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It Has Always Been You - Chapter 13 - Nick In Denial
Welcome sunshine! On this morning Nick was feeling delighted, perky, happy, full of life. He was grinning waking up, thinking of the events that had happened last night between Mikael and Drake. It gave him a sense of energy to last throughout the day. He was so full of himself and every step he takes, his walk was bouncier than ever.
He was to meet with Amy today for couple-time', as suggested by her. If he had the choice he'd rather have couple-time' with Mikael or just stay at home thinking of ways to get Mikael back. But he could not do that. No matter what, Amy was still his girlfriend. And as much as he wanted to spend his time with Mikael, he still had to give time to Amy.
All this would not have happened if not for Mikael urging him to pursue Amy when he found out that he liked her. She was one of the popular girls in school, sure to have many boys that tried to court her. Mikael was the one who said kind words to her in regards to Nick, as Amy was his friend.
He looked at the time. It showed 9:00AM. He better get ready as they were supposed to meet in town at 10:00AM. He wore what he thought was appropriate for the day as he wanted to look good for her. So he had on black Levi's 501 jeans, blue flannel shirt and blue Vans. Looking at himself in the mirror for one last time, he set his hair proper and left the house.
They had decided to meet in front of a sandwich shop to have breakfast there. She was already standing in front of the shop wearing a pencil black skirt top with loose cutting flowery dress that was quite transparent as everyone around could see her bra. He did not like it at all. But she was so self-confident that she did not consider his opinion on the matter at all.
Ever since he dated Amy, he had known her as brazen, overly confident, self absorbed, yet beautiful. She could be a bit clingy at times and Nick sometimes felt suffocated. She would be dangling from his arm like a monkey from a tree branch...hehe.
They were having breakfast, a couple of sandwiches, a club sandwich for Nick and a Tuna Decker for Amy and both drinking latte. The conversation at the table was rather mundane with Amy doing most of the talking. Nick tried to be a good boyfriend and just listened to her. Amy was talking and talking that she did not notice how quiet Nick had become. She did not even notice how many times Nick had rolled his eyes.
At that moment Nick was thinking about what he had done to his guy, Mikael. He was not really sure what he wanted from Mikael. Was it friendship that he had lost or something more personal? He still wanted them to be mates again and as far as he was concerned they had somehow been drifting apart after the fighting incident and with Drake in Mikael's life.
Nick wondered if he was jealous of their relationship or something else. And with the look of things yesterday, they're cracked in that relationship. It brought a smile to Nick's face.
Once in a while, he looked at Amy who was still talking and nodded his head as though he heard and agreed with what she was saying. But for sure, he did not understand most of what was being said.
Finally, Nick heard silence around the table. No more chirping of Amy's voice. The silence was a pleasant sound for once. He slowly looked up and saw Amy staring at him with a frown on her face.
"What?" Nick asked her.
"Are you alright? You seem to be lost in space and for the last 15 minutes you have not said a single word to me. Your silence does bother me a bit." Amy tried to get an answer from him.
"Eh, nothing... I was listening to you, alright?" Nick stuttered. "Well if you're done, shall we go off towards the cinema for our movie?" Nick quickly suggested the move before Amy could say anything.
During the whole time courting each other, there were times where they would be lovey-dovey, giving each other kisses and occasional hugs. They also had gone all the way with sex. Was it their best moment as a couple? Maybe for Amy, but not so much for Nick. Ever since he knew how Mikael felt towards him, he had been thinking deeply of the things Mikael said to him. He was shocked? Yes; Angry? Not so much; Disgusted? Not at all. All the mean things he did and said to Mikael were just an act. He had to maintain his reputation of being a straight guy and was not sure if he ever intended to give the wrong signals to Mikael. He was just being a best mate.
Amy and Nick had strolled along the pathway, passing a lot of shops and boutiques. She would pull Nick into some shops for a look around, without ever intending to buy anything and it frustrated Nick. He did not see the point of doing it. For now, he just wanted to reach the cinema and watch the bloody damn show and have some peace and quiet.
When they reached the cinema, Nick, without wasting more time, went to the counter, bought the tickets, pulled Amy to the snack counter and bought her a pack of popcorn and a drink. Then into the theatre, pick their seat and plunked into them.
Amy was flabbergasted with the way Nick was acting. She was not sure why he was in such a hurry and what she notices most is that they seldom talked with each other on this date. It's more her talking and him listening. Yeah, they do hold hands while walking with Nick sometimes kissing her on the forehead. It's more of an action rather passion. He seems like he wants this date to end as fast as possible. She wanted to confront Nick, but she holds back as she did not want to ruin the date.
In the theatre, they sit down with their fingers intertwined with each other. Occasionally digging in the bag of popcorn to eat and drink the soda. Amy took the opportunity to lean her head on Nick shoulder and gently rubbing Nick arm with her free hand. Nick never reacted to any of this and just stared straight at the screen, watching the show.
Nick actually felt uncomfortable with all the clingy closeness and touching. He wanted to push Amy away, but he knew it wasn't the right thing to do. He did not want to spoil the night out, but he felt so... hmm.
His mind right now was on Mikael. He wanted to call him couple of times. He wanted to hear his voice. He wanted to do so many things with him... but... Amy... hmm.
No matter what, for tonight he had to give Amy his full attention so as to not have her suspect anything was wrong. So he did the next best thing. He lifts his arm and held around Amy's shoulder to pull her closer to him and kiss her cheek lightly and then concentrate back on the movie.
After the movies, they went for a romantic dinner at a restaurant nearby the theatre. Then they headed home to Amy's place. Entering the house, she immediately pulled Nick in for a kiss. It gets deeper with time with their tongues colliding to amplify the kiss. Slowly they made their way to Amy's bedroom without stopping the kiss. They entered and went for the bed.
Amy's parents were not around at the moment. They were out for a dinner themselves. Lying on the bed, Amy began to explore Nick's body with her hands. And Nick was doing the same with cupping her breasts with his hands. Amy began to part their kiss and went for Nick's neck, kissing it every so often. But when Amy wanted to unbutton Nick's pants, he suddenly stopped her and pulled away from her. She was shocked in disbelief by his action. She went near him to try again. Yet he still pushed her away.
"Amy, please stop! Sorry, I can't do it." Nick said almost pleading with her.
"But why, Nick? Did I do something wrong?" Amy's eyes began to water and at any moment, tears were sure to fall down.
"Sorry Amy. I am just tired. Please? Can we do it some other time, but not today?" Nick was not really sure what he was saying. How can he reject her? She was his girlfriend after all and this is not the first time they ever did it. Why?
He and Amy knew the night had been ruined. He slowly stands up to leave. Amy seeing Nick walking away, rushed to him to hug him. He looked at her, gave her a long passionate kiss while mouthing the word sorry and left the house.
Nick could not believe he did this to Amy. He was not sure what had happened. All the time he spent with Amy, his mind was distracted... MIKAEL!
He could not block Mikael out of his thoughts. It got stronger every day without him realizing it. He had to make a decision... Amy or Mikael? Hmm...
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