Vanessa stirred a bit in the bed before she got up and noticed how closely cuddled she was to Nate; she quickly remembered what happened the other night and just then she had the worst headache, the hangover began to kick in, she quickly got up and slid away from Nate, noticing this he woke up too.
"Before, you start I saw you last night completely wasted, and I couldn't let you get back to the hotel all by yourself, so I took you back and I put you here, and you just cuddled up to me I didn't want to wake you so..." he trailed.
Just as Vanessa was about to respond, she felt the strongest urge to throw up, so she ran quickly to the bathroom and did just that. Nate followed to help.
"You really threw down with that Johnny Walker last night, I swear when I got there you finished off two bottles." he laughed as she kept of barfing. "Maybe that wasn't the best time to mention that."
After she was finished she collapsed to the bathroom floor in exhaustion with Nate right beside her.
"Are you okay?" Nate said as he examined her.
She shook her head.
"Alright c'mon your going back to bed." he said helping her up.
They both started walking towards the bed, as Nate stepped out of the bathroom Vanessa quickly closed the door.
"Jesus! Vanessa what's wrong now!" he whined, as he leaned against the bathroom door, only hearing the water running.
She then opened the door."What! I had to brush my teeth." Vanessa debated.
"Right." Nate said. "You still want to go back to bed?" he asked.
"What?" she smiled deviously half dazed.
"Would you get your mind out of the gutter, you know what I meant." he laughed.
"Yeah, I have a bad headache." she said.
"Alright"
"Thanks. I mean for what you did the other night and today..." she stammered.
"Oh it's no problem," he said sweetly " I...I would of done it for anyone, h said not really looking at Vanessa, as he helped her to bed.
"Thank you," she said as she smiled.
"Yeah, your welcome. I'm gonna go out for awhile are you gonna be okay on your own?" he asked concerned.
"Umm yeah," she said as she got settled in the bed.
"Alright, I'll be back to check on you."
"Okay."
"Bye." he said as he left.
"Buh bye."
Walking through the lobby, he crossed paths with Carrie she didn't say anything just gave him one of the dirtiest looks as he laughed at her.
"Good morning Mr. Archibald." the clerk said.
"Good morning Bigsley, that's your name right?" he asked.
"Yes sir."
"Good." he smiled.
"I must ask you sir is Ms. Abrams alright, she was not quite herself last night."
"Oh, she'll be fine."
"That's good to hear." Bigsley said as he continued to work, he suddenly stopped, "sir might I be frank with you."
"Of course Bigs, go right ahead." Nate said as he approached the front desk.
"When you and Ms. Abrams got here I could of sworn you two were involved."
"Really."
"Yes"
"We...were involved but then we've been separated for two years."
"That's a shame to here sir you both seemed like such a charming couple."
"We were...you know coming here brings back allot of memories, alot of good ones..."
"I see."
"I mean when I found out she was gonna be my roommate, I was furious you see we hate each other."
"Oh sir..." Bigsley said in disappointment.
"Yeah, but a few days ago I had this crazy dream; that changed everything...I'm seeing one of my worst enemies in another light, you must think I'm nuts or something..." he trailed on.
"Nonsense, sir you said it yourself you were lovers before enemies."
"Right."
"Well I think your feeling for Ms. Abrams have resurfaced."
"To be honest I never really lost my feelings for her; she hated me for the things I did when we were together… I just followed the trend I guess."
"Everyone makes mistakes sir."
"Yeah… But mine were big mistakes; I guess I didn't know how good I had it when I was with her."
"Hmm." he said nodding in agreement.
"I asked for her forgiveness, never realizing how much I put her through."
"Don't feel bad sir, even some of the greatest men make mistakes such as yours...what matters is how you solve them."
"What?"
"Sir it seems to me that you & Ms Abrams shared a great love… a first love right?"
"Um hum."
"Well I'll just tell you that first loves, seldom ever die."
"I've heard that."
"Good, I trust you know what to do Mr. Archibald."
"I do. Thanks Bigs." Nate said as he walked back to the hotel suite.
"My ought most pleasure sir."
Nate went back at the hotel suite, and Vanessa was fast asleep. He sat beside her until she awoke.
"Oh hey!" Vanessa said faintly ."Were you here long?" she asked as she sat up in the bed.
"Umm no, I just got here," he lied.
"Oh," she said knowing he was lying, but didn't want to call him on it.
"How are you feeling?"
"Still have a headache, but I'm good."
"That's good to hear."
"Yeah."
"You chugged down quite a few last night!"
"I did" she smirked.
"Why?" he asked seriously.
Flashback
"I turned down this great guy, this amazing guy..." Vanessa said totally wasted. "For him! I hate him I loathe him he's the lowest scum he's..." Vanessa trailed on with slurry speech.
"I get you." the 'tender said, stopping Vanessa's trailing.
"I can't still be in love with him, please tell me I'm not" Vanessa said on the verge of crying.
End Flashback
"Oh, Dean, the guy I was seeing, he stood me up."
"Really?"
"Yeah, and I was upset... and their was the bar, so I said why not..." she trailed as she looked at him, knowing he didn't believe her.
"We both know that isn't true, Vanessa." Nate said calling her bluff.
"What?" she said naively.
"I know just as well as you do you never get heartbroken when something like that happens, you get very very angry, so why don't you tell me the real reason?" Nate demanded.
"Why do you care so much!" she said as she raised her voice. "A couple days ago you didn't even care if I was alive or not!" she fought.
"...that's not true." he said softly.
"Really 'cause you sure as hell acted like it!"
"I wasn't the only one you know!" he said raising his voice."You know what," he said as he calmed himself down. "This is stupid, I shouldn't be fighting with you if you don't want to tell me why you got so wasted that's alright, I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have snapped on you...you didn't deserve it," Vanessa said.
"You know if were gonna be here for another what...three days?"
"Yup"
"Why don't we make the best of it? We've been fighting for too long."
"I agree, let's end this trip as friends."
"I'd love that." he smiled.
"Me too." she smiled back.
The day passed, and Vanessa continued to sleep. Nate stayed the whole entire day pacing around the hotel suite, and ever so often observing Vanessa as she slept to see if she was alright.
"You know it's real sweet of you to spend the whole day looking after me, but you don't have to I've had some hangovers...I can take care of myself." Vanessa asked.
"That's impossible, hangovers and Vanessa should never go in the same sentence you were the goody goody!" he said.
"That was then, this is now." she said, watching Nate's reaction. "Anyways you go do your thing I'll be fine!" she said encouraging him to go.
"It's alright." he said. "I want to stay." he said looking her in the eyes.
"Really?"
"Yeah, if I briught you back to Harmony sick they'd all think I had something to do with it." They both laughed.
"I'm kinda hungry," she admitted.
"Me too," Nate said. "Let's go out."
"I can't, I'll just be a drag with the hangover and all"
"Oh c'mon, the fresh air will do you good!"
"I am hungry."
"Yeah"
"Alright," she said as she got up from the bed.
"If you need help with dressing...I mean."
"You'd love that wouldn't you!" she smiled.
"Well...yeah!"
"Well..." she said thinking about thinking about it as Nate walked with her to the bathroom door. "No," she smiled as she closed the door.
"That was mean!" he exclaimed.
(Later)
"You clean up pretty nice for someone who had a mean hangover," Nate commented.
"Well I can't go out there looking nasty," she laughed.
"C'mon let's go," and with that they were gone.
(At The Restaurant)
"So you just ditched him," Nate said.
"Yup"
"How come, he seemed like a nice guy?" he said pretending to care.
"I really wasn't into him."
"Oh."
"So what happened with you and Carrie?" she said equally pretending to care.
"Oh she wasn't all that great, she has a hell of an attitude you know."
"Really?"
"Yeah, plus I wasn't really into her. She kind of reminded me of Mrs. Rhodes, your music teacher."
Vanessa laughed. "She was pretty harsh."
"I know… remember when I came to visit you."
"Yeah she slammed the door in your face, and she told me ' Ms. Abrams..."
"Romantic visits are not permitted in my classroom'" he finished as they both laughed.
"You heard?"
"I was still there."
"Poor you," she giggled.
"Yeah, but it was fun though," he smiled at her and she smiled back.
"Well this is a first," Vanessa declared.
"First for what?"
"We're not fighting."
"Oh yeah, it's kind of nice being friends"
"Yeah it is."
"It's getting late we should get home."
"Yeah."
"You know Vanessa I'm kinda dry for money so could you..."
"Are you serious?" Vanessa started.
"Just kidding." he smiled, as he paid the bill and they left.
( At The Hotel resort.)
Nate and Vanessa passed Bigsley in the lobby, he winked at Nate as Nate smiled.
"Well this was a very interesting night," Vanessa said as she entered the hotel suite.
"It sure was."
"Well goodnight," Vanessa smiled as she headed to the bathroom.
"Yeah," Nate said. "Vanessa," he stopped her looking her straight in the eyes.
"Yes," she said looking back in his.
"Well, if you want you could sleep in the bed tonight."
"Thanks," she smiled as she to turn around continuing to go to the bathroom.
"..and Vanessa," he stopped her.
"Yeah?"
"Maybe we could do something tomorrow?"
"Sure," she said. "Anything else?" she giggled.
"Yeah."
"What is it?" Just as she said it Nate approached her and kissed her.
Vanessa fought for a few minutes, but then she just melted into Nate's arms.
Flashback
"I want to see other people." Nate said.
"What are you talking about?" Vanessa questioned surprised by Nate's statement.
End Flashback
Vanessa suddenly pulled away from Nate. "Just friends," she whispered as she left his sight. Later on they both settled into bed; Nate still a little bid upset about what Vanessa said.
"Why?" he asked as he looked over at her.
"Hmm, why what?" she said trying hard to ignore what happened.
"Why when I kissed you, you pulled away and said ' just friends.' "
She got up and sighed."...that's all I want to be, nothing more."
"Right," Nate said a bit disappointed. "Well that's all I want to."
"You do?!" Vanessa said astonished.
"Yeah...of course," Nate said. "Goodnight...friend," he specified as he turned away from her.
"Goodnight." Vanessa said facing Nate's back as she went to bed.