"God, its so quiet," Meg commented as she entered the apartment. AJ was right behind her and flicked on the light as he entered. He was about to say something when he heard Meg scream.
"What is it babe?" he asked as he turned around. His eyes were filled with a horrifying sight. Melissa was slumped on the floor out cold with an empty bottle of liquor by her side and it looked as if she wasn't breathing.
"OMG! Mel! OMG! She's not breathing!" Meg screamed frantically.
AJ knelt down by Melissa and searched for a pulse. There was one. It was faint but there. "I got a faint pulse! She's alive but I need to call 911 as fast as possible!"
"OK," Meg told him as she ran into the kitchen to call.
Damn, AJ thought. What the fuck did Nick say to her to make her drink herself to near death?
Nick was driving his date, Sabrina home. They had met about a week ago at a club and Sabrina definitely had a thing for Nick although Nick wasn't quite sure if the feeling was mutual.
When they reached her house Sabrina stopped to turn and look at him. "I had an awesome time tonight," she said giving him a sexy look and leaning over ever so slightly so her long black hair brushed his shoulder and her short black skirt hiked up showing quite a bit of her legs.
"Yea me too," Nick told her, trying to sound more enthused than he really was.
"That's good," Sabrina told him as she lightly scratched her fingernails on the back of his neck. "I'm not making you uncomfortable am I?"
"No, not at all," he told her as her hands moved down to his shoulders, beginning to massage them.
"Relax," she told him as she continued massaging. "You're so tense."
"Sorry. I guess I just have a lot on my mind."
"Oh, I see. I know what that's like. Well, I guess I'll just have to help you forget all your problems," and before Nick could protest Sabrina had slid closer to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him hard on the mouth.
Nick kissed back but without much emotion. All he could think of was that Melissa kissed so much better than Sabrina. While Sabrina's kisses were harsh and urgent, Melissa's were always soft and delicate. Melissa's kisses always tasted so sweet while now Sabrina's kisses tasted like a dirty ashtray.
Before he knew it Sabrina had pulled him down on top of her and started to undo the buttons on his shirt. It was then that Nick realized what an asshole he had been. He would so rather be with Melissa right now then be mauled by Sabrina. He pulled back quickly.
"What's the matter?" Sabrina asked him.
"I shouldn't be doing this right now. I-"
"It's OK if you're trying to be a gentleman. Tonight I give you permission to be as naughty as you want with me," Sabrina interrupted with a seductive tone.
"Look, I've got somewhere else I got to be now," he told her quickly as he practically pushed her out of the car.
"What the fuck is your problem?" she could hear her yell as he sped away. As soon as he got a few blocks away from her house he took his cell phone out and tried calling Melissa. No answer. Shit! he thought. Then he tried calling AJ. Again no answer. Where the fuck was everyone? It was then he finally realized he had voice mail. When he played the message it was AJ saying, "Where the hell are you man? I hope you're having fun on your date because your ex-girlfriend was just taken to the hospital for passing out after having God knows how many drinks! Amazing that it happens right after you left her house. I suggest you get your ass over here A.S.A.P. if you want to live!"
Shit! Nick thought as he made a U- turn and started driving frantically towards the hospital.
When he finally arrived he heard AJ say, "Well, look what the cat dragged in!"
"I just want to know what the fuck you said to my sister!" Meg yelled at him angrily.
Just then a doctor approached them. "I have news about Melissa."
"Yes?" Meg asked trembling.
"I have some good news and bad news. Melissa has consumed a lot of alcohol in her system but we've managed to pump it all out of her stomach."
"So, she's going to be ok?" Meg asked.
"Basically although I do have some bad news Melissa was pregnant right?"
Why are you asking me? Meg thought. You're the freakin doctor. "Umm yea," she answered as she turned to look at Nick who looked half shocked, stunned, and confused.
"Well, all that alcohol in her system caused her to lose the baby."
"What baby?" Nick asked obviously completely lost.
"Yours," Meg told him.
"How come I'm the last one to know about this? I'm so confused!"
The doctor gave them a weird look but continued on. "I understand that Melissa is also blind."
"That's right Meg confirmed.
"Did your old doctor mention laser surgery to clear up the blindness?"
"Yes, but he said not to do it because it was very undependable."
"I'd like to make you an offer. Right now we are experimenting with this kind of surgery. How about if we try it on Melissa with no guarantees?"
Meg looked at Nick and AJ questionably. "It can't hurt," AJ told her.
"Mel told me she'd do anything to see again," Nick added still in shock.
"OK, we'll do it," Meg told the doctor, hoping they had made the right decision.