She woke suddenly to a crashing noise..
“Nick”......she called quietly ...scared by his abscence.
She heard voices coming from the next room and pulled the bedsheetup to her neck......her mind racing as she tried to think what to do now.
Appearing from the next room came her lovely Nick.
“Sorry about that ....it's the guys...AJ thought the door was stuck so he shoulder charged it”
“What made him think that?”
“Dunno”....
he changed the subject quickly.....if she found out that he'd fixed the door and lied to her...he couldn't bear to think about the consequences.
His guilt was already gnawing at him.
What a way to start a relationship......with a lie.
Heather was out of bed now.....she wandered into the bathroom trailing the bedsheet with her.....picking up her clothes along the way.
“Where are you going?”
“To get dressed”
“Have you gotten shy all of a sudden?”..... he teased her.
“The light wasn't so bright last night.....a girl has to keep some mystery”
“Why?” ....
he followed her but she shut the door just as he reached it.
Realising he was dressed only in his boxers himself he found
the rest of his clothes and pulled them on.
He would shower when Heather had done.
A tempting thought crossed his mind.
Quietly he snuck up to the bathroom door.
If he could just open the door a little he could watch her,
his hand touched the doorhandle as a voice behind him barked.
“Nick what are you doing?”
He spun round to see Brian grinning at him.
The bathroom door behind him opened
“Nick?”
He turned to look at her...but she had seen Brian and blushed deeply.
“Hi there”.... Brian grinned again
“Hello Brian....look Nick I have to go, I'll call you or something”
“No .......shoot ....don't say things like I'll call you”
“I'll let you two say goodbye”......
Brian left the room hurriedly correctly sensing that he was in the way!
“Please don't rush away”
“I have to set up for your interview thing later”
“You're not leaving without kissing me”
“Nick you have guests next door!”
“They're not guests”
“We have to keep this professional Nick.....we're working together,we can't be seen to be...”
she searched for the right word.
Nick supplied one “Fucking?”
She stared at him.....the tone of his voice disturbing.
“Lovers .....may have been a more delicate term”
“You're right....I'm sorry,this is so frustrating....I don't understand what you mean when you say professional.”
He ran his hand through his messed up blonde hair and her stomach flipped over inside her.
A fresh rush of love swarmed over her.
She'd seen him do that the day they met and the butterfliesin her belly wouldn't settle for hours.
If she thought she could keep this love secret and their relationship professional, at least to the outside world, .....then she was fooling herself.
How could she possibly work with this man ....film him......fix his
hair even..without feeling the pangs of desire and love she was feeling right now.
Nick felt her touch his arm and lifted his head to meet her gaze.
She was smiling.
He felt relieved........he hadn't meant to use such strong language.
Heather guided him to the edge of the bed and they sat down.
“All I meant was that I don't think it's a good idea from your point
of view to be........'seeing' one of the crew.. i.e. me”
“Why?”....
he took her hands in his but he couldn't look at her,this was hurting too much.
She couldn't think of a good reason herself right now.
She'd had reasons in her head before so where had they all gone!
Damn him, if he wasn't so wonderful and handsome and................
“Just because alright”...... her voice spoke quietly.
Perhaps because her heart wasn't in it she was trying to convince herself that this was the right move for Nick.
Yes that was it for Nick!...
It would never work between them anyway.....
she was english.....he's american.......different jobs away.....for long periods of time.
What a way to start a relationship ......planning how to end it.
Nick squeezed her hands,“Look I don't agree with you but if that's the way you want it
then okay.....I'll try.......I can't promise how long I'll cope for, but I will try”
He wanted to tell her that being able to hug and kiss her in public would be better for him.....but he didn't think he'd get that one by her...not just now
.
She kissed his cheek
“Is that all I get”
“Yes I'm late for work”
She stood up to go and Nick rose quickly and grabbed her waist spinning her around to face him.
Heather felt powerless to complain or even struggle and as she looked into his beautiful blue eyes she wanted nothing more than to feel his lips pressing against hers.
He kissed her softly with such tenderness that she thought she was floating.
How could she ever break up with this man when she loved him so much.