Chapter Twenty: Salvation
11:42 AM the alarm clock’s digital numbers glared at Alyssa from Nick’s nightstand. The bright red numbers taunting her as they ever so slowly ticked away the minutes and seconds. She rolled over to her other side trying in vain to sleep. She felt herself drift away welcoming in the sleep she so desperately wanted.
Meanwhile Jane came up the stairs holding a tray full of things for Alyssa to eat. She opened the door with a bright smile, “Rise and shine! It’s time to eat.” She said with a cheery tone.
Alyssa groaned and rolled over seeing the clock 11:47 AM. Five minutes!? That’s all she got was five minutes of sleep? “Jane can you come back in like an hour?” She asked her voice hoarse.
Jane shook her head and placed the tray on the table. “No you need to eat, to keep that strength up. When I was pregnant with Nick I had a case of diabetes, Bob always made sure I ate.” Alyssa tuned her out as she continued to ramble about when she was pregnant with each child. Alyssa nibbled here and there on the food and before long it was gone. She sighed she hated listening to Jane ramble on and on when she was so exhausted. “Alyssa are you even listening to me?”
Alyssa looked over at her and sighed, “Sorry I zoned out.”
Jane rolled her eyes, “You know that’s really quite rude of you. Here I am telling you all about my experiences with being pregnant and how they can help you and you’re just tuning me out!”
Alyssa groaned inwardly and interjected, “Jane I’m tired and not up for this right now, please just let me get a couple hours of sleep?”
Jane gave her a look then got up taking the tray downstairs. Alyssa sighed and rolled back over trying to sleep again. About thirty minutes later Alyssa was finally asleep resting peacefully. Jane snuck quietly back into the room picking up various things from the floor taking them into the bathroom, mainly Nick’s clothing that was strewn around the room. She picked up other things straightening papers out on the dressers.
Alyssa opened her eyes slightly disturbed by the rustling of papers and clothing and the opening of doors. She huffed and rolled out groaning loud enough for Jane to hear her knowing that she was being disruptive. Jane went about her business putting clothes on hangers, throwing others into the hamper in the bathroom. Each sound seemed to be magnified in the normal silence of the room. Doors opening sounded like jack hammers inside Alyssa’s head, footsteps like loud annoying church bells, and worse the rustling of papers and the screeching of metal hangers on the rungs of the closets was like nails on a chalkboard. Alyssa was about ready to scream at her when the phone began to ring loudly. Alyssa went to reach for it but Jane got there first.
“Carter residence.” She answered cheerfully. “Yes she’s right here, may I ask who’s calling?” She handed Alyssa the phone a moment later. “Your sister Olivia.” She said as Alyssa wrapped her hand around the phone.
“Could I have some privacy to talk to my sister?” She asked wanting Jane out of the room. Jane smirked and walked out of the room closing the door pressing her ear to it so she could listen in. “Ollie?”
“Hey sis, how are you?”
Alyssa sighed, “Horrible, I can’t sleep very well. I’ve been trying to nap and Jane is driving me crazy hovering and shit.”
Olivia sighed, “So that was who answered the phone?”
“Yes that was Jane. Ugh and I try to tell Nick which only make things worse. What would you do?”
Olivia looked over at Angela motioning her to get her attention. She wrote something on a piece of paper holding it up. Angela grinned and ran over to her laptop opening it. “I’d tell her to go fuck herself.”
Alyssa laughed, “I wish I could, she’s got Nick wrapped around her finger so if I say something off color to her, she runs off to tell Nick and then Nick’s mad at me.”
“That’s fucking ridiculous.”
“I know! I wish you were here Ollie…I need someone here to keep me sane.”
“Have you tried talking to Nick a bit more maturely about it?”
Alyssa sighed, “I did and he thinks that I’m just taking things too personally when it comes to Jane. So he had me promise to be nicer to her. So I’ve been killing her with kindness. And she’s just ugh been hovering and being so fucking annoying, I try to sleep and she comes in and cleans the room while I try to sleep and you know me, the only noises I can handle while falling asleep is the television, music or Nick breathing.”
“I know, and how are things with Nicky boy?” She joked.
“Better, we’ve had some good moments. But I’ve been so sexually frustrated, we can’t right now my doctor said that sex would put too much stress on me since I’m already on bed rest.”
“Aww well maybe you could still do foreplay.”
“Maybe… But anyways, I miss you Olivia, I wish I had family closer by. Clark and Lori are out in Anaheim now. And Nick and I are still in Venice Beach. You’re in San Francisco, and Mom’s in Scottsdale. I miss you guys.” She complained. She missed them terribly, especially with Jane’s constant hovering. It made her miss her siblings more and more.
That night…
Nick wiped his hands happy that he’d been able to get the painting done rather quickly. He looked around at the room, the beachy theme he’d painted with a palm tree, sand and water, the blue sky and clouds he painted on the ceiling along with the sail boat out in the distance of the ocean. He decided to assemble the baby furniture the next day after the paint had fully dried. He looked around grinning at what he’d achieved, his son would definitely have the coolest room ever.
“Wow…” Alyssa said looking at the room.
Nick turned around seeing her standing there in just one of his larger button down white collared shirts. “Hey get out of here, I don’t want you inhaling paint fumes.”
Alyssa giggled a little, “Join me in our room…I want to talk to you.” She said with a grin and walked back to the bedroom.
Nick sighed and looked down at his pajama pants and oversized shirt that was full of paint. He walked into their bedroom seeing Alyssa sitting on their bed. “What do you need to talk about?” Nick walked over and watched her move over to sit on the edge of the bed placing her hands on his hips.
“I love you.” She said with a grin. “I love that you’re getting so excited about Noah. It’s completely sexy.” She remarked looking up at him.
Nick placed both hands on either side of her neck and leaned down kissing her softly. “Baby…” He said breaking the kiss. “You’re killing me here. You say things like that which don’t get me wrong I love it but Jesus this isn’t fair…” He whined slightly. He was about to say more when the doorbell rang. “Fuck…” He muttered going down stairs to answer the door. He walked into the foyer seeing Olivia and Angela with a couple of suitcases each. “What are you two doing here?”
“We’ve come to rescue my sister.” Olivia proclaimed. “I called earlier today and she was so stressed out and sad so I figured Angela and I would come down here and help.”
Nick grinned and hugged them both seeing Jane off to the side waiting for a formal introduction. “Olivia, Angela, this is my mom.”
Olivia grinned and held out her hand, “Nice to meet you finally Jane, I was wondering when Nick would introduce us.” She beamed, “This is my wife Angela.”
“Wife?” Nick asked.
“You do remember the commitment ceremony back in 2004 over Christmas don’t you?” Angela quipped.
“Oh right, duh sorry. It’s just weird to hear Ollie call you her wife.”
“I know she never says it, even though she’s out and proud.” Angela giggled back.
“Well it’s nice to see that Alyssa comes from such a diverse background.” Jane remarked making Nick wince at her words.
Olivia snickered and looked at Nick taking pity on him, “I know isn’t it awesome, she’s was brought up with different people in her life that taught her that everyone’s equal.” She retorted then turned to Nick, “Where is she?”
“Bedroom.” He said nodding his head back.
Olivia grinned and went to go up stairs. “I don’t think she should be disturbed right now…she needs her rest.” Jane remarked.
“I’ll make sure she rests believe me, I do care about my sister you know.” She shot back going up the stairs. She huffed and went into the bedroom seeing Alyssa relaxing on the bed reading. “There’s my Alley Cat!” She exclaimed making Alyssa look up immediately recognizing the voice and the expression her father used to say whenever he’d come home from a trip.
“Olivia!” She cried out smiling.
Meanwhile back down stairs Nick stared at his mother, “I can’t believe you.”
“What?” Jane asked looking innocent.
“You fucking insulted the fact that Olivia is a lesbian! That’s not right.” He chided.
Jane’s eyes glared at her son, “And you accept such deviant behavior?”
“Deviant behavior? What the fuck mom Olivia is the best person I know next to Alyssa. She’s amazing and Angela is so good for her. How fucking dare you even think you can judge them. They at least love each other.” He shot back.
“That’s uncalled for Nickolas Gene. Just because your father and I fell out of love…”
Nick held his hand up, “You don’t fall out of love, you fall out of lust, and that’s all you and dad ever were to each other. Love is forever, it’s about damn time you learned that.” He glared back at her then stormed up stairs. He walked in seeing the three women on his bed and chuckled. “Any room for me?”
Alyssa grinned and moved over letting him lay his head on her chest as he laid down. “Olivia told me what Jane said…”
“My mom’s such a bitch sometimes. Is she like that to you?” Nick asked looking up at Alyssa.
“Yeah, but every time I’d tell you, she’d manipulate you.”
“I’m beginning to see why you’ve been so frustrated with her. I’m sorry baby.”
Olivia giggled, “How did you become so great with such a cunt for a mother?” She said rather bluntly.
Nick busted out laughing, “I have no fucking idea…”
The next day…
“She called your mom a what?!” Brian asked looking scandalized and slightly amused.
“She said and I quote ‘how did you become so great with such a cunt for a mother’. It was HILARIOUS. I couldn’t believe she even thought of that.”
AJ cracked up, “Appropriate term for your mother though, she is a cunt I swear to God.”
Nick sighed, “Yeah mom apologized to me this morning and I was like nope you have to apologize to Olivia and Angela first.”
Brian chewed his lip for a moment. “Why do you even let her do this to you Nick? Jane is an evil bitch with no soul, no offense but it’s unfathomable that she spawned five great kids. She’s completely…”
“Soulless…” Howie added.
“Spiteful bitch…” AJ remarked with a grin.
“Evil bitch monster of death?” Nick offered snickering at himself.
“I wish Kevin were here, he’d call her the Ice Queen Of Florida with the proverbial heart that never thaws.” AJ replied making them all bust out laughing.
Nick shook his head, “I know I’m glad Olivia showed up hopefully she can distract my mom long enough so I can spend some time with Alyssa. We’ve been getting better lately.”
Brian grinned widely, “Good, I hate seeing you two on the outs, it fucks up our creativity.”
Nick rolled his eyes and threw a pillow from the couch at Brian beaning him in the face. “Asshole. Not everyone can be perfect like you and Malibu Barbie okay Ken?”
Everyone laughed at Brian’s expense and Brian quipped back, “How would you know about Barbie?”
Nick stopped laughing, “Dude I have younger sisters, they’d steal my GI Joes to have sex with their Barbies because Ken’s a total flat leaf-er”
“Hey you just called me Ken does that mean you think I’m a eunuch?”
Nick closed his eyes and shook with laughter, “Baylee was born in a cabbage patch right? Oh no wait he looks exactly like you, it’s genetic cloning!”
“You’re such a flaming fuck-tard Nick…” Brian spat making everyone look at him then burst out laughing.
AJ stopped laughing for a second wiping his eyes, “Fuck me, man I’ve never heard you say fuck before…and we’ve known each other how long?”
Brian shrugged, “Well I guess I’ve turned into a crotchety old man who curses at the little kids with horribly inappropriate things.”
Nick managed to catch he breath, “Dude, if Kevin leaving was going to bring this side of you out, I would have voted for him to leave ages ago. This is awesome, you’ve never been more, like us in a long time.”
Brian sighed, “Well I got sick of being professional 24/7 so I guess this is okay too. Just don’t tell Kevin he’d be shocked to hear fuck come out of my mouth.” He said sending them all into another gale of laughter.
“Don’t worry B, your dirty mouth we’ll be our little secret.” Howie remarked giggling hard.
Late that afternoon…
Nick hammered away at the baby furniture assembling them with care. He looked around the room seeing he’d already gotten the rocking chair together, the changing table and a dresser all within the span of three hours. He was impressed with himself and stood surveying the room flicking the switch on his hand held power drill chuckling to himself at the immature action.
Meanwhile down stairs Olivia stood glaring at Jane, “Jane you should go out, come shopping with us for groceries.”
“What why?” She asked.
Olivia smirked her ulterior motive for getting Jane out of the house was so that Nick and Alyssa could have a little alone time. “Because we’ll need you to help with the bags when we get back.”
“Well I can do that and stay here.” She remarked not liking how they seemed to want to use her.
Angela grinned, “But we’d like to get to know you too. You know since we will be related and all with Nick and Ali getting married, you’ll be our in-law.”
Alyssa overheard them and snickered thanking them silently for trying to get Jane out of the house. Silently she rejoiced when Jane reluctantly agreed. Olivia saw Alyssa as they passed the stairs and winked at her giving her the signal that all would be clear in just a few moments.
Alyssa went back up the stairs and into the nursery seeing Nick hunched over drilling pieces of a crib together. Alyssa leaned against the door putting her hair up in a ponytail at the back of her head knowing that he loved her hair like that. She looked down at her attire, a maternity camisole that showed off her tummy and had just the right amount of cleavage showing for any pregnant woman to feel sexy. Also she had on a pair of boy-short underwear one of the few things Olivia had brought her that made her feel comfortable about her stomach even though it was only about 15-20 pounds heavier than she used to be. “Hey you…” She said out loud during a lull in the loud sound of the drill.
Nick turned his head a little seeing her stand there leaning against the door jamb with a grin on her face. He turned around looking at her taking in her outfit and her hairstyle choice. He stood and set the drill down giving her a sideways glance wondering what exactly she was thinking. “Wow, you look amazing.” He said raking his eyes over her. He loved how she had this glow about her even when she was scrubbin’ it in his oversized clothes she always looked beautiful.
She grinned and walked into the room, seeing the walls and the light oak wood baby furniture that almost looked like it could be made out of stained driftwood. “I love this room.” She said going over and wrapping her arms around his waist. She noticed it’d definitely had gotten slimmer lately. “So…you’ve been working out a lot lately huh?”
“You’ve noticed?”
She nodded and licked her lips a little, “Kinda hard not to since you’re swimming in your clothes all the time now.”
He chuckled and sighed, “Yeah, I’ll buy a new wardrobe when I get down to my goal.”
“Sounds like a plan.” She said pushing him back towards the wall. “I know you’ve been really frustrated lately, since we can’t have sex, the physical exertion alone is too much stress for my body and Noah right now…however…I have an alternate option that you might want to consider…”
Nick swallowed hard looking at her and how she was slightly pressing herself against him as she pinned him against the wall. “A..an…and what would that be?” He asked as she moved her hands to the front of his athletic shorts. She kissed along his neck making him close his eyes. She grinned at his reaction and massaged him through his shorts making him growl and whimper. “Alyssa…” He sighed as she moved a hand down the front of his shorts wrapping her fingers around him gripping him as she moved her hand up and down slowly feeling him harden even more.
She sighed and leaned up to his ear kissing right behind his earlobe making him sigh slightly. “Well I figured just because we can’t fuck…doesn’t mean I can’t make you come.” Nick’s breathing halted momentarily as the thoughts ran through his mind. “Breathe lover…it’s just me…”
“Yeah and you better not be kidding.” He replied closing his eyes again giving himself fully to whatever she was going to do.
“Believe me I’m not.” She said moving her kisses down his throat then over his torso through the white cotton fabric of his shirt. She knelt down in front of him and tugged his shorts down. She knew he’d missed her touch for so long and wanted her just as much as she wanted him. But they’d some how lost that for a while, and she hoped that by doing this she could at least get a little of that back. She licked her lips and smirked as she gripped his cock in her hand then swirled her tongue around the tip letting her tongue stud graze the underside of the head making him hiss in pleasure.
“Fuck…” He muttered moving his hips forward a little hoping she’d take him in deeper. “Please…Liss…” He almost begged. She grinned and licked along his length determined to make this last for him.
She backed away a little bit and asked, “Please what?”
“Suck me…” He semi-commanded with an almost desperate crack in his voice.
She smirked in response and took him into her mouth sucking slowly taking him in a little bit at a time. She bobbed her head a little every time she came back down she took more into her mouth. Nick’s breathing became labored and he clenched his fists needing to hold onto something. He glanced down and smirked to himself. He placed one hand on the dresser bracing himself and the other went to Alyssa hair wrapping around the hair tie and splaying his fingers against her hair. With one forceful motion he pushed her head down on him making her take him fully into her mouth hitting the back of her throat and allowing her tongue stud to roughly run down his entire length.
“FUCK!” He moaned out loud as she began moving faster on him holding onto his hips with her hands balancing herself. She let his hand guide her a little as she picked up her pace knowing he was teetering on the edge just by the sounds of his breathing and near breathless grunting and moaning. She felt the muscles in his legs tense as he came with a loud growl. She cleaned him up just before he sank to the floor in a hormonal mess. She laughed a little seeing the worn out expression on his face and kissed his forehead.
“Feel better now?” She asked.
He looked over at her as he pulled up his shorts and sighed, “Yes, Jesus it’s been too long.”
She chuckled at him and gave him a lingering kiss. “Figured you’d like it. I’m sorry we’ve been so off lately. I promise once I’m all healed after Noah’s born you can have me as much as you want. I wish we could do more now. But I don’t want to risk something bad happening to me or the baby.”
Nick nodded and pulled her to lay against him. “I know, and I’m glad you were able to at least realize what was happening between us. It’s like we’ve grown so distant lately and I hate it. Because really it all comes down to us, even after our kids are grown up and move out it’s just going to be us.”
Alyssa smiled and hugged him, “I really like the sound of that.”
“Me too”
Four days later…
Alyssa sighed as Nick rubbed the tension out of her foot. She leaned her head back and sighed in satisfaction as he massaged the tendons and muscles in her feet and ankles making them feel much better and much less swollen. Nick grinned replacing the ice pack on one leg and grabbing the other doing the same to it. “God this is almost better than sex…” Alyssa muttered making him chuckle.
“I don’t know sex is pretty fun, or do I have to remind you?” He remarked wiggling his eyebrows at her making her chuckle and sigh then jump as his thumb ran over the arch of her foot kicking her reflexes into action.
A moment later Olivia and Angela burst into the room. “Alyssa will you please tell your neurotic sister that you’re going to be okay if we go out.”
Alyssa giggled a little and Nick sighed, “Relax, she’ll be fine I’m here.”
“I know I just don’t want to leave her alone with Jane in the house.”
Nick laughed, “Hello I’m here!”
Angela laughed heartily, “Yes Nick we can see that but will you protect Alyssa from your mother while we’re gone?”
“Of course, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t go out.”
Alyssa nodded in agreement, “Ollie you’ve been great really go out and have fun while you’re here!!” Alyssa exclaimed.
Olivia shrugged a little. “I don’t know Ali, you need help.”
Nick laughed a little, “I’m here though and mom’s holed herself up in her room for the night, Ali and I are just gonna chill and relax for the rest of the night.”
“At least Jane’s been nicer since we dragged her to the store the other day.” Angela said putting on her shoes. “Come on, we need to go out and have some fun damnit!” She said shooing Olivia out of the room.
“All right, you two have fun we’ll be home late, call if there’s any problem!” Olivia said as she was ushered out by Angela.
Nick grinned as he watched them leave, “They’re adorable those two.” Alyssa remarked as he continued to massage her foot.
“Of course…” He replied. “It’s nice that Olivia found Angie when she did.”
“Oh yeah, Angie really made her see herself and accept herself.” Alyssa replied. “Like before Angie, Olivia was seriously confused about her sexuality.”
“I bet, she’s just the best sister you could have ever gotten.” He added making her grin.
Late that night…
Alyssa stirred hearing the loud ringing inside her dream. She opened her eyes when her mind realized it was the phone. She reached over grabbing it, wondering who could be calling in the middle of the night. Nick stirred as well rubbing his eyes and groaning. “Hello?”
“Yes is this Alyssa Monroe?”
“Yes this is she…?”
“Hello this is Dr. Andrews at Cedar Sinai. Your sister Olivia and her partner Angela were admitted about an hour ago.”
“Wait what happened?” She asked growing more and more worried by the second.
“We don’t know but the initial report seems to be that they were attacked leaving a club in downtown LA.”
“Oh my God are they okay?” Her heart skipped a few beats, No. This couldn’t be happening. Not to two of the best people she knew could it?
“Angela seems to only have a mild concussion and a broken arm.”
“And Olivia?” Alyssa asked she was glad that Angela would be okay, but something happened to them both, and it was her sister…her sister could be worse off.
“She’s in critical condition at the moment, she’s been in surgery and should be all right but is still unconscious.”
Alyssa shuddered and couldn’t believe it was happening, “Of course I’ll be right there.” She said then rang off with the doctor. She got up throwing on a pair of shorts underneath the jersey she wore to bed.
“What’s going on?” Nick asked seeing Alyssa move hastily from the room. He got up and followed her wondering what could be wrong. “Alyssa stop tell me what’s going on?” He asked pulling on her arm just before she reached the stairs.
She stopped and turned tears already streaming down her face. “Olivia and Angela are in the hospital, they were attacked.” She muttered.
Nick felt a knot form in the pit of his stomach, “You gotta stay here, you’re on bed rest. I’ll call Clark and have him meet me at the hospital but you need to stay in bed.”
“Don’t you fucking dare tell me what to do Nick! She’s my sister, I’m going to her. I made her go out…this is my fault.” She retorted as she bolted down the stairs.
Jane came out in her robe minutes later. “What’s going on?” She asked wondering why her son and future daughter-in-law were fighting and getting dressed at such a late hour.
“Olivia and Angie are in the hospital.” Nick replied. “Alyssa it’s not your fault…”
“It certainly feels that way!”
Nick sighed he knew there was no fighting her. “Fine, but I’m driving and you will not pace in the waiting room. You’re staying off your feet when we’re at the hospital.” He said grabbing his wallet and keys and handed Alyssa her purse.
“I’ll go too, I’ll hate to stay here and wait for a phone call.” Jane said taking off her robe to reveal a pair of sweats and a tee shirt.
Alyssa picked up her sidekick dialing her brother as they all made it out of the house and to Nick’s Range Rover. Nick drove fast watching the road as Alyssa sat staring out the window mentally flipping out that her sister was hurt and could very well be dying as they sped to the hospital. About 30 minutes later they pulled into a parking spot out in front of the emergency room of Cedar Sinai hospital. They went inside hurriedly Nick making no attempt to make Alyssa slow her pace, knowing her she wouldn’t listen anyways.
“Hi, what room is Olivia Monroe in?” She asked the front desk charge nurse.
“Are you family.”
“I’m her sister Alyssa.”
“Alyssa?” She heard Angela’s voice cry out from the waiting area. Alyssa turned seeing Angela coming toward her a nasty gash on her forehead that had already been stitched and bandaged and a cast on her left arm.
“Angela!” Alyssa shouted giving her a hug. “What happened?” She asked.
“We were attacked by a group of guys. I fought back and they knocked me out I can only imagine what they did to Olivia, I came to in the ambulance. They won’t let me see her because I’m not legally family.”
“That’s bullshit you’re married!” Nick retorted.
“Not according to the government we aren’t remember it’s not legal…”
Nick shook his head. “Clarks on his way, he told Alyssa on the phone.”
“Mary’s taking the red eye, I called her myself.” Angela replied. “As soon as I was discharged I called her and Clark. He said he was already on his way. I just oh God…” She said as they all sat down in the waiting room.
Alyssa wrapped her arms around Angela, “It’s okay Olivia’s going to be all right. She’s strong.” Alyssa said closing her eyes, hoping to God that what she said was true, that her sister was going to be all right. One thing she did know for sure…that it was going to be a long and stressful night.
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Author's Chapter Notes:
so wow! Another update so soon!! This is all because the drama is ensuing with this chappy. Have you're tissues ready and jaws well oiled hehe. Don't say I didn't warn ya! Let me know what ya'll think I think this will be a pretty pivotal point for all of you readers out there. So let me know okay?
Chapter End Notes:
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