Chapter 18
Nicole woke up to the sound of a heart monitor steadily beating. She could feel tubes going in and out of her body, and someone was holding her hand. Ever so slowly Nicole turned her head towards the person and saw Nick sleeping in a near bye chair.
"Nick," Nicole shook his hand to wake him up, "where am I ?"
Nick opened his eyes and sat straight up in the chair. "Oh god Nicole, you're in the hospital. You scared us to death. I came out of the bathroom and saw you lying on the patio. You collapsed."
Nick buzzed the nurse and bent down to kiss Nicole.
"Nick, the baby...is it all right?"
Nick looked at her and started crying uncontrollably. "No, that's why you collapsed.You had a miscarrige.The baby died. I'm so sorry Nicole."
Just then the nurse came in and escorted the bawling Nick out into the waiting room, while the doctor checked on Nicole. Nick sat down in the waiting room, where Brian, Howie, AJ, Kevin and Denise sat. Brian comforted Nick when the doctor came out.
"Nicole is fine. There's no exact reason for the miscarrige, it just happened. Nicole can leave this morning."
[AN: It's now like, 4:00am] Everyone went in to see Nicole, and later that morning, escorted her back to the hotel.
***later that week***
Nick and Nicole sat in the rental car, Nick driving and Nicole staring out the passenger window. No one had talked about the engagment, but Nick had always been thinking about it.
"Nicole, would you like to talk?" Nick had noticed the depression in Nicole's eyes over the past week and didn't know how to talk to her about it.
"No, it's okay, I'm fine."
Nick sighed and pulled over to the side of the road. "Nicole, you have to talk. I know you're upset about the baby..."Nick started.
Nicole turned to him, tears in her eyes. "Upset?!?!?! Of course I'm upset!! If it wasn't for me you might be the happiest guy in the world right now! But I had to go and have that stupid miscarriage!!! I'm so sorry Nick, but I can't marry you, I can't even look at you straight in the eye without feeling guilty. I have to leave. I love you but I can't see you again. Not until I think this through.P lease let me be, I have to think. I'm going to leave Nick. I love you.Goodbye." Nicole undid her seatbelt, when Nick grabbed her arm.
"What do you mean leave!?!? How long will it take you to think this through?? Where are you going? Nicole I love you!!" Nick started to cry as Nicole opened the car door and walked down the street to hail a taxi.
Nick ran up to her just as Nicole was opening the taxi door. "Nicole,don't leave, I love you."
Niocle looked at Nick, who was now crying uncontrollably. "I have to Nick. Just give it time. It's not goodbye, it's see you later. I have to do this Nick. Please let me. Don't worry, I'll be back. You can't get rid of me that easily. I just can't talk to you right now."
Nick sighed and pulled Nicole in for one last kiss. "See you later Nicole. I love you."
"See ya Nick.I love you too."
With that Nicole got in the taxi and it sped off, leaving Nick on the side of the road, crying. Nick drove around for a few hours, knowing that Nicole was at the hotel packing. When he came back he went straight to his room.When he opened the bedroom door, he noticed a small envelope and the Mickey Mouse doll they had bought.
He walked over to the envelope and opened it. Inside it read:-
Nick,
Baby I'm so sorry I left like that but I had to. You know me. I
have to think things through. I'm moving out of Florida. I can't
tell you where I'm going0, it's so important that I'm alone to
think about it. I'll be back, I don't know when. Please don't be
mad at me. I love you with all my heart and soul and I'd never
want to hurt you. I have to go now, you'll be back soon.Whenever
you want to talk to me just look at Mickey and think about me. I
still have the ring you gave me. I didn't expect you to keep the
bracelet. See you later Nick.
~Nicole XOXOXOXOXOXO I love you.
Nick cried for an hour until Brian came in to get him.Nick told him what had happened and gave Brian the letter.
"Buddy, it's okay. She'll be back. I don't like what she did but she had to. I think we'll cancel the show tonight." Brian gave his friend a reassuring hug.
"No, I want to do it. I have to. I'm gonna miss her Bri."
"I know.We all will."
Nick and Brian got up and went to tell the others what happened and Nick tried to get on with his life, without much success.