Her Desperate Heart

Chapter five.

“ Iris, you look stressed out " he said after hugging her.
“ I am" she told him, “ I have been working just had time today to rest"
“ You need a vaccation" he advised.
“ I know but most people get married in mid year, that's why i am really busy " she said. “ Do you want something to drink? " she asked.
“ I will go check out what i want, thanks " he said standing up. “ You cook?" He turned to ask her.
“ of course, i do." She said proud of her cooking skills.
“ I dont mind having a taste" he said.
“ I dont mind sharing " she said going back to where she was cooking. He sat in the kitchen while they talked about his last game, she asked him if he was allergic to any stuff but he said no.
“ you never told me about your family " she said.
He smiled, “ My dad is my manager, my mum tagging along and my sister's married with three kids" he explained.
“ So tell me about your sister " she said stiring what she was cooking.
“ She's like a sister. We played when we were little but after i started playing basketball, i didn't see her often. Anyway, i didn't miss her wedding or any of her parties" he said.
“ Awwn" she said as she picked up a plate.
“ So are you close to your brothers? "
“ Yeah, I'm much closer to Tristin but not Troy" she said.
“ Why " he asked assisting her to set the table.
“ Because, Troy was a child actor, got exposed early and didn't have time bonding with a little baby " she explained.
“i love this" he pointed at the chicken and the veggie stir fry. “ So, Tristin was there?"
“ Thanks. Tristin was there most times but he moved away from us when he started dating Olivia, they had some sort of history together,so it wasn't hard for them to get married."
“ Have a seat" he drew out a chair for her.
“ Thanks " she whispered.
“ umm" he made a noise when he tasted her food. “ This is good " he said and she smiled.
“ Thanks " she said eating her own portion of the meal. They ate quietly after then with Nick chiping in to tell her how great her meal was. She was proud at each compliment gotten from Nick.
“ Thanks for the meal, i think i might need cooking lessons from you" he said.
“ Thanks, you making me think it was a bad idea to open a restaurant and not a dress shop" she said clearing the dishes.
“ I will do this " he said collecting the plates from her.
“ please dont " she said.
“ I cant let you do everything " he said taking the plates to the dishwasher. He rolled up his shirt hands up.  They talked while he waahed the plates and she cleaned it. When they finished , she packed the remaining meal and put it in the freezer. “ Thanks " she said afterward.
“ I need to be telling you that" he said wiping his hands.
“ I enjoyed your company, it was great really, so i have to tell you thank you " she said resting on the cupboard. He stood in front of her, “ i think i should thank you for your hospitality" he said staring into her eyes. She pulled her hair from her face, without breaking the eye contact. Then he kissed her, a kiss full of desires and passion. His hands moved in different direction, touching her and she arched against his hand. He raised her up and placed her on the cupboard, she threw her hands around his neck. She heard someone knocking, Nick pulled away. She had always been happy whenever someone came to look for her but she was angry now. She fixed her hair and her rumpled dress, she smiled at Nick before turning to check the door. It was Kayla, Beverly and Bethany.
“ Hey girl" her friends greeted.
“ What're you guys doing here? " she asked hugging them.
“ OMG, how could you forget?" Kayla asked.
“ What? " she asked confused.
“ well, we tried calling you up and you weren't answering so i sent a message to you" Beverly explained.
“ I didn't get any message from any of you " she explained.
“ we are having a sleepover at your house tonight !!"  Bethany announced, “ And the other girls would be here soon"
“ Nice"
“Are you okay? " Nick asked coming out from the kitchen.
“ Yeah, my friends. We happened to have a sleepover that i wasn't aware of" she said in the least exciting voice.
“ Guys, this is Nick "
“ the same_" Kayla elbowed Bethany to shut her up.
“ Nick, this is Bethany, Kayla and Beverly. They are my friends and also my business partners.
“ Nice to meet you guys "
“ so sorry, girl." Beverly said, “ I didn't know you've got company "
“ Oh, never mind. I would just go " Nick said. “ i need to complete what i started in the kitchen but not with your friends, probably some other day" he whispered.
She blushed as she said “ i would love to finish it too. " she said handing his coat over to him.
“ Bye" he said as he left.
“ Hell, guess who i just saw" Camile said when she walked in with Lauren.
“ Please dont say it's my mum " Iris said.
“ No, i saw that famous basketballer, umm..." Camile snapped her fingers trying to remember his name.
“ Nicholas Delaney " she said assisting her friend.
“ Yeah, how did you know " Camile asked.
“ He was here to meet our girl" Beverly said.
“ Oh my God, tell me about it. He's so handsome " Camile said.
“ I dont think Christopher would want you to say that " she stated.
“ But he isn't here" Camile pouted.
“ I thought Irene warned you about him? " Bethany mentioned.
“ Dont wanna talk about that" she stated.
“ Can someone tell me what's going on?" Camile asked.
“ i will tell you " Kayla said.
“ i will go get the drinks" Iris said standing up.
“ i will accompany you " Beverly said following her too.
When they got to her kitchen to get beer, “ so tell me what that was about " Beverly asked.
“ Nick is a nice guy, probably Irene was wrong " she said.
“ Benjamin_"
“ please dont even mention him, i knew how much temper he had, i just didn't know he would become that angry"
“ Everything, we're doing is for you. Irene doesnt want nothing to happen to you, me too " Beverly said.
“ i know but Bev, I'm twenty six, time's going. I cant just loose everyone in my life because of some vision."
“ I get it. But you still have time , you might find someone right "
“ Bev, you dont get it, there's no time. Will i find love when i reach menopause. I'm scared, I'm really scared." She said and Beverly hugged her.
“ i know how it feels " Beverly said.
She felt like crying but she wasn't going to cry, she hardly cried in front of people. She didn't like fake sympathy or even pity.
“ The girls are here " Beverly whispered.
“ Yeah, let's get this out " she said carrying the drinks and snacks out.
Her friends and her sister were sitted there, she walked closer and placed the things she was holding down, “ Hey, Irene "she greeted her sister.
“ Iris, you look different" her sister said.
“ whatever"  she said rolling her eyes "
“ I got all the alchohol i could find " Bev said.
“ i would rather have juice" Camile said.
“ Me too " Irene and Kayla said.
“wait, are you pregnant? " She asked Camile and she nodded.
“ Oh my God, I'm so happy for you " she said hugging her friend. Her other friend congratulated her.
“ what about me? " Kayla asked.
“ You too?" She asked and Kayla nodded. She hugged her friends. She played music while they danced, she set up her karoke machine and they sang.
“ if guys heard your voice they would fall in love with you " Kayla told her.
“ She should go to the streets and sing. She would probably find someone that fits her" Ashley remarked. She paused the music and turned to her friend, “ What the hell do you mean by that f*cking statement? " she asked trying to calm down.
“ i was just saying " Ashley said.
“ Why dont you keep it to yourself, Ash. You saying it like i pushed guys away from me" she said.
“ I didn't mean it like that " Ashley said.
“ Then what the f*ck do you mean?"
“ Guys " Lauren interceded.
“ I'm f*cking tired of you trying to act like you a saint but everyone here know how many men you pushed away because you didn't feel any connection. You know what i think? "Ashley said standing up and pointed at her.
“ No one f*cking care about what you think?"