Prayers for the Damned //Nikki Sixx\\

Chapter 9 // Nerves\\

*Layla POV*

Shannon and I were sitting on my couch finishing off our bottle of moscato and getting ready to open up another one. The sun was setting and it was Friday night. We were edging closer and closer to Sunday evening and I was getting nervous. Hense us getting drunk on my couch. 

"So, you really haven't seen your dad since Christmas?" Shannon asked me. 

"Yeah, Christmas dinner. The only reason he wants to see me is because of Nikki. I'm 29 years old, I don't understand why he wants to pretend to be an overprotective father when he hasn't given a fuck for ten years." I rattled on.

"That sucks babe. I really hope everything goes well this weekend."

"Ugh me too, I can only imagine how Nikki feels."

"You mean you haven't talked to him about it yet?"

"We've been busy..." I replied sheepishly.

I popped off the top of the bottle and took a long swig before passing it back to her. "I really need to talk to him."

*Nikki POV*

Friday evening and the sun was setting, Tommy and I were lounging by his pool, I was trying to tan and calm the turmoil in my mind. 

"Dude, I don't know how to be a fucking boyfriend. Especially since we just started dating, and the fucking press. And her fucking father!" I tangled my hands in my hair and pulled on it.

"Bro, chill! It'll be alright. Deep breath Sixx. Look, when I was with Heather I had to do all that bullshit too. But you get to luck out and do it every once in a while because of their relationship."He chuckled," I had to do it at LEAST once a month. We had to visit her dad, and I had to be on my best behavior. But, I did it bro, I survived. If I can do it, you can."

I let out a long sigh, " I just don't know if I'm good enough for her."

Tommy shook his head,"Dude, she likes you. She really likes you, I've fuckin' seen it. Even at the party, she was into you bro." He lowered his voice, "I think you really like her too. You've been acting differently, and it's because of her."

I curled my lip up into a soft smile, " She told me that I make her feel safe. She said that I was incredible. No one has said that to me. Especially a woman I'm dating. It's always been because I'm a rockstar or have the right drugs. Layla makes me feel good."

Tommy reached his fist out to mine, "I'm really happy for you Sixx."

I decided to check in on her on my way home. It's honestly out of my way, but damn I miss her.

I knock on her apartment door, It's pretty quiet, I glance at my watch and see its quarter to 11. 

I go to turn away and I hear her door unlock.

Layla opens the door, hair frazzled with sleep in her eyes.

"Hey, I'm sorry I woke you." 

"No it's fine, come in." I watched her lazily stumble her way to the couch.

I walked into her apartment and saw the empty take out containers and the empty wine bottles sitting on the kitchen counter. 

"Shannon was over earlier, we had fun." Layla said, seeing me eyeing the evidence.

"I bet babe." I sat down next to her and she immediately cuddled into my side.