Gut Feeling – Part 5
It had been two days. Two long days since Nick had left Drovers Run.
At their wedding ceremony he had promised Tess that he would be by her side always, through thick and thin. But where was he now? Hold up in a cottage with Alex and Dave, far from his wife's side.
The guilt was getting to him. He wondered if he had done the right thing. He had contemplated moving back home just to be near her, but he couldn't… he couldn't just go back on his word and sweep his issues with this situation under the rug.
Tess wasn't right. He hated admitting that to himself, but it was what he believed. She hardly resembled the woman that he had pledged his love to in front of all their friends and family.
"You ought to go see that wife of yours," Alex brought Nick out of his thoughts as he entered the kitchen with his empty coffee cup. "Meg was saying that she's stopped all that nonsense about Claire…"
Nick stared at his brother, "Why would she just drop it like that? She was so determined"
Alex rolled his eyes, what planet was Nick on? "Maybe it's because she realizes that her marriage is more important than some wild goose chase."
Nick just continued to stare at Alex, so Alex continued to give Nick what he classified as advice, "Ya know little brother, Tess… This is a bit of a tricky situation… But I reckon you should talk to her, tell her you love her and that, well that you're only trying to do what's best here."
Alex was right. Nick missed Tess and hated being apart from her. He stood up abruptly and left the room, leaving his half eaten breakfast behind.