Dakota just got back from a two week trip to New York. She opened the front door to the house she shared with Nickolas and put her suitcases by the parlor entrance then went into the kitchen to find something to eat. She hadn�t eaten anything since the night before she left New York and she was starving. She walked over to the stove and lifted the lid off the pot that was sitting there. She looked inside and saw that is was spaghetti. Wonder how long that was sitting there, she thought to herself and chuckled. She touched the side of the pot and seen that it was still warm. He must�ve just made it. She got a plate from the cupboard and put some spaghetti on it. She got a glass of milk also and picked up the stuff and walked from the kitchen. She stepped from the kitchen and heard a moan come from the parlor. She shook her head and grinned.
�Freaking hog can�t wait for me,� she said out loud to herself, as she continued walking to the parlor. She walked into the parlor saying, �Hey, Nicky, I�m home now so you can�� She trailed off, as she stared at what was in front of her on the sofa.
�Oh, God, Nick, I love you so much,� the girl moaned out.
�I love you too, Baby� Nickolas said, as the tears went down Dakota�s cheeks. The plate and glass crashed to the floor and Nickolas and the girl he was with looked. �Kota!� Nickolas jumped up and covered himself with the blanket.
�Oh my God!� Dakota said through tears.
�Um�I can explain.�
�You bastard!�
�Let me explain.� He walked over to her.
�Explain what? The fact that you�re a sick fucking bastard?� She slapped him across the face and ran out.
�DJ!� He ran after her and followed her outside to her car. �DJ! Wait!�
�Leave me the hell alone you sick fuck.� She got in her car and sped off. Dakota drove the twenty minutes to Nickolas� parent�s house with that image in her head. When she got there she sat in the car a few minutes crying. About ten minutes went by before she got out and slowly walked to the front door. She went to knock on the door just as it opened and she saw Jane standing there. Dakota hugged her and cried into her shoulder.
�Sweetie, what�s wrong?� Jane asked and Dakota just cried. Jane led her inside and to the parlor where the rest of the family was sitting. �Here sit down.� Dakota sat on the sofa between Leslie and Bobbie Jean and leaned forward putting her face in her hands still crying.
�What happened?� Robert asked.
�I don�t know,� Jane said sitting in front of her on the stand. �DJ, Honey, what happened?� She continued crying. �Something happen with Nick?�
�He�s a lying cheating bastard,� Dakota said through tears. �And I hate him.�
�What�d he do?� Robert asked.
�The one thing he promised he wouldn�t,� Dakota said, as Aaron walked into the room.
�Hey guys,� Aaron said, but they kept their attention on Dakota. �Hey, DJ, your back, Nick will be happy.� He smiled and Dakota glared at him through her crying eyes. �What�s wrong?�
�Your brother�s a dick, Aaron,� Dakota said. �I was just too stupid to realize it.�
�What happened?� Bobbie Jean asked.
�He was with another girl,� Dakota said.
�What?� everyone asked shocked and Jane added, �What do ya mean he was with another girl?�
�Just what I said,� Dakota said.
�In what kind of way?� Aaron asked.
�Banging her on our damn couch,� Dakota snapped. �Why else would I be this pissed? It was just like the dream I kept having.�
�I�m sure it�s not that bad,� Jane said.
�Of course not,� Dakota said getting up. �They just said they loved each other, but everything will be fine.� They looked at her, as she sat in the empty chair.
�Who was she?� Angel asked.
�How the hell should I know?� Dakota rebutted. �I didn�t catch her name. I was so damn stupid to believe he actually cared about me. No one does.� They looked at each other and stayed silent for a few minutes and Nickolas walked in. They all looked at Nickolas, but Dakota, as he stood in the doorway. Aaron glared at his brother and shook his head.
�DJ,� Nickolas said breaking the silence and she looked up slowly. They looked at each other then Dakota looked away. �Let�s talk please.�
�I have nothing to say to you,� Dakota said getting up. She walked from the room and Nickolas followed her.
�Dakota, please. I�m sorry.�
�Just leave me alone, Nick.� She went out the door and he continued following her.
�I love you and you know that.�
�Oh so you just tell girls you sleep with that ya love them, huh? Is that it? I can�t believe how stupid I was to believe you. You lied to me the past two years and I didn�t see it until now.�
�I never lied to you.�
�Don�t give me that shit, Carter. You promised and assured me that the dream would not come true and it was just a lie. You said you loved me and that turns out to be just a lie. Everything you ever said to me and done for me was just a lie. Us making love was just a lie. I can�t believe I wasted my first time on you when I could�ve wasted it on someone else.�
�The past two years was not a lie and that�s the God�s honest truth. I would never hurt you.� Dakota chuckled disgustedly, as the others walked onto the porch. �I wouldn�t do that to you.� Dakota continued to chuckle disgustedly and before Nickolas could say anything else Dakota punched him in the face, knocking him off balance and he fell to the ground. The others ran off the porch and over to them. Aaron and his sisters pushed Dakota away from Nickolas, as their dad helped him up off the ground.
�You�re a lying fucking bastard, Carter, and I never want to see you again!�
�DJ, calm down,� Aaron said.
�Why should I?� Dakota asked. �I just seen him banging another girl and yet he has the nerve to say he would never hurt me. I hate you, Carter.� She freed herself from Aaron and the girls and got in her car.
�DJ!� Nickolas yelled, as she sped off yet again. �DJ!�
�What the hell did you just do?� Aaron asked and Nickolas looked at him. �Wasn�t ruining things between me and MyKenna good enough for you? So you had to go and ruin it with DJ also?�
�Shut the hell up,� Nickolas snapped, as he got into his car and drove off after Dakota.
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