Drive | Joult

Chapter 31

(Jennifer)

I get dressed in Nick's blue t-shirt and black pajama shorts. Then I sit down on the edge of the bed. I hear the stairs creak and Nick is standing in our bedroom doorway. He runs towards me, when he knows I've seen him, and wraps his arms around me. "Oh my god! I thought you still weren't gonna be home for a few days and I-" He cuts me off by kissing me. He pulls away, "I'll be right back. Don't move." He starts to walk out. "but I needed to talk to you remember." He walks out. "It can wait!" I hear a door open and close and I lay back on the bed.

He returns, holding something. He looks upset. "Nick, what happened?" I sit up and see him holding my phone. I instantly feel sick. There's only one thing he could've seen on there. "I don't know, what's this?" He asks, turning the phone so I can see. It's texts. My texts with Chris. Oh fuck. I feel like I've been punched in the chest.

Chris: You can't avoid me forever. What's going on?

Me: we can't be friends anymore.

Chris: you're not seriously blaming this on me are you? You're the one who was practically fingering yourself at my table.

Me: I was not

Chris: okay maybe I got that signal wrong, but what about I don't know the fact that you instead of going home, slept with me.

Me: That was a mistake

Chris: not to me

Me: We can't be friends anymore, I'm sorry. I know it's not your fault. I fucked up okay? It's over.

"Nick I-" I put my hand over my mouth, how am I supposed to tell him this. "Is it true? What he said?" I look straight ahead instead of at him. "Nick, I can explain." I say. "What is there to explain?" He asks, throwing my phone on the bed. "He's just a friend. We weren't together." I look up at him and I can see how angry he looks. I'm sure I would be if I was him. "Did you sleep with him or not?" He asks. I take a deep breath and try to keep from crying. "Yes." I whisper, but I know he heard it.

He walks out without saying anything else. "Nick, wait." I follow him downstairs. He zips up his suitcase and grabs his jacket off the couch. "Nick." I feel like I can't breathe. He opens the door and walks out to his car, I follow him. "Where are you going?" I ask. "I'm going to a hotel." He says, getting in the car. "Wait, Nick, you can't leave us again. I need you here, so does Collin and Ali." I can barely get the words out. Tears start streaming down my face and I see that he's crying too. "I'm not leaving all of you. Just you, Jen." I feel like he's just punched me in the chest. He slams the car door and drives off into the night. I know that he took my heart with him.

I can vaguely hear crying in the distance, but I can't think past my own thoughts. Nick left. He left me. He hates me. I throw up again, and again, until I don't think I can anymore. Then I lay down on the cold bathroom floor. That could be the last time we see each other. He could leave and never come back. I pick up my phone lying next to me and dial Blaine's number. He picks up on the second ring. "Blaine, Are you still in town?" I ask, trying to keep my voice as steady as possible. "Yeah." He sounds tired. It hits me that I have no idea what time it is. "Can you come back? I really need you here. Nick.....he left." I say. There's a long pause, "I'll be there in a few minutes, I have the key." He hangs up. I drag myself back into our-my bedroom. I lay down and close my eyes, hoping this is all just a dream and when I wake up Nick will be here.

A/N: Sorry it's been a while since I updated. Let me know what you think. These chapters were really hard to write so I'm sorry if they aren't very well written.