Crying In The Night
Nicky rubbed his eyes, his
clock read 2.12am. He could hear the quiet sobbing of someone
crying&ldots;He soon realised that it was his flat-mate. He knew in
his heart why she was crying&ldots;
He shouldn't have said that
him and Georgina were getting married soon&ldots;He knew that Eilidh
his flat-mate had feelings for him&ldots;
He lay there in the
darkness, listening to her crying, why did his heart feel so bad!
He wanted to comfort her,
but that would make things worse&ldots;he turned over, and tried to
fall back asleep&ldots;
Nicky woke that morning, to
the smell of freshly brewed coffee, and something frying, he got up,
and wandered into the kitchen, barefooted, and bare-chest, wearing
only his boxers.
"Morning," He
said, sitting at the breakfast bar.
"Morning, you
hungry?" She said. Her face showed no trace of her crying&ldots;
"Yeah, are you ok?"
"Yeah, you heard me
crying during the night didn't you?"
"Yeah, it wasn't about
what I told you last night was it?"
She stood there in silence,
turning the bacon over&ldots;
"Eil, I didn't mean to
make you cry, or upset&ldots;"
"Nicky, I guess I have
to face the fact that I'm gonna lose you&ldots;"
"You'll never lose me
as a friend&ldots;"
"Yeah, but when you're
married, you won't be hanging around here much&ldots;"
"But whenever I need
time to relax, or hide away, I'll come home&ldots;"
"Nicky, don't&ldots;"
"Don't?? what??"
He noticed her, stepping away&ldots;
"Don't do this to me&ldots;"
"Leave you all alone??"
"I don't think I could
handle living without you if you got married!"
"No wonder you were so
sad last night, I wanted to come and see if you were alright, but I
couldn't. I just felt that it would make it worse&ldots;"
"I wasn't anticipating
keeping you awake or even waking you with my tears. I think it just
all got to me!!"
"It's okay, I didn't
sleep that well, last night either&ldots;"
"Why was that?"
She said, sitting on the couch with her coffee.
"I guess, I just had
so much to think about as well&ldots;" Nicky said, sitting down
on the couch, next to her.
"Nicky, you're more
than just my flat-mate to me, you're like a brother, making sure I'm
alright, when you're on the other side of the world. You seem to make
me smile, when I feel sad&ldots;"
"I'll always be there
for you, I mean, when I saw you the first time, I felt like I had met
my angel&ldots;I've always known that we were meant for each other&ldots;"
"But there's the wee
problem called Georgina!"
"I know&ldots;that's
the problem&ldots;"
Nicky sat there, eating his
breakfast alone. Eilidh had finished her coffee and was in the
bathroom. He put down his plate, and sneaked to the bathroom&ldots;
The shower was running, so
she wouldn't hear the door open. He tip-toed in, and remove his
boxers, and step into the shower&ldots;
"Nicky,&ldots;"
Eilidh said, with a whispered surprise.
"Shhhhhh" He
said, as he started kissing the back of her neck&ldots;
"Nicky&ldots;&ldots;"
"Eilidh, I've always
wanted to do this, but I've never have the chance cos I'm never here often!"
"Nicky! Shhhh!"
she said, as she started kissing him back, on his cheeks, moving
slowly towards his mouth.
Soon we were kissing, my
mouth on hers and there was no need to stop, it felt so right, and
neither of us wanted to stop. The passion just seemed to overtake the moment&ldots;
Then the phone rang&ldots;we
both jumped, only my family and hers knew the number, we didn't give
it out to anyone&ldots;
I grabbed a towel, and went
to answer the phone&ldots;
"Hello?" I said,
"Nicky, where the hell
are ya?" Georgina said, angrily.
"How did you get this number?
"Your parent's phonebook&ldots;"
"What do ya want?"
He said, noticing Eilidh walking into her room in a towel&ldots;
"I thought you were
staying at the hotel when you're in London&ldots;"
"Can a guy spent time
at a mates place, to chill out and relax?"
"Depends, if the mate
is male or female??"
"What if they were female?"
"WHAT??? Nicky, how
could you??"
"Georgina, she's only
a friend, and anyway its her flat, not mine&ldots;"
"But why?"
"Why what?"
"Why are you doing
this to me? I thought we weren't gonna hold secrets from each other&ldots;"
"Georgina, look I've
got to go get dressed, I'm standing here, dripping wet, wearing only
a towel&ldots;"
"Nicky, is she still there?"
"Yeah, she is&ldots;you
jealous that she could walk out of her room, and see me like this???
well, I hate to say, but she has already done so, many times&ldots;"
Then, all I could hear was
the sound of the phone being slammed down, and the engaged signal.
Eilidh soon emerged, all dressed.
"Nix, you okay?"
she said,
"No, I think Georgie
is annoyed with me&ldots;"
"Why is that??"
"Probably cos I didn't
tell her the truth!"
"Nicky, you should
have told Georgina the truth from day one&ldots;"
"I wanted to, but I
had an urge not to&ldots;I just wanted to keep this to myself, even
the lads don't know about this place, and I'm not planning on telling
them either&ldots;"
"But why? Don't the
lads ever wonder where you go at night, when you're here in London&ldots;
"They know I've got a
few mates here who put me up for the night, they don't know about you though&ldots;"
"So I'm like a secret
to them, so if I went up to them, they'd not know who I was&ldots;"
"Yeah, I need to get
this business with Georgina sorted, before I could ever start
introducing you to them&ldots;"
"Nicky, I don't
mind&ldots; Is that the time, I'm gonna be late for my meeting, see
ya later," She says, not before planting a kiss on my forehead,
and leaving the flat.
He sat there, thinking what
to do? Georgina's phone call really got me annoyed. He didn't see the
crime in having a secret flat or a secret, yet sexy flat mate to go
with the flat&ldots;
The phone rang again,
"Hello?" He said,
with uncertainty.
"Nicky, it's ya
Mam!" said the voice.
"Mam&ldots;.."
"Nicky, I'm sorry for
leaving the address book out&ldots;"
"Mam, it's okay, she
had to find out soon or later&ldots;"
"She stormed out
before, I don't know what happened, she didn't say anything&ldots;"
"Mam, I don't know
either&ldots;you didn't have the address to this place by the phone
number, did ya?"
"Of course not, do ya
think she's on her way to London??"
"Hope not, the last
thing I want is for her to be knocking on the door&ldots;I'll talk to
ya later&ldots;"
He got up, and put the
kettle on, he looked through the cupboards, maybe I should cook
tonight, he thought&ldots;
Suddenly there was a loud
knock on the door&ldots;
He went to the door,
looking through the eye-hole&ldots;shit, it was Georgina&ldots;
"Nicky, Open up&ldots;"
He stood there, silently,
hoping she would go away&ldots;
"I know you're in there,"
"Georgina, go
away&ldots;" He said, opening the door. He had grabbed his coat,
and his keys and his phone, wallet, and closed the door preventing
her from going in&ldots;
"Nicky, why can't I
come in?"
"Georgina, its not
your place, and I don't think my flat-mate would like me to invite
people into her flat, when she's not there&ldots;"
"So, where are we going?"
"Somewhere to
talk&ldots;I think we have to get this sorted&ldots;"
"Sorted??? What??"
We found a small
café, in the next street, we ordered coffee, and sat down.
"Georgina, I don't
think this is working out," he said, stirring his coffee.
"What isn't? Us??"
she said, shocked.
"Yeah, I'm sorry!"
"Nicky, you don't know
what you saying?"
"Georgie, I love my
flat-mate, she was in tears last night, cos I told her about how you
and me were getting married soon, and I think she loves me more than
she's showing&ldots;"
"Nicky, you mean you
love her more than me?? how long have you know her?"
"A few months, when I
saw her, my heart melted, I felt like this girl was the one,"
"Why didn't you ended
it with me then?"
"I was unsure how she
felt&ldots;I only discovered that, a few weeks ago&ldots;"
Nicky walked back to the
flat an hour later. His heart felt heavy, but his mind seem to be
jumpy&ldots;He was single again, free to date&ldots;he wondered how
Eilidh would take the news&ldots;
Eilidh wasn't back yet, so
he sat there watching tv.
He suddenly felt like
crying, for some reason. He didn't know why he was feeling so sad&ldots;
Suddenly, there was a key
in the door, and Eilidh walked in&ldots;she saw his face,
"Nicky, what's
wrong??" She said, rushing towards him&ldots;
"I dunno, I just
started crying before, and couldn't stop..." He said.
"Did you talk with Georgina??"
"Yep, she came to the
flat, but I didn't let her in, we went to Coal's Café."
"What happened?"
"We ended it&ldots;on
mutual terms, I confessed that I loved someone else!"
"You do??"
"Yeah, I do, she's so
special to me, when I first met her, she was like an angel who had
just come down from heaven. She made me feel like a man&ldots;"
"Nicky, is it rude to
ask but who is she?"
"She's the one who
sits before me, asking me who is my angel?"
"Nicky, you're not serious??"
"I'm serious as the
day I moved into the flat, I thought you were meant for me!"
"Nicky, so you're
single now?"
"Yeah, I am, and I'm
gonna cook dinner tonight,"
"Nicky, you sure? We
could order in, if it's a special occasion??"
"No, I'll cook&ldots;"
"Sounds good, so is
there any reason why you're cooking?"
"Good company, quiet
night in, who knows what the reason?"
"Nicky, is there
anything I can do?"
"Just sit there, and
watch telly, or go check your e-mails. I'll handle it&ldots;"
I stood there looking at
the fridge/freezer. Hmm what would I make?
There was some chicken
stirfry in the fridge, and loads of vegetables, so I got chopping,
and soon it was sizzling away&ldots;sweet and sour chicken stirfry
with noodles.
Soon it was all done, and
the table was set, with candles, the lights dimmed,
"Nicky, its
beautiful&ldots;mmmm what's that delicious smell? Oh wait its
you&ldots;" Eilidh said, giggling&ldots;
"For that, you have to
do dishes&ldots;"
"Oh damn, shame we've
got a dishwasher&ldots;"
After dessert and coffee,
we sat there on the couch, watching some crap show on the tv. It felt
like any other night when we both home, but somehow it was different,
we were 2 hearts that were now inseparable&ldots;.