A/N Hello everyone, sorry about the wait. Everything is pretty crazy in the world right now. I very much pray that all of you and your families are doing well. This chapter won't feature Will that much. Nicholas is the main focus on this one. So there will be no narration lines in this chapter for that reason. This time I had to do much research on Google and Youtube. To better understand Nicholas's job on an oil rig and car repair, this is why the wait is so long I tried to get it as real as possible. I am also introducing three more OCs that are work friends of Nicholas's outside of the Louds. I based these people off real people I been around in my first retail job. Both as customers and coworkers. These guys however won't be featured very much in this fic so don't get too attached to them.

A Day In The Life.

It was a simple Tuesday morning as Nicholas woke up and just like his son, he stretched out his arms to wake up with a half asleep face and messy hair. He slowly got up out of bed, in his blue/white striped pajamas, and headed up the stairs to the bathroom. In his hands is his fresh clothes and work uniform. His bedroom is on the other side of the stairs down on the first floor. Will was already awake, in the kitchen making breakfast. He stepped out of his pajamas and set his clothes on the sink. He then moved into the shower. The air in the bathroom was warm and damp, Will used the shower himself already earlier, the shower was quite moist from Will using the shower earlier.

The warm water washed the sleepiness out of him. After a while his shower ended and he got out to brush his teeth and apply deodorant and shave his chin but not shave his mustache. He combed his hair, which at first seemed to straighten out then all of a sudden curled up again. He slipped on his clothes and his work uniform and headed downstairs.

Will was serving breakfast as Nicholas entered the kitchen and sat down, Will served him a plate of bacon, eggs, and toast with jelly spread on it. He poured his father a cup of coffee.

"Ah thank you son!" Nicholas said happily.

"No problem dad!" Will replied with a big smile.

"How are things going?" Nicholas asked as he ate his eggs.

"Well, disaster is about to befall us, Lincoln and the other Louds decided it's about time Leni learned to drive. Wanting to try to get out of paying for rides to Lori."

Both Nicholas and Will paused and stared at each other. "They know Leni is a little…..slow." They both lightly chuckled. Her being behind the wheel sounds incredibly unsafe.

"I hope she does well though." Will admitted. "She's a sweetheart and I know driving is something she would love to do. Hopefully she'll pass and get her licence, and no one or nothing, will get hurt."

Nicholas chuckled hearing his son speak so fondly about his new friends.

"Don't worry she has a ton of support from her siblings and you. She can do this." Will didn't say anything else he simply smiled and nodded in agreement.

They soon finished their meal and put their dishes in the sink to be washed.

"Spaghetti tonight?" Will offered, it's what he was going to cook for dinner.

"Mmmm, sounds good! See you tonight!" Nicholas took his lunchbox and waved goodbye to his son and got into his truck and began to drive. It was a lovely sunrise as Nicholas drove through the neighborhoods and town roads of Royal Woods as the businesses opened their doors and the children began to go off to school. It's kind of a warm feeling seeing the world wake up as the sun rises.

After about forty five minutes of driving he left to an empty field miles away from any civilization and arrived at his rig, he parked his truck and joined his coworkers at the rig after punching in with the rest of his colleagues. After he finished punching in he headed over to the supply of pipes and heavy equipment where he saw his other friends at.

"Good morning Nick." His best friend on the rig greeted as he walked up next to him and the two walked to the supplies together. A large Native American man, a few inches shorter than Nicholas and slightly more muscular and not as fatty as Nicholas, he has raven black hair that stretches down as long as Nicholas's hair does.

"Morning Wohali." Nicholas responded. "How's the run today?"

"Well Chuck and Mehdi are a little behind, luckily the foreman didn't get on their case too harshly."

Nicholas was a little confused to hear that about his friends. "That's a little odd, they're both very capable workers."

They went over to the drill and met Nicholas's other two good work friends Mehdi and Chuck. Mehdi's a middle eastern man and the shortest of the four. He looks more like a regular person with not much muscles. His head with thin hair and clean shaved of facial hair.

Chuck is shorter than Wohali but taller than Mehdi. He has some muscle and has a bald head with a thin mustache.

"Hey Nick." Chuck called, once the four united.

"I heard you guys fell behind? What happened?" Nicholas asked in a calm manner not wanting to sound angry. After all, they probably got an earful already from the foreman.

Mehdi explained. "The night people didn't clean up the debris. Not only that they moved the new pipe here but they didn't install it."

"I guess we should help you guys out." Nicholas concluded.

"You're not gonna go assist the driller?" Chuck asked.

"I think the foreman would like us to catch back up." Wohali assured. "I guess the foreman is more angry at the night people. He let you guys off easy." The four all chuckled in agreement.

The four guys began to work. Nicholas got in the crane and helped move the incredibly long pipe into position after Mehdi cleaned them. Wohali walked around moving earth and debris from the work day before out of the way. Like Nicholas, he effortlessly had a large wrench on his shoulder as he helped move the tools away. It took a couple of hours but the four workers managed to catch up until their first break time. The people all sat around as Nicholas sat with his friends chit chatting at a table, sipping coffee and eating doughnuts. Most of the time they like to talk, sports, their families, and generally what they like to do during their off time.

"So your son is hosting a guy's night?" Chuck asked Nicholas.

"Yep, the first 'party' he's ever had, even if it's only three other people." Nicholas said with pride.

"He better not get too crazy." Mehdi teased.

"I was quite the party animal when I was that age." Chuck chuckled, the group all laughed at the idea.

"So how's your daughter Mehdi?" Wohali asked.

"She just got an A in science thanks to her homemade Tesla coil. It looks like she has a future in electrical engineering!" He stated with more pride than Nicholas.

"Hey after your son has his guy's night. Let's have a Bar B Q." Wohali suggested.

"Mmm, good idea." Nicholas said. "Lots of steak, chicken, hotdogs and burgers!"

"Yeah. I remember the last one we had at your house Nick." Chuck laughed.

"Yeah I saw those neighbors of yours. You're a tough guy to tolerate next to such crazy girls!" Mehdi added.

Nicholas laughed. "Yeah, they can be out of control at times, more often than I'd like to admit, but they're not bad people. I mean they're my son's best friends."

Afterwards they returned to work. They returned to the rest of the workers, and began to drill for oil two the drill closely as it tunnels into the ground. Mehdi held a small hose as he sprayed water to clean the drill free of mud and dirt as the drill moved up as they continued to search for oil. To their good fortune, they succeeded in finding the black gold hidden in the earth.

Nicholas quickly covered the drill hole as the two workers separated the pipe as oil flowed out of the pipe sticking out of the earth. They collected much of the oil and in a short time the flow ceased.

They moved quickly to chain the pipe to hold it in place and reattach the pipe and removed the cover and chains once it was secure. The crew were completely soaked in oil as Mehdi continued to clean off the pipe.

Sometime later it was lunch time. The crew all high-fived each other and Nicholas was eating a leg of fried chicken with the other three friends

"Your son made your lunch this time?" Chuck asked Nicholas.

"Yeah." Nicholas said with as much pride .

"You got it good having a kid who can cook. Me and my wife are currently teaching my son how to." Wohali commented.

Nicholas chuckled. "Well, I needed to learn to cook, so did Will. After he stopped being grouchy. The house was getting dirty, and we would go weeks without eating dinner. I'm just too tired to cook and sometimes we gotta work on the weekends so I can't even clean the house. Will has more free time. So, I started getting on him about not helping out around the house, despite being thirteen years old at the time."

"You're a good father taking this responsibility on your own." Chuck complimented. "Also making sure he's productive and not just sitting around watching T.V. all day."

"Yeah being a parent is fun you should try it sometime." Wohali said, teasing the fact that Chuck is the only one of the group that isn't nor ever was married.

"Yeah." Chuck laughed back. "Maybe one day."

"So if you're so busy, how did you teach him how to cook?" Mehdi asked.

"Well, I actually wasn't really that good of a cook myself. We needed a lot of help."

(Flashback to one year ago.)

Will and Nicholas were on their way to the Loud's home, Will was changed, he already changed his attitude and was a lot more pleasant. He was thirteen at this time. His appearance changed as well, he got his favorite indigo jacket. They learned that Mr. Loud was a skilled chef in his own right, so Nicholas asked him to teach them how to cook. Will was very reluctant to but Nicholas was able to convince him by telling him that he will be learning to cook alongside him from the same teacher.

"Are you ready to learn how to cook?" Nicholas asked his son.

"Yeah, how about you?"

"Absolutely." They both smiled at each other.

They arrived at the Loud's front door. They knocked and a pregnant Mrs. Loud opened the door. She's really showing how close she is ready to give birth.

"Hey you two!" Mrs. Loud greetings. Will shook her hand as Nicholas waved to her.

"How are you feeling Rita?" Nicholas asked, commenting on her pregnant condition.

"Oh I'm excited for our new baby, it's been kicking a lot today." Mrs. Loud said, rubbing her belly.

"The baby's gonna be so adorable!" Will said excitedly, he never really had seen many babies in his life.

Mrs. Loud giggled. "The baby's gonna love having you as a friend Will. Now Lynn is waiting for you in the kitchen." She stepped out of the way allowing the two inside and walked into the kitchen. Mr. Loud waited for them with pots and pans at the ready with fresh ingredients on the table. Eggs, ham, tomatoes and peppers. He had a semi serious look on his face. Will and Nicholas stood tall across from Mr. Loud at attention.

"Hello my two students." Mr Loud said with half a smile on his face, he was prepared to give serious lessons about something he's so passionate about. "I hope you two are ready to learn how to become top chefs!"

"I suppose. I'm just here to cook dinner for dad." Will explained, he clearly didn't need the serious teacher taking these lessons too far.

"Ok Will, but I recommend you change your tune. You'll learn to cook delicious beautiful meals."

Will and Nicholas looked at each other. Nicholas, gave Will a look that said. 'Just go with it.' Will reluctantly accepted.

Mr. Loud spoke with a serious voice. "Ok today your first lesson is to learn how to boil eggs. Hopefully when today is over, you'll be able to cook an omelette."

"Great!" Will said in excitement. Mr. Loud began his instructions.

"Ok guys, now pay attention closely. Now you need to make sure your eggs are fresh. When shopping for your eggs always check them on top and underneath to see if they're damaged."

The lessons continued for weeks, they did learn things quickly. Although Will seemed to have a little more problems.

Will was chopping onions on the Loud's kitchen table. He was tearing up due to the fact that he was chopping onions.

"No, Will." Mr. Loud came interrupting him. "You're chopping the onions. I said that you need to mince them. Not only that, go to the sink and chop the onions with the water running. You won't tear up when you chop." Mr. Loud went over to the stove and inspected Nicholas stirring the stu they were preparing. Mr Loud praised him.

"Good stirring technique! You're stirring all around on the outside, instead of focusing on the inside." Will was a little distraught about his father getting praised but not him. However he did follow Mr. Loud's advice and began cutting the onions under the running water in the sink with His eyes stopped watering as a result.

A month has passed and it seemed as if Will was starting to surpass his father with his skills in the kitchen. Although this was because Nicholas had to work and Will was able to spend more time practicing with Mr. Loud.

It was dinner and the two families met so Will could show everyone the fruits of his labor. Everyone sat together at an extra large table as they all sat down to a feast of roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. Will actually had help putting such a large meal together with both his father and Mr. Loud. Everyone was in absolute bliss as to how good it tasted. All the "Mmmmmms" really sold how good a job they all did.

"Oh you three outdone yourselves." Mrs. Loud commented.

"This chicken is so juicy and tender!" Lincoln moaned as he ate another piece of chicken.

"Excellent use of the spices to give it a slight kick!" Leni complimented.

"Thanks everyone!" Will said blushing as he scratched the back of his head.

"Mmm. These mashed potatoes are buttery and creamy, it's as if god made them." Lynn said as she swallowed a spoonful of the potatoes.

While Will had help making the dinner, the dessert was all Will's creation. Will took out a lemon souffle and sat it in the center of the table. Everyone eyed it with hungry eyes, and great excitement to dig in!

"I hate to break my diet, but it just looks so delicious!" Lori said with a drooling mouth.

Will giggled as he blushed deeper due to the praise. He may have had help with the dinner, but the two adults decided to let him have his moment.

They all happily ate the dessert. There was creamy custard filling in the middle.

"Mmmm oh!" Mrs. Loud yelped as she rubbed her belly. "Oh Will, this souffle is delicious! Even the baby thinks so!"

"I'm flattered!" Will said, his heart racing a mile a minute. This kind of praise wasn't something he was used to, but he loved it all the same.

"I can't believe you're stopping the lessons now." Mr. Loud said in disappointment. "You're learning so quickly. You could be a great chef!"

Will had to end it here. He had no interest in being a professional cook. "Yeah, I had a great time, but seriously I just need to learn how to make meals for me and Dad while he's at work."

Nicholas smiled at Will, he was very proud of his son for learning this new skill he leaned into Mr Loud to speak softly to him.

"Hey Lynn, thanks for helping us out." He said to Mr. Loud softly, thanking him for teaching them cooking.

"Anytime man, now that your son isn't 'Mr. Grumpy Pants' anymore. He's really great to be around. I loved working with him. I am a little disappointed he's calling it quits here though. He could be a big star in the kitchen."

Nicholas replied. "I get it, but hey, he's a little man now, he's gotta go his own way."

The two shared a laugh as they all enjoyed the great food Nicholas and Will both learned to make thanks to Mr. Loud.

(End of Flashback)

"Ah so your neighbor taught you guys." Mehdi said.

"Sounds like a good man taking care of such a huge family." Wohali complimented.

"Yeah but how you describe him there's no way he could cut it with us working like us." Chuck teased. His friends laughed and Nicholas smiled a little but, someone who is a big part of he and his son's new life. He didn't like anyone talking bad about him. However, in truth, Chuck's not entirely wrong.

"Maybe not, but he's a good man, he should join us for the Bar B Q. He would be great with us." Nicholas spoke subtly standing up for Mr. Loud.

"Maybe invite him for a poker night first." Wohali suggested. "I'd like to see how he handles himself in an honest game of poker."

"What do you mean?" Nicholas asked.

Wohali smirked. "I'd like to see how sharp he is living a life like his. Hehehe."

Nicholas thought about it and smirked and finally agreed. "Yeah. to test how sharp he is in a game of deception and intimidation would be quite the spectacle."

Lunch ended and the workers went back to work on the rig and after several hours. The sun began to set and the foreman pulled the whistle which signalled the shift had ended.

"Well done everyone!" He announced in his fancy suit and silver hard hat. "We struck gold today and as far as I can tell our jobs are secure."

He approached Nicholas and his friends. "I especially want to thank you four for getting us back on track. I assure you the night crew is going to straighten up and fly right."

"Thank you sir." Mehdi replied.

"I shall see you guys tomorrow morning." The foreman. He left the guys and the four went back to their cars after saying goodbye to each other. Nicholas began to long drive home.

Nicholas drove home and saw the beauty of the sunset. This time of year is when it looks nice. Unfortunately in the wintertime, when the days are shorter. It's well into nighttime when it's time for him to go home.

After a while Nicholas made it home and opened the door. The smell of fresh spaghetti filled the room. Will was preparing dinner, a thing Nicholas looked forward to very much every night.

"Hey dad! Dinner's almost ready!" Will called from the kitchen. He didn't see him enter, but he heard the door open, he knows it's his father, since well, there's no one else living with them.

"Let me get settled in." Nicholas replied. After a hard day's work. He has to get out of his dirty uniform to get it cleaned. Almost every time he comes home, he's almost always covered in sweat and smelly oil.

He went to his bedroom and got fresh clothes and went up to the bathroom and changed out of his work clothes and got into the shower again. This time it was a very fast shower to quickly wash the smelliness of his hard work day away. Nicholas sometimes took two showers a day. In addition to taking care of their yard and doing laundry, their water bill must be a nightmare.

Afterwards Nicholas went back downstairs and was just in time as Will was serving dinner. Steamy plate of Spaghetti and Meatballs, with fresh, warm, buttery Garlic bread. Nicholas noticed something about Will's clothes. He wasn't wearing his usual white shirt under his jacket. Instead it was something black.

"What are you wearing under there Will?" He asked as he began fixing a plate of food for himself as his son did the same and sat across from him and ate dinner.

"This is a black turtleneck that Leni gave me when we went to dinner recently."

Nicholas chuckled after he took a bite of his garlic bread. "I thought you hated wearing the clothes she gives you?"

"I'm not too fond of her forcing clothes on me but, I don't want to hurt her feelings….also she's right. Some of the clothes she picked out for me look great on me."

"Yeah those new clothes do make you look totes handsome." Nicholas teased, repeating what Leni says to him when she picks clothes for him. Will blushed and focused on eating his food. Nicholas decided to change the subject.

"So are you ready for the party you're planning?"

Will stopped blushing and refocused. "Almost I just gotta stock up on soda and snacks. Especially chips. We're gonna need the poker table."

"It's ok just keep it clean." Nicholas instructed.

After a while they finished their dinner and Will went to the kitchen to clean the dishes as Nicholas put his feet up in front of the T.V. He flipped on his favorite sci-fi show, 'Star Trek The Next Generation.'

Will decided to go sit and watch with him after he finished cleaning up he sat in the chair next to the couch which Nicholas was kicking back in. After a hard day's work, it's great to just simply kick back and relax.

The weekend came and Will was off hanging out with Lincoln. Nicholas had the day off and was working on his truck in the garage with the door wide open. Luckily his favorite Loud came over to see him.

"Hey Mr. Clements!" Lana called. Nicholas came out from behind the hood of his truck. He had a little bit of grease on his nose and arms. Lana always made time to see him for just one day whenever he has the day off

"Hey little Lana!" Nicholas said, smiling big to her.

"What are you doing?"

"Changing the oil on my old girl." Nicholas affectionately padded the side mirror of his truck. Lana inspected the truck closely.

"Mind if I help you out? I'd like to also check your breaks."

Nicholas chuckled. This isn't the first time she offered to help him out on his truck. He nodded to her accepting her offer.

Lana and Nicholas took the nuts off the tires and then jacked the truck up off the floor. Lana took the tires off and began to inspect the brake pads.

"Hmmmm, most of them are good, the front left wheel's pad is really wearing down. It should get changed. Although if you're gonna change one of the front ones, you should change them both while you're at it."

Nicholas double check the pad. She was absolutely right. The pad she pointed out was definitely showing it's thinning down.

Nicholas and Lana went to the opposite sides of the truck and changed the pads on the front wheels. The two worked so well together that they finished quickly. They finished up putting the tire back on and lowering the truck back onto the floor. Nicholas just had to ask her a question that was just burning in his head.

"Seriously, Lana how did you get so skilled with cars?" A legit question, how does someone so young know so much about building and cars?

"Well dad has had Vanzilla for a long time. It's a very fragel car at this point. He's worked on it so much that I worked alongside him. I was excited to do so, I mean getting covered in slick oil and engine grease? How could I resist?"

"Uh huh." Nicholas scoffed, getting a reminder about how Lana loves to get dirty. Once then, they began to work together to change the oil in the truck. The task Nicholas was doing once he started. Lana was hoping to go under and drain out the iol but it seems Nicholas already did that. Instead she climbed up on the side of the hood and watched Nicholas change the oil filter and pour new oil in.

"And there we go, all done." Nicholas said as he got a towel and wiped his arms and hands. He got an extra one and gave it to Lana so she could wipe. Normally Lana would just keep the grease on, but Nicholas insisted so she cleaned herself.

"You got one beauty of a truck Mr. Clements!" Lana said as she affectionately patted the door of his truck.

"Thanks, she is my pride and joy. Not the first car I've owned, but definitely the one I'm most proud of." Nicholas laughed as he shut the hood. "How about a drink?"

"Sure!" Lana cheered happily, they went to the kitchen and Nicholas got himself a root beer and he poured a cup of lemonade for the little girl. They then sat on two chairs on the porch outside and watched the world go by as they sipped their drinks. They sat and drank for about seven seconds in complete relaxing silence. The only sounds being the sounds of nature and passing cars. Moments like this were a rarity due to how crazy the Louds can be.

Lana broke the silence. "So is the basement still doing well? I heard Lincoln got invited to a party here and surely Will is going to have most of it down there."

"Everything down there is going good." Nicholas informed. "It really serves me well when I host my poker nights. My work buddies tell me they look forward to poker nights when I host them."

Lana laughed and began reminiscing of old times. "Heh, remember when I offered to help you put everything in?" Nicholas also laughed, remembering those old times.

"Yeah. At the time I didn't see a skilled little carpenter in you. Let alone a little mechanic. Seriously I would have forbidden you from being near my truck when I worked on it. That is until you wowed me with your accurate knowledge on replacing a transmission."

The two laughed hard between the two sharing memories. Lana continued. "Hahahaha! I remembered that look you gave me when I explained it to you. It was hilarious! Also when I explained how to finish your basement. Both you and Will gave me a shocked look. I should have taken a picture of it."

After a few minutes the laughing stopped, and Nicholas continued the reminiscing.

"Yeah, Will was the only help I had occasionally your father would join, but unfortunately neither of them knew anything about what we were doing. I could only give them idiot proof work. Then you came along and suggested ways to install the carpet and plumbing. I was still equally shocked. I still wouldn't let you work with us though cause you're so young, but your father insisted that you know what you were doing and you wouldn't get hurt. He was right, you did everything well and didn't get hurt. You even showed up Will and your dad."

"Yeah…." Lana said blissfully as the memories returned to her head. "So how did you get started working? Cause you seem to know a lot of buildings and cars almost as much as me."

Nicholas smiled and decided to tell Lana a little bit about his younger years to answer her question.

"My father, Will's grandpa, who passed away recently that your sister Lucy gave a ulgy for, was a very loving man. I was very proud to call that man my father. He taught me and my sister one of the greatest harsh truths about life. My father taught us that nothing in life comes for free and when you put hard work into life, great rewards await you when you take the hard road. I'm glad to say that has worked out exactly as he taught us. If there was something I wanted a toy, special clothes, a car. I had to buy it with my own money. Not soon after my Eighteenth birthday. I basically went to job sites of construction sites and just begged the foreman to give me any job he could think of even the most basic, no matter how low paying. I just wanted to start making money fast so I could go to college to maximize my earning potential."

Lana sipped her lemonade and listened to Nicholas's story with great intent.

"They all turned me away. Angered with the rejections I finally went to a road working site and did the same. They rejected me at first but I wasn't taking 'no' for an answer. I returned the next day and then...for some reason I guess the foreman saw something in me. He quickly got me started directing traffic and laying out caution cones on the road. It all snowballed from that. I got the training and got a Bachelor's Degree. Then I moved up though road work then went into construction until I managed to get to where I am now with oil. I went this way because I learned in High School that the most physically demanding jobs usually pay a lot of money. I don't mind the physical stress."

"Amazing!" Lana said as she finished her drink. She thought about it and was impressed with how quickly he managed to get into the workforce when there's usually quite a bit of waiting and phone calling involved. "I'm gonna take your approach with my first job! I also won't take no for an answer!"

Nicholas felt warm as he feels great for inspiring this little girl, but she could use a little advice. "Well, I should tell you that the reason I kept getting rejected was because I wasn't applying for the work the proper way. Not only that I didn't have training or experience."

"So?" Lana asked, confused. Nicholas advised further.

"These jobs have procedures in place for the proper way to hire people. I wasn't following them. Just don't make my mistakes you hear?"

"Yes sir!" Lana declared boldly.

"Good girl!" Nicholas chuckled.

Lana wanted to go back home but she decided to ask him the question that Will refuses to answer. Thinking maybe she can get the answer out of his father. She was nervous though, she knew that was a topic that even he didn't like talking about.

"Mr. Clements…..can I ask you something?" She said nervously, not looking Nicholas in the eyes.

"Sure Lana." Nicholas said, not knowing what she was going to ask.

"Will doesn't like talking about it. No one knows and it's been two years since we met and he still won't talk about it. Can you tell me…..where his mom is? Where's Mrs. Clements?"

Nicholas groaned a little and sighed with his eyes closed. It's true, this was a subject that was too hard for either of them to talk about. Even though it was easier for Nicholas than it is for Will. He breathed calmly and spoke softly to the little girl.

"Lana, you and your siblings need to understand. That was a dark time in our lives, we only looked upon it in sadness. I'd be happy to tell you about it, but I only will once Will has the strength to do it."

Lana was a little disappointed that she didn't get the answer she and the others hoped for.

"But, why?"

"Me and Will both agreed that it's something we will do together. So when the time is right for us, we will tell you guys all about what happened."

"Ok." Lana sighed, in disappointment. Almost immediately however Lana piped up at something Nicholas said earlier. She had no idea that Will's family was bigger than just the two.

"Woah back up for a moment…. Will has an aunt? We've never seen her and Will never mentioned her." Nicholas sighed a little, but it was good to get him off the subject that neither he or Will was ready to talk about.

"She was only over here to Royal Woods to see us twice. Once was not soon after we moved here, and Will was still a sour young man. Second time was recently, she's very close to Will. They always have a good time when they're together. Which is why you guys never see her, Will takes up most of her time, I take up the rest. She's my sister after all. Unfortunately we don't get to see her often."

Lana has a sympathetic look. "Oh that's sad. Why not?"

"The most basic reason is because she lives two states away. The primary reason is because she married a rather wealthy businessman, he unfortunately looks down on me and Will. In my line of work on an oil rig. I'm called a 'Roughneck,' he considers it a dirty and barbaric life that he won't be associated with. Needless to say, he is not a humble person. Before we came to Royal Woods life was rough on me and Will, most of it we did to ourselves. That only reaffirmed him that we were dirty people he didn't want to be around."

Lana scoffed and looked angry. "That's not cool! How dare he! Sounds like he'd look down on me and my family."

"It pains me to admit it but he most certainly would. I don't intervene much because, well my sister's living happily as expected, and he does treat my sister and their daughter well."

Lana paused again in shock. "Wait, Will has a cousin?"

"Yeah, but another time." Nicholas said, ending the conversation. Lana just shrugged and hopped off the chair. Lana felt a little put out by not getting to know more, but it didn't bother her that much.

Lana instantly got excited with what she learned and decided this was enough. "This was fun! Nice talking to you Mr. Clements! I'll see you later!" She waved goodbye to him and headed home.

"Oh man I can't wait to tell Lola about this!" Lana said to herself in an excited tone, she was gonna tell her twin about the cool new info on Will's family. In trying to learn more about Will's life before Royal Woods, she learned interesting stuff about his extended family.

Nicholas watched as Lana rushed back to her home. He instantly thought about a possibility he never got to have.

"Lana's a great little kid, if I ever had the chance to have more children. I wouldn't mind having a daughter like her, but hey, I'm proud of Will. I wouldn't trade him for anyone else. Even though we do seem like totally different people sometimes." Nicholas said in his head.

The night came and for dinner he prepared pork chops on the grill. Will was very happy, not only because the food was delicious, but because it was a night when he didn't have to cook. Moments Will absolutely adored. After watching a Marvel movie to spend time together, it was time for bed. Interesting enough, Nicholas hasn't read any comics since he was a child, but these comic book movies he very much enjoys especially since most of them are based off of characters he's read when he was Will's age.

Once Will was in bed, Nicholas changed into his pajamas and climbed into his large bed. It was actually a huge queen sized bed that fit his huge physical frame perfectly but his bed was also meant to be with someone else. Nicholas sadly looked at the empty spot next to him and sighed sadly. He looked at his side table next to his bed and saw a photo of his immediate and extended family. This photo was taken a long time ago, it showed a younger, happier Will and Nicholas before he grew his hair out and only had a slim mustache.

He reassured himself in his head saying. "It's all going to be ok. I got a great family and great friends in me and my son's new life."

A/N Well I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I know I probably didn't get the oil rig work day accurate. If any of you guys know better feel free to PM me, any advice in this area is greatly appreciated. Did you guys enjoy this chapter? Did you not? Let me know in a review or a PM.

Again everyone see you next time. Stay safe and stay healthy.