as her long mocha legs moved towards him, her white cotton shorts were so short Nik almost thought they were underwear. Her white tank top clung to her skin, her navel was clearly revealed between her shirt and her “shorts”. Nik’s throat tightened as she neared, he could see her erect nipples through her thin shirt. She stopped in the doorway and smiled at him. “You don’t mind me watching TV do you?” She asked. Nikolas’ lips were parted as he looked at her. His eyes roaming all the way down her body and then back up to her beautiful face. “Nikolas? Hello?” Gia said raising her eyebrows. She held in a laugh at the look on his face. “Oh, I uh sorry, what was that?” He stumbled. Gia smiled. “Will I be in the way if I watch TV?” She asked again. “No go ahead, that’s fine.” Nik said when he pulled himself together. Gia nodded as he smiled at her, she turned around and walked out, never seeing his mouth drop at the sight of her beautiful backside that was practically hanging out of her shorts.

After sitting there numb, thinking about Gia, Nik went to work on his homework. When he looked up at the clock he was shocked to see that it was 2:16 in the morning. He stood up and stretched his arms and made his way to the stairs. He noticed that the TV was still on; he walked over and began to shut it off. He nearly jumped out of his skin when Gia reached out and touched his arm. Turning around abruptly he looked at her in shock. “Gia, what are you doing up?” He asked breathlessly. Gia looked down. “I was watching TV.” She said softly. “What could possibly be on at 2:00 in the morning?” He asked. Gia said nothing. Nik sat down in the space on the couch next to her. “Gia, what’s wrong?” Nik asked. “Well Seth isn’t here and I didn’t want you to have to worry about my nightmares so I thought that I just wouldn’t go to sleep.” Gia said not looking at him. “Gia.” Nik said softly as he gently turned her face to meet his gaze. “You can talk to me.” He said. Gia’s eyebrows knitted. “Talk to you? Nikolas you don’t want to listen to my problems, you don’t have time. Plus you hate me.” Gia said shaking her head. Nik’s heart sank; he couldn’t believe she thought he hated her. Nik grabbed her hands and looked into her eyes. “Gia I don’t hate you, you’re my friend and I want to help you. Please talk to me.” Nik said touching her face lightly. Gia flashed him a weak smile before sighing and laying her head against his chest. She began to tell him about her childhood.

Nik cried with her as she told her story, holding her tightly. “How can a man be so sick?” Nik asked. “I don’t know, I didn’t think he was at first, no one did. But the minute my mom was gone, he would completely change. He would get drunk, at first when he started hitting me; I thought that was the end of my life, that my stepfather hated me. But when he started getting weird, wanting me to sit on his lap, or touching my legs. At first I thought he changed, I thought he was starting to love me. But then I realized what he was doing was not appropriate and it made me feel dirty. When I got older I would spend a lot of nights at Seth’s house, but I couldn’t every night. My mom wouldn’t let me.” Gia said as tears rolled down her face. “So what are the dreams about?” Nik asked gently. Gia sighed and began to tell him her dream.

If I could just keep my eyes closed, maybe he’ll think I’m asleep? That was the thought that was going through Gia’s mind. It was the same thought she had every time it happened, in her dreams or in reality. Her nine-year-old hands clutched onto her blanket as she lay still, so still that her chest rising and falling was the only indication that she was alive. She could hear the door creek and the pounding of his footsteps as he approached her bed. Gia’s chest began to contract faster as she felt him come near her. She almost stopped breathing when she felt his hand touch her cheek. “Gia.” He said softly. Gia continued to pretend to be asleep. “Gia you can’t fool me, I know you’re awake. Your mother is working late and you know what that means.” He said as his hands moved down her arm. Tears began to slowly make their way down her cheeks but her eyes remained shut. As his hands touched her, she tried to do what Seth told her to do, to pretend to be someplace else. But as his hands traveled lower down her body, her eyes opened as her legs began to squirm. “Please don’t, I want my mama.” Gia pleaded. Jeff laughed at her, mock cackles escaping from his mouth as his weight pressed into her. “Stop laughing at me I want my mama.” Gia cried, as his hands were just about to reach the spot that made her cringe, her mom came in the room. “Mama, please help me. Please!” She begged. Her mother started to walk towards her with her arms open, but she suddenly vanished into thin air. “No! Don’t go, please don’t go mama!” Gia cried. Jeff continued to laugh as he continued with his abuse as Gia screamed, tears pouring down her face.

“I always wake up screaming until I feel safe in Seth’s arms.” Gia said in a light whimper. “Oh Gia, why didn’t anyone ever stop him?” Nik asked. “He told me that if I ever told my mom or my brother that he would kill me.” Gia said. Nik gasped lightly. “Gia I don’t know what to say to you, I’m so sorry that that happened to you.” Nik said wiping the tears from her eyes as tears poured out of his own. “You don’t have to say anything Nikolas, I just, need someone to hold me. I’m so tiered I just want to go to sleep, but I can’t.” Gia cried. “Shh.” Nik whispered as he held her, pulling back slightly Nik pushed some of the braids that were in her face back as he looked down at her. She was in his arms as she lay next to him on the couch. “I’ll protect you Gia, I promise you that nothing bad will happen to you while I’m around. You can go to sleep baby, I’ll make sure to scare the monsters away.” Nik whispered. He slowly brought his head down; Gia could feel his warm breath on her face. He looked down at her, her eyes looked so sad as they searched his face. He brought his lips down to meet hers in a soft kiss, he felt her return his kiss as her lips worked his. No kiss had never felt this way for Nik, there was something magical that coursed through his body as their lips connected. They pulled apart and Gia nestled herself in his strong arm. Nik’s hand lazily stroked her smooth shoulder as he slowly closed his eyes. “Thank you.” Gia said softly before drifting off into sleep.