Morning After Ch14
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Morning After Ch14: Past, Present, Future
Nick feels someone shaking him; he feels paralyzed he flutters his eyes open.
His vision is still blurred but he recognizes the figure above him...
"...Catherine..." he moans quietly, Catherine's long strawberry blondish hair
was a giveaway. He blinks his eyes again and he cans here sirens and sees
the flashing lights.
"Nicky I'm here, hang in there" Catherine says gently rubbing his head, he
blinks and his vision returns to normal.
He reaches up and touches Catherine's face, just to make sure he wasn't
hallucinating. This was real. Nick sees blood on his shirt as he sits up and feels the dry blood on his face.
"what's going on?"
"Nicky we think you were attacked" Catherine says as the paramedic gives Nick
oxygen. "what's the last thing you remember?"
"dropping Wendy off... Is she alright?" Nick said the panic in his voice
"she's fine, tell me what happened next?" Catherine says kneeling next to him. Nick thought hard, and gives the oxygen mask back to the medic as he takes his blood pressure.
"hmmm... I was on the phone with my ma and I got out of my Tahoe something hit my knee and then you are shaking to wake me up"
"Nicky you dropped off Wendy two and a half hours ago"
"how do you know I was attacked...? I could have just fell out of my truck"
"Greg!" Catherine yells as Nick pushes the paramedic away. Nick stands up he's dizzy to say the least he almost falls. Catherine holds Nick up; Greg shows Nick the picture of the bloody tire iron. Greg and Catherine walk Nick over to the ambulance.
"I'm fine, Cath you have to get all these people to leave if Wendy gets wind of this"
"Nick..." Catherine says trying to relax Nick.
"I know who probably did this"
"he could come after you again"
"I can take care of myself; he's just trying to spook us... I can't let Wendy
find out"
"you think Hodges did this?"
"yes! After all the drama that has happened... I'm fine please just watching Wendy" Nick said getting cut off by the paramedic shutting the ambulance door.
"I'll go with him" Greg said running into the ambulance.
Back in the lab... It was a slow day and Mandy was in Wendy's lab with her.
"hey there's a big commotion in the parking garage" Mandy said looking out the window seeing the ambulance leave.
"I bet someone had a heart attack"
"so when are you meeting Nick's parents?"
"I don't know if they're coming tonight or tomorrow... Ah voicemail!" she said looking at her phone "I've been calling Nick to find out and he hasn't answered"
"you said he had a lot of stuff to do"
"I know but he always answers... I'm worried what if something happened to him"
"nothing happened don't be a worrywart, he probably just forgot to grab his
phone" Mandy said, Wendy bit her lip and pushed her phone into her lab coat
which was way too small?
"you're right"
After few hours... Greg drops Nick back at his house.
"is Wendy living here now?"
"yea... Oh shoot I forgot to go shopping and clean the pool" Nick said going back to his yard he pulls the tarp off his pool. His pool was in wonderful shape it just needed a little extra chloride and some scrubbing. Nick worked on it with Greg's help they cleaned the whole back yard in no time. Greg didn't realize how much of a family man Nick was until today.
"it looks pretty good to me" Greg said
"yea almost enough for a BBQ"
"Nick let me ask you something?"
"sure" Nick said looking at Greg while walking back to the Tahoe.
"how come you think Hodges attack you today?"
"when we were in the elevator fighting he had this look in his eyes like he was going to kill. It went from a fight to where I was scared for my life" Nick said as Greg started driving back to the lab.
"you really think he wanted you dead?"
"this kid wants me dead; there isn't any past tense about it… I have never been a fan of Hodges he probably thinks I did all this on purpose I can't help the way I feel"
"I know man I just don't want you to end up in the Morgue over this" Greg says looking hard at Nick, Nick looked a mess he had butterfly stitching on his forehead towards the hairline. He still had bruises from the original fight, and Nick's mental state was anyone's guess. Greg knew better then to even ask, Catherine would talk to him.
"I'd rather it be me then Wendy or my child... It's my job to protect them both.
I didn't mean for this to happen this way, I wouldn't change it for the world"
"you want to marry her?"
"don't tell her... But I've been thinking about it, I was going to ask her mom
for permission her real dad ain't around, I'm not sure though"
"do it. And just for the record I'm team Stokes"
"Team Stokes?"
"have you seen those vampire movies?"
"no" Nick said laughing "have you?"
"only the first one... But in the movie there is a team Edward and Team Jacob
there's a love triangle..."
"I hate that people are saying that, there is no triangle it's Wendy and me,
Hodges is just creeping around causing trouble..." Nick trails off as they
approach the lab and he sees Wendy outside upset. "Wendy?" he says as he leaves the car not even waiting for it to stop. She runs up to him hugging him.
"are you alright?"
"yea I'm fine"
"I knew you got hurt I had such a bad feeling all day, are you sure your
alright? What happened?"
"nothing... I fell out of my truck... and hit my head, that's all I'm fine" he says while making sure him and Greg are on the same page. Wendy kisses Nick, catching everyone off guard. "I'm sorry I should have called you" he said hugging her.
"you should have told me" Wendy says hugging him.
"I know sorry, I didn't want to scare you" Nick said holding her "we have to pick some groceries still I didn't have any time sorry" Nick said chuckling putting Wendy at ease.
"you're such a dork" she said kissing his cheek
Nick brought in the groceries as Wendy putted them away, it was a team effort. Nick fell onto the couch after the last bag; Wendy lay on his back kissing his neck.
"what time... Are you're... Parents coming?" She asks between kisses, he rolls over kissing her while checking his watch.
"soon they... said they would... Call" he says they continue kissing until Nick's phone buzzes off the coffee table. Nick reaches for it and Wendy and both fell off the couch. They giggle and laugh like kids...
"hello?" Nick says quieting his laughter
"we are at the airport"
"oh we will be right there" Nick said hanging up the phone "my folks are here"
"oh and I look like shit hold on" she said running to the room Nick followed "oh babe none of my shirts fit"
"wear one of my sweaters" Nick said handing her his light blue Texas A & M
sweater. The sweater was snug around the belly bump but looked very nice on her. Nick couldn't stop smiling at.
"stop looking at me like that"
At the airport... They sat down and waited for Nick's parents. Wendy is nervous as can be and Nick picked at the butterfly stitching on his forehead. The cut
had bruised a little, what he was going to tell his parents it looks like Nick had picked a fight and lost.
"how's your head?"
"sore... How are you?"
"I'm nervous"
"don't be..." he says rubbing her shoulder. Wendy rests against Nick's arm him
places a sweet kiss on her forehead. Nick scans the room making sure no one can hurt him, he feels himself drifting back into the mindset of the paranoia he felt after the stalker and after he was buried alive.
"Nicky!" Nick's ma yells running towards them, Nick stands and hugs her son.
"what happened?"
"nothing I fell out of my truck" she knew he was lying but didn't say anything. "Ma, Cisco this is Wendy… Wendy this is my ma Jill and my pa Roger" Nick's southern accent always made her smile. Jill engulfed Wendy in a hug while Roger just shook her hand.
"honey, take my bags" Jill said giving them to Roger. "are you sure your alright, that looks like a nasty cut?" touching the cut lightly.
"Ma, I'm fine"
"if you fell out of your truck how'd you get a bruise on your jaw on the
opposite side" Jill says as Nick and Wendy both change their facial expressions. Wendy knew Nick was dreading this and definitely didn't want to talk about this.
"I'll tell you... later" Nick said anger hinting in his voice walking a little faster.
"ok, Nicky... So how long have you guys been dating?" Jill asks next, the two
questions Nick feared the most were just asked back to back.
"we were friends for years but we have been dating maybe for seven, eight
months" Wendy said giving Nick's hand a slight squeeze, with a quick wink. Nick smiles he had always admired her quick thinking. And Nick's parents seem to have bought it.
"I love you" he whispers in her ear kissing it. Nick looks forward and swears he sees Hodges, his adrenaline starts pumping. The person disappears then reappears
"babe... Are you alright?"
"I'll be right back" Nick says gently pulling away and starts running to the
direction where he sees the person. He runs to the spot stopping trying to catch his breath. He looks around he was in the busy place of the airport the person disappears.
He fears he's being followed but dismisses the though and blames the concussion. He turns and sees Hodges by the door, Hodges smiles and waves before leaving.
Oh snap! next comes the families meeting each other, Nick learns why Wendy's dad died and whats up with her step dad? Hodges = Stalker