Somebody to You

Ch. 9

Demi POV

I sighed with relief when I threw open the door & saw my gorgeous little sister, Jules, standing there, a big smile on her face. "Jules! Thank God, you could come. I'm so grateful. I don't want to lose this job, ya know?" I turned to go grab my stuff.

"No, problem, sis. I'm happy to help." Jules plopped down on the sofa & put her feet up on the coffee table. She leaned her head back on the couch & closed her eyes.

"Were you out again last night?" I asked, stopping to look at my sister, who looked hung over.

She opened her eyes. "Yea? So? I had a long day, so I went out with my friends to unwind. What's the big deal?" She rolled her eyes before she closed them again.

"Jules, you're allowed to have fun, but, I worry about you. You meet all these guys in bars, have drinks with them, have them do body shots off of you & how are you going to meet a decent guy like that? They aren't ever going to respect you enough to have a meaningful relationship with you. I don't want to see you alone forever."

"I'm 24. I have plenty of time & you really should talk when it comes to relationships. You haven't had a relationship in I don't know how long. You ever gonna date again?"

I sighed, loudly. "That's my business. I am not getting sucked into a relationship that is toxic by some guy who can't be honest about who he is. Or treat me with respect. I want a guy who will treat me like a queen, not a piece of property. I want a guy who is not only nice to look at, but one who's nice, too."

Jules laughed as she lifted her head. "I guess you can cross off that fighter guy you're taking care of now. He sounds like a real ass, even though you think he's hot as hell."

"What? What makes you say that? Who said I think he's hot?" I made a face. She was right. I did think he was hot, but how did she know this? Oh my God, did he know I found him incredibly hot?

Jules leaned forward. watching me carefully. "When you first told me about him, I saw your face when you mentioned he was an attractive guy. And when you told me about his body..." Jules started smiling, shaking her head. "You gonna get a piece of that?" She smirked, swaying her chin with attitude.

I rolled my eyes at her & shook my head. "God, no. He's an asshole & he treats women like his own personal sex slaves. You should see the boxes of condoms in his bedroom."

"He's responsible. That should be a plus."

"No, I've heard him talk to women on the phone..." I cleared my throat. "and um... the nurse he has at night, Gabe, says that he's had a girl come a few times to um pleasure him."

"Wow, you & Gabe gossiping about him. Nice. You wouldn't be gossiping about him if you didn't have some interest. You better get going, though. You're already late."

I looked at my watch. "Shit. Yea. I gotta go. I should be home by 4. His medicine is in the kitchen on the counter. Call me if you need anything. I'll keep my phone on me. Love you, sis. Thank you so much for watching him."

"Anything for my big sis." Jules smirked as I closed the door behind me.

I got to Nick's apartment & now that I had the passwords & a key to his front door, I let myself in. "Sorry, I'm la..." I stopped when I saw Nick glaring at me, looking incredibly pissed off. He was wearing a backwards baseball cap, though & I hate to say it, but he looked even hotter than usual.

"You're over an hour late." He snapped, his eyebrows knitted together in anger.

"Yea, I'm so sorry. I had a family thing this morning."