Chapter 35

“Uhh.. well…” Nick thought as he stood up off of the sofa, walking over to the front door to make sure it was lock and checked the security system, “Time for bed…”. He walked upstairs, half asleep and made his way to his room to see Samantha and Megan on his bed asleep.

“Damn… ain’t that sweet?” he thought as he grabbed a blanket and started to spread it out on the floor when Samantha looked up.

“Nick, what are you doing?” whispered Samantha as Nick looked back at her.

“Um going to sleep…” said Nick.

“On the floor? You’ve got like 5 other bedrooms..” said Samantha.

“I wanna sleep in here.” Said Nick, “Just to be on the safe side ya know…”

“Well don’t sleep on the floor, this bed is huge.” Said Samantha as Nick sighed.

“Yeah but Megan’s up there.” Said Nick.

“So..” said Samantha as Nick grabbed his pillow and put it back on the bed, “She’ll be between us, it’s okay.”

“Okay..” said Nick as he got into bed, laying down, looking over at Samantha, “Sam…”

“Yeah?” asked Samantha.

“Goodnight..” said Nick as he closed his eyes.

“Night..” said Samantha as she smiled and closed her eyes.

“Well good morning sleepy head..” said Samantha the next morning as Nick walked into the kitchen to see Samantha standing there at the bar and Megan in her little bouncy seat on the kitchen counter.

“Uhh hey…” said Nick stretching as he looked around, “What time is it?”

“Well I guess I shouldn’t say good morning because it’s almost noon.. I just gave Megan a bottle, it’s almost time for her nap.” Said Samantha.

“Oh..” said Nick as he walked over to Megan, “Ya know you didn’t wake me up once crying last night..”

“She didn’t? Funny she woke me up..” said Samantha laughing as Nick looked around.

“Oh well I guess I was sleeping heavy… haven’t had much sleep the past few days being so busy.” Said Nick.

“Yeah, um Kevin called.” Said Samantha as Nick looked over at her.

“Kev, saying what?” asked Nick.

“That they were all coming the day after tomorrow something about Howie taking me out to pamper me or something, I don’t know.. Anyway, and he wanted me to tell you that the new album beat Garth Brooks’ record already for selling so many copies in one week.” Said Samantha.

“Wow really? I knew we sold 500,000 in the first day.. but damn.” Said Nick smiling, “Oh well.. that’s cool.. so they are going to come?”

“Yes… and why am I being pampered?” asked Samantha.

“Cuz you deserve it.. your bruise looks better today…” said Nick as Samantha smiled.

“Yeah it’s going away, I’ve done gotten so use to bruises they leave pretty quickly now..” said Samantha as Nick looked away.

“Well.. get her to sleep and I’m gonna go change… and then we’re gonna wash your car.” Said Nick as Samantha looked confused, “Girl it’s dirty… need to be washed and it’ll give us something to do.”

“Okay..” said Samantha as Nick smiled and walked upstairs.

“Man have you washed this car since I gave it to ya?” asked Nick as they stood out back while Nick was scrubbing Samantha’s car with a sponge soaked with soap suds while Samantha held the water hose up on the car, wetting it.

“Yeah…” said Samantha as Nick took the hose from her and handed her a sponge.

“Here, there, get to cleaning’…” said Nick as Samantha looked around and looked back at the little monitor, “She’s alright if she goes to crying, you’ll hear her…”

“Yeah..” said Samantha as they were cleaning the car and Nick started to hum a melody, “What are you singing?”

“Oh nothing..” said Nick as he smiled and Samantha looked over at him and Nick accidentally wet his shirt with the water hose, “Shit..”

“Well take it off…….” Said Samantha in a flirty voice as Nick rolled his eyes.

“Yeah whatever..” said Nick as he took his shirt off and threw it over on the steps.

“You know what song I like?” asked Samantha.

“What?” asked Nick, “Let me guess.. Uhh… hell I don’t know.”

“I like that song by Jordan Knight, “Give It To you”. Said Samantha as Nick started to laugh.

“You say it’s been too long… since you had some… you say I turn you on…like a fire that’s burning inside” Samantha sung as Nick started to laugh, “you think I’m the one you see in your dreams… I know what you mean …yeah… its creepin around in my head me holding you down in my bed..You don’t have to say a word …I’m convinced you want this …”

“Go Sam go!” said Nick laughing as Samantha laughed.

“I like that song.” Said Samantha laughing as Nick started to sing the end of the song.

“I want to satisfy your every wish and mine… Baby, I know just what you need…. No one could ever do you like I do you right…” Nick sung as Samantha continued to laugh and he turned the water hose over on her.

“AH! Don’t wet me!” yelled Samantha as Nick started chasing her with the water hose, “Nick stop!”

“Oh but why??” asked Nick laughing as Samantha pulled the chord from him and he stood there soaking her with water as they started to fight over the hose when Nick looked up to see Jake standing there at the corner of the house and he stopped.

“What? Sore loser?” asked Samantha smiling as Nick stood there with his finger over the hole in the water hose so that the water shot up in the sky like it was raining.

“No…” said Nick smiling as he looked around, “You like the rain.. Here you go…”

“I like the rain…” said Samantha.

“So do I.” Said Nick as he looked over at the corner of the house.

“Yeah..” said Samantha as she noticed Nick looking at something and looked over to see Jake standing there, “Oh..”

“How the hell did you get in here?” asked Nick as he threw the water hose on the ground, “How’d you get in the gate?”

“It was open..” said Jake, “Sam are you okay?”

“Yeah I’m fine..” said Samantha as she moved the hair out of her face and noticed that she was soaked, “I’m fine.”

“You sure?” asked Jake.

“Yeah..” said Samantha.

“Yeah she’s fine, she’d be perfect if you hadn’t of done what you did..” said Nick as Jake gave him a dirty look.

“This is between my fiancée and me.. excuse you.” Said Jake as Nick looked around in shock.

“Are you talking to me? Um you’re on my property without permission, all I have to do is scream and the cops will be here.” Said Nick, “Or I can take care of the problem myself, either way.”

“Sam, do you want me to go?” asked Jake as Samantha looked down and over at Nick.

“Umm…” said Samantha as she looked back over at Jake, “Yeah.. leave. I’m fine, Megan’s fine, we’re fine, just go…”

“You sure?” asked Jake.

“Yes, I’m sure okay just go…” said Samantha.

“Yeah go Jake..” said Nick as he stood behind Samantha trying to act bad.

“I don’t like you and you keep your hands off of her.” Said Jake.

“He can put his hands anywhere he wants.” Said Samantha as Nick looked in shock.

“Fine.. just fine.. you’ll come back to me.. you’ll regret leaving me..” said Jake as he looked over at Nick who has a cheesy ass grin, and he turned around and walked off.

“That’s right, get your ass out of here.” Said Nick as Samantha turned around and faced him.

“If I’m here for you to keep me away from him, then why isn’t it working?” asked Samantha as Nick looked at her.

“It will.. I guess Mamey left it open when she came this morning, she came right?” asked Nick.

“The housekeeper.. yeah she came.” Said Samantha, “She thought Megan was yours.”

“Huh? You corrected her right?” asked Nick.

“Yeah..” said Samantha as she looked at Nick and he looked back at her. They just stood there looking at each other until finally Nick took the water hose, wetting her as she jumped again, “Damn you Nick. Stop!”

“Oh why?” asked Nick as Samantha tried to get the water hose from him and they were face to face, “Umm.. the car is clean.”

“Yeah..” said Samantha as Megan started crying through the little monitor, “Uh oh…” as she ran into the house to see about Megan as Nick stood there, washing the soap suds off of the car as he looked back over to the front of his house.

“Yeah… come back up here..” Nick thought as he walked over to turn the water off, “Damn it.. something might have happened if you hadn’t showed your ass up.. uhh…”

He threw the hose on the ground, walking into the house to see Samantha holding Megan there in the kitchen.

“Yeah.. it’s okay baby, I’m here… I was just outside playing in the water, that’s all…” said Samantha as Nick smiled.

“Didn’t you say she liked water?” asked Nick.

“Yeah she loves taking a bath.” Said Samantha smiling.

“We should get her back in the pool, they say baby’s can breathe underwater because something to do about when they’re in the mother’s stomach or something, don’t ask.. Kevin was watching The Learning Channel one night on the bus…” said Nick as Samantha laughed.

“You know, I know you don’t mean to but you always know how to stay stupid things like that and make me laugh.” Said Samantha as Nick looked around.

“I try..” said Nick smiling, “Can I say something and not make you feel awkward or anything?”

“Sure..” said Samantha, “You know you can tell me anything.”

“I like having you here… you and Megan, when I’m here, it’s always so empty but you’re here and she’s here, and it’s not, there’s actually some life here and I like it..” said Nick as Samantha smiled.

“Well.. one day you’re gonna meet a girl and you’re going to have that and have a family and everything and then this house won’t be all empty.” Said Samantha as Nick looked down and was about to say something when the phone ring, “Better get that.”

“Uh yeah..” said Nick as he answered the phone, “Hello?”

“Hey Nicky, what’s up? How’s Samantha?” asked Howie.

“Oh hey D… Nothing much, Sam’s fine.” Said Nick.

“Howie? Tell him I said hello..” said Samantha as she smiled and walked out.

“She sends her love.” Said Nick.

“Aww… she feeling better?” asked Howie.

“Yeah… just get her away from that ass long enough for her to realize…” said Nick as he paused.

“Realize what?” asked Howie.

“Realize what an asshole he is.” Said Nick as he rolled his eyes, “So what are you and Sam gonna do when you guys come over?”

“I thought about going and taking her to a spa there or something below Tampa, the one I sent my sisters and mom to for the day ya know.” Said Howie.

“Yeah.” Said Nick, “But I thought you were going to take her.”

“Guys can go too damn man been all tense about the new album, I’m in desperate need for a massage and I think Samantha could use one too.” Said Howie.

“Ya know D, that’s a good idea, maybe go and have a make over and get her nails done and all, just let the day be about her ya know? Make her feel good.” Said Nick, “Make her feel like she’s loved and all…”

“Umm.. don’t think that would be a problem there Nicky.” Said Howie, “Um yeah okay… so I’ll see you in a few days.”

“Alright, bye D.” said Nick as he hung up and stood there, “Damn Nick you gotta keep your mouth shut..”

“Shut about what?” asked Samantha as she walked back in and up to him, “Megan’s asleep again…. Wanna finish the car?” as Nick did a little crooked smiled out of the side of his mouth.

“Why not?” asked Nick, “It ain’t every day I get to see ya in a wet t-shirt…”

“Uhhh….” Said Samantha as she walked out the door and Nick started to laugh.