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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Take the kids and go home.”
“I can’t Nick. You see, I need to work, and so do you. And, I can’t leave two five year olds by themselves,” I crossed my arms as I replied, letting the sarcasm come through.
“You’re kidding!” I glanced behind Nick to look at Terri.
“Sorry, didn’t mean to intrude on your fun there. Nick does have to play the daddy role.”
“You bitch! You did that on purpose! You…” she snarled at me.
“Terri, shut it. My kids, I’ll take care of it,” Nick told her, giving her a look before looking at me.
“Nick, there is no taking care of it. I have to work, you have to work, and no one can watch the kids. I know you can put two and two together.” Nick glared at the rest of his friends, who were all snickering. He grabbed my wrist and quickly hauled me to the opposite side of the stage. “Nick, let me go,” I muttered, trying hard to yank my wrist out of his grasp.
“I don’t want the twins here. You, I don’t care, just please don’t work in things like that,” Nick said as he eyed her up and down, causing her to smirk slightly.
“I don’t have that kind of money to have a baby sitter. And what is wrong with my outfit?”
“Yet you can get tattoos?” He ignored my question! What a jackass!
“Gifts, from your bad boy buddy over there.” Nicks grip tightened as he sent Age a glare at her comment. “You’re hurting me.” With a frustrated sigh, he released my wrist. He walked over to Terri, sliding his arm along her waist. I let them take a few steps before I spoke again. “Nick, don’t be a jackass to your kids because of me. They adore you, and you know that!”
“I wouldn’t have to be a jackass if they’re mom wasn’t such a bitch!” AJ quickly grabbed Nick’s arm, stopping the couple once more. “What, AJ?”
“Don’t get all pissed off at her because she works. Or, did you forget that’s one of the reasons you fell for her?” Nick glanced over at AJ and rolled his eyes at AJ’s question, but Terri, who was watching the whole exchange, did see the truth behind that statement and she could tell that Nick still loved Resa, although how deeply, she wasn’t sure. But, they were divorced, and Nick was hers. And in no way was Terri giving him up.
“Why don’t you go wait in the limo, baby? I need to wrap this up and than say hi to the kids, alright?” Nick asked Terri as he leaned down and gave her a brief kiss on her forehead.
“Right, this is going to be a hoot.”
“Terri, don’t start,” Nick told her. She smiled, as she stood on tip toe and pressed her whole body against Nick’s, her mouth devouring his. I turned around, shocked to see the display, and it cut me to the core. Once Terri was done, she smirked at Alex, and walked away. “Let everyone know, AJ, including my ex wife, I love Terri. She’s the one I’m with, the one I want to marry,” Nick told everyone, but geared his comment more towards AJ. AJ shrugged, letting Nick take a step away before he asked the question he’d been dying for.
“So, you won’t mind me asking Resa for a date?” Nick froze; his heart pounding as he heard the question from AJ. He slowly turned and shrugged his shoulders at AJ.
“Like you need my permission now? She’s not my wife anymore, so, please knock yourself out,” Nick tossed out, trying hard to show that he didn’t care.
“Just making sure man, ‘cause, ya know, I don’t need you to be a dick because I can show her a thing or two that your young ass never could.” Anger flashed through Nick’s body, yet he didn’t know why. If Resa wanted to get mixed up with AJ, fine, let ‘em have at each other. Nick watched as AJ slipped his arm around Resa’s waist, said something that made her laughed and dipped her backwards. He rolled his eyes again and walked outside to the buses.
~*~*~*
“You’re not worried are you?” I glanced up and smiled at Kevin.
“About the upcoming tour? Never,” I told the green eye cutie of the group.
“No, not that. Nick and he’s girlfriend.”
“Kevin, you’re the wise one, how is that you can’t make him see how unhappy you all are with her?”
“It’s not our choice,” Kevin answered the question in his laid back way, offering a small shrug with it.
“Your right, nor is it mine. Nick made it plain as day that he wanted nothing to do with me like that. We remained, semi decent friends, but it’s really only for the sake of the kids. There will never be another man in my life whom I love like that. Wish I could explain what it is about him.”
“So would the rest of us.” I laughed at Kevin and gathered my bag, hiking it over my shoulder.
“If Terri makes him happy, than let it go. If she doesn’t, than worry about it,” I told him.
“Why did you change?” I stopped walking and paused as Kevin’s question hit me right in the gut. That was going to be the epic question, I knew it.
“Because I don’t think Terri makes him happy. Nick is young, even though he got married and had kids, and didn’t do to bad a job raising them. But he’s not stupid, or rather, he does have his moments. I think Terri blinded him. I think she found a loop hole and exploited it,” I said, being careful and mindful of my words but still expressing my true feelings.
“And you plan on doing what, exactly?” I turned to him and smirked, the same one I learned from my ex-husband.
“I plan on seducing on my husband back to me.”
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Terri stomped her foot as she slammed her phone shut, the talk with Julie upsetting her greatly. She knew that Nick was really out of her realm, so what the hell was keeping him here? With her? When he so badly wanted to be with his ex wife? Terri was not a fool, she saw the band that was on his hand again. Damn it! She knew she should have pawned it when she had the damn chance. She ground her teeth as she started pacing the room, her plans starting to unwind.“Not yet! He can’t go. I refuse to let him go. I just have…got to speed up my plans.” She did a quick turn around and flew to her room, looking at the pills. “If Nick wants to leave, fine. But I will be damn sure that I am taking him for everything he has. He will be stuck with me for the rest of his life.” She read the instructions than grabbed the laptop, logging onto the net. &ld
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I paused, slowly swallowing, wishing I could make the simple connection between that woman and Terri. Yet, to my knowledge, no one had a clue. I cleared my throat and then placed a hand on each twin’s arm, looking at Nick.“We better go. I’m not getting them involved in this.” That snapped Julie back to attention and her eyes narrowed.“Does Terri know about this little outing?”“You know what Julie, not everything that I do has to be cleared by her, no matter what you, OR SHE, might think. Sorry. I have a life of my own and kids to take care of. Now, excuse me, I got to pay for these.” He held up the two outfits and we blew past her, her jaw dropping. Gosh, if it wasn’t Terri ruining a perfectly good and fun day, than it was her little goons or friends. I rolled my eyes as I followed Nick and the kids, stepping off to the side when he took out
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“But you have always said that you liked when woman wear your clothes. You said you found it sexy. And being that I felt so bad, it was comforting to be in your clothes.”“First of all, not every piece of clothing that’s mine on a woman is sexy. Second of all, I really don’t need you getting your sick germs all over the clothes that I wear. I can’t afford to be getting sick, thank you.” Nick stormed into the room, quickly followed by Terri.“Wait just a damn minute. You leave me when I need you and than I can’t wear your clothes.”“Uh, hello, I have a job to do! It’s not like I can sit here and cater to your every need right now.” She tilted her head and than strolled over to him, running her hands up his stomach and his chest.“You know, they say that sex can help get rid of colds.”“Not happening tonight.
