Time Will Heal Chapter 4

"Good" he said with a smile
Olivia was blown away by what he'd proposed and she could barely think, let alone speak. They made themselves comfortable on the sofa again.
"You really have that much time for a holiday?" he asked.
"Yeah." she said still dazed. "I never took a vacation after I started working for the firm."
"You definitely need a break, don't you?"
"I guess I do."
"You also mentioned that you wanted to travel."
"Oh, I'd love to travel."
"Where would you like to go if you traveled?"
"Anywhere."
"Anywhere, huh? You REALLY need a break!" he said with a laugh.
"Hmmm.." she began. "You wouldn't be trying to help me make my decision, would you?"
"Me?" he asked. "Oh I would never do that." he said, trying to look innocent.
Olivia melted a little more as he looked at his handsome face.
"Would puppy-dog eyes help?" he asked.
"Ummm....no." Olivia replied, knowing she wasn't being truthful.
"I'm sorry, Olivia. I promise I won't pressure you anymore. Just know that I would be most honoured if you would go with me."
"You're fine. I don't feel any pressure."
"You don't?" he asked as he grabbed her and wrapped his arms around her.
Olivia was laughing hysterically.
"Do you feel the pressure now?" he asked, holding on to her tightly.
They were both caught in a fit of laughter. Olivia worked her way out of his grip and tightly wrapped her arms around him.
"Ah-ha!" she laughed. "Now the pressures on you!"
Nick gazed into her eyes. She stopped laughing as she felt his hand on the back of her neck. He pulled her close and kissed her. She kissed him hungrily and passionately. He pulled her closer to him and held her against his body. Olivia pulled away and looked into his hypnotic green eyes and smiled. He stroked her cheek.
"Olivia." he began. "I just want you to know I've had a wonderful evening. You're an amazing woman."
"Thank you." she said as she moved off of him and settled back against the sofa. "I had a great time tonight too."
"It's getting late." he said, not wanting their night to end.
"Is it?" she asked.
"I suppose I should head back to the hotel."
"Ok." she said. "But before you do, will you dance with me again?"
"Of course."
He held her close as they slowly moved to the music. He felt her warm breath on his neck and chills ran all over his body. He smelled her sweet perfume as he left a trail of warm, gentle kisses on her neck. The music stopped and brought them back to reality. He looked into her eyes and smiled.
"I really should be getting back." he said.
"Ok." she replied as she walked him to the door.
"You have my number at the hotel. Call me if you need anything, or make any decisions. Even if it's 3:00am--you can call me."
"I do have some thinking to do, don't I?"
"Yes luv. But you have a little time. There's no pressure to decide immediately. But if you do, promise you'll call me."
"I will, I promise."
He kissed her gently and smiled as he walked to the street. He hailed an approaching cab. He turned toward her.
"Goodnight, luv."
"Goodnight, Nick."
"Please consider going to England with me. I'd love nothing more and I promise you won't regret it."
He entered the cab and closed the door. Olivia waved as the car pulled away. She thought about what Nick said and smiled as she entered her house.
Nick reached the hotel. He saw John as he entered.
"You've been with Olivia?" asked John.
"Yeah, she made a lovely dinner."
"You were at her house all day?"
"Yeah."
"Did you ask her about England?"
"As a matter of fact, I did."
"What did she say?"
"She's going to think about it."
"Ah."
"Is something wrong?" Nick asked.
"Simon's gone missing."
"Again?" Nick groaned.
"I'm telling you mate, we need to cage him up." John laughed.
"Should we go look for him or wait for him to crawl back to his room?"
"Let him crawl back." John replied.
"Sure?" Nick asked.
"Yeah." John began. "This shit's gotta stop sometime."
"I agree." said Nick. "I'm going to my room, I"m still exhausted.
"See you tomorrow." John said as he walked toward the lounge, hoping to see Simon lurking about.
Nick entered his room. He lied to John about being tired, he was far from it. He wanted to see Olivia again. His mind was going back to them wrestling on her sofa and how much he wanted her when he pulled her on top of him. He couldn't shake his thoughts of desire for her and it was driving hm crazy.
"You've gotta stop this." he said to himself.
He decided a long, hot shower would relax him and with a little luck, he'd get some sleep. The hot water was soothing as it hit his skin. The tension in his body eased and he felt relaxed, but his mind seemed to be working overtime wondering what Olivia would decide. He turned the shower off and wrapped himself in a robe as he walked to the bed. He turned the light off and tried to sleep, but all he saw was her face.
"What the...." he grumbled.
The loud ring of the phone sounded again. He fumbled with the handset, but managed to make it stop ringing.
" 'Ello?" he managed to say in a raspy voice.
"Did I wake you?"
"Are you alright, Olivia?"
"I'm fine."
"What time is it?"
"Ummm...it's early. 6:00am. Did I call to early?"
"No, no. It's fine. Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing's wrong. I just wanted to talk to you."
"About what?" he asked.
"Would you mind coming over Nick?"
"Not at all. What time?"
"Could you come over now?"
"Sure."
"I'll be waiting."
"I'll be there in a few mintues."
"See you soon. Bye Nick."
"Bye Olivia."
He hung the phone up and crawled out of bed. "Wonder what that was about?" he thought. He got dressed and headed out the door to the elevator. He grew anxious as the elevator slowly descended. The doors opened and he exited and saw John and Simon.
What are you two doing up this early?" he asked.
"I found Simon." John said
Simon turned towards Nick and grinned.
"Si, you look like shit!" Nick quipped.
"I feel like it too." whined Simon.
"Where'd you find him?" Nick asked as he ignored Simon.
"In the bar." John began. "He was really tying one on."
Nick rolled his eyes.
"Where ya off to?" asked John.
"Olivia just called and asked me to come over."
"What's going on?"
"I have no idea." Nick replied.
"Go to Olivia's. I'll take care of LeBon."
"Just don't kill him." Nick laughed.
"I think his hangover will pretty much do that." John chuckled.
Nick hailed a cab. His mind was racing. It was still dark when he reached Olivia's. She opened the door before he could even ring the doorbell and threw her arms around him.
"Nick!"
"What's this?" he asked as he returned her warm embrace.
"I didn't think you'd ever get here." she said excitedly.
"Well." he began. "I'm happy to see you too." he laughed.
"I'm sorry." she said as she pulled away. "Please come in."
He followed Olivia into the house.
"I'm sure you're curious as to why I called you."
"I am very intrigued." he replied.
"Well" she began. "After you left, I tried to sleep, but I just couldn't. I kept thinking about last night. No matter what I did, I couldn't get it off my mind. So, I've been awake since you left. I did a lot of thinking about what you asked me and I've been sitting here waiting for a decent time to call you, but I couldn't wait any longer."
"You could've called me anytime. I wouldn't have minded."
"I didn't mean to startle you when I asked you to come over right away."
"It's ok. I'm glad you called."
"Nick." she said as she took his hands.
"Like I said earlier, I've been up all night thinking and I finally came to a decision about what you asked me."
She looked up at his face and gazed into his eyes. He noticed she had tears in her eyes. He swallowed the lump that formed in his throat.
"Tell me what you decided." he said nervously. He had a feeling he knew her answer already.
"Nick." she began. "I've decided to go to England with you."
"What?" he asked half hearing what she said.
"I'm going with you!" she said as tears streamed down her cheeks.
He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight. He smiled as he loosened his hold and raised her face so he could see her.
"Why the tears luv?"
"Happy tears." she replied.
Olivia let Nick wipe the tears from her face as they gazed into each others eyes. Olivia smiled but then her expression changed, as if she were thinking about something.
"Oh no." she groaned.
"What is it?" Nick asked, slightly afraid of her answer. "Well, in all my excitement I forgot I am booked solid for court next week." she said as she walked over to the coffee table to look at her appointment book.
"I guess I should have thought about that." Olivia said with a soft voice
"Great." Nick said as he ran his fingers through his hair with a tired, frustrated sigh.
The room was silent for several minutes, neither of them sure what to say to the other.
Olivia spoke first "Well......when do you leave exactly?" she asked "Late Monday night." Nick answered as he turned to face her "Why?" "I can't fly out with you Monday.....but I could fly out over next weekend. I would just give them notice Monday that next week and the one following I will be on vacation." she said with a smile. "Not a bad idea." Nick purred as he wrapped his arms around Olivias' waist and kissed her softly.