My New Best Friend CH 6

Seth woke up with Gia in his arms, he looked around the room they were in and realized where he was. He was in the room Taggert provided them to stay in. It really was small, they needed a place of their own and soon. He would have to look for a job today, he wondered if a town like this would be hiring a bartender or a DJ. Those were the only two things he was trained for. Seth rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. Last night had been a rough night; Gia woke up crying twice during the night. It was something she hadn’t done since they were young. But ever since her mother died Gia had been having a really hard time sleeping. But he would rock her and sooth her until she calmed down and then fall back asleep. Even when she was asleep it was a restless one. Seth gently removed himself from underneath Gia and got out of bed. He walked over to the small shower and got in. He stepped out of the shower and went to grab some clothes to wear. He put on his black jeans and found a gray sweater to wear. He quickly spiked his dark hair and put on his back shoes. Going over to Gia he knelt down in front of the bed. “Hey, Gia.” He said as he lightly shook her. She groaned as her eyes fluttered open. “Red, what time is it?” Gia asked groggily. Seth glanced over at the clock. “9:00am.” He said smiling. Gia stretched her arms, knowing it was a perfectly acceptable time to get up. “You look good.” She said smiling. “Thank you, I’m going to go find a job today.” Seth said proudly. Gia grunted. “I suppose I should do that too.” Gia said thoughtfully. Gia had done some modeling in Brooklyn, that’s how she paid for her car. But the city was not short of models so she also had to waitress at a club out there. She had no idea what she would do now that she moved. “Well good luck.” Gia said giving him a kiss. Seth thanked her, grabbed his leather jacket and left.

Gia was dressed in a short denim skirt and black top. She had on a pair of black knee-high boots and her hair was let down, with thin long braids swinging freely as she made her way down the stairs of the brownstone. She was grateful that her brother left a note saying he had left for work already, so she wouldn’t have to deal with him. Gia looked in her brother’s kitchen for something to eat, coming up empty. She took note of what a bachelor her brother was. She needed to move out of here quick. Seth had spent about an hour last night researching the local bus station, familiarizing him self with the schedule. Gia felt so bad that he had to sell his Jeep so that they would have some extra money for the trip. Flo had left Gia a huge amount of money when she died but she wouldn’t receive it until she was 25. So money was not going to just come her way, Gia realized that she needed to go out and look for work, but she was so hungry. She grabbed some cash from her bag and stuck it in her purse and headed for Kelly’s to get something to eat.

Nikolas sat at his usual table at Kelly’s and like always was surrounded by a pile of books. He had a report due in two days so he really needed to cram. “Here Nikolas.” Liz said as she placed his third cup of coffee down on his table. “Thanks Liz.” Nik said briefly before returning to his work. “Nikolas, maybe you should take a little brake? You’ve been here since 6:00 when I got here. You know we let you in early so that you can study but you’ve been working none stop.” Liz said. Nik looked up at her and smiled. “I’m fine, really I just really need to get this done. Thanks for the coffee.” Nik said and then looked down again. Liz sighed and went back to work behind the counter.

Seth walked into the classy looking club with his head held high and a smile on his face. He walked up to the man behind the bar and cleared his throat. “Hi there, I was wondering if I could speak to your employer?” Seth asked confidently. “Sure, wait right here and I’ll go get her.” He said. The man disappeared behind a door in the back. Moments later, a well-dressed blond woman came walking out. “Hello, Carly Corinthos, how can I help you?” She asked politely. “Hi my name is Seth and I just moved to town, it’s nice to meet you.” Seth said holding his hand out, witch Carly accepted and shook. “Nice to meet you too.” She said. “I was wondering if you have any jobs available right now? Like I said I’m new in town, I’m in need of a job. I bartend and I have some experience with DJing.” Seth said. Carly considered him for a while. “You know we have a lot of help, but I like you so I’ll come up with something. Would you like to step into my office where we can talk about it?” Carly asked. Seth grinned and nodded his head yes. “That would be great.” He said as he fallowed Carly into her office.

Nikolas was reading when all of the sodden he felt something brush up against his cheek. He looked up in shock to see Gia sitting next him; he felt a tingle on his cheek where she kissed it. He couldn’t help but smile at her. “Hey cutie, what are you doing?” Gia asked as she leaned over the table to observe the books scattered everywhere. “Uh, just studying for a project I have for school.” Nik said. “Do you have a job prince?” Gia asked. Nik was confused by her question. “Yes..” He said slowly. “Where do you work?” Gia asked. “I work for a record company called L&B, mostly PR stuff. Why?” Nik asked. “I need a job.” Gia sighed. Nik nodded his head. “Well you can have mine.” Nik said. “Really? That sounds so cool! I would love to work in the music industry!” Gia said getting excited. “No Gia I was kidding.” Nik said before she could say any more. Gia frowned. “I’m sorry.” Nik said. “Well I need to find something.” Gia said as she rested her head on her hands.

Liz came up to Gia and smiled. “Hi Gia, you know what? Nikolas is really busy right now and really doesn’t have time to talk to anyone. He’s probably too polite to say anything to you but I’m sure he doesn’t need to be bothered by you right now. How about I get you breakfast and you can go eat at another table?” Liz said. Gia was shocked, was this girl for real? She was pissed when she looked over at Nik and he didn’t say anything. Turning to Liz, she glared up at her. “You know, I think that’s probably the rudest and most condescending thing anyone’s ever said to me, and I’m from Brooklyn.” Gia said angrily. She looked over at Nikolas who continued to say nothing; in fact he wasn’t even looking at her anymore. He was looking down. “But obviously you’re right, Nikolas doesn’t want to talk to me. You know I think I will go but not because you said to, but because I’m obviously not wanted here. So screw you and this stupid diner Elizabeth!” Gia said and turned and walked out. Nik jumped up from his table and went after her.

Nik started to run after her but Liz grabbed hold of his arm to stop him. “Nikolas, you just got through telling me how you don’t need any distractions right now. Gia will only complicate things more. Just let her go.” Liz said. Nik slowly nodded his head. He needed to make Gia realize that she couldn’t be a part of his life and if it meant being mean then that’s what he had to do.

“Believe what you want Nikolas but you need me in your life and eventually, you will understand just how much.” Gia said to no one when she stepped out of Kelly’s. She sighed and walked off.