...Chapter 12...
An hour later, Nicole felt the bed dip on her right, then the smell of pizza seeped through her nostrils, and she smiled. She yawned, then opened her eyes, seeing Happy looking at her. "Hi." she said, softly, sitting up.
Happy pointed to the pizza box. "I got you cheese with extra sauce."
"My favorite." she opened it, with her mouth watering. "Thanks."
He reached over the bed and grabbed a bag, setting it in her lap. "I didn't know what you'd be craving later, so I got all your favorites... that's what took so long." he reached into the inside of his cut. "And here is your new phone." she took it from him and smiled. "No calling anyone, but us."
"Okay... got it." she paused, as he stood up from the bed. "Hey Hap?"
"Yeah?"
"You're so good to me... I mean, you're like a better brother to me than Jax."
"Well, there's only two people I really care about... you and my mother." he smirked. "You should feel special."
"I do." she laughed.
"Okay, enjoy your pizza... I gotta go talk to the guys." she nodded, then Happy walked out.
After Nicole took a few bites of her pizza, she looked inside the bag. Happy had bought her Kit-Kats, fruit roll ups, Cheez-its, two Pepsi's, Doritos, chocolate pudding, candy corn, blueberry pop tarts, and a fruit punch gatorade, then she smiled.
Five minutes later, she heard someone clearing their throat. She looked over and saw Kozik by the door, then she sighed. "What do you want?"
"Happy forgot something that you'd like."
"No, he pretty much covered everything."
"You sure about that?"
"Yeah." she nodded. "I have all my favorites."
"What about these?" he held up his hand.
Nicole's eyes widened a little. "Y-you remembered... orange tic-tacs?"
"Of course, Baby." he walked in and sat down on her bed. "These are your favorite."
She took them out of his hands. "Wow, I didn't think you remembered or even knew."
"Hey, I paid attention to the stuff you liked or disliked." he paused. "How could I not? They're like candy to you."
Nicole nodded. "Thanks."
Kozik reached into the inside of his cut and pulled out four more packs. "Here, just in case you run out." he tossed them in her lap, then got up, walking towards the door.
"Thank you, Kozik." she smiled. "It means a lot." he nodded, with a smile, and walked out of the room. Nicole continued eating her pizza, then called up a number on her phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Crys, it's me."
"Nic? What number are you calling me from?"
"Happy went out and got me a new phone."
"That's cool, where are you?"
"At the clubhouse in Tacoma." she paused. "Eating lots of goodies."
"Hey... I heard about what happened with you and Jax."
"Yeah, well, fuck him." Nicole took a deep breath. "He's a self centered prick."
"Nic, he's really sorry."
"If he's really sorry." she mocked her. "Then why couldn't he call and tell me himself?" Nicole took a deep breath. "I don't care, Crys... he can say all the sorries in the world or until the end of time, I still refuse to forgive him."
"All right, all right."
"Sorry, Crys." Nicole sighed. "I'm just so pissed off at him for even doing that to me."
"Let's talk about something else."
"Okay."
"Out of all the places." Crystal started. "Why did Happy take you to Tacoma? Knowing who stays there."
"It's fine, Crys."
"Have you seen him yet?"
"Yeah and he bought me orange tic-tacs."
"Oh no, Nic."
"What?"
"That's how it starts... "
"Nothing has started with Kozik and I, damn."
Crystal was slient for ten seconds, then spoke. "Fine, but you better be good while you're up there."
"I will."
"I gotta go, Nic... Gemma wants me to help her at the garage, I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye." Nicole told her, then she hung up the phone, and went back to stuffing her face with all of her yummy goodness.
Logan went up to St. Thomas and walked up to Marie. "Hey, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." she nodded.
"I'm Nic's brother, can you tell me where she's at by any chance?"
"Yeah, she's up in Tacoma, off the I-5 highway, on Chandler Street."
"Thank you." Logan nodded. "You've been very helpful."
"No problem... tell Nic I said hello."
"Oh, I will." he smiled. "Thanks." then he walked out of the hospital and headed up north.
A little bit later, Kozik was going to check on Nicole, when he heard her gagging. He went into the bathroom, and saw her slumped over the toilet, groaning. Kozik leaned up against the door frame. "You okay?"
She gave him a 'does-it-look-like-I'm-ok?' look. "No, I'm not okay." she started to cry, then puked into the toilet.
Kozik took a deep breath, then kneeled down to her level. Seconds later, he pulled her hair back, so her hair wouldn't get in the way. "I'm here for ya." she just nodded, then Kozik started rubbing her back.
"I guess I wasn't craving the pizza after all." she sobbed.
"It's okay, Nic." he lightly chuckled. "Don't worry about it... just let it all out and you'll feel better."
"I hate throwing up."
A few minutes later, Kozik stood up. "I'm gonna go out there and see what the guys are up to."
Nicole grabbed his leg. "Please don't leave me."
Kozik took a deep breath, then kneeled back down, holding her hair up. "All right, I'll stay."
"Thank you." she slightly nodded and gave him a weak smile, then when he smiled back, she threw up in the toilet again.
About ten minutes later, Kozik noticed that Nicole had fallen asleep. He set her on the floor gently, cleaned her face, and cleared off the bed. Seconds later, he flushed the toilet and picked her up bridal style, carrying her to the bed. He carefully laid her down and covered her up. "You're so beautiful." he whispered, giving her a kiss on her forehead, then turned off the light, and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
"Where the fuck you been?" Happy asked Kozik as he walked into the main part of the clubhouse.
"Nicole was sick, so I was holding up her hair."
"Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she fell asleep."
"I'm glad that you helped her out and everything, but you have to stay away from her."
"I know, Hap... but I can't." he shook his head. "I just can't." he started walking towards the door. "I'm going out for a ride, I'll be back later." then Kozik walked out of the clubhouse, leaving Happy shaking his head.