Dog Tags

Chapter 44

Quinn's POV

I wander around the mall looking for Nick while crying my eyes out and then I see Nick walk out of Arista Jewelry. "Nick!" I yell my voice breaking due to the amount of crying I am doing and when I walk up to him I right away bury my face into his chest. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" He asks his Scottish accent full of what sounds like worry, and when he wraps his arms around me making me feel like nothing from the outside world could hurt me,

"It was Rachel, she was just awful to me, she was accusing me of stuff and calling me horrible names." Nick runs his hand through my hair trying to get me to calm down, "Take a few deep breaths, and then tell me what happened." I nod my head taking in a few deeps breath before telling Nick everything that just went down between Rachel and me. As I finish telling Nick everything he gives a look of pity, "I personally think you didn't do anything wrong, I think you acted like any other person would." I wipe the tears from my eyes with Nick's help,

"Don't listen you her Quinn, you haven't been unfaithful to Brenton, and I am sure that when it comes down it then Breton will take your side." I have to say that Nick actually made me feel a little better and he was actually kind of sweet."Thanks Nick, and I am sorry for breaking down in the middle of the mall." Nick just grins at me, "What are friends for if not helper in crisis." I nod my head looking down at the bag in his hand, "I am taking it that from the bag in your hand that Nikki is getting some type of jewelry this Christmas?" Nick just lets out a breath and rolls his eyes,

"It is the only thing that I could think of that actually makes her happy." It is my turn to roll my eyes at him, "Why is it that every guy on the planet thinks that all girls and women wants for Christmas is jewelry?" Nick pulls out his phone turning his attention to that and answers me without even looking at me,"Maybe because it is fact." I slap his arm as hard as I can but it doesn't seem to affect him, "Not all of us are like that, and how do you know Nikki is this type of girl." Nick gives me a look like I asked a dumb question,

"Nikki is not that complex." I have to say that Nick sounds miserable when he talks about Nikki, but now that she is carrying his baby he looks at it like he is stuck with her now, "If that is true then why did you want me to come along with you?" Nick steps closer to me until we pressed up against each other,"Maybe I wanted one on one time with you." That feeling of attraction comes over me and it is getting harder and harder to fight the more I hang out with Nick,

"You could have just asked." I say grabbing the bag from his hand as I pull out a beautiful bracelet with light blue stone in the middle that must be Nikki's birthstone. "It is beautiful Nick, and I am sure that Nikki is going to love it." I place the bracelet back into the bag handing it back to Nick, "At least I don't have to worry about her present anymore, but now with that out of the way I can focus on getting my new tattoo." Nick and I turn around towards the exit when I hear my name being called out, and then I see coming off the escalator is none other than Calla Bentley and Carsten Bentley.

Calla is around 5 foot with rainbow hair and dark brown eyes. She is wearing a black dress that just reaches her thighs with matching heels also her makeup and hair look like it was done by a professional, and next to her is the younger Carsten Bentley. Carsten is a little taller than his Calla, curly dark brown, green eyes, and has his fair share of tattoos. Carsten is the more sensible between the two in my eyes, he has on a black beanie loosely on his head, dark blue long sleeve shirt, his sliver cross necklace around his neck, black tight jeans, and black boots on his feet. "Who are they?" Nick whispers to me low enough that only I can hear him, 

"They are Calla and ,Mayor Bentley's kids." I whisper back as Calla walks up to me giving a small hug, "What are you doing here?" I ask knowing that the Bentley siblings only shop at the most expensive and luxuries stores which this two store mall has none of. "Our father just informed us yesterday that we are going to have a new little brother or sister." I smile at the Carsten who announced the news to us. Carsten and I have a past with each other because we dated for almost a year before breaking up, and the reason we broke up was because dating the mayor'skid is a whole different level of stress.

"That is wonderful, congrats to your family." Carsten and Calla share a look between them that makes me think that there more to story, but of course when you are the major most things are taken care of behind closed doors, "We just stopped by here to pick something up for the new baby when it arrives." Calla remarks with a disappointed tone, "That is enough about us, what are you doing here Quinn?" Before I can answer Calla cuts me off,

"I hope that you are finally getting that much-needed lifestyle change Quinn, it is such a shame that a beautiful and talented woman like yourself doesn't do anything with herself." Calla comments giving me a pity look as I start to feel the same I did when Rachel was personally attacking me, and I think Carsten got the hint because he puts his arm around Calla's shoulder,

"We should get going sister, we have more shopping to do." Calla sighs happily nodding her head, "You're right Carsten, we are going shopping in high end, but shouldn't brag because not many people are rich enough to afford the better things in life." Calla steps away from Carsten giving me a small hug again, "Call me sometime Quinn, we can get together and have lunch." Calla smiles before walking away while Carsten gives Nick and I a small smile showing off his dimples and waves at us, "Always good to see you Quinn." I smile back at him before he walks off to catch up with sister.

"That was uncomfortable to watch, and more to the point I don't think I have ever met snooty and rich people like them." I turn to look Nick giving him a look telling him that he doesn't know the half of it, "You think those two are bad,my cousins Gail and RJ from New York are one hundred times worse than Calla and Carsten." Nick gives me a look like he doesn't believe me but it is true which is why I don't have a good relationship with either of my cousins anymore, and just like that an idea popped into my head,

"Nick? Are you in a hurry at all?" Nick shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head, "Not really. Why?" I start forming ideas in my head as a sly smile comes to my lips, "I was just thinking that my friends talk about how I should live my life, adding to that everything Rachel said to me and now the remarks from Calla, I think it is time to give everyone what they want." The expression on Nick's face turns into a look of confusion, "I think it is high time that Quinn Callahan got a makeover and reinvent herself." Nick smiles at me and I smile right back as I take his hand in mine and start the makeover process.