The Secrets Behind Cries *Book 6 of the Köhler Series*

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~Three Months Later

"You failed?" Melissa asked Nicole as she showed her the clinical papers. Nicki sighed, nodding her head. This was her third time, and she was done. Being the good friend Nicole thought she was. Melissa pulled Nicki into a hug, letting her cry it out on her shoulder.

"Try it again. I kn..."

"No, I'm just going to fail it again. I know this stuff but with all this shit...."

"Language," She said, hitting her making Nicole laugh. Melissa hated people cursing something that she never understood but tried to respect it.

"Sorry, stuff. With all this stuff with my dad, barely making ends meet, and with this new issue, I have. I can't think straight. Plus, it's hard with them staring at me working..."

"Nicole, you have your CNA's. It can't be that much harder."

"I know... I know! I just feel different, but I'm with this. I'm just going to find another job during the week and work at the club on the weekend. I got to go. Catch you later," Nicole waved, running to her car and driving straight to Quan's home as she pulled up. Nicole noticed another car that didn't stand out to her. People were also in and out of Quan's home, and for some reason or another, it was always rich white women. So the car beginning expensive didn't stand out to her. Tell her it was probably one of his whores. Nicely Nicole knocked on the door and wait for him to come.

"Nicki, what are you doing here?" He asked, annoyed. To piss him off, she smiled as he just stared at her like she was crazy until Nicole pulled out the money that my dad owed him.

"Oh, he actually paid this time."

"No, I paid, and I need to talk to you... please. Unless you are busy." Nicole said. Quan shook his head, stepping out the way for her to walk in. She stopped waiting on him as he walked her into the living room, where a well-dressed white man was sitting with long flowing curly hair.

"Reece, this is Nicole. Nicole, Reece and business partner of mine."

"More like you are an employee of mine," Reece said, making Nicki smile a little. "Girlfriend?" He asked.

"God, no. She was coming to drop off some money that her dopehead father owed me, and she needs to speak to me, so if we are done here, I would like to speak to her and send her on her way."

"Hmm... Yes, we are done. It was nice to meet you Bòidheach (beautiful)," He said, bowing a little before kissing her knuckles with a smirk. Nicole giggled, nodding her head as she heard Quan suck in a breath behind her.

"Likewise," She said, making him smile before leaving out the door. Once the door shut, Nicole turned to Quan, wearing a frown.

"I'm pregnant."

"And get rid of it. I know about the condom bursting. You should've gotten the Plan B...."

"I did. It didn't work... And I can't. I'm over three months. I've been so busy I didn't notice I mi...."

"FIND A FUCKING WAY THEN!" Quan said, cutting Nicole off as his hand wrapped around her neck. Nicki slapped him which only made it worse as she hold became tighter. Her hands went straight for his face trying to scratch at it. He wasn't her dad, so there was no reason why she shouldn't fight back.

"STOP!" Nicole yelled as she felt her body hit the floor. His hand released her, but his feet started to connect with Nicole's torso. She tried protecting it as much as she could, but the kicks turned into stomps, and after that, Nicole passed out.

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Nicole woke sometime later in a dark room. Her whole lower after of her body hurt up something bad as she tried to sit up slowly. The pain was too much, and she just eventually gave up lying there crying.