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Chapter 14

NPOV

"I'm home" I called out later that day. Coming home from work felt relaxing, especially when after dealing with patients with the same stuff. But I'm used it.

I tossed my bag on to the kitchen counter and flipped through the mail. Just the usual junk mail and magazines and fliers that came. I did see Becky's car when I was coming in today, so maybe she's home. I know that Cedric was planning something for me tonight since he wants to take me out tonight just the two of us.

I took off my black scrub shirt and I was only in my hot pink scrub pants and white wife beater tank top. I heard something coming from the bathroom and that made me nervous. I walked towards the hallway slowly so that way I wouldn't be scared too easily.

I headed down the hallway when I saw the light coming from the bathroom door. I crept up towards the door and the door opened in front of me and I saw a figure. We both screamed and jumped when I saw who it was.

"Becky, don't do that" I said.

"Sorry I didn't hear you come in, I was in the shower" she said shrugging her shoulders as she went into her room.

"Be glad that Cedric's not home" I called out as I walked back out into the living room.

"Where is he taking you tonight?" she asked me.

"I don't know I guess out on the town, he didn't specify" I replied.

"You think Ryan would do the same thing for me?" she asked.

"Ryan lives across the ocean how do you think he's going to do it?" I said. I love my cousin but sometimes when she thinks of things well, let's say sometimes they work and sometimes they don't work. You get what I mean.

"I'm just saying whenever he comes out here" she said.

"Or when you go over there, just get a passport and hopefully you have a lot of money saved up" I suggested. "Maybe when my wedding is over, you can take a trip."

"You know that doesn't sound like a bad idea" she said almost too excitedly.

I smiled as I got back to reading my bridal magazine that came in the mail a few days ago. I already found my dress now I need to narrow down some flower choices.

I just hope that the invitation layout with the writing on them comes back soon.

I finished putting on my mascara as I was getting ready for tonight. Cedric was taking me out to dinner and some alone time for ourselves to actually celebrate our engagement. I know why do it a year later? Well, between me finishing up school for good and getting the job and the clinic and with his job and finishing up Hogwarts, it was clearly impossible.

I looked at myself in the mirror and in a few hours I was freshened up and ready to go. I was wearing a light grey summer dress with my hair in a classic, but messy bun and I was wearing light make up. I slipped on my beige sandals as I was leaving my room.

"Damn girl you look hot" Becky said.

"I do" I said almost too excitedly.

"So is Cedric coming to get you, right?"

"Yeah he should be here, he needed to take care of business back home" I replied.

"You think everything's okay over there?"

"In all honesty, I don't know, whenever I ask, he said things are fine when I know half the time, I feel like they aren't and that he should tell me" I replied. "I thought we agreed that we were going to be honest and tell everything to each other."

"Maybe it's something he needs to work on his own. Don't worry, he'll tell you when the time comes" she said. "You should at least tell him about what happened the other day."

"I will I said. "When the time's right."

She shook her head and mumbled something to herself as I was finishing up. I called out a goodbye as I was leaving my apartment to wait in the lobby for Cedric. I went towards the mailbox to see if there was any mail since I forgot to pick it up and I checked only to see that there was junk mail. I looked at my phone and saw that I have a few minutes left until Cedric came and got me.

As I was waiting for him, I saw out of the corner of my eye the door open. I thought it was him until I turned around that I was so wrong.

"Well look at you" Josh said.

"What do you want?" I asked folding my arms across my chest.

"I came to see you. You know I did take into consideration of what you said at lunch the other day. It got my thinking that there is no way you could get rid of me that easy" he replied.

"Well, hate to break it to you but I'm going to be off the market and even if I wasn't engaged, no way in hell I would go back to you" I said. I started to walk outside the door when he grabbed my arm.

"I will get you back one way or another" he threatened.

"Like hell you will" I said. I looked over and I saw Cedric running across the street seeing that I was in danger.

The next thing I knew, my right hand made a fist and it collided with Josh's nose.

"Ow, you bitch!" he cried out as I ran out the door in high sandals may I remind you. I met up with Cedric whose face looked like he wanted to kill him.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"I'm fine, my hand not so much" I replied.

"What the bloody hell did you do to your hand?"

"I punched my ex boyfriend in the nose" I said non-chalantly.

He shook his head in disbelief as he led me away from my apartment, away from my psycho ex boyfriend.

"Dinner was amazing" I said as we were walking along in the park later that night.

"Yes it was but not amazing as you" he said.

"I know and be glad I punched out my ex" I said.

"I am but is your hand alright?" he asked.

"It'll be fine, I know Dylan would be proud that I punched him" I replied.

"He has a grudge against Josh?"

"Not before he cheated on me" I replied. I was silent for a second as a thought came to me. Maybe I should tell him about the other day. Maybe he wouldn't be too pissed at him. Then I can get him to tell me what's been bothering him. It could work.

"Cedric, um, you mind if I tell you something" I said.

"Is it bad or good?"

"Depends on how you see it" I replied.

"Whatever it is, you can tell me anything" he said. Boy do I wish you would do the same thing. I took a deep breath as we sat down near a bench.

"Remember about my lunch with an old friend?" I asked. He nodded, allowing me to continue.

"Well, I didn't tell you who it was" I said. "The person that I went on the lunch was…"

"Cedric, Nikki!" I heard a familiar voice. We looked and saw Amos walking towards us and from the look on his face, it was something serious.

So much for me telling him about Josh and lunch.

A/n: Okay, she was this close to telling. At least she's putting an effort, right? All we need is for Cedric to tell, and things will be okay, right? Maybe so, maybe not.

I'd just finished a six page paper for sociology that's due tomorrow awhile ago and I was writing this at the same time. Be glad that I'm updating again!

What's going to happen now, well I can't tell you duh! Review on the way out! You guys been amazingly supportive and I love you guys for it!

Hope to update next week since I'll be off from school for thanksgiving break!

Signing out for now,
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