Balotelli-Bale Series Book #4: THE OTHER MAN PART 1

Chapter 11: A New Friend

A/n: New Chapter

"... unexpected friendships
are the best ones..."

Nick's POV
"What happened?"

He took off his surgical cap. He has a favorite one. It's black -just like his scrubs- with little pink flowers. He dropped it into a laundry hamper.

"Your abuelo is loco!" He exclaimed as he washed his hands. He is using a small brush to clean his nails. "I don't know how you get along with her."

I chuckled as I helped myself to a seat. I'm yet to meet Helena. She hanged around Manhattan and she's dead serious about us talking. I know Kei will come up. She's a sour subject right now.

"She's an acquired taste."

He crashed on his seat. "So this is what happened. She called. She asked m if I have seen you. I said yes. We are in the Caribbean. She asked me where and I told her Saint Martin. She hanged up on me and I thought it was over. Now this is where it gets interesting. I'm in the middle of surgery when a surgeon walks in. I thought she was a surgeon because she was wearing the same color of scrubs I'm wearing. But the second I look into her eyes, I realize who she is. She says and I quote: "I'll cut you if you're u don't tell me where Nick is." Dude! This is where shit gets messy. I told her I honestly don't know where you are. She says she will cut the patient and the patient will bleed out and I'll be responsible. She is holding a scalpel and she is not joking. I had to stop th procedure and talk to her. She said she will ruin my career if I ever lie for you again. I will never lie to her on your behalf ever again."

"How did she get into the OR?" I asked. "Why didn't anyone stop her?"

"Have you seen the way she stares at people? I wouldn't question her even if I caught her putting on scrubs. She is hell bent on catching you dead in a lie."

"Trust me it's ammunition for our meeting." I sank into the seat.

"So where were you?"

"In Miami."

"What were you doing in Miami?"

"I was with someone."

"Dude, the one most likely to cheat is..."

"Third place, Bruce. Second place, Tony. First place..."

"Yours truly." He chuckled. "But seriously, who were you with? Your wife is bat shit crazy."

"She's a beautiful secret. My beautiful secret. I can't say anything even if I want to." I can't believe she turned me down. I decided to step back but I'm not giving up. I'm giving her space before I go after her again.

"Just be careful. I know we keep saying this but Margaux is not a nice person. She won't just take this sitting. Someone will seriously get hurt."

Deep down I am aware that what I'm doing will have dire consequences. I'm a risk taker. That is one of the qualities of a successful business man. Risks can bear great rewards. The bigger the risk, the higher the  reward. It doesn't always work like ke that but when it does, it's amazing. Kei is worth it.

"But she must mean something for you defy Helena. Is she crazy too? Because you have a type."

"I don't always go for the crazy ones." I chuckled.

"Allow me to take you down memory lane. Naila Bellingerre. Coleen Harrington. Now Margaux Deveraux. All of them,bat shit crazy. Break the habit. It's for your own good."

I chuckled. "She's not like the others. Someday, I'll introduce you."

*
"I always wonder what kind of grandfather Alexander would be. He seemed like the kind not to fuss. You know the kind who give you space to learn from your mistakes." She dropped the cigarette in the ash tray. "I'm not the kind to not fuss. I think you know that and that is why you never told me you are marrying. I heard to find out from a nosy reporter who called to get a comment. I want you to take a second and imagine what that felt like. I was pissed!" Her eyes flared up. "Then a baby came in less than none months. Then it hit me. You fucked up. You finally fucked up and got a girl pregnant. And you saved face by marrying her fast! No prenup. Nothing but stupid trust. Now you're on the verge of divorce and before you even sign those papers, you're playing adulterous games in Miami with another man's wife." She broke into an applause. "Does that surmise the beginning of the steep descent of self destruction?"