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Chapter 6: My Future, Your Future, or Our Future?
Payson held the paper in her hands that could determine her future for the next few years. The Little Tootie Tumblers had offered her a job as an assistant coach, although she was probably a better coach than their head coach. If she would accept the offer, she would start working there in about 3 months. Payson had practically become a "house girlfriend" since she graduated and moved back to Colorado, and that wasn't the type of person she wanted to be. She had to stay somewhat busy, and laying around all day in the apartment wasn't exactly what she went to college and spent her whole life being a gymnast for.
The Little Tootie Tumblers wasn't exactly a serious gym. It was targeted for little kids who were just beginning their journey s gymnasts. She did not mind though; it beats doing nothing with her life, and she has always loved kids, and one day hoped to have some of her own.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a loud slam of the apartment door. She quickly walked out of her room to see what was wrong.
"Nicky?" she said as she saw him angrily walk past her and into the bedroom door.
He did not reply.
She followed Nicky into the room, and grabbed his arm, but he jerked away from her. "Nicky, what's wrong, and where have you been?"
"Where have I been?" He finally replied. "Where have I been?"
"Yes, where have you been?" she said putting emphasis on each word.
"Why don't you ask your boyfriend or whatever the hell you two are, and also ask him to stay out of our lives. Tell him to stay out of my life, Payson!"
Payson frowned. "Nicky, what are you talking about."
"I'm talking about Austin Tucker coming into my office, after hours, threatening me about some bull shit! " He paused. "Tell me Payson, did you tell that ass hole to come talk to me?"
"Nicky, I really don't know what you are talking about."
"Just ask him, then. Don't ask me. See what he has to say."
"No, I want to know what you have to say!" When he didn't reply, she decided to change the topic.
"I got a letter today from The Little Tootie Tumblers. They want me to coach for them."
Nicky looked at her. "What? As head coach?"
"What does it matter?"
"I don't what you to be their head coach."
"Why? It's not like they are any competition to Denver. Nicky, they are little kids!" She paused. "And, tell me, since when did you start making decisions for me."
"I'm not making decisions for you Payson, but I feel like you are planning your life without me."
"How? How in the world am I planning my life without you?"
"Hmm… lets think. How about my proposal that you've practically forgotten about!"
She knew it. She knew something foul was coming from his breath, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it, until she smelled a big whiff of alcohol from him. "Nicky are you drunk?"
He shrugged. "So what if I am. Why do you care?"
Payson looked at him with disbelief. "Are you kidding me? Why do I care? See, that is what you will not do. You will not step in here drunk, yelling me about some crap that happened between you and Austin Tucker that I don't even know a thing about. You will not come in here drunk, deciding about what I want to do with my life. And you certainly will not come in here drunk, pressuring me into making a decision about your proposal. It's my life!"
"You're right, and this is my life, too. I can't keep waiting for you to take your precious time and plan your life out and totally forget about the plans I wanted us to make together. I have to get my life going, and my life can't pause while you are making these 'decisions."
"And if you really love me, you'd know love can wait."
"But I can't. I can't wait, Payson. How long is it going to take you?"
"A month, 3 months, 6 months, a year. I don't know Nicky, maybe I'm not ready to get married right now."
"Exactly, and maybe I'm not ready to wait. I think it's time I start thinking about my what's best for me. What's best for my future."He paused, as he went toward the bedroom door. "I'm going to spend the night at a friend's place tonight. It'll help me clear my mind. "
She shrugged. "Fine. " Payson replied as he walked out the door.
"I was offered assistant coach, by the way!" She yelled as she heard the apartment door slam.
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-The Next Day-
Austin didn't know how he ended up kissing Jenna in his office, but he was, and he had to say, it wasn't all that bad. He was a guy after all.
"It's getting late. I think we should head out."
"But why?" Jenna whined leaning in for another kiss, but Austin pulled away.
"Well, I-" He was interrupted when someone barged though his office door. That someone was Payson.
"Austin! We need to talk." Payson then realized she was interrupting something.
"Oh. Uhm... Was I interrupting something?"
"Well, kin-" Jenna said, before Austin quickly interrupted. "Jenna why don't you start heading out. Like I said, it's getting late."
Jenna glared at Payson, before glaring at Austin. "Fine…"
Payson rolled her eyes and shook her head as Jenna left the office.
"Austin, we need to talk., now."
"Okay, why don't you sit down."
"No, I didn't drive an hour to sit down. I came to talk. In fact, I came to more than talk, I came to ask why in the world you keep trying to cut into my life? I mean, what did you even say to Nicky last night?"
"He told you." It came out as more of a statement than a question.
"Of course he told me; I'm his girlfriend!"
"Payson, I swear, all I said to the guy was that he shouldn't hurt you; that's it."
"So, you didn't threaten him." She paused. "Don't lie to me, Austin; you owe me that much.
"I didn't threaten anyone; I warned him."
"What's the difference?"
"I only told him that I was going to make his life hell if he hurt you. I didn't say I would kill him!"
"That's still a threat!"
"Look, I was only trying to protect you!"
"But I don't need you to protect me, Austin! I'm twenty-two, I don't need Superman to come to my rescue!"
"Payson-"
"Look, you and me," Payson pointed back and forth between the two of them. "We're over. We have no more relation to each other. I can't even call you a friend. There is nothing between us anymore. So I don't need you to bud into my life and threaten my boyfriend." She paused, cooling down a bit. "I moved on, and so should you. Although, it looks like you already have." She said, gesturing to the curious Jenna who Payson could still see through the glass door.
"Jenna and I-"
"You don't need to explain, Austin. Like I said, I've moved on, so please just… leave me alone."
Payson turned around, heading for the door. Before she walked out, she turned around to look at Austin again. "Goodbye, Austin, and good luck with the rest of your life." She said, gesturing to Jenna again.
…
"Nick don't you think you should go back to Payson?" Kelly Parker paused, handing Nicky a cup of coffee. "I mean, her and I aren't exactly what you would call 'friends' but I do feel bad for her. She's probably worried about you."
"I need time away from her to think about…stuff."
Nicky had been staying at Kelly's apartment for the since his fight with Payson, and he wasn't ready to go back.
"Well, stay as long as you want; I'm here for you, always."
"Thanks, Kelly. Thank you for all of this."
"No problem, Nick." Kelly said as Nicky got up from his seat to go hug her.
When Nicky pulled away from the hug, before he knew it, his lips had collided with Kelly's. Somehow they were unable to stop, and he didn't care.
"Bedroom?" Kelly finally said, releasing from the kiss.
Nicky quickly nodded. "Mhm."
Nicky didn't know what he was getting himself into, but he wasn't about to stop.
Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! It was kind of a long one. Review please! The more you review, the faster chapters will come! Tell me things you would want to see happen, maybe I can make it happen!
