CHAPTER 10 - FAMILY EMERGENCY

NICOLE'S POV

I woke up very early as usual, hoping that I will catch Shelly or her minions in the bathroom but unfortunately for me, they were stepping out just as I was going in. It's been such an hassle to catch her alone but it fine, I will be patient.

Who knows, I might even be lucky today, I mean today is Sunday and it's still visiting day and according to my knowledge, Shelly had her guest yesterday. Which means she will be in the cell today and I might just have her alone.

"You should get ready, Peter might come today." I pointed out when I noticed that she has not made any attempt to actually look good like she likes to.

"I don't think so, he hasn't been here in weeks, so what makes today different."

Well today is different because I asked Mike to look for him and bring him here and I am positive that he will come but if he doesn't, that means something is horribly wrong.

"Just have faith." I don't want to give her all the details or raise her hope because I might be wrong about him being done with the relationship, he might actually be in trouble or something. I want her to be surprised when he shows up...

"Don't worry, I am fine. If he shows up, I will see him like this. It's not like there is something I can actually do in here that will make me look pretty, besides I don't think that he is coming." She said while sounding defeated.

I decided not to press her any further, it's obvious that she's not in a good mood and I don't blame her. Peter is the reason that she loves weekend so much and she looks forward to it all week, so it's understandable that she's not happy... I just hope that Mike was able to find him because if Peter doesn't show up today, then I will have to call Mike again using the general phone and I really don't want to.

I waited impatiently for when the guest can start arriving, so that I can go after Shelly, I need to teach her a lesson that she will never forget and today is the best day. To her, she thinks that she has gotten away with what she did to me but I will take her unaware like what she did with me but unlike her, there won't be witnesses.

"Benedict 84..." I was so excited when the guards came to call Ruth, that means Peter is here. "And Kingston 42, come with me." She called my name after a brief pause and it's so unexpected. "You have a guest."

I'm not expecting anyone, the only person that has visited me here is Asher and he didn't show up yesterday, so I just assumed that I will see him on Thursday. I really want to stay back in the cell, I have plans for Shelly and there is no better time than now.

"Do you think it's Peter?" Ruth asked as we made our way to the visiting area.

"Of course its Peter, I asked my contact yesterday to look for him and bring him here. So yes it's definitely Peter, I just wanted to surprise you."

"Thanks so much Nicole, you are a great friend." She said excitedly and I am happy for her but all I can think of right now is how I have missed my opportunity with Shelly because of this unexpected visit.

"You are welcome." I wanted to tell her not to get too excited because I have a feeling that the reason he has been avoiding her is because he is done with their relationship but I won't be the one to break it to her, he owes her an explanation.

"He is here, he is really here. I love you, see you later." She said excitedly before running over to him. Peter is actually not looking bad but the look on his face shows that he will rather be anywhere else than here.

The visiting area is not too crowded today, just a few families here, so it wasn't difficult for me to notice Asher. I smiled at him when he noticed me, I am actually very happy that he is here, although all I wanted to do today is to deal with Shelly but I guess I can do that some other time.

"Hi my handsome hot doctor." I said flirtatiously the moment I got to the table.

"Hi trouble maker, how are you?" He asked while smiling at me.

"I'm better now that you are here." I said truthfully, this actually feels better than chasing after Shelly.

"That's what I was hoping to achieve, I missed you."

"I missed you too, doctor hot lips." His lips are actually hot and I would have loved to kiss him all day long but I can't. Fuck, this place sucks in some aspects.

Hehehe, he laughed. His laughter is so deep and soothing and I can listen to him laugh all day long. "You are so funny." He is fucking perfect but I guess that I can never really enjoy him as long as I am in here.

"And you are so handsome and edible." I pointed out and he started looking around.

Honestly, I enjoy flirting with him and getting him nervous and all bored.

"You can't say or do that here, we are being watched."

"Okay I will stop, so why didn't you show up yesterday?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, I didn't know you were expecting me." He said teasingly as he put his elbow on the table between us.

"I wasn't expecting you." I said shyly.

I don't even understand myself sometimes, I am a boss lady but somehow, he makes me shy, nervous and even anxious around him... It's crazy how he gets this reactions from me without even trying.

"Well if you say so, anyways I wanted to come but I had a family emergency and I had to come today instead." His mood suddenly changed after mentioning family emergency, I wonder what happened.

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, it's nothing serious. I already handled it, don't worry... So, you were about to tell me about you baby before they took you away." He pointed out, obviously trying to change the topic.

It's obvious that he is bothered about something and he doesn't want to talk about it, which is okay but it's moments like this that makes me wish that I am free and not locked up here. I mean there are so many things I can do to cheer him up if only I was outside and not here, maybe I can still do something though, there is actually nothing Mike can't handle for me.

"Yeah that's true, well I lied. I don't have a child yet, although I got pregnant six years ago when that incident happened but I didn't keep it." I hate thinking or talking about the robbery and rape incident but I guess I can't escape talking about it.

Aborting the pregnancy was the hardest decision of my life, I was young, devastated, confused and alone but one thing I was sure of is that I can't take over my father's company and take care of myself, my brother and a baby all by myself.

"I am so sorry love for everything that happened to you and everything you had to go through because of what happened, I know it's not easy." Honestly, it was very traumatizing and I had to wear my big girl's pants and move on but deep down, I am a fucking mess.

"It's fine, it's all in the past. I am over it, six years is a long time." I lied and I don't even know why but it just feels right.

I don't want or need his sympathy, I am not over what happened and I don't know if I can ever be over it. I mean how can I move on when the evil mastermind and the leader of the group is walking freely like nothing happened. Maybe he is having fun, going on trips and even hurting more innocent families, I can't have peace until I see him and watch him take his last breath.

"Okay but why did you lie about having a baby?" I'm am still figuring out the answer too, it just felt right at that moment.

"I don't know, maybe I was nervous or something. Everything was moving so fast between us and it's so unusual, so I panicked."

"It's fine, I understand."

We spent the rest of the day talking about fun things, asking questions and getting to know each other better till it was time for them to leave... Having a visitor is fun and nice but saying goodbye is just so difficult.

"I will see you on Thursday my hot doctor." I winked at him just as I got up.

"I love you my trouble maker." I have never been in love and I have never had a boyfriend before, so hearing him say that he loves me is really sweet. "Before I forget, I don't want to have to visit you in the infirmary this time, so be fucking careful." It's cute that he is worried about me but this week, Shelly is the one visiting the infirmary.

"I will and..." I paused and stared at him a little longer. "I love you too." I left him standing there and as I walked away, I can feel him staring at me.