NICK


    I was left with the kids when Olivia and Marcus went to see Ethan. I had hoped everything would go well and we would be back to what we used to be. I hated the in fighting, it was not who we were. Our disagreements didn''tst even a day and would get resolved. Ethan was doing the most.


    I knew he liked that woman, but I didn''t know he liked her so much that he would fight with his friends and call them out like that because of her. I decided not to get involved and let them sort it out.


    But I couldn''t sit back and watch anymore, not when I heard Olivia crying painfully and talking about how Lupita ignored her. I couldn''t say Lupita was wrong for ignoring her, she had her reasons. But it was me who used her not Olivia.


    It was not fair that she was punishing her for something I did. So, I left her house and went to look for Ethan. I wanted to give that friend of mine a piece of my mind and tell him where to get off.


    But he wasn''t at his ce, when I checked the car on the car that was not on the driveway, I saw that she was at Emily''s house. That told me they had made up and he was just making Olivia miserable on purpose.


    I thought that was the reason he didn''t want them to apologise to her, because he knew they had already made up and wanted to make Olivia pay for refusing to ept her.


    After leaving him, I went to Olivia''s old house, where Lupita was currently staying. For the first time, I didn''t use my key, it was not my ce, and Lupita was not my friend.


    I pressed the buzzer at the gate, I wanted her to see that I didn''t go there to fight, it took a while before her voice could be heard. "What do you want, Nick?" even her tone, I could tell she was not happy to see me.


    "I just want to talk, please let me in." either way, I wasn''t going to leave, if she didn''t want to open the gate, I was going to open it myself. I wasn''t going to leave without talking to her.


    Seeing Olivia like that, made me realize my own mistakes and how I contributed to what was happening between her and Lupita.


    "I don''t want to talk to you, please leave." I really didn''t want to do that; I didn''t want to force my way into her ce. "Lupita, if I wanted, I would have gotten inside without knocking or pressing the buzzer. I am trying to be respectful here. Let me in."


    I was working on myself, trying to be a better person but people would work on your nerves so much that all the work you are doing goes down the drain.


    After what felt like forever, the gate opened. Excellent choice! I drove in and stopped the car in front of the house. The door opened and she stood there looking at me.


    She was crazy if she thought I was going to talk to her at the door. I got out of the car and went to meet her at the door. “Hi Lupita, you look good." She red, well, she must have still been holding a grudge against me.


    "What do you want, Nick?" I chuckled; she really was mad. "Let''s talk inside." I pushed the door to open further then went inside. She closed the door and followed me inside. I went and sat on the lounge.


    The house looked different, where Olivia and the kids'' pictures were, was not filled with pictures of Lupita and her grandmother. She made it her own and it looked good. I was getting to see her style and taste.


    "Could you stop looking around and say what you wanted to say and leave." It was going to be harder than I thought.


    "I am seeing a therapist.” She raised an eyebrow. I was sure she was cursing me out in her mind. Asking what the fuck did that have anything to do with her. "And I have learned many things there and that is part of the reason I am here."


    Sheughed, "Are you sure this has nothing to do with Olivia?" since when has anything not have anything to do with Olivia.


    "It does and it doesn''t." she furrowed her eyebrows. "Look, I came to apologize to you for what I did. I not only used you, but I threatened you as well I hurt your feelings and that led to your friendship with Olivia to end the way it did. I am sorry Lupita.”


    She just sat there ring at me, if looks could kill, I would have been dead a thousand times. "What I did was wrong, I used you to stay close to Olivia, pretended to like you more than just as an older sister. Led you on and that was wrong."


    She looked hurt by what I said, she was older than me and I had never seen her as more than just an older sister, I was being honest, i liked getting to know her as more than just Samuel''s nanny.


    "Nick, please leave." I couldn''t, I knew she wouldn''t forgive me from the start, but I didn''t want to leave just like that. "I am not leaving, not yet."


    She stood, "Still this is about you and Olivia. You want to force me to ept your apology then tell me to stop ignoring Olivia. For us to be friends again. Am I wrong?" she wasn''t but I didn''t think it was sinister to do something like that.


    "You are not wrong, but the apology is sincere, when I heard you ignored her, I knew I had to make things right with you. I am the one who wronged you not Olivia. I am the one who did all those things to you. Lupita, you know me, I am not good at keeping and protecting those around me. I end up hurting them all in the name of love."


    She clicked her tongue then went to the door and opened it. I stood and walked to the door. "I hope you will one day stop being angry, Olivia is a good friend to have, don''t let things people like me ruin your rtionship. I am a mess, and I am going to continue to mess up. but always felt better when I hurt Olivia because she had you tofort her and talk to about things she can''t talk to her husband about."