Chapter 13
"What's wrong?" She just shook her head. "OK, come here." He stood up and held out his hand. When she took it he pulled her to her feet. Then he picked her up like he had the night before, went over to a bench and sat down with her sitting on his lap. He cradled her like a baby. She had her arms around his neck and her face buried in his shoulder. She started to cry all over again. "Want to tell me what's wrong?" She nodded. He didn't know why she had suddenly broken down. It had been two weeks since she had caught Matt cheating on her. She thought she was over it but obviously she wasn't. This was what she had planned to tell BJ the night before. She was going to tell Nick later but it looked like he would get the info first. She hadn't even told him that she was going out with Matt. BJ knew that she had been dating him, which was why she was going to tell her first. This was going to be hard and knowing how protective he was of her he would want to rip Matt's head off. Lord knew she almost had. When she had calmed down a little, she took a deep breath and began, "About three months ago I started to go out with this guy named Matt." "He was really sweet and caring, and he loved to joke around" When she put it like that he sounded a lot like Nick. "Anyways, things were going great. He was a total gentleman. Never tried anything, never pressured my into anything." "Sounds like a great guy" "I thought so too, that is until two weeks ago when I went to a movie with Catie and Shayne" (Catie and Shayne are her closest friends in California. Nick had met them before, while visiting Megan in California). She started to cry again. "What happened? Did he hit you? What did he do?" Nick was getting angry. She could feel him tense up. His arms tightened protectively around her. "Nick, he cheated on me. He was at the movies with another girl. I saw them kissing and ran out. He saw me run out of the theatre and ran after me." "He tried to explain, but I wouldn't let him, I didn't want to know. I broke it off there in the parking lot. I was screaming at him at the top of my lungs and people were staring at us, but I didn't care. He tried to hold me, calm me down, but I just yelled louder. I didn't want him to touch me." She smiled a little though her tears. "I don't think I've ever used that many cuss words in a five-minute period. Catie finally got me in the car and I cried the whole way home." She looked up at Nick. "I really liked him. That was the longest I have ever had a relationship, the closest I have ever let any guy get to me, besides you of course." He was rocking her back and forth. They were the only people in the park. "I don’t think I could let another guy get as close to me as you have." He kissed the top of her head. "I mean what it says on the necklace, you are my best friend. Just don't tell BJ though." "I won’t tell BJ if you wont tell Brian, but you're my best friend, too. I can tell you anything and not be afraid that you'll laugh at me. I can talk to you about girls and you'll give their point of view. I just can't do that with the guys. They aren't very good at the point of view part." "I should hope not, if they were they'd have a lot of explaining to do." She smiled through her tears and Nick laughed a little. Then he became serious again. "I don't remember you telling me about this Matt guy, why did you wait 'til now to tell me? And when you caught him cheating on you why didn't you call me. I would have gone up to see you." "I wanted to see how it would work out without Big Brother Nick. Not very well obviously, but you won't always be there to protect me. I never told him about you. I told him my mom lived in Florida and that I spent half the year here" "Why didn't you tell him about us?" "It just never became a topic of conversation. I never mentioned that I had a 17 year-old neighbor that had taken on the job of being my big brother. In addition to some male friends that also like playing big bro." "I also chose not to tell him that they would more that likely would come up and kick the crap out of him if he tried anything. He was scared enough of Shayne." "And when I caught him cheating you were in Europe, doing promotions. I called the house, but the only thing I talked to was the machine. I called your cell phone but it was off, or something, 'cause no one answered. Believe me if I had gotten a hold of you that night you would be scared to get near me. I was really pissed. I scared the crap out of poor Catie. They would have been able to hear me yelling over the phone in the next city on your tour. " "Even if I was in Europe I would have hopped on the next flight to the States and would have been at your house within 24 hours of getting your phone call. I would have called off the tour. And I don't think I could be scared to get near you. And, yes, I will always be around to protect you. You’re like my little sister. You’re my best friend." "No, Nick you wont. What happens when you get a girlfriend and she gets jealous of our friendship? You'll resent me and it will get even worse when you DO find Mrs. Nickolas Gene Carter, because your spouse is suppose to be your best friend of the opposite sex. And I have a feeling that our friendship isn’t going away anytime in the near future" "There is no way I'm going to let a girlfriend get in the way of our friendship, and the person I marry, if I marry, will have to understand that you are a part of my life and nothing is going to change that. She will have to understand that if she really loves me that she wouldn't get in the way of the one friendship that I have kept since I was 6." "What do you mean, IF? Nick, I don't think you'll have a problem convincing the girl you want, to marry you. And what if she doesn't understand? I couldn't live with myself if I was the reason you never got married. I couldn't stand to see you that unhappy." "Well if she can't understand then it wasn’t meant to be. I would much rather have you as a friend and never get married then to lose your friendship because the woman I love doesn't understand that you aren't going to go away. And what makes you think that your boyfriends and eventually your husband wont resent me? Guys get jealous, too ya know." "Yeah, well we wont have to worry about the boyfriend thing for a while 'cause I am taking a break from dating, and I am not getting married." "WHAT?! Not because of me I hope!" "Don't flatter yourself, buddy. I just have this fear of coming home early after a meeting and finding my husband in bed with another woman. I just don’t want to get hurt again. And I have five big brothers and a best friend. What would I need a husband for? I have enough men in my life I don't need another one." "A husband would always be there for you, I mean you yourself said that I wouldn't always be around to protect you." "And you said you would be! I just don't see myself ever getting married, that's all!" She was getting upset again. He held her closer and let her cry some more. When the sobs had subsided Nick looked at his watch. Oh, crap! he thought, It's 4:45. We need to get home for Meg's party! "Um, Meggie?" "Yeah, Nicky", she answered as she wiped her eyes. "You ready to go home?" "Yeah I guess." She started to get up, but he wouldn't let her. Instead he stood up, with her still in his arms, and walked to the car. As he did this, a 17 year-old girl walked past the park and saw Nick carrying Megan. I wish my boyfriend would do that for me. They look like they belong together, I hope they're happy. She watched as he carefully placed Megan in the passenger seat, buckled her seat belt and kissed her on the cheek. Then he went around to the driver’s side and jumped in the car, turned the key and pulled out of the parking lot. She is one lucky girl, he seems like a sweet guy. They were quiet all the way home. Ten minutes later, when they pulled into the driveway Megan broke the silence. "So I guess I'll have to tell everyone that I have actually witnessed you being quiet for more then ten seconds." He looked at her and smiled. She was back to her good-humoured self. He was relived, she wouldn't be depressed at the party.Back to.......
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