Part 8
Did I really love Tim anymore? I stood in the middle of the street staring blankly at the mobile phone. Why did I panic? He had no way of knowing that I spent the night with Paul… He couldn't possibly know that. He didn't even seem to notice the amount of time I'd been spending with Paul… I know Richard had but he seemed happy about it. I know I was over the moon. I woke in the morning and was smiling at the thought of spending some more time with him… Paul was the first thing to come into my head in the morning and the last thing in thought about at night… Tim only came in every so often… And that wasn't even when we were looking at stuff for the wedding!
"Nic??? Nicci are you ok?" I suddenly heard and snapped back to reality.
"What… Huh? Paul!… shit sorry I was in my own little world there for a second"
"So I noticed… How's Tim?" He asked with a sarcastic smile…
"Tim? Oh he's fine… Just said that he hopes you're not going to try and steel me away from him" I said and some of the colour drained from his face but his expression remained unchanged.
"Well… I think we should get moving… we're blocking traffic here!" Paul said changing the subject rather suddenly and I welcomed the motion. We moved on and continued our shopping. I didn't once think about the conversation with Tim for the rest of the day. At least not until that evening when we got back to my apartment… Paul decided to have a shower and we were going to get some movies and pizza and just spend the night in.
I ordered the pizza and told them we'd be there to pick it up an hour later and noticed some messages on my machine. I pressed the button and waited for them to start.
"Hey hon its Tim… It's 3:00 where are you? Call me when you get in."
"Nic? Are you there? Tim again… call me…"
"I'm starting to get worried… please call when you get this…"
"I've booked a flight home for tomorrow evening… I'm worried about you… its 7pm and you're not home… I'll see you tomorrow… I love you"
"Nic it's Rich… Tim has been calling me all day trying to find out where you are! He told me he left a message saying he'll be home in the evening but he's due to arrive at 10am so he can surprise you… just thought I'd let you know… just in case you need to… you know… clean up the flat or something… catch ya later"
And the machine beeped to indicate that it was the last message…
"SHIT!" I called out and Paul happened to be exiting the bathroom at the same time.
"Whats up?" he said placing his damp hands on my shoulders and began to massage.
"Tim will be home tomorrow morning… 10am his flight gets in…"
"Well… I guess we'd better enjoy this evening then" He said and I turned around to face him. Our lips met and I'm sure you can guess what happened…
We didn't end up getting the videos or the Pizza… We spent the evening in my room… and the night asleep in each others arms.
part 9