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Chapter 14 - Mom

Overdose - Chapter 14

-Nico-

"Have you heard from Alex?" I ask as Taylor places a cup of coffee in front of me. She frowns, "No. I don't have any contact information for him. My fault though, I should have asked when I hired him. I might be the worst boss in the history of bosses." I chuckle, "you're a great boss but a terrible hiring manager." She hits my arm gently.

It's been a week and a couple of days since I last saw him. I haven't stopped thinking about him and I have this strange feeling that something may have happened to him. I keep hoping I'll run into him but so far that hasn't happened. He did tell me to stay away from him though I'm not sure he meant it. He didn't look like he truly believed his words but then again, I could be wrong.

As I drove home that night, I kept thinking about what he told me. Maybe I should have said more than I'm sorry, I should have told him that what happened doesn't mean he's broken or unworthy of love. Instead, guilt wrapped itself around my vocal cords leaving me speechless.

"What did you do to him, Nicholas?" Taylor probes before taking a seat next to me. Nothing.

"I'm not sure, maybe I scared him," I turn to the window and stare out to Taylor's garden. "That was a joke Nicky, I don't think you did anything wrong. Alex seems like he's dealing with a lot, so I don't believe it's you," She smiles comfortingly. He's dealing with more than you think.

"I hope he's okay," I mumble but it's more to myself than Taylor. "Me too, I actually like having him around."

I remain quiet and continue to stare out of the window. The sun has just started to set, and the sky has crafted a colorful display of yellows, pinks, and purples. I've thought about going to his house or calling his dad to see if he's okay, but I figured that would be creepy, so I haven't. I'm sure when he told me to stay away from him, he also meant to stay away from his house and not contact his father.

"Daniel comes back tomorrow," Taylor says suddenly.

"Okay," I answer dryly. I have a feeling I'll never be able to escape Daniel. Maybe because I'm friends with his sister but we always seem to cross paths just when I think I've finally closed that chapter of my life. "Do you remember when you two first started dating and he tried to introduce you to our parents at one in the morning?" She laughs hysterically. That's because we were both high on cocaine. "Yep," I enunciate, uncaringly.

"Come on Nicky, I know you don't like him anymore, but I just wish you guys could be friends again. Then we could go out for drinks like we used to..." She swoons before throwing herself on my shoulder. "I don't drink. And you want to take him out to drink after he just left rehab?" I ask, raising my eyebrow. She chuckles, "Virgin drinks do exist Nicky."

"I'll pass but you two have fun," I say, standing and grabbing my bag. "You never really told me what he did that makes you hate him so much..." She quizzes cautiously. "I don't hate him. I don't hate anyone..." That's a lie. There's one person on that list and that person is a stranger to me. "Then why do you avoid him like he has a contagious disease," She frowns. Daniel is a contagious disease. Anytime he's around, I catch him, and I behave out of my normal. I can't keep doing that.

"I'm not avoiding him. If I were, I would have moved out of the country and changed my name. Anyway, I got to go," I say quickly before walking to the door. "Where are you going?" She asks curiously. "Hospital, Regina is getting out today and I told Carter I'd be there," I explain before waving bye to her.

I chuckle to myself at the thought of me leaving the country to get away from Daniel. Even then, I'm sure we'd still run into each other.

-Paul-