I just looked at Cameron, as I took the thermometer out of my mouth and he asked, �Why would she listen to you about marrying me or not?�
�Why would she listen to you about who to be friends with?� Nickolas asked in return.
�Butter Cup, don�t.� He looked at me. �I ain�t in the mood for this.� I looked at the thermometer.
�What is it?� Nickolas asked.
�102.5.�
�You should be resting,� Cameron said.
�I am. What are you doing here? Most importantly, how�d you get this address?�
�I stopped by �BG� to take you to lunch and Shakira said you called off sick. I found the address on your desk.�
�Well you had no right coming here. I never gave you the address for a reason.� My head was pounding even harder now and just made everything worse.
�This is Gabi�s house,� Nickolas said lying for me. �She wants it private and didn�t want you to have the address for a reason.�
�She�s going to be home any minute. If she sees you here she�s going to flip out�on me. I promised I wouldn�t give anyone the address. Now go before she comes home.�
�Come with me and I�ll take care of you,� Cameron said walking over to me.
�No. I�m staying here on my damn couch where I�m nice and comfortable.� I sneezed and Frack laid beside me.
�No wonder you�re sick,� Cameron said. �You got these�.mutts.�
�They�re not mutts,� Nickolas corrected him. �They�re pugs.� He grinned and looked at me.
�Are they yours?� Cameron asked me.
�Yes.�
�Well I hope you don�t plan on bringing them with into our new house,� Cameron said.
�Why not?� Nickolas and I asked together.
�They�re dirty,� Cameron replied and Frick growled. �Just like babies.�
�Why don�t you go? Before I say something I�ll regret.�
�Then you come with me,� Cameron said.
�No; I�m staying right here on this sofa.�
�Alright; fine, because I ain�t going to fight. Are you eating though?�
�Yes.�
�Taking your medicine?�
�Yes.�
�Ok; I�ll call you later.�
�I won�t be waiting.� He went to kiss me and I turned my head so he got my cheek instead.
�I�ll see ya.�
�Yeah.�
�Nick.�
�Cameron,� Nickolas said. Cameron walked out and a couple seconds later I heard the front door shut. I sighed and winced in pain. �Are you all right, Sugar Bear?�
�My heads just killing me.�
�Should I draw ya a warm bath?�
�I can�t even move from this couch let alone climb into the bathtub. I�m fine right here.� I yawned.
�You tell me what I got to do for you not to marry that guy and I�ll do it. No questions asked.� I looked at him.
�Can I sleep on it a couple days? Please?�
�I guess so.�
�Good.� I gave him a little grin and closed my eyes.
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�Nickolas�
I sat on the chair and watched Evangelique, as she slept. I still had that feeling inside me. That feeling of love I have for her. The greatest feeling in my entire life. I wanted to tell her, but I didn�t and don�t know how. She was getting married and my best friend on top of it. She probably doesn�t feel the same way anyway. I had no idea what to do. I was always told to share my feelings and not hold them back, but this was different. Evangelique was my best friend and I fell in love with her. I wasn�t supposed to fall in love with her. We promised each other we wouldn�t fall in love with one another, but I broke that promise. It was all because of one night together that shouldn�t have happened. It was too late now. It happened and couldn�t be undone. A night of ecstasy can change everything between two people. I hated it, but loved it at the same time.
I looked at my watch and heard, �Nick.� I looked back at Evangelique and she was looking at me. I walked over and knelt in front of her.
�How do ya feel?� She just looked at me. I checked her forehead and got the thermometer. �You�re really hot.� She started coughing and moaned. �Put this under your tongue.� She did as I requested and closed her eyes. �Maybe you should go to the doctor.� She opened her eyes. �Sugar Bear, you�re a lot warmer than earlier. If your temperature�s any higher I�m taking you. No arguments either.� She just looked at me. �I want the woman I�� I stopped myself before I said anything else and she looked at me interested. �I just want my best friend healthy.� I smiled. �You�re getting married in a month and you should be healthy.� She left out a sigh and looked away. Of course I took that as another sign that she didn�t want to marry this guy. Not that I blamed her, because the guy�s a jerk. If I was her I wouldn�t want to marry him either. All she had to do was tell me what I got to do so she doesn�t marry him. The thermometer beeped and I took it from her mouth, looking at it. �106.1.� She looked at me. �I�m taking you to the hospital.�
�I�m fine, Nicky.�
�Don�t argue.� I picked her up, blankets and all. I walked to the front door and the dogs followed. �Get back.� I got the door open and the two pugs tried to get out. I kicked them back inside and got the door closed.
�They just want to go next door and see their brothers.�
�Well we ain�t going next door. We�re going to the hospital.� I walked to my car and got her in the passenger side. I walked around and got in myself. I started it up and started driving.
�You don�t have to do this.�
�How else are you going to get there?�
�I was fine on the couch.�
�Well I want you healthy.�
�Why?�
�Because you�re my best friend and I care about you.� I looked at her and she gave a little smile. I gave her a little smile in return and looked back at the road. Evangelique coughed and moaned. �Are you all right?�
�I just got a little pain in my chest that�s all.�
�Well I�m taking you to the doctor and we�ll get you all better�for your walk down the aisle.� She sighed again.
�Nicky, I don�t know if I�m making the right decision.� I didn�t say anything. �CJ�s a nice guy�well he can be a nice guy, but I don�t know if he�s marriage material for me. What do you think? You know me best.�
�What do I think? I think you should rest and we can talk about this later when you�re feeling better.� She sighed, but didn�t say anything. What exactly did she want me to say? I already told her over and over I didn�t like him and she was making a mistake. I wanted to tell her not to marry him, but she�d probably just get mad. And telling her I love her was out of the question. It�d definitely change everything between us and I didn�t want that. I definitely didn�t have a clue of what to do.
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