Closer || (n.j.)

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Nineteen--
The night of Kristen's party lasted until one in the morning. Nick left after he performed, but I left around midnight. I didn't have my car here, so I just called a taxi. Nick informed me that he could've picked me up, but I just shrugged it off. I really was not in the mood to talk to him. In fact, I was even thinking of finding a place of my own and moving out to be quite honest. I didn't want to, so maybe I'd give it a little bit longer. I woke up at 7:30 this morning, and had to get to work. I needed to shower, but Nick was in the only shower that was in the house. I didn't hear the water running anymore, but he was still in there.

"Nick! I need to get in there, otherwise I'm going to be late for work!" My sudden feelings for him hit me like a truck. He doesn't respond, so I pound on the door harder and louder. Finally, he opens the door and reveals himself dressed for the day. I find myself smiling at him like an idiot while holding my work clothes.

"It's all yours." He mumbles to me. My smile doesn't leave my face as I go in the bathroom to get ready for the day.

After I'm dressed and have eaten at least a little something for breakfast, I have precisely ten minutes to get to work. Nick and I are sitting at the counter, both of us on our phones.

"I love you Nick. And I want to be with you for the rest of my life." I break the silence and press my lips together. He slowly looks up from his phone, that sparkle in his eye. A slow smile stretches on his face and he stands up. I stand straight up and go to him for a hug.

"You have no idea how long I've waited for you to say that again." He pulls from the hug and plants a kiss on my lips very sweetly.

"Sadly, I need to go to work though. Are you free tonight after I get done?" I asked Nick, holding his hands in mine.

"When do you get done?"

"4:30."

"No. I'm at the studio until 9:00 at the latest." He puts a soft, small kiss on my forehead and I walk to the door in one swift motion. I felt amazing. The same feeling I had when we first began dating. It was weird, but it felt like we've been broken up for years. As I drive to work, and all throughout the day, I think of him and can't stop.

"Finally home." I happily sigh, leaning against the front door as I close it. Elvis comes trotting up to me with a big grin on his face. Like he knew that something changed. I pet the dog and then go upstairs to change out of my work uniform. I didn't feel like moving all my stuff from 'my' room to Nick's, so I'll just do it tomorrow or something. Once I was changed into my pajama shorts and oversized shirt, I put my hair down and let it fall down my back. I hopped down the stairs and made myself some popcorn in the kitchen before cuddling up with Elvis on the couch to watch Netflix. We watched Hawaii Five-O, since I've been watching it for a while now. I actually hadn't known that Nick was actually in it until he told me, but I had started to watch it only a few months before I met him. I was now on Season 4, Episode 6. I turned on the Xbox and went on Netflix with Elvis curled on the couch next to me, and binge watched my show.

I was on the first episode Nick is in, when Elvis ran to the door, growling. I looked back and saw Nick coming in the door. He was smacking gum in his mouth, smiling to his dog. I just kept watching the show, and it was where his character, Ian Wright, was basically found and taken. I heard his footsteps behind me and then he groaned.

"Really?" I hear a smirk in his voice as well.

"Yup. I've been watching it for awhile, but I've been neglecting it lately." I shrug and Elvis comes and jumps up next to me. Nick goes upstairs and leaves me to my show. He's a great actor. I got up from my seat on the couch, paused the show right when Ian was getting punched which I thought was hysterical, and grabbed the ring box off of Nick's piano from the other room. I held the box tightly in my fingers and returned to the living room. I just sat there quietly, watching the show, and Nick came down by me.

"Why do you have that?" He asks, holding my other hand with our fingers fitting perfectly together.

"I do." I say to him, smiling. I take the ring from the box and slip it on my finger, admiring the beauty of it. Nick has small tears pricking at his eyes, but blinks them back quickly. I just giggle and kiss him on the lips, his hands caressing my face. Without breaking our connection, he picks me up and I wrap my legs around him, my arms around his neck. He walks us up the stairs, his lips on my jaw as we reach his room. Nick puts me down and we are both breathless, until our lips meet again.

"I love you Mar." Nick says to me in the darkness as he softly kisses the back of my bare shoulder. I smile as I feel myself in his grasp, tightly.

"I love you too." I say, turning in his embrace to face him. I kiss the top of his nose before getting up and slipping on my pajama shorts and shirt.

"Where are you going?" I sit on the edge of the bed, and Nick leans over and grabs my waist.

"I still wanna watch Netflix silly." I roll my eyes and stand up, starting to walk out of the room. As I'm walking into the living room, someone comes and grabs me by the waist from behind, bringing me up a few inches off the ground. I squealed in surprise, only to see my fiancé smiling with myself helpless in his arms.

"Nicholas. Let me down!" I yell in a playful tone.

"Nah, I'm good." He puts me over his shoulder and a minute later, plops me on the couch. I brush some hair out my face and cross my arms at my chest. He just smiled at me, knowing that I was only pretending to be mad at him. Once he sat next to me, I unfolded my arms and turned the Xbox on, proceeding to go to Netflix. As I was waiting for my show to load, I admired the diamond ring on my hand. It sparkled wherever you turned it.

"Woo. Let's do this." I say as the show loads and I'm to the part where Steve and this other dude are in the airport, confronting Ian. Aka, Nick. My fiancé  chuckles at me and I lay my head in his lap while he plays with my hair. We both watch the tv intently, our dog laying on the floor by the couch.

I must've fallen asleep, because I felt Nick carry me upstairs and put me in bed. I snuggled right into the blankets when I was laid down and Nick kissed my forehead softly before climbing in next to me. I felt Elvis jump up on the bed in between us, and so I rolled over and draped an arm around him before falling asleep once more.