5SOS - Babysat By Idiots 2

Chapter 21

"Louis, there's something I have to tell you," I said calmly. He looked concerned which I wasn't surprised about.

Louis: What is it, love?

Nicole: I... Didn't break up with Matthew... He broke up with me. 😔

Louis stared at me in shock. My cheeks were red out of embarrassment and Louis noticed. He noticed all my expressions. It's like right after telling him the truth, he could see right through me.

Louis: Nicole, did you keep this from us because you were embarrassed?

Nicole: I was feeling more than embarrassed that he broke up with me. I was going to break up with him first but it all backfired.

Louis: Awww. Hey, it's okay. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. But you should've told the truth when you had the chance.

Nicole: I know. It was just... (sighs) I don't really have any excuse for that.

Louis: Nicole, Harry wasn't joking when he said you could talk to us about anything, girl problems or not.

Nicole: He was right. I was angry.

Louis: Not at Matthew though.

Nicole: Huh?

Louis: You were mad at yourself, Nicole. You hated how it backfired on you and you got defensive.

Nicole: That's... so true. 😳

Louis: See? We told you we could help.

Nicole: But now I have to tell everyone the truth which will be even more humiliating.

Louis: Hey, it's gonna be okay. I'll tell them.

Nicole: Are you sure? But shouldn't I take responsibility for my own actions?

Louis: You're right. You should. But I think after what you've been through at the moment, you deserve a break, love.

That's always the case, isn't it? I smiled and at that moment, Liam came out of the kitchen and said, "Louis, did you want mustard on your hotdog?" Louis replied to Liam, "Nah, I'll pass." Liam popped back into the kitchen and Louis mentioned to me, "Nicole, remember that you don't have to feel embarrassed about anything with us, love. We're your family and we can help you along the way." I said, "Thanks, Louis. You really did help." He gave me a kiss on the forehead and walked back into the kitchen and I totally felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I went up to my room and later in the day, 1D left and we all said our goodbyes.

At 3:00, while I was watching TV, the power went out. Ugh, not this again. The weather outside was pretty bad though. It was a huge snow storm. I think there may have been a bit of hail too. The thing was, Calum and Luke went to go to the studio, Michael was at a friends house, and Ashton was supposed to be coming home from his girlfriend's place. You know who his girlfriend is. The model. Bryana Holly. Ugh! I don't even like saying her name. She disgusts me. 😷 Yeah, that one emoji is me when I have to say her name. Ashton broke up with her before, and then they got back together you know. I was happy for awhile, and then she came running back. 😒 Anyway, the guys didn't know the power was out because it just happened recently. I decided to turn on my flashlight on my iPod. I didn't know exactly what to do since I was home alone with no electricity. But Ashton's supposed to be home soon so that's good. The room at the moment was FREEZING. 🌨 I went upstairs to my room to get my blanket and then I went back downstairs to curl up on the couch. I didn't wanna curl up in my bedroom for some reason. I just felt more comfortable in the living room. When I lied down, my eyes started getting droopy and I started to yawn. I guess having nothing to do made me sleepy. But I could still feel a cold breeze over me. One blanket wasn't doing the job and I was far too cold to get up and get another blanket. So now I was just curled up in a blanket on the couch shivering. Soon enough, Ashton came home and saw me shaking due to the cold and he said, "Oh, my goodness, Nicole. You're shaking! Are you cold?" I replied to him, "Yeah." He said, "The power's out. Huh. Here, hold on a second. I'm gonna go grab my blanket from my room upstairs." He took another glance at me shaking and said, "And maybe I'll grab Calum, Michael, and Luke's blankets too." He ran upstairs to get all four blankets and came back as I sat up and we got comfortable in the blankets together. We were so cozy and I was leaning on Ashton nuzzled into his chest. Yeah, that's how cold it was. I yawned and Ashton chuckled. We both eventually ending up going to sleep.