Somebody to You

Ch. 3

Nick POV

As I grabbed my boxers off the floor & slid them on, I glanced over at the girl, sleeping in the bed. Let's call her Hummer, because, honestly, that was the only good thing about this night. The hummer she gave me. She sucked in bed, but she sucked a mean dick. Check her off my list of repeat customers. Too bad, because she was hot as hell. I know, I sound like an asshole. I don't need to be told. I already know, but you see, I am not like this to their faces. I treat the ladies like queens, except most of the time I don't call the next day or at all & they don't like that, so then I become an asshole to them. That is, until the next time I see them in person & work my charm. I know how to lay it on thick. I do know how to treat a lady. When I find an actual lady, if that ever happens, I will treat her so good, she won't ever want to leave. Well, I hope. I have doubts, though, that I will find someone who I can be somebody to. She'd have to be pretty special.

When I got home, it was after midnight, so Joe was still awake, lying on the couch in the same position he was in yesterday. And the day before that. And the day before that. He raised his eyebrows at me when I came in the door.

"Did you get laid?" He asked, smiling, already knowing the answer.

I chuckled, under my breath. "Of course. But I won't be doing her again. She sucked. Well, I mean she sucked... that part was good, but she was horrible to fuck. I kept falling out & I am not little. She's just seen a lot of action." I smirked as I made my way to the kitchen for a beer. "You want a beer?" I shouted after Joe.

"Sure."

I came in & sat on the couch as he sat up & I handed him the beer. "So, did you do anything fun?"

Joe took a swig of his beer. "I packed for Mexico."

"Oh, wow, that sounds like more fun than I had. And I am not being sarcastic." I laughed.

"It sucked seeing Cami. Did you see she had pregnancy tests in her cart?"

"They were on sale. Buy one get one free." I grinned at him as I took a gulp of my beer.

"Hardy har har. Seriously, though, you think she's pregnant?"

"Who the hell cares? It's not yours. You broke up like what four months ago?" I leaned back on the couch.

"Three." Joe looked at me, his eyes sad again. I wanted to smack him so bad, right now.

"Just forget her & her skanky ass. Go have fun in Mexico. Take a few boxes of condoms & have at it with some lovely Mexican beauties."

"You & your condoms. You should own stock in a condom company. You're fucking lucky no one has turned up pregnant or that you've not gotten a disease." Joe shook his head & rolled his eyes.

"I know what I'm doing. I have gone out & gotten those morning after pill things. And I get checked regularly. The condom has broke a few times." I shrugged like it was no big deal. "I'm more afraid of knocking up some girl than getting a disease."

"Really? You don't want a kid?" Joe laughed.

"Fuck no. You want one?" I asked, one eyebrow raised, curiously.

Joe shrugged then smiled, sheepishly. "I want to be a dad one day. I mean not today, but sometime in the future. If I found out I was gonna be a dad, I'd be scared but I'd be excited."

I leaned forward on my knees & looked at my little brother, a serious expression on my face. "You're gonna be an amazing dad one day."

Joe's mouth fell open. "Wow. What a compliment. And you're gonna be an amazing uncle one day."

I laughed out loud. "Better be a boy so I can teach him how to throw a punch & take him to the strip clubs."

Joe scowled at me. "I can teach him to throw a punch. You saw me today. I was slaying that bag." He threw a few fake punches in the air & I had to laugh.

"You just stick to the singing & dancing, little brother." I chuckled as I leaned back on the couch again.

Joe & I watched some sports news show on ESPN before I headed to bed. When I got up the next morning, Joe was making coffee in the kitchen. I poured myself a cup. "Thanks. When you leaving for Mexico?" I asked, leaning on the counter across from him.

"Tonight. You sure you can't come with us?"

I shook my head. "I gotta train for my fight with Sanchez in two weeks."

"Train your ass off & then come there on Friday & leave Monday." Joe suggested.

"I'll see what I can do, bro. You have fun though & if I can't make it there, you & me are going out as soon as you get back. I'm getting you laid one way or another."

Joe laughed as I swallowed the last of my coffee. I gave him a hand shake & hugged him before I headed to the gym. I really hoped he had fun in Mexico & let loose. I, on the other hand, was going to be getting my ass kicked in the ring. But Sanchez was ruthless & the one to beat if I wanted to get my belt back. I was taking this shit very serious.

Joe left on a Thursday evening & it was nice having my apartment all to myself. Joe wasn't coming back until a week from Monday, so I invited a few friends over to play poker the Sunday night, after he left. Joe & I had a lot of the same friends from our high school years. He was only a year below me in school, so that's how we ended up with the same friends. I had a few new friends that I had made since high school, as did Joe. He went to Mexico with three of our mutual friends from school, so I was really trying to meet up with them all at the end of the week.

"You going to Mexico this weekend?" Cavanaugh asked, who was one of my very best friends, since grade school.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I'm gonna see if it works out. I think I'm good on Monday. It's just Friday I gotta do some rearranging."

"I'm off Monday, so I can see if I can take a personal day on Friday & come with ya."

"That'd be awesome. Let me know." I said, throwing some poker chips on the table.

I managed to move some things around & get Friday freed up, so I could go to Mexico. When I called Joe Monday night to tell him, he was gushing about a girl. "You met a girl?" I asked, laughing with excitement.

"Not exactly." Joe answered. "Nick, she's beautiful. I mean... she took my breath away she's so gorgeous. She makes Cami look like an ogre."

"Whoah." I replied, sounding surprised because Cami was a pretty girl. "What's her name?"

"I didn't talk to her. But I saw her name tag & it said, Demi. She's a bartender at the bar on the beach. Dude, I couldn't stop staring at her." Joe sounded like a high school kid with his first crush.

"You just admired her from afar?" I rolled my eyes. "I swear I am adopted. Why the fuck didn't you talk to her? She's a bartender. It's perfect. You order a drink. Pretty simple. Jesus, do I have to hold your hand for everything?"

I heard Joe snort a laugh. "I can't just talk to her & make an ass of myself. I need to take my time. Watch her & see what I can find out about her."

I laughed. "You mean stalk her?"

"I'll talk to her tomorrow." Joe sighed.

"Promise?" I chuckled.

"Yea."

"And get her number, man." I laughed out loud. "Make me proud to call you my brother."

"I will. So you're for sure coming on Friday?" Joe asked.

"Yea, might even leave Thursday night. I'll let ya know."

"Awesome." Joe sounded excited & I had to admit, I was excited to hang out with him. He was my best friend, besides being my brother. And he was a pussy, but he was still my brother & I'd die for him if it ever came down to it. I'm pretty sure he'd die for me, too.