I Will Protect You

Part Three

When Drake awoke the next morning he got up and went into bathroom to empty his stomach. His head was pounding and he brushed his teeth before taking two aspirins and pulling on his boxers and pajama pants.

"Shit," he groaned and got back into the bedroom. He opened the window, crawled into the bed and, pulled Nicki into his arms. She groaned and he looked her over.

"My head hurts really bad," she said in a faint voice. Drake kissed her forehead before getting up, getting her aspirin and a cup of water. He helped Nicki sit up and told her to open her mouth before putting the pills in and placing the cup to her lips. When she laid back down her placed the cup on the bedside table and got back in the bed.

He pulled her into his arms and laid comforting little kisses up the back of her neck before falling back asleep.

The second time Drake woke up that day someone was banging on the door. The room was almost freezing and he shut the window before going to the door. He rubbed his eye and opened it without even looking through the peephole to see who was there.

"Aye Drizzy!" OB almost yelled all his friends piled into the tiny apartment.

"Would you all be quiet, Nicki is sleeping and I'm hungover. The fuck are y'all doing here this early in the morning," Drake groaned and shut the door. Ryan made a face.

"Dude, its like 2: 30 in the afternoon," he said and sat down on the couch. OB look towards the bedroom and saw the figure of a woman.

"Aye is that Nicki?" he asked and tried to get a closer look but Drake grabbed him by the back of his collar while the others turned their heads to see her.

"Yeah and like I said before y'all gotta keep it down," Drake warned before walking into the bedroom and shutting the door behind him. He found a shirt and put it on himself before picking Monty up off the ground.

Nicki felt the plush of the toy and wrapped her arms around the large bear. Drake kissed her softly and she opened her eyes.

"Hey sleeping beauty," he joked and she gave him a faint smile. "Go back to sleep okay?" he said and she nodded before shutting her eyes again. Drake ran his hand over her hair and decided that he wouldn't discuss last night with her until she brought it up.

When he walked back out the bedroom he made sure to close the door behind him to discourage any wandering eyes from looking at what they weren't suppose to see.

"What we can't meet her, cause from what I could see under those sheets, baby got back!" OB said keeping his attention on the screen as he played his video game.

"Can't lie, she got the best body I've ever seen before in my life but I doubt she wants to meet you all while she tired and hungover, y'all could've met her last night if you went to Niko's party," Drake said and sat down in a vacant chair.

"Oh yeah I remember her, shit Drake you tapped that yet?" Niko asked.

"Uh," he began but was cut off by a tiny voice calling him. They all stopped and turned to see Nicki's tiny body swallowed up in Drake's shirt. He stood and went over to her, only to have her slightly hide behind him.

"C'mon girl we don't bite, unless you like that kind of thing." OB said only to have 40 slap him in the back of the head. "Ow!"

"Yeah, okay Nicki these are my friends." Drake said and let them each introduce themselves to her, Nicki's only response being a small shy wave back. "C'mon baby girl, don't hide they won't hurt you," Drake soothed and Nicki stepped out a bit.

"Hi," she said in a tiny voice. "I actually came out to ask you if you all could just be a bit quieter," she asked. Her voice was soft and she spoke carefully.