Duncan got the phone and heard Richie's voice. He knew that things didn't go all that great, but when Richie told him what happened he just laughed at him. He'd figure that when he told her that she'd be shocked but not enough to faint
"Mac, this isn't funny I need help. How do I do this? I told her once and I don't know that telling her again is going to be all that easy."
"So you told her and then what? She just fainted?"
"No, I told her then I killed myself and when I woke up I tried to comfort her. She took one look at me and fell in my arms."
"What did you use to kill yourself?"
"I used a kitchen knife."
"A Kitchen knife?"
"Well, we can't all be Duncan Macleod of the Clan MacLeod," Richie mocked.
"Don't roll your eyes. Do you want my help?" said Duncan as Richie looked at the phone
"What do you mean roll my eyes? Aren't you the one that said this is how to do it?"
"I'm the one that said I did it that way with Tessa. Richie not everything I say you have to go do the same. Richie Ryan isn't Duncan MacLeod."
"Yeah, just get over here please? I think she's going to wake up here shortly and waking up to you might make this easier."
"I'll be there in two minutes."
"Don't get yourself killed Mac." said Richie hanging up
Richie looked at Nichole and wished that Andrea was there too. She always knew how to make these things seem less stressful then they are. Nichole and Andrea he decided were going to get along well. They had things in common that he couldn't name off the top of his head, but right now just keeping his head when Nichole wakes up is enough to worry about.
Duncan got there just as Nichole woke up. She didn't know what to say and Duncan sat with her and did his best to explain what Richie had tried to. Richie stood there and watched as Duncan talk and Nichole relaxed. Nichole looked up at Richie and he didn't know what he was supposed to do. Nichole stood up and walked over to Richie and hugged him he wrapped his arms around her.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I love you." said Nichole stepping back
"I love you, too. Nichole I understand if you want to take sometime and think this over."
"Richie, I love you I don't need to think about this. As long as you and I are together that's all I care about."
"I can't have children. I'm not forcing you to stay Nichole you don't have to go through this."
"Richie you told me because you love me and trust me. I'd never leave you. Promise me one thing?"
"Anything you want."
"Don't ever scare me like that again." she said resting her head on his shoulder
"I can't promise, but I can try not to."
"That's all I want."
"I guess my job is done. Richie don't forget that you need to make that other phone call tonight too," said Duncan
"Thanks Mac."
"What other phone call?"
"Andrea Macleod." he said
"Who's Andrea?"
"She's the other women in my life."
"The other women in your life?"
"Yeah, I still need to explain that one to you."
"I think that you are going to have
to more then that. Does she know about you and Mac?
"Yeah, she's
know for awhile?"
"She's known for awhile?"
"Yeah she's known longer then I have. She's Mac daughter." he finally spit out
"He has a daughter?"
"Yeah we are good friends."
"How good?"
"You aren't jealous are you?"
"No, I just was wondering how you could for get to mention her to me before."
"She lives back in the states. We grew up together."
"You didn't think that tell me about her was important?"
"I'm telling you now."
"Richie, there is something that you aren't telling me about her."
Just then the doorbell rang and Richie opened the door to find Andrea standing there with luggage. Richie shut the door in her face, but Andrea opened it and walked in setting her bags down giving Him a kiss and then hitting him in the arm. Nichole witnessed this and couldn't believe that this was her competition. Andrea was gorgeous and she obviously was more then just a good friend. Richie just stood there in shock.
"Richard thanks for the letter, but the next time you want to hide something from me don't. So are you going to introduce us?"
"Nichole, Andrea MacLeod my good friend. Andrea Nichole my girlfriend I just told her I'm immortal."
"Oh I from your letter I didn't think that things were that serious. Hey are you going to stand there or you going to say hello?"
"Hi Andrea what are you doing here?" he said giving her a kiss
"I'm here to see what the heck that letter was all about and to see you. Richie when are you ever going to learn to clean up after yourself? Nichole I'm sorry I tried to teach him to clean, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks."
"Andrea, just give it a rest please. Does Mac know you're here? It's not some holiday that I don't know about is it?"
"No it's not a holiday. Mac doesn't know that I'm here, but I'm going t stop by."
"Richie and I were just discussing you before you knocked. I hear that you two are close?"
"Yeah Richie and I grew up together with Mac. He's like a sergeant brother. We used to do everything together."
"Andrea why are you here?"
"I'm here on vacation."
"Vacation? Andrea MacLeod on vacation or did you get fired." said Richie
"Hey you are looking at the new CEO of the landscaping in New York."
"That's awesome.
"Nichole what is it you like about this guy?"
"He's cute and he's funny and he's immortal?"
"Ahh, yes the immortal thing kind of is what did it for me too. He looks real cute chopping someone's head off."
"You mean you have seen it?"
"Honey I've seen it all."
"Really?" said Nichole looking at Richie with a look of "I knew it." Richie just threw up his hands and walked away.
"Andrea I just told Nichole about immortality so could you please take it down a notch for me?"
"Richie I don't think that you told her everything."
"Well… not yet I just got back from stabbing myself in front of her."
"Have you gotten to the other part that requires the…" said looking him in the eye
"Not that part no, but I thought I'd rather get through this before I did that."
"Alright it's your choice. I should go see dad, but I'll be back tomorrow." said Andrea getting up and kissing Richie again before she walked out.
Once Andrea left Nichole turned to Richie and started grilling him on Andrea. She wanted to know everything. She didn't trust Andrea and she wasn't sure that Richie was telling her the whole story.
"I save her she saves me it's just the way we are. I promise you that I love you and not her. Well, I love her, but not he same way I love you. Come on I'll drive you home." he said
"She's a model isn't she?"
"No but she's really great at motor biking."
"You two are really close aren't you?"
"I love like a sister. She's always been there for me. Loosing her mother was hard and we helped get each other through that. Are you sure that you want to stay with me?"
"Yeah I'm sure I want to stay. Does she act like that all the time?"
"Who, Andrea? No I don't understand what that was, but I'm going to talk to her tomorrow. I have a feeling that something is wrong."
"You wanted her to stay didn't you?"
"I want to know that she's alright. I just think that there is something that she's not telling me. Mac though will figure it out and tell me. She's his whole world just like you mine."
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