Bob drove me down town to the Casa Hotel. I wore a dark red dress that I’d bought earlier at the Daisy. It was a tube dress with a slit on my right leg. I had figured Andy would love it.
- “Come on in.” Andrew whispered with his low and raspy voice, underneath a wide smile.
He grabbed my waist and swirled me around, making my dress widened.
- “You look absolutely amazing, Nikki. I’ve missed you so much.” He whispered in my ear and I swear to god every hair on my body was standing tall.
I kept my mouth shut even though it was hard not to pant loudly. He pulled me closer and I buried my face in his neck.
- “What do you say we get you out of that dress?” He breathed in my ear and before I knew it he had unzipped me.
Andrew stepped away and let go of my waist as the dress fell off my body down on the floor. I could feel his blue eyes wandering all over my naked body.
- “Do you want me, Nikki?” He sat down on the bed in front of me and crossed his arms.
I nodded as I stared at him, wide-eyed and totally naked in front of this man.
- “I said; Do You Want Me, Nikki?!” He growled a little louder.
- “Yes. Yes, I do” I said a little louder.
- “I want you to want me for what I am.”
- “I want you like you don’t know. But not like this…” I mumbled as I felt a helpless tear fall down my cheek. I covered my naked body with my arms and sat down ashamed on the floor.

Andy kneeled down and crawled up to me. To my surprise he wrapped his arms around my body and kissed my forehead.
- “Oh, nikki…” He sighed.

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- “Come here you piece of shit! You wanna steal my fucking cigarettes I’m gonna fucking give you something to smoke you ugly son of a bitch!!”
As chairs were kicked around and empty whiskey bottles were thrown in the living room I tried to hide the best I could inside a closet.
- “I will find you!! I always find you Andrew!! Come out, come out where ever you are cause you’re gonna get it and you know it!”
In a few seconds the room became silent and I peaked out trough the small opening. The door flew open and before I knew it I had hit my head on the edge of the table. I heard the familiar sound of his belt being removed from his pants and I cried as the burning and the snatching echoed through the empty house…

- “Andy??” I shook him awake, with the cover sticking to his sweaty back.
- “AARGH!!” Andrew flew up sitting in the bed with fear in his eyes he covered his head with his arms.
Terrified I shouted. “Andy!! Andy!! Stop!!” he stopped and turned his head towards me with exhaustion. He panted and small drops of sweat had formed on his upper lip.
- “N-Nicole…” he panted. His muscles were shaking in exhaustion and he heavily lay himself back down. I slowly lay down with my back against his, like we always sleep.
- “Nikki… please hold me.” Andy whispered.
- “A-are you sure?” I gasped.
- “I need you now more than ever…”
I cuddled up behind him and carefully put my arm around his perfect waist. He flexed his muscles for a second before relaxing and we both fell asleep again.

I woke up again by the sound of my phone ringing. The bed was empty next to me and I suddenly remembered what happened that night.
- “Nicole?”
- “Hey honey, It’s me!”
- “Oh Hi mom…”
At that time Andy came out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel around his waist and another one over his shoulders with which he dried his hair.
- “Yes sure…” I answered my mom. What on earth happened last night?
- “Okay, mom I gotta go.” I hung up the phone quickly and turned my attention to Andrew.
- “You want to grab some breakfast?” He asked calm, like nothing happened. Is he for real right now?!
- “Yeah, sure.” I got up and was about to get dressed when I realized I had nothing else but the red dress form last night. “Uh, Andy I think I need to swing by my mothers house and change some clothes…”
- “Yeah sure. No problem.” I stared at him surprised as he bent down to pick up a shirt. My eyes rested on his back where the sun highlighted the small bumpy scars. I walked up to him and was just about to sweep my fingertips across his back as he grabbed my wrist and stood up.
His height overshadowed me and he stared down at me with a frown as he slowly let go of my wrist.
- “Breakfast, now.” Hmpf, I guess that was fast, back to normal.

We ended up eating breakfast at a quaint little café down town. I ordered a bagel and a cup of tea. Andrew had scrambled eggs, a toast and his regular morning coffee. He was leaning back, reading the latest newspaper and I had a hard time believing how far we’d come. I could get used to eating breakfast out, every morning with this man. He’s acting absolutely natural and for a second I felt hope. My morning fantasy got interrupted by the ringtone of Andrews iphone.

- “Yeah?” he took a zip of his coffee but put it down just as fast. “What? When?” He sat up straight and put down the newspaper. “How serious is it?” Serious? What the hell is going on now?! “Okay. Keep me updated. I’ll be there in a few hours.”
- “Andrew?” I said worried as he got up.
- “I’m sorry, I… I gotta go, there’s an emergency back home.” He ran his fingers through his hair and kissed my cheek.
“Do you want me to drop you off at your moms place?”
- “No I’m good, thanks.” I said calmly but inside I totally freaked out.
- “Are you sure?”
- “Yeah, you go… I’ll call you when I get back to LA.” He gave me a thankful smile and grabbed my cheek and placed an emotional kiss on my lips.
- “Nicole Cox, you sure are an independent woman.” He smiled and then he was gone again.

I walked the ten blocks back to my moms house and I felt bad for not spending this last day with her and Bob. I had four hours to pack the few things I’d brought to Seattle, and then catch my flight.
My mom drove me down to the airport and it was as heartbreaking as ever to leave her at that airport.
- “Promise me you’ll visit soon again.” She said and hugged me a second time.
- “I’ll try mom. You know I’ll always love you.”
- “I love you too, honey. Just call me if you need anything. Alright? Even if it’s just to whine about that boyfriend of yours disappearing on you.” She winked and smiled.
- “haha, I promise mom! Take care.” I didn’t turn back as I walked towards the gate. Cause I knew it would only hurt to leave my mother and having to go back to real life all alone. But I knew I was returning to LA with some new-found hope in my chest and a small step closer to Andrew.

Notes

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