Love Aint Always Pretty

Chapter 52: 52 Gemes

Gemes

- the anger one feels inside but cannot find a way to express it.

Origin: Javanese

52

That Saturday afternoon, we went to a nearby small grocery store and bought a few foods until tomorrow. Nick was the one picking what he needs since he's the one who'll do all the cooking. I was the one pushing the cart for us though I bought a few foods too like junk foods, some chips, chocolate cookies, gummy worms, popcorn, and some other stuff that is to my own liking.

Nick was busy picking some perfect sauce for the pasta he'll be making tonight while I searched for a milk for me to drink. It may sound crazy but I usually choose the most beautiful milk container and that's how I choose milk aside from it being low fat. I head back to where the gummies were and every single thing was just deliciously tempting to buy.

"Hi. Excuse me dear." An old woman who wore a red trench coat approached me.

I smiled. "Hi ma'm. Can I be of any help?"

I sounded like a saleslady.

"Oh don't worry about me. I am more worried about you." She holds my arm.

I paused. "Me?"

She nods and looks over at Nick. "Why are you with that man?"

I looked over at Nick and he watches me talking to this old woman. I stared back at her and she looked so serious. "You should be careful around him." She says.

"I should be careful? With Nick?"

She nods again. "Yes dear."

She's the third person to tell me to be careful around Nick. Why? What's with Nick that I should really be careful about? What's Nick hiding from me?

"W-why?" I asked.

"Cos he's a--"

"Something going on here?"

She was cut off of what she was going to tell me by Nick. How'd he came here so fast? Nick stands right next to me and stares at the old woman then at me.

I shake my head. "No. She was just asking for directions where the fruits are."

Nick stares at the old woman intently and she looks back at him with fear in her eyes. He starts telling her where the fruits were placed and she hurriedly walks away but her eyes were glued to me.

"Do you know her?" I asked him.

"Yeah. She's Mrs. Tonkin. Her husband died cos of a stray bullet in New Year's."

He turned to me. "Done picking your gummies?"

I smiled. "Almost. Just a second."

Late that afternoon, while Nick was busy preparing for our dinner, I headed out of my room to help him and then I stared at his bedroom door. I looked at the stairs if he would come up but he wasn't. I slowly marched my way near his door and slowly opened it. I wanted to see how his room looks like. I wanted to compare his old room grin the one has at the frat house.

no curtains and the bedsheets were dark blue. I see a few picture frames all lined up and I hurriedly went inside his room then walked

nothing like her. They look so perfect for each other. Nick was smiling on the first picture, and I've never seen that smile before. I've never seen him smile

about her old best friend. The fourth photo, Catherine and Nick were with Alec. They were posing some wacky faces. Nick seemed so happy with her. The last frame was a solo picture of Catherine. I grabbed it

Catherine..." I

I stood up and walked out of his room. I closed the door and tears were falling down on my

want to ask Nick about it but

then about how beautiful Catherine was too. I think Nick didn't notice that I was bothered or somewhat like that cos he's used to the both

me tear up like a baby. Nick, who was sitting down right next to me, kept handing me tissues. One ply after the other. I think he's laughing at me too but I was so focused on the movie. When the

are so emotional when it

with me about it." I pointed my finger out to him and

finish it cos I was

finished

took

from the couch and headed to kitchen. "Want me to grab some drinks

"Anything." He says.

and

and headed inside the kitchen. I marched to the refrigerator and saw cans of beers so I pulled

"Beer?" I smiled.

did you

be drank." I say as

had a

couch right next to him

don't drink much." He

says we're finishing it all? We're just going to

his direction so I could face him. "You were never

I smile. "Peer pressure."

like this and you wear showy clothes more often now cos of the people around you and

don't need no lecture, daddy." I teased him

"You got kinks for

a daddy, you're six years older than me. You're too old and I'm still

least I'm

He pulls my hands away from my face and kissed the tips of

trails off while brushing my fingers against his

Oh god.

been a very naughty naughty girl?" He looks at me

That's sexy.

It's scary. It's like Christian Grey."

to him and kissed my temple. "I'm just joking. Do you really want to

for myself as I flexed my knees together. Another movie was on and I have no idea what it was. I watched it anyways cos Nick seems to be interested on it. It could buy me time from thinking

That question is

on the tv and would laugh under his throat when something funny would come up. I look

"What's wrong?" He asked.

at

sure?" He

at him as I placed my head on his

passed, when we were done watching the action pack flick and the credits were rolling, our cans were empty at the same time. He turned off the tv and stood right before me as I crossed my legs over the table. The

my carriage?" I

his arms to his side. "You've

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