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.

walls were all white, there were no curtains and the bedsheets were dark blue. I see a few picture frames all lined

like. She's so beautiful it hurts me cos I look 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 like that at me

faces. Nick seemed so happy with her. The last frame was a solo picture of Catherine. I grabbed it as my

you're Catherine..."

closed the door and tears were falling down on my face. He's

while Nick was making our dinner and I was with him, the pictures in his room bothered me too much and I still asked myself what could've that old woman was about to say. I would want to ask Nick

he's used to the both of us getting quiet all of a sudden. Dinner was lovely as always and we

The movie was very touching that made me tear up like a baby. Nick, who

are so emotional when it comes to

with me about it." I pointed my

was crying too much so

even finished

took some from it

to grab some drinks

"Anything." He says.

I snapped and

and saw cans of beers so I pulled out a pack then headed out of he kitchen as I pulled out the pack for him

"Beer?" I smiled.

did

to be

didn't know beers had a gender preference." he

down on the couch right next to him and placed the pack of

know I don't drink much."

just going to take a

chin and pulled me towards his direction so I

I smile. "Peer pressure."

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

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

grins. "You got

You're too old and I'm still

least I'm experienced." He

covered my face with my hands. He pulls my hands away from my face and kissed the

I..." He trails off while brushing my fingers against his

Oh god.

cos you've been a very naughty naughty girl?" He looks at me

That's sexy.

scary. It's like Christian Grey." I

my head close to him and

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

Nick? That question is once again stuck in

under his throat when something funny would come up. I look back ahead and all of a sudden Nick kissed my temple. I stared

"What's wrong?" He asked.

at

sure?"

him as I placed my head on

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.

my carriage?"

he folds his arms to his side. "You've got

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