Frozen Heart

Chapter 37 ~ "I Missed You"

Nik

What a messed up week. School felt like a vacation from the mess that was my life at home. I still didn't have a clue where Sasha was, mom was still a mess and Alex and I were baring the brunt of it.

Everyday I begged Alex to tell me where Sasha was, I really missed her and I wanted to talk to her about Grace. I'd kept her in the dark about my relationship and she hadn't told me about Nate either. I thought we could talk about it a bit and then I could invite her to meet Grace today.

But Alex forced me to stop asking. He insisted that Sasha wanted to be left alone for right now and I tried to respect it. My parents had been pressing Alex and I for information like you wouldn't believe. They figured one of us must know something and they wouldn't give up. 

My parents needed to let Sasha feel her way when it came to coming back home. Especially my father who had been a mess, moping around the house, watching videos of us skating when we were kids. Even when Sasha came back he'd need to leave her alone, dad clearly loved Sasha in this twisted-up, demented way. I think it broke him to see her run and part of me felt glad, he deserved it.

I only wanted to apologize to Sasha and talk to her, I didn't like the fact that Nate had come back into her life, but if this was her decision then I needed to support her. No matter how tough it was, she was most important to me.

Grace had been fantastic though, she'd been texting and checking in with me, calling me to make sure I was alright. I had an amazing girlfriend and I was lucky to be with her. My friends gave me a lot of grief for it, I liked to think personally that they were just jealous.  

I haven't had a good night's sleep in a while, I always worried if Sasha was actually safe, if dad was leaving mom alone and on top of it all, I had a hard time sleeping without Grace. She was the best thing I had in my life and I'd missed being near her.

"Hey." I hear and I see Grace walking up behind me. I slow down and she hurries over, kissing my cheek in the process. "How were your classes?" She asks and I sigh, taking her hand in mine.

"Terrible." I admit and she laughs. "I'm happy to spend some time with you this afternoon."

"Me too." She sighs, giving my hand a squeeze and I lead her out the front door. "I'm sorry honey, I know this has been a miserable week for you." She says and I smile, putting my arm over her shoulders instead.

"Not much fun, no." I admit and she puts her arm around my waist, leaning into my chest. "I'm sorry I've been kind of distracted."

"No, you haven't been." She insists as I walk to her car. "I won't be selfish and ask you to pick, your family needs you and I spend every day with you at school. You've done so much to try and fill in the gaps and I appreciate it."

I nod and she smiles, leaning up to kiss my cheek. I was worn out, I wished I could have her with me all the time, that I could have been with her more this week. Suddenly I had a good idea, one that I figured she'd be on board with.

"We have a little more than an hour and a half before we're supposed to meet Alex." I point out and she nods, looking up to me curiously. "Why don't we go to my house and take a nap?"

"Romantic." She laughs. "I'm in." She whispers and I give her a good kiss before opening the door to the car for her to slide in. A couple of the guys on my team whistle and shout from the other side of the lot and I roll my eyes.

I slide in and eagerly drive to my house, feeling her hand rest over mine. We had such a good relationship now, one that I was so proud of and one that I knew we could make last. She was gorgeous, that made me the luckiest guy alive for that reason alone. But on top of that she was kind, always knew what to do to make my day.