Chapter 18

"You feeling okay?" I woke up to Nick sitting up in the bed running his fingers through my hair

"Yeah." I sat up and rubbed my eyes. "What time is it?"

"It's 6:30 I have to leave here at 8 to get to practice, you want some breakfast?"

"Yeah I will take scrambled eggs with a side of sleep." I laid back down but Nick pulled me back up. "Hey man... I have never seen the hour of 6:30 am, I'm always sleeping."

"I want to take you out before I leave." I leaned in a kissed him

"Okay, only if you carry me to the bathroom." I was just kidding but he took it seriously and lifted me up and took me to the bathroom. "Babe! I was just kidding."

"Well your here now, I need a shower, do you want to take one first." I yawned and didn't say anything I got in the shower first and turned on the water.

"Can we share the shower?" He opened the curtain with a cute grin.

"Only if you don't hog it, you always use all the hot water!" he laughed

"It's a hotel I don't think they run out of hot water."

"Oh right, well come on it!" I laughed as he slipped when he got in and almost fell.

"Nick don't you dare put that in my eyes I will bite you, Nick don't!!!"

"Its just a little soap the pain goes away." He started laughing at me "Ouch wow you just bit me, holy shit that hurt!"

"Don't worry the pain goes away." I smiled at him and continued to take my shower

we were ready at about 7 and went downstairs to get some breakfast. Me and Nick never really held hands when we were out in public, I wasn't sure why but when we walked down the stairs he grabbed my hand.

"Wow, you never hold my hand in public." I kissed him on the cheek.

"I know, and I'm sorry, I don't know why I never do."

"Maybe it's because you still think girls have cooties!" He wrapped his arm around my shoulders

"If you had cooties I would be infested." I smiled at him and followed him as he pulled me along with his hand. We sat down at the hotels restaurant and ordered some drinks I just got regular eggs but I guess hockey players have to eat a lot for breakfast

"You ordered a shitload of food!!! are you going to eat all of it?" He laughed as he took a sip of his orange juice.

"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I will probably burn most of it off in practice anyway."

"Yeah well that makes sense." I rubbed my leg against his

We finished up breakfast and he walked me back up to my room.

"I'm sorry I have to go, will you be okay?" he pushed back my hair and kissed my neck.

"Yeah I'm fine. I will see you at the game" I wrapped my arms around him right when my phone started to ring.

"If that is Brian I'm going to fucking kick his ass, I swear." Nicks tone was very angry. I looked at my phone and of course it was Brian.

"I'm not going to answer it, if I just ignore him he will leave me alone."

"Let me answer it." Nick went for my phone but I pulled it away.

"Please, just ignore it eventually he will get bored and leave me alone, lets not egg him on." Nick rolled his eyes

"Fine, but I really don't think you should talk to him, for your own good not because I don't like him." I rested my head on his chest.

"I hear what your saying and I completely agree." I pulled away and gave him a kiss "It seems as though he has left me a voice message."

"Listen to it on speaker phone!" Nick sounded excited

"Okay." I opened my voice mail and put it on speaker phone.

"Kate your going to ignore my phone calls now, how sweet. When I said you were making the biggest mistake of your life I wasn't joking. you better watch you fucking back bitch." I didn't move, I didn't look at Nick. I stood there still.

"We need to call the police." Nick shut my phone and looked at me

"No we don't, he is just angry he will get over it." he looked very shocked when I said that.

"Are you serious Kate, he just threatened you." I sighed

"Yes I am serious, Brian has never hurt me he wouldn't think of it. Like I said just ignore it."

"If he says one word to you again or comes near you I'm calling the police. I don't care what you say." I crossed my arms.

"Nick the thing is..." I couldn't finish before my phone started to ring again. Nick snatch it out of my hands.

"You come near her, you touch her, you will be fucking sorry." He hung up the phone before Brian could say anything.

"I want you to come to practice with me." Nick handed me my phone

"Why." I was upset and a little pissed about what just happened.

"So your mad at me now." He put his hands in his pocket.

"No, I'm just mad at how you handled that."

"Kate why do you keep defending this guy, he has treated you like shit. You don't owe him anything. If this is going to be a constant problem I don't know if I can handle this. I'm tired of hearing about him, I'm tired of him being able to talk to you anyway he wishes. It's bullshit." As much as I didn't want to believe Nick I needed to. Brain was not worth getting worked up about. I needed to let go of him for good. For my sake and Nicks.

"Okay, your right I'm sorry. I won't say anything about him ever again. I won't talk to him. He is done. I'm sorry this has even been a problem." He smiled and kissed me.

"Can you still come to practice with me I will feel better."

"Of course I will, let me grab my jacket."