Five
Later that night.
New York.
"Olivia Culpo." Nick said to the receptionist. He watched as she moved the mouse around and typed away on the keyboard. "Okay, she is in room 112." She told him. "Thank you." He said before dashing straight towards the elevator. He pushed the button which changed into to a bright yellowy glow. Nick paced back and forth combing in his hands through his hair. He could only imagine the worst.
He began to grow impatient after a couple seconds so he decided to run up the stairs. He finally reached her floor and jogged down the hall to room 112. A doctor had just stepped out of the room, closing the door behind her. She walked down the hall, clipboard in hand and white coat flying behind her. Nick wanted to speak with her but he had to make sure Olivia and the babies were okay.
He opened the door in one fell swoop. The room was small, nothing much to it. There was a view of the parking lot from the big window. An old TV was mounted onto the wall near the ceiling. He entered to see Olivia laying on the hospital bed. She tugged the sheet closer to her neck to get some warmth.
"Olivia." Nick said in a hushed tone. She opened her eyes and looked his way. A small smile appeared on her lips. "Nick.." She whispered. He walked closer to the bed and sighed. "What happened?" He asked. Olivia continued to stare at him while she debated whether to tell him or not. She sat up in the bed and looked away from his curious face. "One of the babies didn't make it." Olivia told.
~
"Hey." Selena said as she entered the home. She set her purse on the floor and plopped down on the couch. Denise sat at the other end holding Junior. "Where's Nick?" She asked. Selena sighed and shook her head. "I don't know." She answered truthfully. "You don't know?" She asked confused. "He got a call and then rushed out of the restaurant. He told me he'd tell me later." She sighed.
This made Denise wonder if it had anything to do with this Olivia woman. She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Look, don't fret about it I'm sure he has a reasonable explanation for leaving you like that." She assured her. "Okay." Selena said with a small grin. "He's fast asleep." Denise said as she looked down at her only grandson. Selena smiled at him and gave him a peck on his nose. "How were they tonight?" She asked. "They were angels." Denise smiled. "Where's Nicole?" Selena asked. "Sleeping. I'll go put him down." She said before leaving.
Selena wondered where Nick was and what happened. So many possibilities ran through her mind. She grabbed the remote and switched the television on. She needed to get her mind off of things. Off of Nick.
Just then, she heard the pitter-patter of feet running down the staircase. She looked over her shoulder to see an anxious sixteen year old boy. "Oh hey Selena." He greeted. Frankie made his way to the edge of the sofa. "Hey Frankie." Selena said. "Where's Nick?" He asked. "He had something important to do." She answered. "Oh." He replied. "So why were running down the stairs? What are you excited about?" She asked with a smirk. "Sam is staying over for the night." He said. His cheeks quickly turned to the shade of red.
"Ohhh." Selena added a smirked. He chuckled and scratched his neck. "So are ya'll a thing now?" She asked while propping her hand under her chin. "No, she wants us to be friends." He sighed. "And you don't?" She asked a bit curious. "No I really like her. We've been distant ever since.." He said debating on whether to inform Selena on what happened. "Ever since..?" She said. "It's embarrassing really." He chuckled nervously again. "No tell me." Selena said then patting the spot next to her on the couch.
He sat next to her and told her everything. From her walking on him jerking off to him spilling out his weird feelings for her. Selena didn't know what to say to him, it was seriously unexpected. He looked away out of embarrassment. "Listen." Selena said putting her hand on his lap. "Do you like her beyond those sexual thoughts?" She asked. "Of course I do." He answered. "Then why didn't you tell her that?" She asked.
He shrugged not knowing the answer. "She's told me so many times that she's had this crush on you for so long. And you telling her about your sexual feelings about her was not she wanted to hear. She wanted to hear that you think about her in the morning, think about her smile, about her personality, and that you miss her when she's gone. She wants to hear the lovey dovey stuff." She explained. "But I don't like talking about lovey dovey things." He said. "I know you don't. The majority of men don't but that's what we want to hear." She said.
"So you're saying I should be more open with my feelings towards her." He said scratching his head. "Exactly. But not too much that she thinks you're obsessive." She explained. "Okay, got it." He said nodded. "You'll be fine." She said patting his lap. "Thank you Selena." He said. "No problem." She smiled at him. Their heads turned to the door as they heard the lock jiggling. Selena's heart raced, hoping it was Nick. But atlas it was Samantha who entered the doorway with her key the Jonas family loaned her.
"Hey." She said closing the door. She walked over with her highlighted yellow Nike bag. "Hey Sam." Selena and Frankie said in simultaneously. "What's up Sam? Haven't seen you since the hospital." Selena asked. "My parents came back and started yelling at each other so I had to get out of there." She sighed. "I'm sorry sweetie." She apologized. "It always happens so I'm not surprised." She shrugged it off. "Well, we'll be in my room." Frankie said taking Sam's bag. "Alright, goodnight." Selena said. "Night." They both said as they walked up the stairs.
Selena sighed at the young love. She wondered about where Nick was again. She looked at her phone; no messages or no phone calls. She picked it up and opened her messages. She clicked on Nick's name and typed 'Where are you? I'm worried'
~
"What?" Nick said in shock. Olivia stared at him as he paced back and forth biting his fist. "How did this happen?" He asked with a frustrated sigh. "I was sleeping but I felt pain and then I saw blood.." She explained. He stared at her in sympathy, un-clenching his fists. "How long did they say you can stay in here for?" Nick asked. "Well tonight they're doing surgery on me.. so one week." She explained. "Oh." He said. She nodded and played with the hospital wrist band. "I'll be with you the whole time okay?" He assured her, touching her arm. She looked at his hand and looked him in his brown orbs. "Okay." She smiled.
The door slowly opened and a doctor emerged at the threshold. "Ready Ms. Pulpo?" The doctor from earlier asked. "I guess." She shrugged. "I'll be here when you get back." He said and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Thank you." She said with a wide grin. Two male nurses came in and wheeled her away as the doctor followed.
Nick evacuated and made his way into the waiting room. There, he sat down waiting for this all to be over. His leg began to tickle as a loud buzz sound set off along with a small vibration from his cell phone. He grabbed it out of his pocket to see he had gotten a text from Selena. He opened it.
'Where are you? I'm worried'
He completely forgot about her, he felt bad for that. So Nick replied, feeling even worse what he was about to say.
'There was an emergency at Jonas Daily. I have to fix it or we'll be shut down. It will take me a week to do so. I'm so sorry Selena. Kiss the twins for me.'