Un-Professionalism 2: It's Complicated

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Ch2: Bedevil


Nick is woken up to someone banging on his door. Nick growled as he pulled his wheelchair closer to his bed. Why would someone be at his house now? His neighbors know he works nights and it was raining no one wanted to be outside while this storm was overhead. Nick yawned he wheeled out of his room.

"Hold on." Nick called to the person behind his door. The knocking finally stopped but Nick was awake. He saw his yellow lab sleeping on his couch stretched out with a toy under him. Nick shook his head at his dog, Maverick. "And you call yourself a guard dog?" Nick jokes the dog just yawned as he wheels to the door opening it. "Finn?"

"Can I come in?" she asks, Nick can't tell if she's been crying or if it was the rain. She did look upset though and Nick wanted to find out why she was upset.

"Yeah, yeah, sure. Come in, take a seat." Nick said wheeling back and opening the door more so she could come inside. "Do you want something to drink?"

"I'll have a beer." Finn says sitting next to Maverick on Nick's couch. Maverick lifted his head up and stared at Finn, his one ear flapped over his head. Nick wheeled back into his living and handed Finn the beer as he drank water. "Getting soft on me, Stokes." Finn says after she takes a sip of the beer.

"I can't drink with the medicine I'm on," Nick said bummed pointing to his leg.

"What's his name?" Finn said petting Maverick's stomach.

"Maverick. Hey, quit staring." Nick said to Maverick, the dog just lay back down.

"Cute dog." Finn said, Nick chuckled.

"He vicious… in his own mind." Nick said. Maverick got up and walked back to Nick's room. "We were too loud." Nick chuckled. "What's wrong, Finn?"

"I have to go to San Francisco," Finn said biting her lip not wanting to tell Nick but not wanting this weight on her shoulders.

"Why do you have to go to San Francisco? Why did you come here?" Nick asked confused.

"I need your help. I want you to come with me." Finn begged, Nick looked even more confused at her.

"To Frisco? Why? Why me?" Nick asked shocked.

"You're the only one I trust with this."

"Me? Why not, DB?" Nick subconsciously thinking he's done enough for Finn taking a bullet should be enough.

"If I wanted to be told what to do, or here proverbs and Zen shit, I would but, I don't. I just need a friend." Finn says begging Nick. Nick picks at the label of his water bottle as he debates whether or not to go. He thinks about his physical therapy and his limited mobility and thinks he'd be like a liability but she still wanted him to go.

"Why do you need to go to San Francisco?" Nick asked moving to sit on the couch next to Finn. Maybe if Finn had a good reason to go Nick would want to help.

"I have some stuff from my past I have to handle." Finn said looking down ashamed.

"That's not a good enough answer for you to come to my home and to bring me ten hours away. I think I deserve to know, what it is really?" Nick asked stern. Nick wanted to help Finn but couldn't allow her to think he would be a pushover especially now.

"I have a funeral to go to..." she says biting her lip. "I got a disturbing phone call from my step son and I'm not sure what to make of it... Yet. Please, Nick." she says. Nick thinks about if he wants to help Finn with her past, as he remembers that he hasn't fully recovered from the last time someone from her past came into his life. "I already have the time off... I'm not going rogue." she says smiling remembering the stories she heard about Langston and LA.

"Fine, I'll go but you're driving." Nick says moving back into his chair.

"Thank you, Nick." Finn says smiling at Nick, giving him a hug. Nick packs a bag and wheels out to grabbing his medicine and everything he needs. Finn helps Nick by grabbing his crutches and cane as Nick got dressed. Nick wheeled out to Finn's jeep. "Ready?" Finn asks Nick nods. Finn starts to drive and Nick fell asleep.

Several hours later Nick wakes up and drives so that Finn could sleep because he looked emotionally and physically exhausted. They arrive at the hotel and Nick smiles as Finn is still asleep.

"Finn, we are here." Nick said smiling as Finn woke up.

"Nick, can we afford this." Finn asks immediately going wide eyed at the big hotel.

"Don't worry about it." Nick says opening the door to get his crutches.

"Nick..." Finn says as she opens the door but pauses as she sees Nick hug a beautiful woman. The woman had brown wavy hair that went to the middle of her back. She was wearing a dark blue blazer with a matching skirt, with a white ascot.

"Finn, this is my baby sister Jackie. Jackie, this is my friend Finn." Nick said introducing the women as he balanced himself on the crutches.

"It's a pleasure." Jackie said as she motioned for a bell hop to take their bags. "I'll take you to your room. What happened?" she said as Nick started to move with the crutches.

"I broke my leg, just got my cast off." Nick said looking down, Nick had always good at giving half truths give someone just enough information to satisfy the first blush of curiosity.

The room Jackie had set aside for them was huge and beautiful. The room had a balcony with a view of the beach that was gorgeous. The ocean was the cleanest light blue and the sand was fine and seemed gentle. Nick smiled at the scenery.

"Here you are." she says handing Nick the keys. Finn's phone rang and she went down the hall to answer it.

"How long do you plan on being in town for?" Jackie asked getting a chair for Nick to sit in.

"I'm not sure."

"Well let's go to dinner sometime and catch up. I have a lot of questions." she says motioning towards where Finn was.

"I'm telling you it's not like that." Nick said touching his face leaning back in the chair.

"Then what is it?" Jackie asked sitting on the bed.

"It's… it's complicated. Jackie, we gotta unpack so I'm going to stop the parade of questions before it starts." Nick says smiling.

"Well you're lucky I actually have work to do, being the President of the Bay Inn." she says smiling, Nick laughed.

Nick peeked down the hallway to see Finn still on the phone. The conversation didn't see angry but definitely seemed uncomfortable.


Please Review! Nick learns more about Finn's past in the next chapter.