I walked tiredly back to my hotel room. I’d stayed the night in Nick’s room like I always did when he was upset. I always made it a point to leave before he woke up though. It was too hard to wake up beside the man you love knowing he belongs to someone else.
Nick wouldn’t get up out of bed until time for breakfast. So it wasn’t like I left him when he was still upset. I also left early because I never wanted to run into Alex. I didn’t want to have to explain what I was doing in their hotel room in the morning.
We had stayed up all night talking and watching movies. Somewhere around four though we’d both fallen asleep shoving the fight with Alex to the back of our minds. I hated the way Alex treated Nick and it usually took everything I had not to kick his ass. I’m not usually a violent person, but he pushes me to my limit.
I showered and watched a talk show on MTV until time to meet the guys in the lobby for breakfast. I knew I’d be the first one there so I didn’t rush myself. Brian entered the diner next along with Howie. Alex came in about five minutes later and said that Nick wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to come down.
I myself found that information a little bit odd considering I’d been with Nick just a few short hours before. I tried not to think about it while we ate. Brian made casual conversation with the other guys. But I remained quiet.
I wondered if Nick was really sick. Maybe Alex and him had gotten into another fight and Nick was too upset to come downstairs.
We had sound check later in the evening and everyone had the day to them selves. I decided to go shopping with Howie since Alex went back to his and Nick’s hotel room. I figured I’d corner him and find out the real reason he skipped breakfast then.