"No, not really," Ericka said, shaking her head. "The name is only familiar since a friend of mine knows him," she added, explaining the idea in her head.
Meanwhile, Shawn started to look eased. It seems that he was immediately tensed at the mere mention that Ericka could have known another man aside from him.
"Wow, I didn't think that my brother was that famous," Nick replied, chuckling to himself. "Well, I'm only hoping that that friend of yours is no other than a woman," he added, shaking his head from the side, a smile hinting away from his lips.
Since Shawn had been idly standing as his best friend and fianceé talking among themselves in front of him, he was starting to lose his patience.
His eyebrows twitched while staring at the two hard before he finally spoke.
"Guys, do you mind if we get inside?" Shawn said after a long while. He had been meanin
Meanwhile, Shawn who suddenly heard those words couldn't help but frown. His forehead was knitted into a thin line while his brows were furrowed."Why? What happened? Why have you ever left?"Ericka lifted her head slowly, meeting his eyes again. This time, she saw the concern in his eyes that she couldn't help but question.Why? Why is he being like this? She has always known this man as someone who did not care for her, someone who has longed betrayed her yet…Even before Ericka could find the right words to speak, the mood between the two of them ended when a man from behind their back spoke."Can I have a dance with this beautiful lady?" the man said, their eyes quickly turning towards a stature with a formal attire flashing in.It was none other than Nick who had the same smile across his lips from earlier.
"Y-Yes, that's her name." Upon hearing the man utter the name, she couldn't help but become dumbfounded. "How… Do you know her?" she asked afterwards, her eyes widening."Yes. I know her well," Nick replied. It was a mere coincidence that someone related to his girl was also the fianceé of his best friend. "What happened to her? How is she doing?" Nick said after a long while.His voice sounded raspy and he almost choked on his words while saying those. He can still feel pain from it."She died a few years ago."Immediately, his heart felt like it shattered into pieces when he heard those words. Is she telling lies? How is that possible?His knees suddenly weakened as though he lost his strength. Meanwhile, Ericks looked at her with a slight confusion on her face. Is something wrong with him?She tilted her head a little when s
"Carol has been dead for already few years." Nick was the one to break the news to his best friend as a slight feeling of pain flashing through his eyes loomed again. It was obvious that he was hurting from the inside, unable to contain the feelings inside of him.Upon hearing those words, Shawn just patted his friend's back. "I'm sorry to hear that," he mumbled."It's alright, Dude," Nick replied after letting out a bitter smile. "It might have been that we were really not meant to be."Ericka who was confused and speechless the whole time just stayed quiet on the sidelines. She was unable to keep up with the information she was receiving. It was obvious that Nick have loved her genuinely but if that's that case, why has Carol kept mentioning Nicki's name instead of Nick? Did Nicki and Carol had a relationship as well?However, even before she could open her mouth to speak, her thoughts were i
The waiter walked towards their direction with drinks on his tray. He swiftly stopped from their side and immediately, Nick grabbed onto a glass full of wine."Do you have a driver with you?" Shawn asked, lifting a glass of wine as well. He just wanted to make sure that his friend is safe from any accidents that may occur."Yes, bro, don't worry, I will not drive under the influence of alcohol," his best friend replied, he then takes a drink of his wine and puts it on the table."Good.""I don't want the same thing to happen again." Nick lowered his gaze on the floor as though he was reminded of something. His eyes were wavering as though something traumatic came up to his mind. "It was a nightmare and I don't know what to do every time I remember it," he meaningfully said.Meanwhile, Ericka who was silently listening this whole time just stayed quiet. She had no idea
"She asked me for space since it pained her badly. I know I was wrong so I just let her," Nick said. "However, we never had a formal break up so I still considered that we were still in a relationship until we went to Greece."At that point, Ericka just couldn't help but feel sorry for Nick and Carol. The two managed to build a relationship yet it crumbled due to miscommunication.The only person who can answer all those questions will be none other than his twin brother Nicki."Dude, I think we have to go now. It's starting to get late," Shawn interrupted, he then pointed towards his wrist watch after discovering that there won't be enough time to spend with Ericka's daughter."Oh yes, you mentioned it a few minutes ago," Nick retorted and they all laughed in unison. They managed to remember that they were already leaving when they stayed more for a few talks.After biddin
Just as they were nearing a left turn, Shawn's phone suddenly rang. It was vibrating inside his pocket that he couldn't help but turn his attention to the road and parked it near a stop."Excuse me," Shawn said turning to look at her. Once the car stopped, he grabbed onto his phone from his pocket and stared at him for a second.Who could that person be?"Hello Madison." Once Shawn put his phone on his ear and answered the call, he immediately mentioned the caller's name that made her turn her head towards the road.The man made sure to put the phone on speaker so that all doubts from his woman would disappear, although at the corner of his eyes, he can see the disinterest in her face as though she couldn't be bothered at all."Shawb, I need your help," the woman from the other side of the phone said.Ericka, who was listening secretly
On the other hand, Shawn who was staring at the disappearing silhouette of the woman just shook his head and then crossed his arms.He can't help but get irritated at her stubborness. She became so hard-headed ever since she came back from running away. She also keeps pushing him away and starting fights that he couldn't understand why. Did he ever do something to her?However, despite all the things he has been noticing with his fianceé, he can't just deny nor demand her to act the way he wants, knowing that she have gone through a lot and she might not be saying anything about her circumstance.All he could do was to support her every decision including the baby he saw two years ago.His eyes closed for a second as he remembers the scene playing in his head.It was one time when he accidentally saw her on the streets. Her father Mr. Holmes and him were
Immediately, the moment Shawn realized what was happening, he roughly pulled the woman away from him, breaking the kiss midway.He stared at her with a disgusted look on her face followed by his forehead creasing."Are you insane?" he said, almost shouting in disdain. "What are you doing?" he added, not realizing why this woman would do it in the first place.The woman looked at him with a surprised look but before Shawn could continue to react, the door to the car suddenly flew open and a silhouette came inside."Ericka," Shawn called out. He was surprised that this woman suddenly came inside his vehicle making the whole place awkward.Quickly, the woman takes a seat in the backseat and just shuts the door to the car."Good thing you went to pick up my sister and left me," Ericka said. There was something in her tone that shows how di