Chained In Your Love

Chapter 9 Discover You

"Okay, will that be all?" I asked the ederly couple.

After they nodded me off, I escaped to the kitchen to read my text message that had vibrated in my pocket, mid sentence. It was from Nick.

Lol. Whatever u say.. can't wait to see u tonight. Are we going to ur place or hotel again?

Ugh.. why was he dying to get to my place? I already told him that his hotel room would be our meet up spot. The fact that he keeps bringing up my apartment is getting to irritat me. I texted back.

Hotel room would be fine. More privacy. Can't wait to see u too.

"Disgusting..." Lea walked past me glancing over my shoulder at Nick and I text messages.

"Oh, come on Lea stop." I threw the phone back into my apron pockets.

"We were suppose to hate him." She said bitterly.

"No, I never said I hated him. You did. Nick is really sweet at times. "

She turned towards me. "Nick is nothing but trouble. And if you keep hanging around him, he's gonna lead you into trouble. You and your children. "

"That is not true." I was upset now. "Nick really cares about me. And I'm sure he will care about Niles and Caleb when I tell him."

"When you tell him?" she stood agape and in disbelief. "You mean he doesn't know yet? And you've been dating for two weeks and he doesn't know about his two eight year old son's? Wow, I might have to call Jerry Springer for this bullshit your telling me." She turned from me and continue with her order walking around the kitchen. I follow her.

"Why are you acting like this towards me? Why is me dating Nick so bad in your eyes?"

"Because!" She turned around to face me. "He did this to you! He destroyed you, he took you away from your home, your school, all of your hopes and dreams. All of your friends, he took everything you were and made you nothing. I have been with you during everything. I have watched you fight. Why fight this hard just to let him knock you down again? "

Her hatred toward Nick made sense now. She's just being protective. She wants to make sure I'm in good hands. And I was. Aren't I?

"Lea, " I place my arm around her. "You don't need to worry about Nick. I was child, at the time. I can handle myself now, and if I ever need back up. You know I'd call you. "

"Good." she pouted , but softened. "Cos you know I'll be there faster than 911."

"Yes." I pulled her into a hug. "I know."

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Nick

I unzipped the zipper to my jacket and pulled it off. I threw the jacket over the seat of my bike and grabbed the single rose I had tucked under the seat. I made my way over to the diner door, pulling it open.

She leaned over a table, in her red and white uniform. Her skirt sliding up everytime she wiped the table down. Her shiny, glossy, long brown hair, tied together in a ponytail, swung back and forth.

I walked up behind her and pulled her close to me by her hips. "Hey Beautiful. " I whisper as she jumps.

"Nicholas. " she slapped my chest. "Don't do that." she turned around and placed a sweet soft kiss on my cheek. I hold up the rose.

Her eyes lit up. "Aww, Nicky." she took the rose, and placed another kiss on my cheek.

"Ewww, Nicky." Lea mocked from the kitchen.

"Lea, we talked about this." She warned.

"I know" she said breathlessly.

I raised an eyebrow at her. "Talked about what?"

"Nothing." she smiled her pearly smile. "You ready to go?"

"Yes, Miley. " we intwined hands and left together.

***

The table buzzed from the vibration of a text message. Miley lifted her phone off the table and checked the message. After a while of studying the message she replied slowly.

"Everything okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah." She nodded. "It's just,
Lea." she sat her phone down.

"Everything going okay here?" Shelby, our waitress, walked up to us.

"Yes, things are fine." I say. "Just waiting on our damn meals. "

My ankle blew up in pain. "I'm sorry." Miley said kicking me under the table again. "We've had a long day." She smiled at Shelby.

"I understand." She said in her southern accent. "Sorry bout the wait." She left, eyeing me.

My ankle blew up again. I suck my teeth. "What the fuck Mi? "

"You can't be rude to people. Especially ones that are cooking your food. Do you have any idea what she could do?"

I shrugged. "Spit in it?"

She chuckled.

"Whats funny? "

She shook her head.

Another vibration. This time my phone. It was Kevin. I stared at the incoming call. Kevin swore to never speak to me again, so this call must be serious.

"What's wrong?" Miley cautious in my tension.

I decided to tell her about the fight between Kevin and I and Joe and Demi planning on kicking me out. If I wanted this relationship to work, I'm gonna have to be honest.

"You should call Kevin. " Miley said, as if it was that simple.

"I can't. You don't understand."

"He's your brother Nick. And so is Joe, you need to call them."

"I can't. And I can't go back
there."

"Where are you going to stay then? You can't sleep on Donny's couch forever, taking money for hotel rooms. You need to make up with Joe."

"Or maybe." I place my hands over hers. "I can stay out here and move in with you."

Her mouth dropped open in shock. She blinked a couple of times. "No, I. I don't think that's a good idea." she pulled her hands away.

"Why not? I thought things were going great for us."

"They, are. It's just.. we're moving to fast Nick. Moving in together?"

"Well it's not like we just met, we have history. We know eachother like the back of our hands."

"We're not 15 anymore. We're different people. We still have to discover eachother."

Discover eachother? "Miley, that's bullshit and you know it-"

"Okay, here's your meals." Shelby's accent rang in my ears. She sat down two plates of food infront of us. "Anything else I can get you guys?"

"The check would be nice." I say avoiding eye contact with Miley, who shot me the dirtiest look of fustration.