Chapter 25

"You almost finished?" Josh walked over to my desk.

"Yeah I just have to call a few more people and your club should be packed Friday." He sat down.

"Kat you have been working like crazy lately, what's wrong?" I started to dial a phone number but Josh hung my phone up.

"Nothing is wrong, aren't I allowed to work?" I turned my chair to look at him.

"Yeah you are, that's why your here, but your in this office all the time now and you hardly go out." I rolled my eyes.

"And your point is?"

"My point is call him." I tuned back around a stared at my desk.

"I haven't talked to him in a week, he doesn't care so why should I?" Josh got up and walked out into the hallway, I sighed and went back to work. About a minute later he walked back in with Orchids, my favorite flower and they were beautiful.

"Does this look like he doesn't care."

"Where did those come from?" I walked over to take a look at them.

"He sent them today, he has been calling the office everyday, he says you won't talk to him." He sat the flowers on my desk. "What are you doing Kat? Are you afraid to be happy?"

"No, I just don't want to settle. I made a huge mistake with Brian and I don't want to go through that again."

"Nick is nothing like Brian, you said it yourself."

"I know what I said, but you weren't the one on the phone with him a week ago, I was and he sounded so much like Brain." I picked up the note off of the flowers. "Plus he broke up with me."

"Kat I got some news for you, guys are far from perfect we make mistakes and I think he really regrets what he said, just talk to him." I looked at the note. "What's it say?" Josh leaned over.

"Please call me." I rolled my eyes and put the note down. "Maybe when he learns to trust me, I will call him."

"Alright but I think you should tell him yourself." I looked up and Nick was standing in the doorway. "I'm gonna head out I will tell Riley you will be late so he won't worry, see ya kid." As Josh walked out he patted Nick on the shoulder.

"Hey." He walked over, his face was very down.

"Hey." I didn't look up.

"Why won't you talk to me?" He sat down and rested is elbows on his knees with his hands in front of him.

"I don't know."

"You do know." He scooted the chair over close to me "Talk to me please."

"I think you right, this isn't working, I'm to fragile right now for a relationship like this." I put my leg up on the chair and rested my head on my knee.

"I'm sorry for what I said to you, it wasn't right." We sat in silence for a couple minutes. Both of us were just staring at the floor. "Do you still love me?" Nick looked up at me and I didn't move.

"I don't know."

"What do you know?" He kept his stare intensely on me.

"I know that I did love you, but instead of letting me finish what I was trying to say you blew up, just like Brian used to do." He sighed

"What can I do to get things back to where they were?"

"Trust me Nick!! That's all I have ever asked you to do. Sometimes I wish we could just start over because this has turned into a big mess!" Nick stood up and walked out. I was baffled that he walked out on me. I stood up and grabbed my purse.

"Excuse me?" Nick walked back in I was very confused.

"What are you doing?" I tried to pass him but he stopped me.

"Hi my name is Nick and I have seemed to lost my cat somewhere around here, can you help me find him?"

"Nick stop."

"You think this is funny, I have had this cat for 15 years I even hand feed him. Please help me miss."

"Seriously Nick!" I tried my best to hold back my smile.

"Fine do what to wish but If my cat dies, you will have to live with yourself knowing you did nothing!" He got down on his knees and grabbed me legs. "Please!!! Please help me find Mr. Kitty, he is my life!" He pulled me so hard I fell down.

"Nick! you are an idiot." I tried so hard but I started to smile.

"Are you smiling?! This is not a laughing matter, wipe that smirk off your face!"

"Sttoopp." I stared to laugh.

"Okay we can find my cat later but you are smoking hot can I take you out on a date?" We were sitting on the floor and I was holding myself up with my elbows. Nick pulled me in and kissed me. "I'm sorry." I rested my head on his neck.

"Trust me." I looked up at him.

"I promise." He pushed my hair back and kissed me again.

"No more of this shit that I still love Brian." I leaned back and gave him a look.

"No more."

"Good now help me up you dick!" He got up and walked out of my office.

"Nick!!!!!! I can't get up." I rolled over on my stomach and laid there.

"You are such a baby! I swear I spoil you." He grabbed my feet and started to drag me.

"Ouch, ouch, OUCH!! Rug burn!!!!!!!! owie!!"

"Owie? Hey 10 year old." I turned over and grabbed his legs to make him fall.

"Look at this rug burn!" I pulled up my jeans to show him.

"That looks rough."

"Kiss it!." I put my leg in his face and he pushed it away.

"Gross no way."

"Kiss it! make it feel better." I sat up and wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him, he stood up and pulled me up. "I'm going to show Riley this rug burn and he is going to give you a beat down." I linked my arm into his, he just stared at me.

"What?" I smiled at him.

"Nothing, I just missed you." He kissed my head and we walked to his car.