Tell Me It's Love

Tell Me It's Love - Part 23

Nick sniffs back at Bailey then gives her a small smile with his eyes still full of tears. There's a look of worry on his face as he glances back up to the closed door of the living room, hearing the shouting continue.

Bailey looked over at the door then back to Nick, her hand reaching out to take his and she gave it a little squeeze before offering him a smile.

"How about we go upstairs, yeah? We can put on your favourite DVD and get snuggled up in bed if you like?"

Nick thought about it then nodded his head, letting Bailey keep hold of his hand to walk him upstairs, away from the shouting. Once they had reached Nick's bedroom, Bailey pushed open the door and turned on the light. She walked over to the TV in the corner of the room and turned it on. As Bailey picked out a DVD and put it into the DVD player, Nick climbed onto his bed pulled the duvet over him then moved up to give Bailey enough room. 

Bailey turned around once the DVD began to play and she smiled over at Nick, moving closer to the bed to sit beside him. Bailey wrapped her arm around Nick and pulled him in closer to her, smiling down at him as he looked up at her then looked back at the TV screen. The sound of the shouting from downstairs seemed to have calmed down, only the sound of the TV could be heard.

Just as Bailey was focusing on the DVD a loud crash coming from downstairs teared her gaze away. Her heart sped up as she looked over at the door of Nick's bedroom, her eyes wide and her mind beginning to think up what could have happened.

"What was that?" Nick asked, looking back up at Bailey with a scared look in his eyes.

Bailey looked down at Nick and forced a smile onto her lips, not wanting to panic him any further.

"I'm sure it was nothing, how about I go and check and you keep the bed warm for me?"

Nick nodded but looked unsure as Bailey left the bed, moving back to kiss the top of his head. She walked out of the room and quietly closed his bedroom door then walked across the landing to reach the top of the stairs.

As Bailey stands on the top step there's a knock at the front door, causing her to stop walking. She watches as Rich walks out of the living room and over to the front door, a dark look on his face as he pulls open the door.

Bailey continues to watch as Rich speaks to whoever is at the door. Her head turns to look over at the living room, her eyes scanning the mostly dark room from where the door had been left open. Her eyes moved to the floor of the room where the light from the doorway was shining through and she saw a smashed plate on the floor, the plate that was an anniversary present given to her mum and Rich last year.

"I just want to see Bailey!"

"And I told you already she isn't seeing anyone today!"

Bailey turned her gaze from the living room as the sound of her name was mentioned by a familiar voice. She looked back over at the front door and just made out the top of Harry's head. She walked further down the staircase and stopped when Harry looked up over Rich's shoulder and caught her eye.

The conversation they had before replayed in Bailey's head and her heart began to speed up in embarrassment. She looked away from the door and put her head down, blinking away the tears that had formed in her eyes.

"Now I'm going to ask you to leave again and if you're still here in 5 seconds I'll ring the police" Rich warned, folding his arms against his chest as Harry looked back at him.

Harry sighed then nodded his head and turned away to walk back out of the driveway, leaving Rich to slam the door shut and turn around with a smug look on his face.

Bailey quickly walks back upstairs and into Nick's room, smiling before closing the door again behind her. She walks back over to the bed and sits down next to Nick just like before.

"Is everything okay?" Nick asked, looking up at Bailey as she moved her arm back to protectively wrap around his small body, pulling him closer to her again.

"Everything is fine, I promise" Bailey replied, gently squeezing Nick's arm then glancing back up at the TV in front of them. "Have I missed much?"

Nick shook his head then settled down again next to her, wrapping his duvet further around him. Bailey smiled down at him then looked back at the TV with her head full of so many different worries.

Firstly she was worried about her mum, hoping and praying she was alright. Then she thought about Harry and the conversation they had about Rich. Bailey felt her heart sink in her stomach, this was something she didn't what anybody knowing about. Something she felt humiliated about happening and the fact that Harry had seen it happen made things much worse.

Bailey sighed then shifted in her spot, feeling her phone vibrate in her pocket. She frowned then pulled out her phone before opening up the new message she had received from Harry.

I'm worried about you. I hope I haven't ruined things between us. xx

Bailey bit down on her lip and sighed again, pressing the reply button before typing out a message back.

You haven't ruined anything, and you don't need to worry. Everything is fine xx

Bailey placed her phone on her lap and tried to focus her mind on the film that played out on the tv. She wasn't waiting long before another message coming through made her phone vibrate a second time.

You know I don't believe that, not at all. Please let me help you. I'm here whenever you need me, I promise. xx