Forever Always

Chapter Twenty Six

The plane landed in Kentucky and Nick got a car and they went to Kevin's house. Nick pulled up in the driveway and they got out. Nick took her hand and led her up to the door and rang the doorbell. The door opened and Kevin stood there.

"Hey Nicky," Kevin said hugging Nick.

"Hey Kev, how's it going," Nick said.

"Good, Brian and Leighanne just got here with Baylee, Howie called from the airport, he, Leigh, and AJ will be here shortly," Kevin said.

"Cool, this is my girlfriend, Brizee," Nick said. Brizee held out her hand and Kevin shook it.

"Have we met?" Kevin asked.

"I don't remember," Brizee said.

"She said she wasn't sure, she was in an accident a couple years ago and lost her memory, she said bits and pieces are coming back, she was talking on the plane like she thinks she met you before but can't remember," Nick said.

"We have," Kevin said as Brizee and Nick went in and Kevin led them to the den and sat down.

"Okay, so how?" Brizee asked.

"You got backstage passes to meet me when I was in Chicago on Broadway," Kevin said.

"Okay, so what happened?" Brizee asked.

"We hung out and got to know each other," Kevin said.

"Okay, that's it?" Brizee asked. Kevin shook his head.

"Kev?" Nick asked.

"We grew close, basically we got really close," Kevin said.

"What," Brizee said.

"You mean cheating on Kristin?" Nick asked.

"Yeah," Kevin said. Brizee looked at him.

"That can't be right," Brizee said.

"We did a lot of making out, but there was no sex," Kevin said.

"I figured that when she said she never had sex before," Nick said.

"Oh god," Brizee said covering her face.

"Kristin knows and she forgave me because it didn't come to anything more than kissing and it only lasted for a week," Kevin said.

"Well, it's not going on now so I can't be mad," Nick said. He hugged Brizee.

"Well, I say let's put it all behind us and move on, no more thinking of the past," Kevin said.

"I agree, even though I can't remember much of it," Brizee said.

"Well, there is no need, we are happy with the ones we are with, there's no use thinking of the past," Kevin said.

"Yeah, I'm very happy," Brizee said hugging Nick.

"Well, let's get the barbecue," Kevin said. They went out back.

"Hey Frick!" Nick said doing their handshake.

"Hey Frack," Brian said.

"Hi Brian," Brizee said. Brian smiled and hugged her.

"Hey Brizee, glad you could make it," Brian said.

"Well the schedule got changed after you called, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to come," Brizee said.

"Well, I'm betting Nick is glad you came," Brian said.

"You bet, I don't want to be without her," Nick said hugging her close. Kevin came out with Kristin. Kevin started up the grill while Kristin came over to where Nick, Brizee, Brian and Leighanne were.

"Excuse me," Kristin said. They looked at her.

"Hi Kris," Nick said.

"Hi Nick, you can stay but she has to leave, I don't want her here," Kristin said.

"Kris," Kevin said.

"No, I don't want her here, she almost ruined our marriage," Kristin said.

"Kris, she doesn't remember meeting Kevin in New York, she was in an accident and lost her memory, she remembers bits and pieces of her life but she doesn't remember meeting Kevin, and she is my girl now, she loves me and I love her, what happened between them is in the past where it will stay, nothing is going to happen, she is with me now," Nick said.

"I don't care, Nick, I don't want her here," Kristin said.

"Kris, stop, okay, she is welcome here as Nick's girlfriend and guest, Nick wants her here and I want Nick to stay," Kevin said. Kristin glared at Kevin and went inside. Kevin went after her.

"Maybe I should leave," Brizee said.

"No, baby, you are staying, if you go, I go," Nick said.

"So do we," Leighanne said. Brian nodded. Kevin came out with Howie, Leigh, and AJ.

"Kris is getting the food ready," Kevin said. He went back in. Nick quietly told Howie, Leigh, and AJ what had happened.

"If you guys leave, so do we, Kris should put it in the past, that's where Kevin wants it," AJ said. Howie and Leigh nodded. Kristin and Kevin came out with the food. Nick held Brizee close to him. She turned in his arms and rested her head on his chest. Nick kissed her forehead. Brizee sat down and talked with Leighanne and Leigh. Kevin pulled the guys inside. Kristin sat by the grill and watched Brizee talk with Leighanne and Leigh. She slowly walked over there.

"So two of your friends from New York transferred to the Orlando store because they missed you," Leighanne said.

"Yeah, and they met Brian, Howie, AJ, and Nick and they asked if any of the guys were available, I told them, well, Nick's mine, Brian's married, Howie's getting married, so AJ was the only one single and they looked each other and went "he's mine" at the same time, I shook my head and went back to work, I sometimes wonder why they are my friends, but then I remembered that they helped me remember what I needed to remember after I was hit by a car two years ago, I lost my memory and I still can't remember much, on the plane ride here, I kept getting bits and pieces of memories of thinking that I met Kevin before but I didn't remember where and how, so I talked to Nick and he said that we'll ask Kevin and when we got here, Kevin filled us in and said that the past should stay in the past and I agree, I love Nick with all my heart and soul, he is the one for me, I knew it from the first moment I met him," Brizee said.

"Brian told me that Nick told him that Nick is totally in love with you, I knew Nick wouldn't come up here without you, it's like he doesn't want to do anything without you," Leighanne said.

"Well, when I was in New York, I worked at Bloomingdale's, after Nick and I got together, I knew I wanted to be with him, so I said I would transfer to the store in Orlando or Miami, since he has a house in Marathon and Tampa, so I chose the Orlando store and became assistant manager, after Brian called about the barbecue, he said we'll be there and didn't ask if I was able to go until after he hung up, but then I went to work the next day and saw the schedule changed so I called and told him, I know if I had to work, Nick wouldn't be here," Brizee said.

"Brizee," Kristin said coming up to them.

"Yes," Brizee said.

"I want to apologize for the way I acted, I love Kevin so much and I was scared that I was going to lose him after seeing you were here and knowing what had happened between you and Kevin," Kristin said.

"Apology accepted, and I'm sorry for what I did even though I don't remember it, but I am not going to come between you and Kevin, I love Nick very much and I can't be without him, Kevin is yours only and that is the way it's going to stay," Brizee said.

"Can we be friends, Brizee?" Kristin asked.

"Sure," Brizee said. Kristin smiled and sat down and they talked about clothes and the guys.