Hat Trick

27.

*Kaylin's POV*

"Baby I'm so sorry." Nolan wrapped his arms around me, pulled me in to his lap and squeezed.

I sniffled and buried my face in his chest. "It's both of our decision." I nodded and pulled away, and the minute I tried to take my ring off, he simply held his hand out.

He really wants it back?

I felt my chest start getting tighter as I set my ring in his hand.

"It turns out I was wrong." He sniffled and wiped his face. "You're not the ring in the box." He shook his head.

"You don't mean that." I shook my head.

"Clearly it's true Kaylin. I fell in love with this selfless beautiful person, and you deciding to be so far away from me is the reason for all of this. It's so god damn selfish!"

"Are you serious?" I choked out.

"You don't love me, and clearly you never did." He moved me out of his lap, got up off the bench, and started walking in to my house.

"Stop!" I screamed as he slammed the door closed behind him.

"Kaylin!" I heard a scream next to me.

I instantly shot awake in my dark room, sweating, screaming, shaking, Troy brushing my hair out of my face. "Hey, hey it's ok." He nodded. "It's just a dream."

"Hoh." I took a deep breath. "Oh fuck." I sighed and ran my hands through my hair.

"Kaylin!" Axel screamed as he threw my door open and flipped my light on.

"I'm fine." I held my hands out in front of me. "I'm sorry. Is he awake?"

"No, he's fine." He shook his head. "What happened?"

"It was just a dream. I'm sorry." I shook my head and looked at Troy. "I'm so sorry."

"Kay it's fine." Axel sighed. "It just scared me is all. You haven't had a nightmare in a few weeks."

"Babe you're alright." Troy took a deep breath and kissed the side of my head.

"Just go back to bed. I'm fine. I'm sorry if he's awake when you get in there." I sighed.

"I can always get him back to sleep. I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about you."

"I promise I'm ok." I nodded.

He took a deep breath. "Try to get some more sleep, we've got a flight in a few hours. Ok." He walked over and kissed my forehead.

I nodded.
"Troy." He looked at him.

"I've got her." Troy nodded.

Axel blew me a kiss and walked back out of my room.

I took a deep breath and threw myself back in my bed. "I'm sorry Troy."

"Hey." He laid down, leaned over, and kissed me. "It's ok Kid. We can talk about it in the morning. But for now, I'm right next to you. You're ok. Try to get some more sleep." He pulled me in to him and wrapped his arms around me.

What in the absolute fuck just happened?

Yes, I still have nightmares every few weeks or so, but it has been months since I had a dream in general about Nolan.

Here I am, laying in bed with an amazing man, and THAT'S what wakes me out of a dead sleep?

And now I have to go home today and actually see him in person for the first time since he's been here?