Chapter 33
Kelly's Condo
_ Nick followed Sabrina to Kelly’s house to pick up Cody and
Jordan. They walked hand and hand up to Kelly’s condo. Sabrina knocked on the
door and Cody opened it with a bag of Doritos in his hand.
“Hey, mom... hey, Nick!”
“Hey baby!” Sabrina hugged Cody as she stepped inside.
“Mom, you look pretty.”
“Thank you, sweetie.” Sabrina smiled.
Nick gave his greetings to Cody as well when he walked in.
Kelly was feeding Jordan when Sabrina saw her. Sabrina’s smile broadened when she saw Jordan. “Oh, look at mommy’s baby! I miss you sooo much.”
“Well never mind that im standing right here. Hello to you too.” Kelly teased Sabrina.
Sabrina laughed. “Oh, Im sorry aunt Kelly.”
Kelly laughed as she handed Jordan over to Sabrina so she could continue feeding him.
Nick walked up to Kelly and gave her a hug.
“Hi sweetie.” Kelly said when she hugged Nick. “Don’t you look handsome in your blue shirt..” “Why thank you.” Nick smiled.
“You both look really nice today. You both have this glow about yourself.” Kelly smiled at them.
Nick and Sabrina exchanged loving glances.
Nick then turned his attention to Kelly saying, “By the way, congratulations on the new addition to your family. How does Derek feel?” Nick glanced down at her flat belly.
Kelly laughed with joy. “Thank you sooo much! Derek is ecstatic! He’s already telling me to go to Babies R Us and start looking around for things to put in the nursery.”
“Geez, I wish Nick was that excited when I told him I was pregnant.” Sabrina said laying Jordan over her shoulder.
“I was excited. You my dear, have a bad memory.” Nick teased Sabrina.
Sabrina playfully wrinkled her nose up at him.
“Well, hey, before you leave, I bought Jordan this cute little baby play pen. You have to put it together, but it’s so cute, I couldn’t pass up on it. It’s in the car, so, Nick, you will have to get it for us since it’s a little heavy.”
“No problem.” Nick responded taking a seat on her sofa beside Cody.
“Oh! Before you guys get ready to go…Brin…guess what came in the mail today?” Kelly said in a sing song voice.
“What?” Sabrina asked.
Kelly walked over to her kitchen counter and picked up a new Brides magazine.
Sabrina gasped in shock. “No way! It came!”
Kelly laughed and nodded her head yes.
Sabrina took a seat on Kelly’s sofa next to Nick as she held Jordan. “Baby, you have to see this arrangement in this magazine. It’s so pretty and I really want us to go for this design and coloring and everything for our renewing vows ceremony. Can we please do it?”
Nick smirked looking at Sabrina. “Bri-bear, baby, I told you, you can have and do anything you want. Just tell me the date and time and Im there.”
Sabrina smiled as she nudged her shoulder into his while wrinkling her nose up at him. “I love you.” She leaned into him to give him a peck on the lips.
Nick happily accepted her kiss and quickly responded, “I love you too.”
Sabrina and Nick stayed a few minutes longer laughing and talking to Kelly before leaving to go back to Sabrina’s apartment. They packed up Jordan’s things, as well as Cody’s things and walked toward their cars. Nick transferred the large box of the play pen that Kelly had bought for Jordan, and placed it in Sabrina’s car since Nick’s car was full of his belongings.
“Hey, mom... hey, Nick!”
“Hey baby!” Sabrina hugged Cody as she stepped inside.
“Mom, you look pretty.”
“Thank you, sweetie.” Sabrina smiled.
Nick gave his greetings to Cody as well when he walked in.
Kelly was feeding Jordan when Sabrina saw her. Sabrina’s smile broadened when she saw Jordan. “Oh, look at mommy’s baby! I miss you sooo much.”
“Well never mind that im standing right here. Hello to you too.” Kelly teased Sabrina.
Sabrina laughed. “Oh, Im sorry aunt Kelly.”
Kelly laughed as she handed Jordan over to Sabrina so she could continue feeding him.
Nick walked up to Kelly and gave her a hug.
“Hi sweetie.” Kelly said when she hugged Nick. “Don’t you look handsome in your blue shirt..” “Why thank you.” Nick smiled.
“You both look really nice today. You both have this glow about yourself.” Kelly smiled at them.
Nick and Sabrina exchanged loving glances.
Nick then turned his attention to Kelly saying, “By the way, congratulations on the new addition to your family. How does Derek feel?” Nick glanced down at her flat belly.
Kelly laughed with joy. “Thank you sooo much! Derek is ecstatic! He’s already telling me to go to Babies R Us and start looking around for things to put in the nursery.”
“Geez, I wish Nick was that excited when I told him I was pregnant.” Sabrina said laying Jordan over her shoulder.
“I was excited. You my dear, have a bad memory.” Nick teased Sabrina.
Sabrina playfully wrinkled her nose up at him.
“Well, hey, before you leave, I bought Jordan this cute little baby play pen. You have to put it together, but it’s so cute, I couldn’t pass up on it. It’s in the car, so, Nick, you will have to get it for us since it’s a little heavy.”
“No problem.” Nick responded taking a seat on her sofa beside Cody.
“Oh! Before you guys get ready to go…Brin…guess what came in the mail today?” Kelly said in a sing song voice.
“What?” Sabrina asked.
Kelly walked over to her kitchen counter and picked up a new Brides magazine.
Sabrina gasped in shock. “No way! It came!”
Kelly laughed and nodded her head yes.
Sabrina took a seat on Kelly’s sofa next to Nick as she held Jordan. “Baby, you have to see this arrangement in this magazine. It’s so pretty and I really want us to go for this design and coloring and everything for our renewing vows ceremony. Can we please do it?”
Nick smirked looking at Sabrina. “Bri-bear, baby, I told you, you can have and do anything you want. Just tell me the date and time and Im there.”
Sabrina smiled as she nudged her shoulder into his while wrinkling her nose up at him. “I love you.” She leaned into him to give him a peck on the lips.
Nick happily accepted her kiss and quickly responded, “I love you too.”
Sabrina and Nick stayed a few minutes longer laughing and talking to Kelly before leaving to go back to Sabrina’s apartment. They packed up Jordan’s things, as well as Cody’s things and walked toward their cars. Nick transferred the large box of the play pen that Kelly had bought for Jordan, and placed it in Sabrina’s car since Nick’s car was full of his belongings.
Sabrina's apartment
_ Nick followed Sabrina back to her apartment…which was now
going to be called ‘their’ apartment. Nick hopped out of his car and walked
over to Sabrina’s car and opened the door for her as she slowly climbed out of
the car. “Pop the trunk, baby.” Nick nonchalantly stated to her so he could get the play pen
out from the trunk of her car.
Cody ran around to Sabrina’s side of her car. “Can I open the door?” Sabrina popped the trunk and handed Cody her keys so he could open the apartment door. “And take your overnight bag too.” Sabrina said opening the back door where Jordan sat in his car seat.
“I can take Jordan’s bag too.” Cody stated happily to help.
“Are you sure?” Sabrina said reaching in the back seat for Jordan’s baby bag.
“Yeah.” Cody simply answered.
“Of course he can. He’s strong.” Nick said lifting the trunk of her car up.
“Yeah I am!” Cody smiled looking up at his mother.
Sabrina smiled and handed Cody the baby bag.
Cody took off running toward the apartment to open the door.
Nick was just about to pull the large box out of Sabrina’s trunk, when he heard her say, “Hey, Nick…”
Nick peeked around the car to look at Sabrina.
Sabrina smiled shifting her weight on one leg and placed one hand on her hip. “Welcome home.” Nick smiled and couldn’t help but think how sexy she looked. He walked up to her and placed his hands on her waist pulling her towards him. “It’s good to be home.” Nick leaned forward and kissed her.
Sabrina lightly placed her hands on his muscular arms as she kissed him back. Nick slid his hands down and around her butt giving it a light squeeze forcing Sabrina to rise on the tip of her toes as she giggled.
“Mom!! I can’t open the door! Something is wrong with the key!” Cody shouted as he stood in the breeze way of the apartment building. He then stated in a quiet voice, “I think it’s the key…”
Sabrina gently pushed Nick away from their kiss. “Oh, Cody.” Sabrina snickered softly.
“I’ll go help him, you get Jordan.”
“Okay.” Sabrina smiled.
Before Nick walked away from her, he hit her butt with both of his hands.
“Ow…” Sabrina stated softly without looking back at Nick.
Nick grabbed the large box from the trunk of her car. Sabrina couldn’t help but notice how his muscles looked so cut and fit as the veins in his muscles were clearly made visible. Sabrina smiled at him thinking how strong and sexy he looked with his fitted baseball cap turned backwards.
Sabrina bent down into the car to unbuckle the seat belt from around Jordan’s car seat. He quietly stared up at her as he sucked on his pacifier. “Hey my baby! Whatcha doing?” Sabrina said cutely to Jordan.
Jordan remained silent as he raised his arm up as if wanting to grab her long hair as it draped down off her shoulders.
She released his car seat from the seat belt and pulled his car seat out as she stood up straight. Just as Sabrina shut the car door, she heard someone call her name coming from somewhere out in the parking lot. Sabrina looked around as she furrowed her brows when she didn’t see anyone.
Cody ran around to Sabrina’s side of her car. “Can I open the door?” Sabrina popped the trunk and handed Cody her keys so he could open the apartment door. “And take your overnight bag too.” Sabrina said opening the back door where Jordan sat in his car seat.
“I can take Jordan’s bag too.” Cody stated happily to help.
“Are you sure?” Sabrina said reaching in the back seat for Jordan’s baby bag.
“Yeah.” Cody simply answered.
“Of course he can. He’s strong.” Nick said lifting the trunk of her car up.
“Yeah I am!” Cody smiled looking up at his mother.
Sabrina smiled and handed Cody the baby bag.
Cody took off running toward the apartment to open the door.
Nick was just about to pull the large box out of Sabrina’s trunk, when he heard her say, “Hey, Nick…”
Nick peeked around the car to look at Sabrina.
Sabrina smiled shifting her weight on one leg and placed one hand on her hip. “Welcome home.” Nick smiled and couldn’t help but think how sexy she looked. He walked up to her and placed his hands on her waist pulling her towards him. “It’s good to be home.” Nick leaned forward and kissed her.
Sabrina lightly placed her hands on his muscular arms as she kissed him back. Nick slid his hands down and around her butt giving it a light squeeze forcing Sabrina to rise on the tip of her toes as she giggled.
“Mom!! I can’t open the door! Something is wrong with the key!” Cody shouted as he stood in the breeze way of the apartment building. He then stated in a quiet voice, “I think it’s the key…”
Sabrina gently pushed Nick away from their kiss. “Oh, Cody.” Sabrina snickered softly.
“I’ll go help him, you get Jordan.”
“Okay.” Sabrina smiled.
Before Nick walked away from her, he hit her butt with both of his hands.
“Ow…” Sabrina stated softly without looking back at Nick.
Nick grabbed the large box from the trunk of her car. Sabrina couldn’t help but notice how his muscles looked so cut and fit as the veins in his muscles were clearly made visible. Sabrina smiled at him thinking how strong and sexy he looked with his fitted baseball cap turned backwards.
Sabrina bent down into the car to unbuckle the seat belt from around Jordan’s car seat. He quietly stared up at her as he sucked on his pacifier. “Hey my baby! Whatcha doing?” Sabrina said cutely to Jordan.
Jordan remained silent as he raised his arm up as if wanting to grab her long hair as it draped down off her shoulders.
She released his car seat from the seat belt and pulled his car seat out as she stood up straight. Just as Sabrina shut the car door, she heard someone call her name coming from somewhere out in the parking lot. Sabrina looked around as she furrowed her brows when she didn’t see anyone.
_ “Sabrina!”
She heard the voice again. This time she saw where the voice was coming from when she saw the person getting out of their car. It was Kevin. He smiled, flashing his dimples. Sabrina couldn’t believe her eyes. What was he doing there? She quickly turned around to look back at her apartment to see if Nick and Cody were still standing outside the door. She saw them gone, so she figured Nick opened the door for Cody and they were now inside.
Sabrina angrily turned her attention back to Kevin as her long hair whipped around from the light breeze into her face. “What the hell are you doing here?!” Sabrina yelled at him in a harsh tone.
Kevin smiled as he walked up to her and attempted to kiss her as he leaned in to her.
Sabrina harshly pushed him away. “Get the fuck away from me! What are you doing here?!”
Kevin roughly grabbed her arm pulling her into him. Sabrina winced in pain. His eyes swept up and down her body. He looked at Jordan sitting quietly in his car seat. He raised his eyes back up to Sabrina’s eyes and smiled as he held on to her arm.
“You look gorgeous. I couldn’t wait to see you. I’ve been here since last night. And now I see you’re here with him. Is he here for good now?” Kevin frowned jerking and roughly squeezing her arm pulling her into him again.
“Ouch! Kevin, you’re hurting me…” Sabrina grimaced in pain.
“Answer me!” Kevin whispered harshly into her face as he shook her arm.
Sabrina’s eyes danced between Kevin’s eyes in disbelief of his behavior. He made her nervous. She had never seen him act in this way before and she didn't like it.
“Kevin, Nick is my husband…” Sabrina paused and thought for a moment. She frowned, “So, when I talked to you this morning, you were already here?”
Kevin smiled and nodded yes.
Sabrina snatched her arm away from him saying,“You need to leave.”
Sabrina attempted to look back at the apartment to see if Nick had come back outside. Kevin jerked her arm around again and started to pull her with him as he turned toward his car.
“Come with me so we can talk. I thought we could talk here, but since that asshole is here, he can watch the kids for you.”
Sabrina tried to hold her ground and not move with him. “Kevin, stop! Are you crazy!” Sabrina yelled at him loudly.
Kevin roughly pushed her against a parked van in the parking lot and barricaded her with his arms so she couldn’t move. Sabrina winced in pain when he slammed her against the van that was heated from the sun shining down on it. Jordan’s car seat banged against the van while Sabrina held him with her other arm. Jordan began to slightly whine.
“Are you crazy?! Do NOT try to raise your voice so that punk husband of yours can come outside! Or I swear to God you will regret it!” Kevin harshly spoke closely into Sabrina’s face.
Sabrina was terrified by his actions. She looked down at Jordan to make sure he was okay and quickly brought her attention back to Kevin when she felt him leaning in to her.
Kevin leaned into her as if attempting to kiss her lips. Sabrina quickly turned her head away and looked back down at Jordan once again to avoid his kiss. Kevin slowly inhaled the scent from her neck as his nose lightly brushed her neck. He then inhaled the shampoo she used in her hair.
“You always smell so good.” Kevin whispered in her hear.
“Stop! What are you doing? What do you want?” Sabrina asked in disgust.
“I want you. We need to talk.” Kevin said slowly allowing his hand to wrap around her waist. Sabrina immediately slapped his hand away and tried to move away. “Kevin, stop it!”
Kevin shoved her against the van once again. “Why are you acting like this Sabrina?”
Sabrina’s eyes drifted off to her apartment building to see if Nick was coming. Nick was nowhere in sight.
She heard the voice again. This time she saw where the voice was coming from when she saw the person getting out of their car. It was Kevin. He smiled, flashing his dimples. Sabrina couldn’t believe her eyes. What was he doing there? She quickly turned around to look back at her apartment to see if Nick and Cody were still standing outside the door. She saw them gone, so she figured Nick opened the door for Cody and they were now inside.
Sabrina angrily turned her attention back to Kevin as her long hair whipped around from the light breeze into her face. “What the hell are you doing here?!” Sabrina yelled at him in a harsh tone.
Kevin smiled as he walked up to her and attempted to kiss her as he leaned in to her.
Sabrina harshly pushed him away. “Get the fuck away from me! What are you doing here?!”
Kevin roughly grabbed her arm pulling her into him. Sabrina winced in pain. His eyes swept up and down her body. He looked at Jordan sitting quietly in his car seat. He raised his eyes back up to Sabrina’s eyes and smiled as he held on to her arm.
“You look gorgeous. I couldn’t wait to see you. I’ve been here since last night. And now I see you’re here with him. Is he here for good now?” Kevin frowned jerking and roughly squeezing her arm pulling her into him again.
“Ouch! Kevin, you’re hurting me…” Sabrina grimaced in pain.
“Answer me!” Kevin whispered harshly into her face as he shook her arm.
Sabrina’s eyes danced between Kevin’s eyes in disbelief of his behavior. He made her nervous. She had never seen him act in this way before and she didn't like it.
“Kevin, Nick is my husband…” Sabrina paused and thought for a moment. She frowned, “So, when I talked to you this morning, you were already here?”
Kevin smiled and nodded yes.
Sabrina snatched her arm away from him saying,“You need to leave.”
Sabrina attempted to look back at the apartment to see if Nick had come back outside. Kevin jerked her arm around again and started to pull her with him as he turned toward his car.
“Come with me so we can talk. I thought we could talk here, but since that asshole is here, he can watch the kids for you.”
Sabrina tried to hold her ground and not move with him. “Kevin, stop! Are you crazy!” Sabrina yelled at him loudly.
Kevin roughly pushed her against a parked van in the parking lot and barricaded her with his arms so she couldn’t move. Sabrina winced in pain when he slammed her against the van that was heated from the sun shining down on it. Jordan’s car seat banged against the van while Sabrina held him with her other arm. Jordan began to slightly whine.
“Are you crazy?! Do NOT try to raise your voice so that punk husband of yours can come outside! Or I swear to God you will regret it!” Kevin harshly spoke closely into Sabrina’s face.
Sabrina was terrified by his actions. She looked down at Jordan to make sure he was okay and quickly brought her attention back to Kevin when she felt him leaning in to her.
Kevin leaned into her as if attempting to kiss her lips. Sabrina quickly turned her head away and looked back down at Jordan once again to avoid his kiss. Kevin slowly inhaled the scent from her neck as his nose lightly brushed her neck. He then inhaled the shampoo she used in her hair.
“You always smell so good.” Kevin whispered in her hear.
“Stop! What are you doing? What do you want?” Sabrina asked in disgust.
“I want you. We need to talk.” Kevin said slowly allowing his hand to wrap around her waist. Sabrina immediately slapped his hand away and tried to move away. “Kevin, stop it!”
Kevin shoved her against the van once again. “Why are you acting like this Sabrina?”
Sabrina’s eyes drifted off to her apartment building to see if Nick was coming. Nick was nowhere in sight.
_ “I just want you to come with me, so we can talk. Okay?”
Kevin said as he breathed heavily and moving Sabrina’s hair from her face.
Sabrina noticed his mental state as he rocked side to side while speaking. He looked as though he could have been on drugs. Sabrina softly spoke saying, “Kevin, I can’t do that—“
“JUST DO IT!!” Kevin yelled at her. He quickly calmed down when he saw Sabrina was startled by his reaction. He placed both hands back in his jacket pockets as he continued to rock side to side standing close to her keeping his eyes on her chest. “I just need to talk to you, that’s all Sabrina. Please…as a friend.”
Sabrina looked back at the apartment and still no Nick. She slowly nodded her head. “Okay…just…let me put Jordan down –“
“No…no…” Kevin said shaking his head. “You’re just going to get that husband of yours and have him come out here. But I swear to God, if you do, you will regret it…I swear…”
Sabrina wasn’t sure what he meant by that but she didn’t like the look in his eye. “No, I won’t. I’ll make sure he wont come outside, okay? Just…please let me make sure my baby is okay? Please, Kevin.” Sabrina said referring to Jordan who continued to make a small fuss.
Kevin looked down at Jordan and then frowned as he looked back into Sabrina’s eyes. “Hurry up. I just want you to hurry and come back out. Don’t make me do something stupid. I just want you.” Sabrina slowly moved away from him. “Okay. Just me…”
Once Sabrina realized that he was no longer holding her back, she quickly rushed toward her apartment.
Just before Sabrina walked inside her apartment with Jordan, she looked out into the parking lot and saw Kevin glaring at her as he still rocked side to side.
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Sabrina noticed his mental state as he rocked side to side while speaking. He looked as though he could have been on drugs. Sabrina softly spoke saying, “Kevin, I can’t do that—“
“JUST DO IT!!” Kevin yelled at her. He quickly calmed down when he saw Sabrina was startled by his reaction. He placed both hands back in his jacket pockets as he continued to rock side to side standing close to her keeping his eyes on her chest. “I just need to talk to you, that’s all Sabrina. Please…as a friend.”
Sabrina looked back at the apartment and still no Nick. She slowly nodded her head. “Okay…just…let me put Jordan down –“
“No…no…” Kevin said shaking his head. “You’re just going to get that husband of yours and have him come out here. But I swear to God, if you do, you will regret it…I swear…”
Sabrina wasn’t sure what he meant by that but she didn’t like the look in his eye. “No, I won’t. I’ll make sure he wont come outside, okay? Just…please let me make sure my baby is okay? Please, Kevin.” Sabrina said referring to Jordan who continued to make a small fuss.
Kevin looked down at Jordan and then frowned as he looked back into Sabrina’s eyes. “Hurry up. I just want you to hurry and come back out. Don’t make me do something stupid. I just want you.” Sabrina slowly moved away from him. “Okay. Just me…”
Once Sabrina realized that he was no longer holding her back, she quickly rushed toward her apartment.
Just before Sabrina walked inside her apartment with Jordan, she looked out into the parking lot and saw Kevin glaring at her as he still rocked side to side.
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_ “Aw mannn…I could have done that?” Cody said when Nick
opened the door with ease with key.
Nick chuckled. “You just have to make sure the key lines up with the lock.” Nick said as he picked up the heavy box he toted into the apartment.
“Im hungry!” Cody said as he waltzed into the apartment. What’s for dinner?”
“I don’t know buddy. What do you have a taste for?” Nick said as he carried the box into Sabrina’s apartment.
“Pizza!” Cody shouted once he put the bags he was carrying onto the sofa.
Cody then followed Nick into Sabrina’s room. He looked at the box with a picture of the play pen on the front. “That thing is gonna be huge! Are we gonna have room for it?”
Nick stood up straight and looked at the box as he placed his hands on his waist. “Yeah. I think so. We can just put the pen into the corner by the crib over there. What do you think?”
Cody placed his hands on his waist. “Yeah, I guess so.” He said in deep thoughts. “I think that will work. Are you going to put the pen together today?”
“Probably.” Nick said with a grin as he walked out of Sabrina’s room.
“Can I help?” Cody asked as he followed him.
“Sure.” Nick responded noticing that Cody just dropped his overnight bag and the baby bag on the sofa. “Do me a favor? Take your overnight bag into your bedroom.” Nick stated to Cody as he walked towards the door.
“Okay. Oh! Do you think I have to get rid of my bean bag if Josslyn comes to live with us?” Cody asked picking up his bag.
Nick stopped in his tracks and thought for a moment. “I don’t think so. Let’s go see how much room you have.” Nick said with a pleasant expression following Cody into his room.
Cody turned on the light and placed his overnight bag on his bed. “See? What do you think?”
Nick looked at his bedroom. “Plenty of room. No worries.”
“So the bean bag stays?” Cody asked with hopeful eyes.
“Yep.” Nick smiled.
“Yessss!!” Cody cheered. “Can you tell my mom that, please? She says there won’t be any room.” Nick laughed. “I got you, don’t worry about it.”
“Yesss!” Cody cheered quietly.
“Go ahead and unpack your bag, alright?” Nick said as he ruffled his fingers thru Cody’s short hair. “Okay.”
Nick walked out of Cody’s room and headed for the door to go outside and get his belongings from his car.
Just as Nick reached for the door, Sabrina opened the door and bumped into him. Sabrina jumped feeling startled as her heart raced.
“Whoa, sorry, babe, didn’t mean to scare you.” Nick said with a smirk when he heard her mumble a curse when she jumped.
Sabrina placed her hand on Nick’s abs and pushed him back into her apartment. “Hey, where are you going?” She said trying to sound calm.
“To get my things out of the car.” Nick said walking backwards.
“Can I talk to you really quick?” Sabrina said with a disturbed look on her face.
Nick noticed the change in her demeanor. “What’s wrong?” Nick slightly frowned as he looked at Jordan who was somewhat crying.
“Nothing. I just need you to stay here for a second.” Sabrina said in a panicky tone as she placed Jordan on the sofa while he still sat in his car seat.
Nick frowned. “Why? What’s wrong?” He looked toward the window to see what may have changed her demeanor while she was outside alone.
Sabrina noticed Nick walking toward the window. “No, Nick! Let me just talk to you for a second…” she raised her voice at him hoping he would turn to look at her.
It was too late, Nick saw Kevin standing outside. Nick frowned and immediately got angry. He snapped his head around at Sabrina. “What the hell is he doing here?”
Sabrina nervously picked up Jordan from out of the car seat to calm him. “Nick, let me explain—“ “Explain?! You told him to come here!?” Nick asked angrily interrupting her.
“No! Nick, I…I didn’t know he was here. He just showed up and—“
“Well if you can’t get rid of him, I will.” Nick huffed as he walked toward the door.
“Nick, no! Wait!” Sabrina yelled after him. She then said a curse as Nick yanked the door open to go outside and confront Kevin.
“What’s going on?” Cody asked as he came from out of his bedroom.
Sabrina quickly rushed up to him and pushed him back inside his room. “Here, take your brother. Stay in here. No matter what happens or what you hear, do not come out of your room unless I come and get you. Do you understand me?” Sabrina said in a firm tone.
Cody became scared as he saw his mom look panicked and nervous. “Mom, what’s happening?” “Just do as I say, okay? Now sit down and hold Jordan. Do not put him down. Watch him, okay?” Cody quickly sat down on his bean bag in his room as Sabrina placed Jordan in his arms. “Remember, do not come out of your bedroom unless me or Nick come get you out.”
Cody nervously nodded 'okay' as he adjusted Jordan in his small arms.
Sabrina quickly rushed out of his bedroom, locking and closing his bedroom door behind her. She ran out of her apartment at full speed, praying she didn’t see Nick and Kevin outside physically fighting.
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Nick rushed out of the apartment and saw Kevin standing in the parking lot looking down at his feet as he rocked side to side. Nick clenched his jaw muscles as he walked down the sidewalk to approach Kevin. “Hey!” Nick called out to him in a harsh tone.
Kevin raised his eyes up to see Nick walking toward him with his arms extended out to his sides.
“What’s up, you son of a bitch! You just couldn’t stay away, huh?” Nick stated harshly as he continued to approach him.
“You want a piece of me?” Kevin smirked wanting Nick to approach him.
Nick nodded his head saying, “What’s up?”
Kevin smirked. “I knew she would go inside and get you…This is what’s up, asshole.” Kevin spat as he whipped out his glock 17 gun and pointed it in Nick’s face.
Nick suddenly stopped and raised his hands up, at shoulder level, as if saying he surrendered.
“Yeah…what now, bitch?” Kevin spat still holding the gun in Nick’s face. “Back up!” Kevin demanded Nick.
Nick slowly took a step back. “So this is what it comes down to? You want to shoot me?” Nick stated firmly as he slowly lowered his hands down to his sides.
“I gotta do what I gotta do, man…” Kevin stated in a low tone gripping the gun tightly.
“Then do it.” Nick said in a low husky tone challenging Kevin.
“Don’t fucking tempt me, man!” Kevin raised his voice.
Sabrina stepped outside her apartment and saw Kevin standing a few feet away from Nick holding a gun in his hand pointing it at Nick’s face. Sabrina gasped and raised her hands up to her lips. She immediately rushed toward the men screaming, “Kevin, NO!”
Kevin’s eyes averted to Sabrina running toward them. “Stay out of this Sabrina! This has nothing to do with you!” Kevin shouted as he quickly turned his attention back to Nick.
Sabrina extended her arm out as if telling Kevin to stop. She stopped and stood beside Nick. “Kevin, what are you doing? No…” Her eyes began to water.
“Brin, go back in the house.” Nick stated calmly as he kept his eyes on Kevin.
Sabrina looked up at Nick as if he were crazy. She then looked back at Kevin. “Kevin, please put the gun down…what’s wrong with you?”
“What’s wrong with me?! He, is what’s wrong with me, Sabrina! He doesn’t love you! Why can’t you see that? He’s a no good, worthless, piece of shit!” Kevin complained still holding the gun up directing it toward Nick’s head.
He then turned the safety off from the gun and made a clicking noise putting the bullet in place so he could shoot in any minute.
Sabrina jumped and immediately moved in front of Nick as tears ran down her face. “Kevin, no…please don’t!”
“Move Sabrina!” Nick said pushing her to the side to get out from in front of him.
Sabrina shoved Nick’s arms away from her and continued to move in front of him. “Kevin just look at me…please…”
Nick pushed Sabrina out from in front of him again with so much force she almost fell to the ground. “Nick, stop it!” Sabrina sobbed still trying to move back in front of him.
“Don’t be stupid!” Nick yelled at her in anger while still trying to keep his eye on Kevin.
Sabrina begged Kevin thru her tears as she ignored Nick. “Please Kevin, I’ll do anything! Anything you want, just please…please don’t hurt him…please!” She tried to calm her sobs as she placed her trembling hands over her chest.
“Don’t hurt him?! He doesn’t love you like I love you! He’s in love with Ariana! He’s the reason for your pain! He’s the reason why Ariana is dead! He’s the reason why that other woman, Joanna, had his baby making that bastard baby sick! He’s the reason for all of this, Sabrina! He just needs to go away!” Kevin frowned as if he were itching to pull the trigger as he glared at Nick.
Nick only stood there clenching his jaw muscles as if waiting for his fate while glaring at Kevin with so much hate.
“No, no, no..Kevin…what…what do you want? I’ll do it. Just tell me! You want to talk? Okay, let's go somewhere and talk. Please...?” Sabrina said slowly moving toward him.
Nick reached for her arm trying to pull her back and out of the way from in front of the gun but Sabrina kept walking.
Kevin averted his eyes to Sabrina as she tried to remain calm while tears fell down her face. Kevin would exchange glances from Sabrina to Nick repeatedly. “Stop! Don’t come near me.”
Sabrina immediately stopped and lightly tapped her chest with her hands as if trying to calm her heart from racing.
Kevin then said to Sabrina. “Tell me you love me.” Kevin said with a tight lip.
Without hesitation, Sabrina stated, “I love you! Now, promise me you won't hurt Nick…put the gun down.”
“You don’t mean it. Don't say it if you don't mean it!” Kevin said glaring at Nick as he stiffly held his arm up with the gun in his hand.
Nick silently glared back at Kevin watching the gun in his hand.
Sabrina slowly walked up to Kevin and reached out to touch his arm. “I do, Kevin…I love you…please put down the gun…” Sabrina said as her voice broke from so much emotion.
Police sirens were wailing in the distance as if it was coming toward them.
“You called the police on me?” Kevin sneered.
“No…I didn’t, I swear.” Sabrina quickly denied.
“Get away from me! You’re lying!” He shoved Sabrina back towards Nick with a hard force.
In anger, Nick started to rush toward Kevin, but Sabrina quickly gained her balance and stood in front Nick pressing her hands against Nick’s chest. “No, no, no…baby, please stop!”
Nick briefly looked down at her and moved her out from in front of him pushing her behind him and raising his eyes back to Kevin. “Stop talking shit and do something if you bold enough!” Nick spat.
“Nooo!” Sabrina yelled in frustration trying to move from behind Nick, however, Nick kept forcing her to stay behind him.
“I will! Don’t tempt me!” Kevin shouted thru his teeth.
“So do it!” Nick yelled challenging him with a scowl on his face.
Sabrina continued to move in front of Nick wanting to block the bullet if Kevin was to pull the trigger. The police quickly pulled up to a screeching halt and hopped out of their car with their guns drawn at Kevin. “FREEZE!! PUT THE GUN DOWN NOW, SIR!” shouted a police officer.
Kevin squinted his eyes at Nick as a tear slowly rolled down his cheek. He stared at Sabrina as he watched her trying to protect her husband while he tried to push her behind him trying to protect her.
“You both deserve each other. You both deserve to die.” Kevin said hopelessly.
“PUT. THE GUN. DOWN! NOW!” the officer shouted.
Kevin’s arm became weak and no longer stiffly pointing at Nick. He pouted feeling defeated.
He sighed taking a deep breath as he momentarily closed his eyes. Kevin then brought the gun up toward his head so he could shoot himself.
Just as he brought the gun to his head, Sabrina and Nick heard a loud bang. It was the sound of a gun shooting off. Sabrina screamed and buried her head into Nick’s chest while Nick shielded her from the sight of Kevin’s body going down to the ground. Nick watched the police swarm around Kevin’s body on the ground. He then saw an officer kick the gun out of Kevin’s hand as Kevin groaned in pain.
Sabrina wrapped her arms tightly around Nick’s torso as if she was holding on to him for dear life. Nick rested his chin on the crown of her head as he held her close with one hand placed on the side of her face and the other around her back. She sobbed heavily.
“Are you folks okay?” an officer asked Nick.
Nick nodded his head ‘yes’. “Yeah.” Nick stated quietly as he watched the officer walk away. He then brought his attention to Sabrina as her body trembled in fear against him. “Shhh…baby, it’s okay. We’re okay. It looks like the police shot Kevin in the shoulder.” Nick said softly trying to calm Sabrina as he felt her arms securely wrapped around him as she squeezed and held him tight.
“I love you, Nick. Im so sorry. I thought I was going to lose you. I can’t lose you. Im sorry. Nick, Im so sorry.” She sobbed as she held him tightly and keeping her face against his chest not wanting to look at the commotion happening around them.
More police cars and an ambulance arrived at the scene as Nick watched them handle Kevin roughly on the ground. He could hear Kevin shout to them in pain while he scuffled with them, “I didn’t do nothing! Aarrgghh, get off of me! I didn’t do anything!”
A police officer walked up to them, “We’re going to need to get a statement from you guys.” “Okay.” Nick said still holding Sabrina.
“Is she okay?” the officer asked with concerned, speaking of Sabrina.
“Yeah…she’s fine.” Nick stated in a low tone.
Sabrina finally calmed her crying and turned her head, still keeping her face against Nick's chest, to look at the officer speaking to them. “Im fine.” She said in a weak voice.
“That’s good to know, ma’am. Thank goodness one of your neighbors called.” the officer responded.
Sabrina finally removed her arms from around Nick and gasped thinking of her boys. “Oh my God, Cody.” Sabrina rushed off toward the apartment to check on Cody and Jordan.
Nick noticed the police officer giving him a puzzled expression when Sabrina rushed off. “Our kids. Our kids are in the apartment.”
“Are they okay?” the officer asked with concerned.
“They should be…I don’t know…” Nick said with hesitation.
The officer noticed how Nick appeared to want to go check on his kids as well. “What’s your name?”
“Nicholas Lancaster, and that was my wife, Sabrina Lancaster.” Nick stated briefly taking his fitted baseball cap off to scratch his head.
“Alright…” the officer stated as he wrote down their names on a notepad. “Go on…check on your kids. I’ll be there shortly to get a statement from you both.”
Nick nodded briefly and walked away toward the apartment.
“Hey man, are you okay?” asked a familiar face Nick had seen around the apartment complex.
He was a tall slender man yet his belly was round as if he drank too much beer. He wore a trucker's hat and was nervously chewing on a toothpick. Nick didn’t know his name, but he knew the man lived in the same building as Sabrina.
Nick furrowed his brows at the man. “Yeah…did you call the police?”
“Yeah…my wife did.” the man responded.
Nick looked at the woman standing at the window inside their apartment with a concerned look.
“Thanks. We appreciate it.” Nick gave the man a firm handshake and continued to walk into Sabrina’s apartment.
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Sabrina had rushed into her apartment yelling Cody’s name. “Cody! Baby, its me!” Sabrina banged on Cody’s bedroom door as she heard Jordan crying his head off.
Cody quickly opened the door struggling to hold Jordan’s squirming body as he cried. Cody’s eyes were wide with fear and concern.
“I didn’t know how to make him stop crying! You told me not to leave, so I couldn’t get his bottle! I don’t know why he won’t stop crying!” Cody said trying to quickly explain himself, thinking he would be in trouble for allowing Jordan to scream his lungs out.
Sabrina saw Jordan’s face was flushed with red as he wailed loudly in a screaming fit. Sabrina quickly grabbed Jordan from Cody and knelt down to Cody’s level and hugged him tightly as she kissed his cheeks.
“It’s okay, baby! You did what mommy told you. It’s okay. I love you so much!” Sabrina said as she kissed his cheek again and hugged him tightly.
Cody saw the tears in her eyes. “Mom, what’s wrong? I thought I heard a firecracker go off. What happened?”
Sabrina slowly stood up and bounced Jordan in her arms as she tried to calm him from his crying fit. She guided Cody over to his bed wanting him to sit down.
“Mom?” Cody called to her with concern when he saw her walk out of his room.
Within seconds Sabrina walked back into his room with the phone in her hands. “Im okay. Everybody’s okay. You did good, okay?” Sabrina said trying to sound confident while still calming Jordan as she slowly paced and rocked him.
Jordan slowly stopped crying as Sabrina cuddled him against her chest. It was like he needed her scent and the warmth of her body to soothe him.
“But what happened?” Cody asked as he saw his mother dial a number on the phone.
Sabrina didn’t respond. She waited for the person she called to answer the phone.
“Hey Brin!”
“Aunt Kelly?” Sabrina’s voice quivered.
“Brin? Sweetie, whats wrong?” Kelly quickly responded realizing something was wrong by the tone of her voice.
“Aunt Kelly, please come over here. Please?”
“Honey, what’s wrong?”
Sabrina looked down at Cody’s cute little worried expression.
“I’ll tell you when you get here. Everybody’s fine, but…I –“
Kelly sensed that she couldn’t really speak what was on her mind because Cody may have been in front of her. “Okay, Im on my way.” Kelly interrupted Sabrina and ended the call.
Just as Sabrina lowered the phone down from her ear, she heard Nick step into Cody’s room. “Hey. Is everybody okay?” Nick asked looking at Cody and then at Jordan in Sabrina’s arms. “What happened?” Cody asked again.
Sabrina’s emotions took over again once she saw Nick allowing a few tears to drop down her cheek. She tried to hold in her sobs.
“Nick, I am so sorry.” she said softly.
Nick shook his head and reached out for her. “Baby, it’s not your fault. Don’t worry about it. Come here.” Nick pulled her close and kissed her forehead.
“What happened?” Cody asked frustrated.
Nick gestured for Cody to step up to them. Cody did just so, as he grabbed Sabrina’s free hand. Nick placed his hand on Cody’s head.
Nick took a deep breath and responded, “Someone got hurt outside and the police are here. They will be coming in to talk to your mom and I. We’re going to need you to stay in your room, okay?” Cody nodded his head ‘okay’ as he looked back up at Sabrina as if checking to make sure she was okay.
Sabrina smiled at him in comfort as she squeezed his hand.
“Everybody’s okay. We’re going to be okay.” Nick said looking at both Sabrina and Cody. He continued, “We’re one big happy family. Nobody’s going to break us apart.”
“Ever.” Cody added looking up at Nick.
Nick grinned down at Cody.
“Never.” Sabrina added softly as she looked up at Nick with apologetic eyes.
Nick gazed into her eyes as if reading her apology. Nick brought his arm around her waist placing his hand on the small of her back and slightly leaned down to softly kiss her lips.
Nick chuckled. “You just have to make sure the key lines up with the lock.” Nick said as he picked up the heavy box he toted into the apartment.
“Im hungry!” Cody said as he waltzed into the apartment. What’s for dinner?”
“I don’t know buddy. What do you have a taste for?” Nick said as he carried the box into Sabrina’s apartment.
“Pizza!” Cody shouted once he put the bags he was carrying onto the sofa.
Cody then followed Nick into Sabrina’s room. He looked at the box with a picture of the play pen on the front. “That thing is gonna be huge! Are we gonna have room for it?”
Nick stood up straight and looked at the box as he placed his hands on his waist. “Yeah. I think so. We can just put the pen into the corner by the crib over there. What do you think?”
Cody placed his hands on his waist. “Yeah, I guess so.” He said in deep thoughts. “I think that will work. Are you going to put the pen together today?”
“Probably.” Nick said with a grin as he walked out of Sabrina’s room.
“Can I help?” Cody asked as he followed him.
“Sure.” Nick responded noticing that Cody just dropped his overnight bag and the baby bag on the sofa. “Do me a favor? Take your overnight bag into your bedroom.” Nick stated to Cody as he walked towards the door.
“Okay. Oh! Do you think I have to get rid of my bean bag if Josslyn comes to live with us?” Cody asked picking up his bag.
Nick stopped in his tracks and thought for a moment. “I don’t think so. Let’s go see how much room you have.” Nick said with a pleasant expression following Cody into his room.
Cody turned on the light and placed his overnight bag on his bed. “See? What do you think?”
Nick looked at his bedroom. “Plenty of room. No worries.”
“So the bean bag stays?” Cody asked with hopeful eyes.
“Yep.” Nick smiled.
“Yessss!!” Cody cheered. “Can you tell my mom that, please? She says there won’t be any room.” Nick laughed. “I got you, don’t worry about it.”
“Yesss!” Cody cheered quietly.
“Go ahead and unpack your bag, alright?” Nick said as he ruffled his fingers thru Cody’s short hair. “Okay.”
Nick walked out of Cody’s room and headed for the door to go outside and get his belongings from his car.
Just as Nick reached for the door, Sabrina opened the door and bumped into him. Sabrina jumped feeling startled as her heart raced.
“Whoa, sorry, babe, didn’t mean to scare you.” Nick said with a smirk when he heard her mumble a curse when she jumped.
Sabrina placed her hand on Nick’s abs and pushed him back into her apartment. “Hey, where are you going?” She said trying to sound calm.
“To get my things out of the car.” Nick said walking backwards.
“Can I talk to you really quick?” Sabrina said with a disturbed look on her face.
Nick noticed the change in her demeanor. “What’s wrong?” Nick slightly frowned as he looked at Jordan who was somewhat crying.
“Nothing. I just need you to stay here for a second.” Sabrina said in a panicky tone as she placed Jordan on the sofa while he still sat in his car seat.
Nick frowned. “Why? What’s wrong?” He looked toward the window to see what may have changed her demeanor while she was outside alone.
Sabrina noticed Nick walking toward the window. “No, Nick! Let me just talk to you for a second…” she raised her voice at him hoping he would turn to look at her.
It was too late, Nick saw Kevin standing outside. Nick frowned and immediately got angry. He snapped his head around at Sabrina. “What the hell is he doing here?”
Sabrina nervously picked up Jordan from out of the car seat to calm him. “Nick, let me explain—“ “Explain?! You told him to come here!?” Nick asked angrily interrupting her.
“No! Nick, I…I didn’t know he was here. He just showed up and—“
“Well if you can’t get rid of him, I will.” Nick huffed as he walked toward the door.
“Nick, no! Wait!” Sabrina yelled after him. She then said a curse as Nick yanked the door open to go outside and confront Kevin.
“What’s going on?” Cody asked as he came from out of his bedroom.
Sabrina quickly rushed up to him and pushed him back inside his room. “Here, take your brother. Stay in here. No matter what happens or what you hear, do not come out of your room unless I come and get you. Do you understand me?” Sabrina said in a firm tone.
Cody became scared as he saw his mom look panicked and nervous. “Mom, what’s happening?” “Just do as I say, okay? Now sit down and hold Jordan. Do not put him down. Watch him, okay?” Cody quickly sat down on his bean bag in his room as Sabrina placed Jordan in his arms. “Remember, do not come out of your bedroom unless me or Nick come get you out.”
Cody nervously nodded 'okay' as he adjusted Jordan in his small arms.
Sabrina quickly rushed out of his bedroom, locking and closing his bedroom door behind her. She ran out of her apartment at full speed, praying she didn’t see Nick and Kevin outside physically fighting.
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Nick rushed out of the apartment and saw Kevin standing in the parking lot looking down at his feet as he rocked side to side. Nick clenched his jaw muscles as he walked down the sidewalk to approach Kevin. “Hey!” Nick called out to him in a harsh tone.
Kevin raised his eyes up to see Nick walking toward him with his arms extended out to his sides.
“What’s up, you son of a bitch! You just couldn’t stay away, huh?” Nick stated harshly as he continued to approach him.
“You want a piece of me?” Kevin smirked wanting Nick to approach him.
Nick nodded his head saying, “What’s up?”
Kevin smirked. “I knew she would go inside and get you…This is what’s up, asshole.” Kevin spat as he whipped out his glock 17 gun and pointed it in Nick’s face.
Nick suddenly stopped and raised his hands up, at shoulder level, as if saying he surrendered.
“Yeah…what now, bitch?” Kevin spat still holding the gun in Nick’s face. “Back up!” Kevin demanded Nick.
Nick slowly took a step back. “So this is what it comes down to? You want to shoot me?” Nick stated firmly as he slowly lowered his hands down to his sides.
“I gotta do what I gotta do, man…” Kevin stated in a low tone gripping the gun tightly.
“Then do it.” Nick said in a low husky tone challenging Kevin.
“Don’t fucking tempt me, man!” Kevin raised his voice.
Sabrina stepped outside her apartment and saw Kevin standing a few feet away from Nick holding a gun in his hand pointing it at Nick’s face. Sabrina gasped and raised her hands up to her lips. She immediately rushed toward the men screaming, “Kevin, NO!”
Kevin’s eyes averted to Sabrina running toward them. “Stay out of this Sabrina! This has nothing to do with you!” Kevin shouted as he quickly turned his attention back to Nick.
Sabrina extended her arm out as if telling Kevin to stop. She stopped and stood beside Nick. “Kevin, what are you doing? No…” Her eyes began to water.
“Brin, go back in the house.” Nick stated calmly as he kept his eyes on Kevin.
Sabrina looked up at Nick as if he were crazy. She then looked back at Kevin. “Kevin, please put the gun down…what’s wrong with you?”
“What’s wrong with me?! He, is what’s wrong with me, Sabrina! He doesn’t love you! Why can’t you see that? He’s a no good, worthless, piece of shit!” Kevin complained still holding the gun up directing it toward Nick’s head.
He then turned the safety off from the gun and made a clicking noise putting the bullet in place so he could shoot in any minute.
Sabrina jumped and immediately moved in front of Nick as tears ran down her face. “Kevin, no…please don’t!”
“Move Sabrina!” Nick said pushing her to the side to get out from in front of him.
Sabrina shoved Nick’s arms away from her and continued to move in front of him. “Kevin just look at me…please…”
Nick pushed Sabrina out from in front of him again with so much force she almost fell to the ground. “Nick, stop it!” Sabrina sobbed still trying to move back in front of him.
“Don’t be stupid!” Nick yelled at her in anger while still trying to keep his eye on Kevin.
Sabrina begged Kevin thru her tears as she ignored Nick. “Please Kevin, I’ll do anything! Anything you want, just please…please don’t hurt him…please!” She tried to calm her sobs as she placed her trembling hands over her chest.
“Don’t hurt him?! He doesn’t love you like I love you! He’s in love with Ariana! He’s the reason for your pain! He’s the reason why Ariana is dead! He’s the reason why that other woman, Joanna, had his baby making that bastard baby sick! He’s the reason for all of this, Sabrina! He just needs to go away!” Kevin frowned as if he were itching to pull the trigger as he glared at Nick.
Nick only stood there clenching his jaw muscles as if waiting for his fate while glaring at Kevin with so much hate.
“No, no, no..Kevin…what…what do you want? I’ll do it. Just tell me! You want to talk? Okay, let's go somewhere and talk. Please...?” Sabrina said slowly moving toward him.
Nick reached for her arm trying to pull her back and out of the way from in front of the gun but Sabrina kept walking.
Kevin averted his eyes to Sabrina as she tried to remain calm while tears fell down her face. Kevin would exchange glances from Sabrina to Nick repeatedly. “Stop! Don’t come near me.”
Sabrina immediately stopped and lightly tapped her chest with her hands as if trying to calm her heart from racing.
Kevin then said to Sabrina. “Tell me you love me.” Kevin said with a tight lip.
Without hesitation, Sabrina stated, “I love you! Now, promise me you won't hurt Nick…put the gun down.”
“You don’t mean it. Don't say it if you don't mean it!” Kevin said glaring at Nick as he stiffly held his arm up with the gun in his hand.
Nick silently glared back at Kevin watching the gun in his hand.
Sabrina slowly walked up to Kevin and reached out to touch his arm. “I do, Kevin…I love you…please put down the gun…” Sabrina said as her voice broke from so much emotion.
Police sirens were wailing in the distance as if it was coming toward them.
“You called the police on me?” Kevin sneered.
“No…I didn’t, I swear.” Sabrina quickly denied.
“Get away from me! You’re lying!” He shoved Sabrina back towards Nick with a hard force.
In anger, Nick started to rush toward Kevin, but Sabrina quickly gained her balance and stood in front Nick pressing her hands against Nick’s chest. “No, no, no…baby, please stop!”
Nick briefly looked down at her and moved her out from in front of him pushing her behind him and raising his eyes back to Kevin. “Stop talking shit and do something if you bold enough!” Nick spat.
“Nooo!” Sabrina yelled in frustration trying to move from behind Nick, however, Nick kept forcing her to stay behind him.
“I will! Don’t tempt me!” Kevin shouted thru his teeth.
“So do it!” Nick yelled challenging him with a scowl on his face.
Sabrina continued to move in front of Nick wanting to block the bullet if Kevin was to pull the trigger. The police quickly pulled up to a screeching halt and hopped out of their car with their guns drawn at Kevin. “FREEZE!! PUT THE GUN DOWN NOW, SIR!” shouted a police officer.
Kevin squinted his eyes at Nick as a tear slowly rolled down his cheek. He stared at Sabrina as he watched her trying to protect her husband while he tried to push her behind him trying to protect her.
“You both deserve each other. You both deserve to die.” Kevin said hopelessly.
“PUT. THE GUN. DOWN! NOW!” the officer shouted.
Kevin’s arm became weak and no longer stiffly pointing at Nick. He pouted feeling defeated.
He sighed taking a deep breath as he momentarily closed his eyes. Kevin then brought the gun up toward his head so he could shoot himself.
Just as he brought the gun to his head, Sabrina and Nick heard a loud bang. It was the sound of a gun shooting off. Sabrina screamed and buried her head into Nick’s chest while Nick shielded her from the sight of Kevin’s body going down to the ground. Nick watched the police swarm around Kevin’s body on the ground. He then saw an officer kick the gun out of Kevin’s hand as Kevin groaned in pain.
Sabrina wrapped her arms tightly around Nick’s torso as if she was holding on to him for dear life. Nick rested his chin on the crown of her head as he held her close with one hand placed on the side of her face and the other around her back. She sobbed heavily.
“Are you folks okay?” an officer asked Nick.
Nick nodded his head ‘yes’. “Yeah.” Nick stated quietly as he watched the officer walk away. He then brought his attention to Sabrina as her body trembled in fear against him. “Shhh…baby, it’s okay. We’re okay. It looks like the police shot Kevin in the shoulder.” Nick said softly trying to calm Sabrina as he felt her arms securely wrapped around him as she squeezed and held him tight.
“I love you, Nick. Im so sorry. I thought I was going to lose you. I can’t lose you. Im sorry. Nick, Im so sorry.” She sobbed as she held him tightly and keeping her face against his chest not wanting to look at the commotion happening around them.
More police cars and an ambulance arrived at the scene as Nick watched them handle Kevin roughly on the ground. He could hear Kevin shout to them in pain while he scuffled with them, “I didn’t do nothing! Aarrgghh, get off of me! I didn’t do anything!”
A police officer walked up to them, “We’re going to need to get a statement from you guys.” “Okay.” Nick said still holding Sabrina.
“Is she okay?” the officer asked with concerned, speaking of Sabrina.
“Yeah…she’s fine.” Nick stated in a low tone.
Sabrina finally calmed her crying and turned her head, still keeping her face against Nick's chest, to look at the officer speaking to them. “Im fine.” She said in a weak voice.
“That’s good to know, ma’am. Thank goodness one of your neighbors called.” the officer responded.
Sabrina finally removed her arms from around Nick and gasped thinking of her boys. “Oh my God, Cody.” Sabrina rushed off toward the apartment to check on Cody and Jordan.
Nick noticed the police officer giving him a puzzled expression when Sabrina rushed off. “Our kids. Our kids are in the apartment.”
“Are they okay?” the officer asked with concerned.
“They should be…I don’t know…” Nick said with hesitation.
The officer noticed how Nick appeared to want to go check on his kids as well. “What’s your name?”
“Nicholas Lancaster, and that was my wife, Sabrina Lancaster.” Nick stated briefly taking his fitted baseball cap off to scratch his head.
“Alright…” the officer stated as he wrote down their names on a notepad. “Go on…check on your kids. I’ll be there shortly to get a statement from you both.”
Nick nodded briefly and walked away toward the apartment.
“Hey man, are you okay?” asked a familiar face Nick had seen around the apartment complex.
He was a tall slender man yet his belly was round as if he drank too much beer. He wore a trucker's hat and was nervously chewing on a toothpick. Nick didn’t know his name, but he knew the man lived in the same building as Sabrina.
Nick furrowed his brows at the man. “Yeah…did you call the police?”
“Yeah…my wife did.” the man responded.
Nick looked at the woman standing at the window inside their apartment with a concerned look.
“Thanks. We appreciate it.” Nick gave the man a firm handshake and continued to walk into Sabrina’s apartment.
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Sabrina had rushed into her apartment yelling Cody’s name. “Cody! Baby, its me!” Sabrina banged on Cody’s bedroom door as she heard Jordan crying his head off.
Cody quickly opened the door struggling to hold Jordan’s squirming body as he cried. Cody’s eyes were wide with fear and concern.
“I didn’t know how to make him stop crying! You told me not to leave, so I couldn’t get his bottle! I don’t know why he won’t stop crying!” Cody said trying to quickly explain himself, thinking he would be in trouble for allowing Jordan to scream his lungs out.
Sabrina saw Jordan’s face was flushed with red as he wailed loudly in a screaming fit. Sabrina quickly grabbed Jordan from Cody and knelt down to Cody’s level and hugged him tightly as she kissed his cheeks.
“It’s okay, baby! You did what mommy told you. It’s okay. I love you so much!” Sabrina said as she kissed his cheek again and hugged him tightly.
Cody saw the tears in her eyes. “Mom, what’s wrong? I thought I heard a firecracker go off. What happened?”
Sabrina slowly stood up and bounced Jordan in her arms as she tried to calm him from his crying fit. She guided Cody over to his bed wanting him to sit down.
“Mom?” Cody called to her with concern when he saw her walk out of his room.
Within seconds Sabrina walked back into his room with the phone in her hands. “Im okay. Everybody’s okay. You did good, okay?” Sabrina said trying to sound confident while still calming Jordan as she slowly paced and rocked him.
Jordan slowly stopped crying as Sabrina cuddled him against her chest. It was like he needed her scent and the warmth of her body to soothe him.
“But what happened?” Cody asked as he saw his mother dial a number on the phone.
Sabrina didn’t respond. She waited for the person she called to answer the phone.
“Hey Brin!”
“Aunt Kelly?” Sabrina’s voice quivered.
“Brin? Sweetie, whats wrong?” Kelly quickly responded realizing something was wrong by the tone of her voice.
“Aunt Kelly, please come over here. Please?”
“Honey, what’s wrong?”
Sabrina looked down at Cody’s cute little worried expression.
“I’ll tell you when you get here. Everybody’s fine, but…I –“
Kelly sensed that she couldn’t really speak what was on her mind because Cody may have been in front of her. “Okay, Im on my way.” Kelly interrupted Sabrina and ended the call.
Just as Sabrina lowered the phone down from her ear, she heard Nick step into Cody’s room. “Hey. Is everybody okay?” Nick asked looking at Cody and then at Jordan in Sabrina’s arms. “What happened?” Cody asked again.
Sabrina’s emotions took over again once she saw Nick allowing a few tears to drop down her cheek. She tried to hold in her sobs.
“Nick, I am so sorry.” she said softly.
Nick shook his head and reached out for her. “Baby, it’s not your fault. Don’t worry about it. Come here.” Nick pulled her close and kissed her forehead.
“What happened?” Cody asked frustrated.
Nick gestured for Cody to step up to them. Cody did just so, as he grabbed Sabrina’s free hand. Nick placed his hand on Cody’s head.
Nick took a deep breath and responded, “Someone got hurt outside and the police are here. They will be coming in to talk to your mom and I. We’re going to need you to stay in your room, okay?” Cody nodded his head ‘okay’ as he looked back up at Sabrina as if checking to make sure she was okay.
Sabrina smiled at him in comfort as she squeezed his hand.
“Everybody’s okay. We’re going to be okay.” Nick said looking at both Sabrina and Cody. He continued, “We’re one big happy family. Nobody’s going to break us apart.”
“Ever.” Cody added looking up at Nick.
Nick grinned down at Cody.
“Never.” Sabrina added softly as she looked up at Nick with apologetic eyes.
Nick gazed into her eyes as if reading her apology. Nick brought his arm around her waist placing his hand on the small of her back and slightly leaned down to softly kiss her lips.
Chapter 34 - Five Months Later
Keanu & Nick
_ Keanu, Nick’s dad was fixing Nick’s white tie with a smile.
“You look good son.” Keanu said as his smile broaden while he chuckled.
Nick smiled. “Thanks, dad. What’s so funny?”
Keanu chuckled again. “My first and only son, is really married. It’s like it just hit me now.”
“I’ve been married for just over a year now, dad.”
“I know, I know. But … this is just different. You’re doing this whole renewing of the vows ceremony like it’s a real wedding. Here in Atlanta. It’s... legit now.”
Nick chuckled at his father.
Keanu smiled back at him as he stepped back to take a good look at his son. “I raised a good looking man. Im proud of you, son.” Keanu stepped up to him and gave him a hard pat on the back as he bear hugged him.
Nick welcomed his embrace.
Nick smiled. “Thanks, dad. What’s so funny?”
Keanu chuckled again. “My first and only son, is really married. It’s like it just hit me now.”
“I’ve been married for just over a year now, dad.”
“I know, I know. But … this is just different. You’re doing this whole renewing of the vows ceremony like it’s a real wedding. Here in Atlanta. It’s... legit now.”
Nick chuckled at his father.
Keanu smiled back at him as he stepped back to take a good look at his son. “I raised a good looking man. Im proud of you, son.” Keanu stepped up to him and gave him a hard pat on the back as he bear hugged him.
Nick welcomed his embrace.
Brandon & Liam
_ At that moment, Brandon and Liam burst thru the door of the
pool house of which they were in, wearing their dark tuxedos and a navy tie.
“Everything is all set! We are good to go!” Brandon smiled as he clapped his hands with excitement.
Nick and his father pulled away from each other. Keanu dabbed his eye with the side of his finger.
“Aw man. Did we just ruin a father-son moment?” Liam asked with a smile.
“Mr. Lancaster, my dude...are you crying?” Brandon asked.
“Nah man…I have lint in my eye.” Keanu said with a smirk.
All of the men in the room laughed.
“Knock, knock!” Cody said entering into the room with Josslyn close behind him.
“Cody, come on in buddy.” Nick said with a smile.
“Daddy, you look sooooo handsome!” Josslyn smiled cutely as she rushed up to Nick.
Nick swooped her up admiring her lovely white fluffly dress with a yellow ribbon band around her torso. (CLICK HERE to see her dress)
“And you look absolutely darling my angel.” Nick smiled at her.
“Thank you! In fact, you all look rather dapper!” Josslyn said cutely as she held her little index finger up.
Everyone laughed at her cuteness and her choice of vocabulary, while Cody shook his head at his step-sister.
Josslyn was officially under the full custody of her father Nick. The judge granted full custody to Nick when Nick’s random drug test came back negative. The judge didn’t see a reason why Josslyn shouldn’t be with her biological father while her mother Joanna was presently in jail. Joanna’s mother, Melissa, tried to appeal the court's decision, but to no avail, she failed miserably.
Since Nick had been living with Sabrina for the past 5 months in Atlanta, in the same two bedroom apartment, Nick made arrangements with Melissa that Josslyn would be able to see her once a month for the weekend. Josslyn was now in school, attending kindergarten. With them living in Atlanta and Melissa in Florida, they didn’t see it financially fit to drive down to Florida or vice versa, every other weekend. Melissa agreed to the visitation and was happy that she would at least spend the once a month weekends, and alternate on holidays, with her granddaughter.
Nick was happy to have his baby girl back with him…for good.
“Everything is all set! We are good to go!” Brandon smiled as he clapped his hands with excitement.
Nick and his father pulled away from each other. Keanu dabbed his eye with the side of his finger.
“Aw man. Did we just ruin a father-son moment?” Liam asked with a smile.
“Mr. Lancaster, my dude...are you crying?” Brandon asked.
“Nah man…I have lint in my eye.” Keanu said with a smirk.
All of the men in the room laughed.
“Knock, knock!” Cody said entering into the room with Josslyn close behind him.
“Cody, come on in buddy.” Nick said with a smile.
“Daddy, you look sooooo handsome!” Josslyn smiled cutely as she rushed up to Nick.
Nick swooped her up admiring her lovely white fluffly dress with a yellow ribbon band around her torso. (CLICK HERE to see her dress)
“And you look absolutely darling my angel.” Nick smiled at her.
“Thank you! In fact, you all look rather dapper!” Josslyn said cutely as she held her little index finger up.
Everyone laughed at her cuteness and her choice of vocabulary, while Cody shook his head at his step-sister.
Josslyn was officially under the full custody of her father Nick. The judge granted full custody to Nick when Nick’s random drug test came back negative. The judge didn’t see a reason why Josslyn shouldn’t be with her biological father while her mother Joanna was presently in jail. Joanna’s mother, Melissa, tried to appeal the court's decision, but to no avail, she failed miserably.
Since Nick had been living with Sabrina for the past 5 months in Atlanta, in the same two bedroom apartment, Nick made arrangements with Melissa that Josslyn would be able to see her once a month for the weekend. Josslyn was now in school, attending kindergarten. With them living in Atlanta and Melissa in Florida, they didn’t see it financially fit to drive down to Florida or vice versa, every other weekend. Melissa agreed to the visitation and was happy that she would at least spend the once a month weekends, and alternate on holidays, with her granddaughter.
Nick was happy to have his baby girl back with him…for good.
Josslyn & Cody
_ “My mom wanted to know if you guys were dressed and ready
yet.” Cody said tossing the little pillow he was going to use for the renewing
vows ceremony.
“Tell her we are done! Just waiting on our little flower thingy my mom made for us fellas.” Nick responded taking a seat allowing Josslyn to sit in his lap.
“Oh yea, she’s on her way with those.” Cody responded.
“Yea, grandma Sandy is on her way with those.” Josslyn said playfully mocking Cody.
“Don’t start copying me today. Im not in the mood.” Cody said shaking his head.
“Hey, you two don’t start fussing today. It’s a happy day.” Nick said calmly before Josslyn could respond.
“It’s a day of lawfully wedded bliss. Im so ready for this!” Brandon said with excitement.
“Why are you so hyped?” Liam asked as he chuckled.
“My dude, I am performing with the one and only KeKe Bassett. The legendary actress Angela Bassett’s daughter, who is an up and coming singer living here in Atlanta. Yo, that is huge! Im trying to see if I can get those digits later.” Brandon said continually tapping Liam’s arm as he spoke.
Everyone laughed.
“Do I detect a crush over there Brandon?” Keanu teased Brandon.
Brandon smiled. “I mean a little. Since my boy Nick got that job with So So Def Records publishing company, my boy got mad connections! Im thinking about moving up here to the ‘A’ with my boy Nick!” Brandon laughed.
Nick laughed at Brandon. “B, you are crazy. But yeah, KeKe is really cool. I love working with her.”
“How is the new job, son?” Keanu asked.
“It’s good. Im meeting and working with a lot of Atlanta musicians. My job can’t get any better as a music producer engineer. I love going to the studio to do something I really love. Every day.” “That’s awesome. Im glad you found something you like to do and making money while doing it.” Keanu smiled at his son.
“Yeah, Im jealous!” Liam stated thinking about his own career at the same job he been working. “Liam, are you still with Joanna’s sister? What was her name?” Keanu asked trying to remember the girl’s name.
“Miley? Nah. She got mad that I wasn’t sticking on her sister’s side. Nick’s my boy. Joanna and her family are nuts. I can’t stand nuts.” Liam chuckled.
Brandon laughed out loud thinking about how the word ‘nuts’ could be referred to a man’s genitals. “Good to know my dude! Good to know!” Brandon joked.
Everyone laughed except for Cody and Josslyn who didn’t get the joke.
“I don’t get it…” Josslyn said out loud.
“Don’t worry about it…I don’t either.” Cody said shaking his head as he adjusted his little tuxedo jacket he wore.
“Tell her we are done! Just waiting on our little flower thingy my mom made for us fellas.” Nick responded taking a seat allowing Josslyn to sit in his lap.
“Oh yea, she’s on her way with those.” Cody responded.
“Yea, grandma Sandy is on her way with those.” Josslyn said playfully mocking Cody.
“Don’t start copying me today. Im not in the mood.” Cody said shaking his head.
“Hey, you two don’t start fussing today. It’s a happy day.” Nick said calmly before Josslyn could respond.
“It’s a day of lawfully wedded bliss. Im so ready for this!” Brandon said with excitement.
“Why are you so hyped?” Liam asked as he chuckled.
“My dude, I am performing with the one and only KeKe Bassett. The legendary actress Angela Bassett’s daughter, who is an up and coming singer living here in Atlanta. Yo, that is huge! Im trying to see if I can get those digits later.” Brandon said continually tapping Liam’s arm as he spoke.
Everyone laughed.
“Do I detect a crush over there Brandon?” Keanu teased Brandon.
Brandon smiled. “I mean a little. Since my boy Nick got that job with So So Def Records publishing company, my boy got mad connections! Im thinking about moving up here to the ‘A’ with my boy Nick!” Brandon laughed.
Nick laughed at Brandon. “B, you are crazy. But yeah, KeKe is really cool. I love working with her.”
“How is the new job, son?” Keanu asked.
“It’s good. Im meeting and working with a lot of Atlanta musicians. My job can’t get any better as a music producer engineer. I love going to the studio to do something I really love. Every day.” “That’s awesome. Im glad you found something you like to do and making money while doing it.” Keanu smiled at his son.
“Yeah, Im jealous!” Liam stated thinking about his own career at the same job he been working. “Liam, are you still with Joanna’s sister? What was her name?” Keanu asked trying to remember the girl’s name.
“Miley? Nah. She got mad that I wasn’t sticking on her sister’s side. Nick’s my boy. Joanna and her family are nuts. I can’t stand nuts.” Liam chuckled.
Brandon laughed out loud thinking about how the word ‘nuts’ could be referred to a man’s genitals. “Good to know my dude! Good to know!” Brandon joked.
Everyone laughed except for Cody and Josslyn who didn’t get the joke.
“I don’t get it…” Josslyn said out loud.
“Don’t worry about it…I don’t either.” Cody said shaking his head as he adjusted his little tuxedo jacket he wore.
Sandra & the boutonnieres
_ At that moment, Sandra burst into the room holding a basket
full of daisy flowers. “Gentleman...” Sandra said with a smile as she looked at
everyone while walking in. As she passed Nick and Josslyn, she said to Josslyn,
“…and cute little girls also known as my pumpkin eater.”
Josslyn giggled cutely.
Sandra placed the small basket on a small table and looked at her ex-husband. She remained silent. She then took one of the boutonnieres that was made with one daisy flower. “Let’s see here, Liam or Brandon, this is for you. Now come and let me pin this on your jacket.”
“Allow the best looking to go first. Excuse me gentlemen.” Brandon teased everyone as he smoothly dapped his way over to Sandra.
Everyone laughed once again.
“Might I add, Ms. Sandra, you look ravishing.” Brandon said flirtatiously to Sandra as he raised a brow.
“Thank you Brandon. Once I finish pinning this boutonniere on you, you will finally be a fine young man.” Sandra teased him.
“Ahhh, I’ll take it, I’ll take it.” Brandon laughed.
Sandra snickered as she finished pinning the flower on him.
She then pinned the next flower on Liam’s jacket as well. Cody was next. “Go tell your mother the guys are all done over here.”
“Okie doke!” Cody said cheerfully once Sandra finished pinning his boutonniere on his jacket. “Can I go? I wanna go!” Josslyn said hopping off of Nick’s lap.
Cody smacked his teeth. “Fine…come on.” Cody said holding out his hand for her to tag along.
Sandra smiled at the two cute kids as they walked out of the pool house. “Where’s Derek?” Sandra asked.
“Oh he went to check on a few things with the catering. He’ll be back.” Nick responded as he stood up and walked over to his mother.
Keanu quickly whispered something to Sandra just before Nick approached his mother.
“Im fine, Keanu, thank you very much.” Sandra said getting Nick’s boutonniere, which was made of two yellow daisies, out of the basket.
“Alright. Just checking. You look nice, Sandy.” Keanu spoke in a low tone.
“Thank you. So do you. It’s about time you cut your hair. You should have taken it a bit further and shaved your beard off.”
“Come on guys…can we behave today. Just for today?” Nick stated standing in front of Sandra. “What? I am behaving. I wasn’t mean.” Sandra said as she began pinning the flower to his jacket. “Yep. All is good here.” Keanu said giving his ex-wife a wink. He then walked over to Brandon and Liam and started talking to them.
“I swear, your father will never change.” Sandra sighed.
Nick smiled. “C’mon, mom. You have to admit. Dad looks pretty handsome, right?”
“Nicholas, please. I’ll tell you who looks handsome.”
Nick waited for her to continue.
“You.” Sandra smiled as she straightened his flower that was now pinned to his jacket. She smoothed her hands down her navy and black sheer dress and looked at her son. “You look so handsome, honey. Sabrina is a lucky girl. Any girl would be lucky to be with you.”
“Thanks, mom.” Nick said giving her a hug.
“How’s Jordan doing over there with Sabrina?” Nick asked curiously.
“Cute as a button. Smiling at everyone. He’s such a cutie pie.” Sandra smiled thinking of Jordan.
“How’s Brin? How does she look?”
“She’s good. She’s excited. She looks gorgeous and I haven’t even seen her in her dress yet. She was feeding Jordan and changing his diapers before she changed into her dress which is probably the best thing to do. I would hate for Jordan to spit up on her or something, you know?” Sandra laughed.
Nick chuckled thinking about Sabrina and Jordan. “What else can you expect from my 6 month old baby boy.”
Sandra agreed.
“Have you checked to see how Nicky was doing?” Nick asked thinking about baby Nicky who Melissa has full custody of.
Nick had yet to get baby Nicky out of his mind fully. He was there for the baby boy for months until he found out that he was not his real father.
“As a matter of fact I have. I talked to Melissa before I came up here to Atlanta. She said he was doing good. Just talking away.”
Nick grinned thinking about Nicky. “That’s great.”
Sandra stood there and stared at her son. She took a deep breath as if snapping out of her thoughts. “Alright, well you guys get ready to head out there soon. The chairs are filling up outside. Im going to go check on the ladies one last time.” She kissed Nick on his cheek and wiped her lipstick imprint mark off his cheek. “See you in a bit, honey.”
Nick agreed.
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Josslyn giggled cutely.
Sandra placed the small basket on a small table and looked at her ex-husband. She remained silent. She then took one of the boutonnieres that was made with one daisy flower. “Let’s see here, Liam or Brandon, this is for you. Now come and let me pin this on your jacket.”
“Allow the best looking to go first. Excuse me gentlemen.” Brandon teased everyone as he smoothly dapped his way over to Sandra.
Everyone laughed once again.
“Might I add, Ms. Sandra, you look ravishing.” Brandon said flirtatiously to Sandra as he raised a brow.
“Thank you Brandon. Once I finish pinning this boutonniere on you, you will finally be a fine young man.” Sandra teased him.
“Ahhh, I’ll take it, I’ll take it.” Brandon laughed.
Sandra snickered as she finished pinning the flower on him.
She then pinned the next flower on Liam’s jacket as well. Cody was next. “Go tell your mother the guys are all done over here.”
“Okie doke!” Cody said cheerfully once Sandra finished pinning his boutonniere on his jacket. “Can I go? I wanna go!” Josslyn said hopping off of Nick’s lap.
Cody smacked his teeth. “Fine…come on.” Cody said holding out his hand for her to tag along.
Sandra smiled at the two cute kids as they walked out of the pool house. “Where’s Derek?” Sandra asked.
“Oh he went to check on a few things with the catering. He’ll be back.” Nick responded as he stood up and walked over to his mother.
Keanu quickly whispered something to Sandra just before Nick approached his mother.
“Im fine, Keanu, thank you very much.” Sandra said getting Nick’s boutonniere, which was made of two yellow daisies, out of the basket.
“Alright. Just checking. You look nice, Sandy.” Keanu spoke in a low tone.
“Thank you. So do you. It’s about time you cut your hair. You should have taken it a bit further and shaved your beard off.”
“Come on guys…can we behave today. Just for today?” Nick stated standing in front of Sandra. “What? I am behaving. I wasn’t mean.” Sandra said as she began pinning the flower to his jacket. “Yep. All is good here.” Keanu said giving his ex-wife a wink. He then walked over to Brandon and Liam and started talking to them.
“I swear, your father will never change.” Sandra sighed.
Nick smiled. “C’mon, mom. You have to admit. Dad looks pretty handsome, right?”
“Nicholas, please. I’ll tell you who looks handsome.”
Nick waited for her to continue.
“You.” Sandra smiled as she straightened his flower that was now pinned to his jacket. She smoothed her hands down her navy and black sheer dress and looked at her son. “You look so handsome, honey. Sabrina is a lucky girl. Any girl would be lucky to be with you.”
“Thanks, mom.” Nick said giving her a hug.
“How’s Jordan doing over there with Sabrina?” Nick asked curiously.
“Cute as a button. Smiling at everyone. He’s such a cutie pie.” Sandra smiled thinking of Jordan.
“How’s Brin? How does she look?”
“She’s good. She’s excited. She looks gorgeous and I haven’t even seen her in her dress yet. She was feeding Jordan and changing his diapers before she changed into her dress which is probably the best thing to do. I would hate for Jordan to spit up on her or something, you know?” Sandra laughed.
Nick chuckled thinking about Sabrina and Jordan. “What else can you expect from my 6 month old baby boy.”
Sandra agreed.
“Have you checked to see how Nicky was doing?” Nick asked thinking about baby Nicky who Melissa has full custody of.
Nick had yet to get baby Nicky out of his mind fully. He was there for the baby boy for months until he found out that he was not his real father.
“As a matter of fact I have. I talked to Melissa before I came up here to Atlanta. She said he was doing good. Just talking away.”
Nick grinned thinking about Nicky. “That’s great.”
Sandra stood there and stared at her son. She took a deep breath as if snapping out of her thoughts. “Alright, well you guys get ready to head out there soon. The chairs are filling up outside. Im going to go check on the ladies one last time.” She kissed Nick on his cheek and wiped her lipstick imprint mark off his cheek. “See you in a bit, honey.”
Nick agreed.
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_ “Come here, baby! Come to mommy!” Sabrina said as Jordan
scooted his way toward her slowly as he cooed allowing his drool to fall from
his bottom lip. “Yes! You did it!” Sabrina said cutely to Jordan as she picked him up kissing his cheeks.
Kelly walked back into the golf club room where they were getting dressed for the renewing ceremony. Kelly held her belly as it protruded from her long navy colored dress with a yellow ribbon just below her bust line.
(CLICK HERE to see dress - Dress color is Navy and the Trim color is Sunshine yellow)
Kelly was now five months pregnant, yet she was running around trying to make sure that Sabrina and Nick’s renewing ceremony went smoothly. “Everyone is showing up and look really nice.” Kelly smiled.
“How’s the weather out?” Raven asked as she put more bobby pins up into her hair.
The renewal of vows ceremony was going to be held outside on a sunny autumn day, at a popular scenic Golf Club area in Atlanta.
“It’s a little breezy. But the sun is shining so that should bring some heat out there.” Kelly responded taking a deep breath. She then looked at Sabrina. “Brin, why aren’t you dressed yet?”
Sabrina bounced Jordan on her leg and looked up at her aunt Kelly. “I don’t want to put my dress on until I actually get ready to walk out that door."
"At least her makeup is flawless! Thanks to me.” Raven gushed.
“Yes, thank you Raven.” Sabrina giggled happily.
“Im just honored to be here.” Taylor said flat ironing her hair.
“Im glad you’re here too, Taylor.” Sabrina smiled at her long time best friend.
Taylor grew up with Sabrina and Nick. The three of them were best friends in their childhood. However, when a tragic event happened in Sabrina’s life at the age of 14, her and Taylor separated. For years, Taylor and Sabrina were frenemies (another word for keeping your friends close but your enemies closer), but just when Sabrina found out that she was pregnant with Jordan, they slowly rekindled their friendship. Their friendship wasn’t the same as it used to be, but they were friends again.
There was a knock at the door and it immediately opened.
“Well I guess it’s too late to say come in, huh?” Raven laughed when she saw Cody and Josslyn walking thru the door.
“Oh, sorry.” Cody simply stated. “Mom, Nick said the guys are ready and Grandma Sandra is over there putting our flowers on our tuxedos.” Cody said playing with the yellow daisy on his jacket. “Well, don’t mess with it. You don’t want it to fall off.” Sabrina said politely to Cody. She then looked at her son up and down. “Sweetie, you look so handsome.”
“Thanks, mom.” Cody said taking a seat next to Kelly.
“Can I hold Jordan?” Josslyn said holding her hands out as if she were ready to hold him in her arms.
“How about a little later. We don’t want to mess up you’re pretty white dress.” Sabrina smiled at Josslyn while moving her long her hair behind her shoulder.
“Okay. Later.” Josslyn said cheerfully and skipped over toward Cody.
“Stop following me.” Cody said slightly annoyed.
“Cody, be nice.” Kelly said when she heard him.
“But aunt Kelly, she’s been copying me all day.”
“Nuh uhnn…not all day.” Josslyn said walking back over toward Sabrina and Jordan.
“Not today, guys, okay?” Sabrina said looking in the mirror at her makeup.
“How do you do it, Brin?” Taylor asked noticing how she was handling all three kids.
“What?” Sabrina said turning around looking at Taylor.
“She’s a natural star. She’s a superwoman.” Raven responded still messing with her hair. “Whatever.” Sabrina giggled.
Taylor smiled. “Do you want any more kids?”
“I want a little girl.” Sabrina said softly in deep thought.
“You have me! Im a little girl.” Josslyn pouted but quickly got over it when Jordan made a funny noise with his mouth making her laugh.
“Oh, sweetie I know. But I want a baby girl. You’re all grown up.” Sabrina smiled at Josslyn when she laughed at Jordan.
“Yeah…I hear ya. Enough with the boys, right?” Taylor giggled.
Sabrina agreed. “Yeah…but I won’t be having another baby no time soon. I love being a stay at home mom, since I hate to leave Jordan with just anybody, but I do want to start back working again. Plus, Nick and I have so much to do. We’re moving into a bigger apartment in a few more months, so Cody can have his own room again—“
“You taking that pill, right, girl? Cause you don’t need no accidents as much as you and Nick act like sex machines.” Raven giggled.
Sabrina gasped in shock that she would say that in front of Josslyn and Cody. “Kids, cover your ears!” Sabrina laughed.
Kelly playfully covered Cody’s ears while Josslyn covered her own.
“But Im right though…. right? She already thought she was pregnant before. That was just last month, right?” Raven informed the group.
Sabrina lowered her head down on the crown of Jordan’s head as he sat in her lap. “Raven, just put all my little business out there, why don’t you!”
“You thought you were pregnant last month, Brin?” Kelly asked in shock.
“Oopsie!” Raven said feeling bad she spilt the beans.
Sabrina laughed. “Yes, I thought I was, but Im not. My period was just late. But, we’re good! Im on schedule, the pill is on schedule, we’re good!”
“Im trying to figure out, how they find the time with the kids always around.” Raven said touching up her makeup.
“Very carefully.” Sabrina giggled throwing a brush at Raven wanting her to stop talking about it. Taylor laughed.
Taylor then turned her attention to Kelly. “Kelly, what are you having?” she asked referring to Kelly's pregnant belly.
“We don’t know yet. We want it to be a surprise. As long as he or she is healthy, we’re good.” Kelly responded rubbing her small baby bump.
“Raven are you having any kids soon?” Taylor asked.
“If I can find a man! Which by the way, Brin, I got my eye on that fine ass Brandon. He is so funny, he can sing, and he is just too cute! Now, he look like he has potential to be my baby daddy! You know what im sayin!?!” Raven said loudly and started laughing making everyone else laugh.
The door opened to reveal Sandra coming into the room with the ladies. “It’s time to get the show started.” Sandra stated with a smile.
“Sandra did you see Derek?” Kelly asked about her husband.
“I did and I pinned his boutonniere on him as well."
“Great.” Kelly responded.
“Now, Ms. Sandra, how is it that you are the wedding planner and the mother of the groom? If we about to start, one of your duties has to take the back seat.” Raven teased Sandra.
“I know. My friend Casey is right outside. She will be taking over to make sure everything flows well. Sabrina, honey, you need to get your dress on and let me have this cute little man right here!” Sandra said as she approached Sabrina taking Jordan away from her.
Sabrina agreed and handed Jordan over to Sandra. Jordan longingly looked at Sabrina as he sucked on his pacifier.
“See you in a little while, my baby.” Sabrina said to Jordan noticing his expression.
Sandra then gave Sabrina a hug. “You look beautiful.”
“Aww, thank you…mom.” Sabrina responded with a smile.
Sandra smiled and walked out. “Alright ladies, see you outside. You all look so pretty. Cody, c’mon, honey.”
Cody hopped up and followed Sandra out the door. “See you on the other side... ladies!” Cody said cutely.
“See you in a few sweetie.” Sabrina smiled happily at Cody.
“Alright, let’s get your dress on, Brin.” Kelly said getting up from her chair.
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Kelly walked back into the golf club room where they were getting dressed for the renewing ceremony. Kelly held her belly as it protruded from her long navy colored dress with a yellow ribbon just below her bust line.
(CLICK HERE to see dress - Dress color is Navy and the Trim color is Sunshine yellow)
Kelly was now five months pregnant, yet she was running around trying to make sure that Sabrina and Nick’s renewing ceremony went smoothly. “Everyone is showing up and look really nice.” Kelly smiled.
“How’s the weather out?” Raven asked as she put more bobby pins up into her hair.
The renewal of vows ceremony was going to be held outside on a sunny autumn day, at a popular scenic Golf Club area in Atlanta.
“It’s a little breezy. But the sun is shining so that should bring some heat out there.” Kelly responded taking a deep breath. She then looked at Sabrina. “Brin, why aren’t you dressed yet?”
Sabrina bounced Jordan on her leg and looked up at her aunt Kelly. “I don’t want to put my dress on until I actually get ready to walk out that door."
"At least her makeup is flawless! Thanks to me.” Raven gushed.
“Yes, thank you Raven.” Sabrina giggled happily.
“Im just honored to be here.” Taylor said flat ironing her hair.
“Im glad you’re here too, Taylor.” Sabrina smiled at her long time best friend.
Taylor grew up with Sabrina and Nick. The three of them were best friends in their childhood. However, when a tragic event happened in Sabrina’s life at the age of 14, her and Taylor separated. For years, Taylor and Sabrina were frenemies (another word for keeping your friends close but your enemies closer), but just when Sabrina found out that she was pregnant with Jordan, they slowly rekindled their friendship. Their friendship wasn’t the same as it used to be, but they were friends again.
There was a knock at the door and it immediately opened.
“Well I guess it’s too late to say come in, huh?” Raven laughed when she saw Cody and Josslyn walking thru the door.
“Oh, sorry.” Cody simply stated. “Mom, Nick said the guys are ready and Grandma Sandra is over there putting our flowers on our tuxedos.” Cody said playing with the yellow daisy on his jacket. “Well, don’t mess with it. You don’t want it to fall off.” Sabrina said politely to Cody. She then looked at her son up and down. “Sweetie, you look so handsome.”
“Thanks, mom.” Cody said taking a seat next to Kelly.
“Can I hold Jordan?” Josslyn said holding her hands out as if she were ready to hold him in her arms.
“How about a little later. We don’t want to mess up you’re pretty white dress.” Sabrina smiled at Josslyn while moving her long her hair behind her shoulder.
“Okay. Later.” Josslyn said cheerfully and skipped over toward Cody.
“Stop following me.” Cody said slightly annoyed.
“Cody, be nice.” Kelly said when she heard him.
“But aunt Kelly, she’s been copying me all day.”
“Nuh uhnn…not all day.” Josslyn said walking back over toward Sabrina and Jordan.
“Not today, guys, okay?” Sabrina said looking in the mirror at her makeup.
“How do you do it, Brin?” Taylor asked noticing how she was handling all three kids.
“What?” Sabrina said turning around looking at Taylor.
“She’s a natural star. She’s a superwoman.” Raven responded still messing with her hair. “Whatever.” Sabrina giggled.
Taylor smiled. “Do you want any more kids?”
“I want a little girl.” Sabrina said softly in deep thought.
“You have me! Im a little girl.” Josslyn pouted but quickly got over it when Jordan made a funny noise with his mouth making her laugh.
“Oh, sweetie I know. But I want a baby girl. You’re all grown up.” Sabrina smiled at Josslyn when she laughed at Jordan.
“Yeah…I hear ya. Enough with the boys, right?” Taylor giggled.
Sabrina agreed. “Yeah…but I won’t be having another baby no time soon. I love being a stay at home mom, since I hate to leave Jordan with just anybody, but I do want to start back working again. Plus, Nick and I have so much to do. We’re moving into a bigger apartment in a few more months, so Cody can have his own room again—“
“You taking that pill, right, girl? Cause you don’t need no accidents as much as you and Nick act like sex machines.” Raven giggled.
Sabrina gasped in shock that she would say that in front of Josslyn and Cody. “Kids, cover your ears!” Sabrina laughed.
Kelly playfully covered Cody’s ears while Josslyn covered her own.
“But Im right though…. right? She already thought she was pregnant before. That was just last month, right?” Raven informed the group.
Sabrina lowered her head down on the crown of Jordan’s head as he sat in her lap. “Raven, just put all my little business out there, why don’t you!”
“You thought you were pregnant last month, Brin?” Kelly asked in shock.
“Oopsie!” Raven said feeling bad she spilt the beans.
Sabrina laughed. “Yes, I thought I was, but Im not. My period was just late. But, we’re good! Im on schedule, the pill is on schedule, we’re good!”
“Im trying to figure out, how they find the time with the kids always around.” Raven said touching up her makeup.
“Very carefully.” Sabrina giggled throwing a brush at Raven wanting her to stop talking about it. Taylor laughed.
Taylor then turned her attention to Kelly. “Kelly, what are you having?” she asked referring to Kelly's pregnant belly.
“We don’t know yet. We want it to be a surprise. As long as he or she is healthy, we’re good.” Kelly responded rubbing her small baby bump.
“Raven are you having any kids soon?” Taylor asked.
“If I can find a man! Which by the way, Brin, I got my eye on that fine ass Brandon. He is so funny, he can sing, and he is just too cute! Now, he look like he has potential to be my baby daddy! You know what im sayin!?!” Raven said loudly and started laughing making everyone else laugh.
The door opened to reveal Sandra coming into the room with the ladies. “It’s time to get the show started.” Sandra stated with a smile.
“Sandra did you see Derek?” Kelly asked about her husband.
“I did and I pinned his boutonniere on him as well."
“Great.” Kelly responded.
“Now, Ms. Sandra, how is it that you are the wedding planner and the mother of the groom? If we about to start, one of your duties has to take the back seat.” Raven teased Sandra.
“I know. My friend Casey is right outside. She will be taking over to make sure everything flows well. Sabrina, honey, you need to get your dress on and let me have this cute little man right here!” Sandra said as she approached Sabrina taking Jordan away from her.
Sabrina agreed and handed Jordan over to Sandra. Jordan longingly looked at Sabrina as he sucked on his pacifier.
“See you in a little while, my baby.” Sabrina said to Jordan noticing his expression.
Sandra then gave Sabrina a hug. “You look beautiful.”
“Aww, thank you…mom.” Sabrina responded with a smile.
Sandra smiled and walked out. “Alright ladies, see you outside. You all look so pretty. Cody, c’mon, honey.”
Cody hopped up and followed Sandra out the door. “See you on the other side... ladies!” Cody said cutely.
“See you in a few sweetie.” Sabrina smiled happily at Cody.
“Alright, let’s get your dress on, Brin.” Kelly said getting up from her chair.
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_ Nick stood behind the cabana doors awaiting for Casey to tell him when to walk out. He saw the crowd outside. He saw family members he hadn’t seen in a long time since he moved away from Atlanta to Florida for college. Nick spotted his cousin Kevin whom he hadn’t seen in forever. He wanted to rush out there and give him a hug, but he knew he had to wait until the ceremony started. He even saw a few classmates they went to High School with and College. He couldn't believe they came.
Nick snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Brandon say, “Man…Dollar better not mess up my equipment out there.”
Nick chuckled. “He got it, don’t worry.”
“Yo, Im shocked Dollar is not wearing his dog collar today.” Liam added with a chuckle.
“I had to beg him not too. Brin didn’t want the Harley Davidson man himself out there.” Nick responded.
The guys laughed.
Nick snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Brandon say, “Man…Dollar better not mess up my equipment out there.”
Nick chuckled. “He got it, don’t worry.”
“Yo, Im shocked Dollar is not wearing his dog collar today.” Liam added with a chuckle.
“I had to beg him not too. Brin didn’t want the Harley Davidson man himself out there.” Nick responded.
The guys laughed.
Derek
_ Derek walked up to Nick and patted him on the shoulder. “You
ready?” “Yep.” Nick responded.
“You look nervous. You sure?” Derek teased him.
Nick chuckled, “Nah, Im not nervous. Im just... anxious. This will be my first time that I really sing for Brin…that part Im nervous about. I don’t know why.”
“Don’t sweat it. You’ll be fine. Just imagine the surprised look on her face. Trust, she has no idea you're going to be singing. Besides, you work in the music industry now. You gotta be ready for anything, right?”
“Yep. You’re right.” Nick grinned.
Derek smiled and patted Nick’s shoulder once again. “You got this in the bag.”
“Thanks Derek.” Nick turned his attention to look at Cody as he looked out at all the people.
“That’s a lot of people, huh Code-meister.”
“Yep. I wish my grandpa could have seen this. He would be so proud.” Cody replied looking out at the crowd.
Nick bent down to Cody’s level. “Guess what?”
“What?” Cody asked looking at Nick at eye level.
“He does see this. He’s looking down on us right now.”
Cody looked up in the sky and waved speaking in a low soft voice. “Hi grandpa.”
Nick smiled as he almost teared up thinking about Sabrina’s father, Dean. He quickly thought about the words Dean told him before he passed away: “Brin’s mother and I would be delighted to have you as our son-in-law.”
Nick gave Cody a hug.
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Raven was fluffing Sabrina’s hair to flow down around her shoulders once she was fully dressed. “Sabrina, you look very, very pretty.” Josslyn said as she held her little woven basket of white and yellow daisy petals.
“Aww, thank you, Joss, sweetie.” Sabrina replied with a wide smile.
“You’re very welcome.” Josslyn cutely responded.
“You do, Brin. You look gorgeous.” Taylor responded gazing at Sabrina’s reflection in the mirror. “Yes indeed, girlfriend. Nick is a very lucky man.” Raven added as she straightened Sabrina’s gown.
“Aww, thank you guys. I don’t know why, but Im so nervous.” Sabrina smiled feeling her lips quiver with excitement.
“Girl, for what? You're already married, you’re just renewing your vows.” Raven said trying to calm Sabrina.
“Plus, you look flawless! A beautiful bride…or..wife.” Taylor laughed.
Raven and Sabrina joined in her laughter.
Sabrina’s smile slowly faded when she didn’t see her aunt Kelly. Sabrina turned around to look for her. Kelly was dabbing the tears from her eyes trying not to mess up her makeup. “Aunt Kelly, are you okay?” Sabrina asked as she made her way over to her.
Kelly laughed thru her tears. “Im such a punk. Im pregnant. Im an emotional wreck.”
“Here I come, baby! I will fix your makeup right up for you!” Raven said bringing over her makeup brushes and eyeliner.
Kelly laughed, “Thanks Raven.”
“Aww, aunt Kelly, you can’t cry. You’re going to make me cry.” Sabrina urged her aunt.
“Im sorry. It’s just…you do, you look so…Brin, baby you look beautiful like your mother did on her wedding day when she married my brother, Dean. If they were here right now…they would be so proud.” Kelly said as tears fell from her eyes like a water faucet.
“Okay, Kelly, im trying to help you and you acting like a waterfall right now.” Raven teased Kelly. Everyone laughed.
“Im sorry, Raven.” Kelly laughed thru her tears.
Sabrina started to get teary eyed as she thought about her parents. She hated that her father couldn’t ‘give her away’ properly, but she knew in her heart that she and Nick always had his blessings.
Kelly dug into her purse and pulled out a pearl necklace. “I knew you were going to have a wedding ceremony soon, so I waited to give this to you even after you eloped. But…your father told me to give this to you when you got married. Your mother wanted to pass this down on to you. It came from her mother’s mother, and so on. It’s a family generation.”
Sabrina saw the pearl necklace and immediately a tear fell down her cheek. “It’s beautiful, aunt Kelly.” Sabrina turned around and held her hair up so Kelly could put the necklace around her neck.
At that moment, Raven and Taylor became teary eyed as well. Once Kelly fastened the necklace closed around her neck, Sabrina turned around and hugged her aunt as they cried.
Raven angrily grabbed a tissue to wipe her own tears away saying, “Aww hell! Look what yall have done! Now everyone’s makeup is all screwed up!”
Everyone began laughing and trying to stop their tears from flowing.
“Joss, quick, cleanup on aisle 4!” Raven shouted as she got more makeup to fix everyone’s faces. Josslyn laughed and helped her tote more tissue over to the crying women.
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“You look nervous. You sure?” Derek teased him.
Nick chuckled, “Nah, Im not nervous. Im just... anxious. This will be my first time that I really sing for Brin…that part Im nervous about. I don’t know why.”
“Don’t sweat it. You’ll be fine. Just imagine the surprised look on her face. Trust, she has no idea you're going to be singing. Besides, you work in the music industry now. You gotta be ready for anything, right?”
“Yep. You’re right.” Nick grinned.
Derek smiled and patted Nick’s shoulder once again. “You got this in the bag.”
“Thanks Derek.” Nick turned his attention to look at Cody as he looked out at all the people.
“That’s a lot of people, huh Code-meister.”
“Yep. I wish my grandpa could have seen this. He would be so proud.” Cody replied looking out at the crowd.
Nick bent down to Cody’s level. “Guess what?”
“What?” Cody asked looking at Nick at eye level.
“He does see this. He’s looking down on us right now.”
Cody looked up in the sky and waved speaking in a low soft voice. “Hi grandpa.”
Nick smiled as he almost teared up thinking about Sabrina’s father, Dean. He quickly thought about the words Dean told him before he passed away: “Brin’s mother and I would be delighted to have you as our son-in-law.”
Nick gave Cody a hug.
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Raven was fluffing Sabrina’s hair to flow down around her shoulders once she was fully dressed. “Sabrina, you look very, very pretty.” Josslyn said as she held her little woven basket of white and yellow daisy petals.
“Aww, thank you, Joss, sweetie.” Sabrina replied with a wide smile.
“You’re very welcome.” Josslyn cutely responded.
“You do, Brin. You look gorgeous.” Taylor responded gazing at Sabrina’s reflection in the mirror. “Yes indeed, girlfriend. Nick is a very lucky man.” Raven added as she straightened Sabrina’s gown.
“Aww, thank you guys. I don’t know why, but Im so nervous.” Sabrina smiled feeling her lips quiver with excitement.
“Girl, for what? You're already married, you’re just renewing your vows.” Raven said trying to calm Sabrina.
“Plus, you look flawless! A beautiful bride…or..wife.” Taylor laughed.
Raven and Sabrina joined in her laughter.
Sabrina’s smile slowly faded when she didn’t see her aunt Kelly. Sabrina turned around to look for her. Kelly was dabbing the tears from her eyes trying not to mess up her makeup. “Aunt Kelly, are you okay?” Sabrina asked as she made her way over to her.
Kelly laughed thru her tears. “Im such a punk. Im pregnant. Im an emotional wreck.”
“Here I come, baby! I will fix your makeup right up for you!” Raven said bringing over her makeup brushes and eyeliner.
Kelly laughed, “Thanks Raven.”
“Aww, aunt Kelly, you can’t cry. You’re going to make me cry.” Sabrina urged her aunt.
“Im sorry. It’s just…you do, you look so…Brin, baby you look beautiful like your mother did on her wedding day when she married my brother, Dean. If they were here right now…they would be so proud.” Kelly said as tears fell from her eyes like a water faucet.
“Okay, Kelly, im trying to help you and you acting like a waterfall right now.” Raven teased Kelly. Everyone laughed.
“Im sorry, Raven.” Kelly laughed thru her tears.
Sabrina started to get teary eyed as she thought about her parents. She hated that her father couldn’t ‘give her away’ properly, but she knew in her heart that she and Nick always had his blessings.
Kelly dug into her purse and pulled out a pearl necklace. “I knew you were going to have a wedding ceremony soon, so I waited to give this to you even after you eloped. But…your father told me to give this to you when you got married. Your mother wanted to pass this down on to you. It came from her mother’s mother, and so on. It’s a family generation.”
Sabrina saw the pearl necklace and immediately a tear fell down her cheek. “It’s beautiful, aunt Kelly.” Sabrina turned around and held her hair up so Kelly could put the necklace around her neck.
At that moment, Raven and Taylor became teary eyed as well. Once Kelly fastened the necklace closed around her neck, Sabrina turned around and hugged her aunt as they cried.
Raven angrily grabbed a tissue to wipe her own tears away saying, “Aww hell! Look what yall have done! Now everyone’s makeup is all screwed up!”
Everyone began laughing and trying to stop their tears from flowing.
“Joss, quick, cleanup on aisle 4!” Raven shouted as she got more makeup to fix everyone’s faces. Josslyn laughed and helped her tote more tissue over to the crying women.
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Casey Novak
_ Casey Novak stood near the doors where Nick and his best
man, Liam, were standing. She whispered to Nick and Liam, “Sorry for the delay.
The ladies had a little emotional fest in the back.” She smiled.
“Everything is okay, though, right?” Nick asked slightly concerned.
“Oh, yeah, no worries. Everything is fine. Where are your parents?” Casey responded.
Nick and Liam both turned to see where his parents were. Then he heard Jordan’s voice as he whined a bit.
“There they are.” Nick said pointing to his mother who was bouncing Jordan in her arms.
Casey dashed over to them to get them in their place.
“You alright, bro?” Liam asked patting Nick on the shoulder.
Nick took a deep breath. “Yeah. I don’t know, Im trippin for some reason.”
Liam chuckled. “Wait ‘til you see Sabrina. All those nerves will disappear.”
“Have you seen her?”
“I saw her earlier, but no, I haven’t seen her since she’s been all dolled up. But im sure she will be beautiful. As usual.”
Nick nervously cleared his throat. “Yep.” He then looked out at the crowd.
His father and mother walked up beside Nick. Jordan began reaching for Nick. Nick reached for him and took Jordan from his mother’s arms. “Hey buddy. I can’t hold you. You have to stay with grandma, okay?” Nick said giving Jordan many little kisses on his fat cheeks and finally handed him back over to Sandra.
“He’ll be fine. Right, Jordy?” Sandra said in a baby tone as she kissed his jaws.
Keanu smiled and gave Nick a wink and patted his arm. “Do your thing out there son.”
Nick grinned at his dad. “Thanks, pops.”
Casey was busy trying to flag down the man named Dollar to go ahead and start playing the instrumental music. Dollar, who used to always be in the studio with Nick in Gainesville Florida finally saw Casey waving at him. That signal meant they were ready to start the ceremony.
The piano version of the song that Brandon and aspiring singer star KeKe were going to sing, started to play. It got the audience’s attention as everyone became silent and started looking around waiting for people to start walking down the aisle. After about 45 seconds of the song playing, Casey finally told Sandra and her husband to walk down the aisle. Sandra and Keanu walked down the aisle as Sandra held Jordan in her arms. Everyone in the audience smiled and began whispering amongst themselves, saying ‘awww’ when they saw Jordan in his baby tuxedo.
Once Nick’s parents took their seat in the front row, Casey told Nick and Liam, who was Nick’s best man, to walk down the aisle. Nick and Liam gave each other a dap handshake and proceeded to walk down the aisle together. Two handsome men walking down the aisle wearing a black tuxedo with a daisy boutonniere on their lapels. Nick’s tie was white, and his daisy boutonniere was two yellow flowers. Liam’s tie was navy and his daisy boutonniere was white with a tint of yellow.
“Everything is okay, though, right?” Nick asked slightly concerned.
“Oh, yeah, no worries. Everything is fine. Where are your parents?” Casey responded.
Nick and Liam both turned to see where his parents were. Then he heard Jordan’s voice as he whined a bit.
“There they are.” Nick said pointing to his mother who was bouncing Jordan in her arms.
Casey dashed over to them to get them in their place.
“You alright, bro?” Liam asked patting Nick on the shoulder.
Nick took a deep breath. “Yeah. I don’t know, Im trippin for some reason.”
Liam chuckled. “Wait ‘til you see Sabrina. All those nerves will disappear.”
“Have you seen her?”
“I saw her earlier, but no, I haven’t seen her since she’s been all dolled up. But im sure she will be beautiful. As usual.”
Nick nervously cleared his throat. “Yep.” He then looked out at the crowd.
His father and mother walked up beside Nick. Jordan began reaching for Nick. Nick reached for him and took Jordan from his mother’s arms. “Hey buddy. I can’t hold you. You have to stay with grandma, okay?” Nick said giving Jordan many little kisses on his fat cheeks and finally handed him back over to Sandra.
“He’ll be fine. Right, Jordy?” Sandra said in a baby tone as she kissed his jaws.
Keanu smiled and gave Nick a wink and patted his arm. “Do your thing out there son.”
Nick grinned at his dad. “Thanks, pops.”
Casey was busy trying to flag down the man named Dollar to go ahead and start playing the instrumental music. Dollar, who used to always be in the studio with Nick in Gainesville Florida finally saw Casey waving at him. That signal meant they were ready to start the ceremony.
The piano version of the song that Brandon and aspiring singer star KeKe were going to sing, started to play. It got the audience’s attention as everyone became silent and started looking around waiting for people to start walking down the aisle. After about 45 seconds of the song playing, Casey finally told Sandra and her husband to walk down the aisle. Sandra and Keanu walked down the aisle as Sandra held Jordan in her arms. Everyone in the audience smiled and began whispering amongst themselves, saying ‘awww’ when they saw Jordan in his baby tuxedo.
Once Nick’s parents took their seat in the front row, Casey told Nick and Liam, who was Nick’s best man, to walk down the aisle. Nick and Liam gave each other a dap handshake and proceeded to walk down the aisle together. Two handsome men walking down the aisle wearing a black tuxedo with a daisy boutonniere on their lapels. Nick’s tie was white, and his daisy boutonniere was two yellow flowers. Liam’s tie was navy and his daisy boutonniere was white with a tint of yellow.
bottom: Bridal party bouquets
_Nick and Liam were now in the spot awaiting for the rest of the wedding
party to come near the front of the small stage they made for the
ceremony.
While they walked down the aisle, the ladies came out of their secure room to prepare to walk out. Derek saw his glowing beautiful wife, Kelly. He walked up to her and gave her soft kiss on the lips. “You look beautiful.” He whispered to her.
“Thank you, honey.” Kelly whispered back.
At that moment, Casey began whispering to Derek. “Derek, you’re up! Taylor, you’re up!”
Taylor walked up to Derek as Derek held his arm out for her. Taylor linked her arm with his and they proceeded to walk down the aisle to the instrumental song playing. Everyone thought Taylor’s dress looked pretty. Her dress was navy with a yellow ribbon tied under her bust line near the side.
(CLICK HERE to see Taylor & Raven's dress - Dress color is Navy and Trim is Sunshine)
Nick smiled at both Taylor and Derek as they walked down the aisle. He thought Taylor looked really nice. He was happy she was there, even though they had their rough history together. It only seem right for her to be there. It made their friendship a complete circle. Once Taylor and Derek reached the area of Nick and Liam at the front, Taylor and Derek separated. Taylor stood to the left, and Derek stood to the right near Nick and Liam.
“Raven, Brandon…you guys are next! Go!” Casey whispered.
Raven smiled as she linked her arm into Brandon’s arm. She broadly smiled taking his arm.
“Let’s go sexy.” Raven whispered to him.
Brandon raised a brow and looked at Raven. He then smiled noticing how happy she was. “Well alright doll face.” He whispered to her as they walked down the aisle.
Raven and Brandon did the same thing once they reached the front near Nick, they separated. Raven went to her left and stood by Taylor while Brandon went to his right and stood by Derek.
“Josslyn, sweetie, are you ready?” Casey asked Josslyn.
Josslyn nodded her head. “Yes.”
“Joss, don’t forget to drop out your flower petals.” Kelly reminded Josslyn.
“Kay.” Josslyn said and started to walk out.
As she walked down the aisle, she sporadically dropped down the yellow and white daisy flower petals. Nick broaden his smile when he saw his baby girl looking so pretty as she walked down the aisle. The audience smiled and again said ‘aww’ when they saw how cute Josslyn looked. Josslyn smiled turning her head from side to side as she walked down the aisle as if she were smiling for people to take a picture with their cameras. It made people laugh at her cuteness. Nick looked at Liam as they both started chuckling at his daughter.
When Josslyn reached the front, she waved at Nick saying, “Hi, daddy!”
Nick waved back at her with a smile.
Raven then gestured for Josslyn to hurry and take her position on their side.
“Kelly, are you ready?” Casey asked Kelly.
“Yes.” Kelly then looked back at Sabrina who was trying to straighten her dress as she came out the secure room.
Cody gasped seeing his mother in her beautiful gown. “Mom, you look gorgeous!”
“Thank you sweetie!” Sabrina smiled at her son.
Kelly gave Sabrina one last hug before walking down the aisle. Kelly then began walking down the aisle by herself as Sabrina’s maid of honor holding the white daisy flowers bouquet. She kept her eyes on Derek as she walked down the aisle. Derek winked at her making her smile. Nick and Liam looked back at Derek and smiled realizing the bond they shared as Kelly walked down the aisle.
Casey looked at Sabrina. “Honey, you look beautiful. Are you ready?”
“Yes.” Sabrina took a deep breath suddenly starting to get emotional.
“Mom, are you okay?” Cody asked with concern.
Sabrina grabbed Cody’s hand and held it tightly. She nodded her head 'yes' trying not to cry.
She couldn’t help but think about her father. Since neither of her parents were no longer living, she had her son to walk her down the aisle. She wouldn’t have wanted it no other way.
“Grandpa is looking down on us. Say hi.” Cody whispered with a smile.
Sabrina giggled trying not to burst into sobs. She looked up to the sky and said a silent prayer. She then silently mouthed. “Hi mommy, hi daddy.” She then blinked her eyes several times trying not to mess up her makeup by crying.
While they walked down the aisle, the ladies came out of their secure room to prepare to walk out. Derek saw his glowing beautiful wife, Kelly. He walked up to her and gave her soft kiss on the lips. “You look beautiful.” He whispered to her.
“Thank you, honey.” Kelly whispered back.
At that moment, Casey began whispering to Derek. “Derek, you’re up! Taylor, you’re up!”
Taylor walked up to Derek as Derek held his arm out for her. Taylor linked her arm with his and they proceeded to walk down the aisle to the instrumental song playing. Everyone thought Taylor’s dress looked pretty. Her dress was navy with a yellow ribbon tied under her bust line near the side.
(CLICK HERE to see Taylor & Raven's dress - Dress color is Navy and Trim is Sunshine)
Nick smiled at both Taylor and Derek as they walked down the aisle. He thought Taylor looked really nice. He was happy she was there, even though they had their rough history together. It only seem right for her to be there. It made their friendship a complete circle. Once Taylor and Derek reached the area of Nick and Liam at the front, Taylor and Derek separated. Taylor stood to the left, and Derek stood to the right near Nick and Liam.
“Raven, Brandon…you guys are next! Go!” Casey whispered.
Raven smiled as she linked her arm into Brandon’s arm. She broadly smiled taking his arm.
“Let’s go sexy.” Raven whispered to him.
Brandon raised a brow and looked at Raven. He then smiled noticing how happy she was. “Well alright doll face.” He whispered to her as they walked down the aisle.
Raven and Brandon did the same thing once they reached the front near Nick, they separated. Raven went to her left and stood by Taylor while Brandon went to his right and stood by Derek.
“Josslyn, sweetie, are you ready?” Casey asked Josslyn.
Josslyn nodded her head. “Yes.”
“Joss, don’t forget to drop out your flower petals.” Kelly reminded Josslyn.
“Kay.” Josslyn said and started to walk out.
As she walked down the aisle, she sporadically dropped down the yellow and white daisy flower petals. Nick broaden his smile when he saw his baby girl looking so pretty as she walked down the aisle. The audience smiled and again said ‘aww’ when they saw how cute Josslyn looked. Josslyn smiled turning her head from side to side as she walked down the aisle as if she were smiling for people to take a picture with their cameras. It made people laugh at her cuteness. Nick looked at Liam as they both started chuckling at his daughter.
When Josslyn reached the front, she waved at Nick saying, “Hi, daddy!”
Nick waved back at her with a smile.
Raven then gestured for Josslyn to hurry and take her position on their side.
“Kelly, are you ready?” Casey asked Kelly.
“Yes.” Kelly then looked back at Sabrina who was trying to straighten her dress as she came out the secure room.
Cody gasped seeing his mother in her beautiful gown. “Mom, you look gorgeous!”
“Thank you sweetie!” Sabrina smiled at her son.
Kelly gave Sabrina one last hug before walking down the aisle. Kelly then began walking down the aisle by herself as Sabrina’s maid of honor holding the white daisy flowers bouquet. She kept her eyes on Derek as she walked down the aisle. Derek winked at her making her smile. Nick and Liam looked back at Derek and smiled realizing the bond they shared as Kelly walked down the aisle.
Casey looked at Sabrina. “Honey, you look beautiful. Are you ready?”
“Yes.” Sabrina took a deep breath suddenly starting to get emotional.
“Mom, are you okay?” Cody asked with concern.
Sabrina grabbed Cody’s hand and held it tightly. She nodded her head 'yes' trying not to cry.
She couldn’t help but think about her father. Since neither of her parents were no longer living, she had her son to walk her down the aisle. She wouldn’t have wanted it no other way.
“Grandpa is looking down on us. Say hi.” Cody whispered with a smile.
Sabrina giggled trying not to burst into sobs. She looked up to the sky and said a silent prayer. She then silently mouthed. “Hi mommy, hi daddy.” She then blinked her eyes several times trying not to mess up her makeup by crying.
Sabrina's Dress
_ Sabrina looked down at her bouquet of yellow daisies. The
theme of their ceremony was all about daisies. Daisies had a huge meaning for
her and Nick. A daisy flower was the first time Nick showed any true feelings toward
Sabrina when they were kids. It was something Nick always gave to her to remind
her that he was always there for her. As they became adults and tables
turned that Nick needed her to be there for him, Sabrina gave him daisies in return. It
was always a subtle yet strong meaning for them.
In the next minute, Casey told Sabrina and Cody to begin walking.
In the next minute, Casey told Sabrina and Cody to begin walking.
KeKe Bassett
_ At that, KeKe and Brandon began singing the song titled:
“After All Is Said And Done”
(CLICK HERE for song).
Sabrina and Nick both felt the song was very appropriate for their relationship. Neither was afraid to say how much they really needed each other after they both had been thru so much drama in their lives. From Sabrina's tragic past, with Kevin stuck in jail for carrying a concealed weapon with intent to murder, and Joanna's illegal conniving actions leaving her in jail, Sabrina and Nick were able to stick together thru it all. No matter the issue, they were there for each other, after all was said and done. Now they had their happy ending.
As soon as the audience saw Sabrina and Cody, everyone ooh’d and aww’d at how beautiful Sabrina looked and how handsome Cody was. It melted everyone’s heart to see Cody walking his mother down the aisle. When Nick laid eyes on Sabrina his mouth slightly dropped open in awe at how beautiful his wife looked in her gown and holding her bouquet of daisies. As Nick listened to the words Brandon and KeKe sung, he couldn’t help but get emotional as a tear dropped down his face. It was true, he and Sabrina had been thru so much. This moment was their moment to seal the deal that they would forever be together.
Sabrina kept her eyes on Nick as she walked down the aisle. She thought he looked so handsome with his fresh haircut and nicely fitted tuxedo. His diamond studded earrings were sparkling as the sunlight hit it at the right angle. He smiled at her and it made her melt inside. A few tears dropped down her cheek as the words KeKe and Brandon sung drilled into her heart. Those words were truly how she felt about Nick.
Kelly pulled out her tissue from her bosom and began carefully wiping her tears away to not mess up her makeup. Sandra dabbed her tears away as well as she held Jordan in her arms and kissed his cheeks. Raven saw Nick get emotional and she too started to break down with emotions. “This is bananas.” Raven whispered to Taylor. Taylor heard her and snickered softly.
It was perfect timing when KeKe and Brandon finished singing, because at that time, Sabrina and Cody reached the front. As soon as Cody let go of Sabrina’s hand, he gave Nick a dap handshake and walked over to his right and stood by Derek. Everyone giggled at how cute it was of the bond that Nick and Cody had.
A friend of Sabrina’s family officiated the renewing vow ceremony. He smiled as he saw Sabrina and Nick looked into each other’s eyes with a loving stare.
“Baby, you look amazing.” Nick whispered.
“I love you.” Sabrina whispered with a light giggle from her nervousness.
(CLICK HERE for song).
Sabrina and Nick both felt the song was very appropriate for their relationship. Neither was afraid to say how much they really needed each other after they both had been thru so much drama in their lives. From Sabrina's tragic past, with Kevin stuck in jail for carrying a concealed weapon with intent to murder, and Joanna's illegal conniving actions leaving her in jail, Sabrina and Nick were able to stick together thru it all. No matter the issue, they were there for each other, after all was said and done. Now they had their happy ending.
As soon as the audience saw Sabrina and Cody, everyone ooh’d and aww’d at how beautiful Sabrina looked and how handsome Cody was. It melted everyone’s heart to see Cody walking his mother down the aisle. When Nick laid eyes on Sabrina his mouth slightly dropped open in awe at how beautiful his wife looked in her gown and holding her bouquet of daisies. As Nick listened to the words Brandon and KeKe sung, he couldn’t help but get emotional as a tear dropped down his face. It was true, he and Sabrina had been thru so much. This moment was their moment to seal the deal that they would forever be together.
Sabrina kept her eyes on Nick as she walked down the aisle. She thought he looked so handsome with his fresh haircut and nicely fitted tuxedo. His diamond studded earrings were sparkling as the sunlight hit it at the right angle. He smiled at her and it made her melt inside. A few tears dropped down her cheek as the words KeKe and Brandon sung drilled into her heart. Those words were truly how she felt about Nick.
Kelly pulled out her tissue from her bosom and began carefully wiping her tears away to not mess up her makeup. Sandra dabbed her tears away as well as she held Jordan in her arms and kissed his cheeks. Raven saw Nick get emotional and she too started to break down with emotions. “This is bananas.” Raven whispered to Taylor. Taylor heard her and snickered softly.
It was perfect timing when KeKe and Brandon finished singing, because at that time, Sabrina and Cody reached the front. As soon as Cody let go of Sabrina’s hand, he gave Nick a dap handshake and walked over to his right and stood by Derek. Everyone giggled at how cute it was of the bond that Nick and Cody had.
A friend of Sabrina’s family officiated the renewing vow ceremony. He smiled as he saw Sabrina and Nick looked into each other’s eyes with a loving stare.
“Baby, you look amazing.” Nick whispered.
“I love you.” Sabrina whispered with a light giggle from her nervousness.
_ The ceremony began and the man officiating the ceremony
allowed Sabrina and Nick to say their vows to each other. Sabrina went first.
As she spoke, her voice broke several times from her emotions about to burst into tears. Nick kept his eyes on hers the whole time she spoke. When the wind blew he would tenderly remove the strand of hair that blew into her face by removing it out of her face.
Sabrina ended her vows saying, “On our wedding day, I pledged to love you thru sickness and health, and for better or worse. The past year has tested those vows, but our enduring love for one another has prevailed. I come here today to make a fresh start, to renew our vows of love, honor, and fidelity, and to reaffirm my love for you. I love you so…so much.”
Nick lightly wiped the tears that streamed down her face with his thumb.
The officiator looked over at Nick saying, “Nicholas, you may proceed to state your vows.”
Nick smiled and cleared his throat nervously. Sabrina nervously laughed as she looked up into his eyes.
“Just over a year ago, I promised to love you for as long as we both should live. I never imagined that I would face losing you, or the depths of despair I would feel at that prospect. Today, we are on the other side of the mountain, and I am so ecstatic that I get to continue life's journey by your side. Once again, I promise to love you, honor you and keep you, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live.”
Sabrina smiled at Nick with loving eyes. She didn't think she could fall anymore deeply in love with him until this moment. How could love get any bigger, she wondered as her eyes danced between his.
At that moment, Jordan spoke out talking gibberish as if giving his blessings to his parents. Everyone laughed. Sabrina and Nick lovingly looked at Jordan who was now sitting in Keanu’s lap.
After everyone's laughing died down, Nick and Sabrina turned their attention back on each other. Nick cleared his throat and continued, “Im normally not so good to express myself. You know this. But…I do pretty well when it comes to music. You always asked me to sing to you. And today, that’s what im going to do. Im going to sing to you from my heart. A song I wrote with you in my heart.”
Sabrina only stared at Nick as if not registering what he had just said. At that moment, she saw Brandon roll over his keyboard right behind Nick. Nick backed up a little grabbing Sabrina’s hand so she could stand right at the keyboard. Sabrina’s eyes went wide when she saw Nick go behind the keyboard as if he were about to play something. Her mouth dropped open when she finally realized he was really going to play and sing for her.
Nick placed his fingers over the keys and began playing and singing a song he called, “I Do.” (CLICK HERE for song)
As Sabrina listened to Nick sing the words he sang, she immediately started crying. She never took her eyes off of him as he sang to her. Nick kept his eyes on her as he sang and would sometime close his eyes when singing certain notes. During Nick’s lyrical break of the song, Sabrina turned around to look at her aunt Kelly, Raven and Taylor. Kelly was bawling. Raven looked mad that she couldn’t stop crying, and Taylor continued to dab the tears from her eyes. Sabrina looked out into the audience and it didn’t appear to be a dry eye in the house.
Nick continued to sing as Sabrina brought her eyes back to him. All Sabrina could think about was tackling him with so many kisses.
When Nick was done singing, everyone began clapping. Nick came around from the keyboard and Sabrina immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and began kissing him. Nick was caught off guard but welcomed her kiss as he kissed her back while walking her backwards toward the center of the stage.
“Whoaaa…I don’t think you're supposed to kiss yet.” The officiator stated making everyone laugh and continue to clap at their undenying love for each other.
Nick and Sabrina broke away from their kiss and laughed. Sabrina wiped Nick's lips to remove her pink lipstick she unintentionally rubbed on to him by kissing him. When she was done, Sabrina turned around and looked at Raven. “Im sorry, I so screwed up your makeup.”
“Girl don’t worry about it!” Raven laughed and shooed her so she would turn back around to Nick.
The officiator continued with a broad smile, “It is my pleasure to join this happy man and woman together again as they continue their journey together as Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lancaster."
Everyone in the audience stood up to clap, including Sandra and Keanu. Keanu made Jordan clap his hands while a smile spread across Jordan’s face. Cody smiled and cheered happily while clapping his hands together. Josslyn shrieked with excitement as she too clapped. The rest of the bridal party were either wiping their tears away or cheering as they clapped.
Sabrina and Nick laughed in joy.
"You may now, kiss your bride....again." the officiator said with a smile teasing Nick.
Nick smiled as he moved closer to Sabrina and cradled her face while wiping the tears from her face. “I love you.”
“I love you more.” Sabrina smiled.
He leaned in and tenderly kissed her lips. Sabrina happily kissed him back.
As she spoke, her voice broke several times from her emotions about to burst into tears. Nick kept his eyes on hers the whole time she spoke. When the wind blew he would tenderly remove the strand of hair that blew into her face by removing it out of her face.
Sabrina ended her vows saying, “On our wedding day, I pledged to love you thru sickness and health, and for better or worse. The past year has tested those vows, but our enduring love for one another has prevailed. I come here today to make a fresh start, to renew our vows of love, honor, and fidelity, and to reaffirm my love for you. I love you so…so much.”
Nick lightly wiped the tears that streamed down her face with his thumb.
The officiator looked over at Nick saying, “Nicholas, you may proceed to state your vows.”
Nick smiled and cleared his throat nervously. Sabrina nervously laughed as she looked up into his eyes.
“Just over a year ago, I promised to love you for as long as we both should live. I never imagined that I would face losing you, or the depths of despair I would feel at that prospect. Today, we are on the other side of the mountain, and I am so ecstatic that I get to continue life's journey by your side. Once again, I promise to love you, honor you and keep you, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live.”
Sabrina smiled at Nick with loving eyes. She didn't think she could fall anymore deeply in love with him until this moment. How could love get any bigger, she wondered as her eyes danced between his.
At that moment, Jordan spoke out talking gibberish as if giving his blessings to his parents. Everyone laughed. Sabrina and Nick lovingly looked at Jordan who was now sitting in Keanu’s lap.
After everyone's laughing died down, Nick and Sabrina turned their attention back on each other. Nick cleared his throat and continued, “Im normally not so good to express myself. You know this. But…I do pretty well when it comes to music. You always asked me to sing to you. And today, that’s what im going to do. Im going to sing to you from my heart. A song I wrote with you in my heart.”
Sabrina only stared at Nick as if not registering what he had just said. At that moment, she saw Brandon roll over his keyboard right behind Nick. Nick backed up a little grabbing Sabrina’s hand so she could stand right at the keyboard. Sabrina’s eyes went wide when she saw Nick go behind the keyboard as if he were about to play something. Her mouth dropped open when she finally realized he was really going to play and sing for her.
Nick placed his fingers over the keys and began playing and singing a song he called, “I Do.” (CLICK HERE for song)
As Sabrina listened to Nick sing the words he sang, she immediately started crying. She never took her eyes off of him as he sang to her. Nick kept his eyes on her as he sang and would sometime close his eyes when singing certain notes. During Nick’s lyrical break of the song, Sabrina turned around to look at her aunt Kelly, Raven and Taylor. Kelly was bawling. Raven looked mad that she couldn’t stop crying, and Taylor continued to dab the tears from her eyes. Sabrina looked out into the audience and it didn’t appear to be a dry eye in the house.
Nick continued to sing as Sabrina brought her eyes back to him. All Sabrina could think about was tackling him with so many kisses.
When Nick was done singing, everyone began clapping. Nick came around from the keyboard and Sabrina immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and began kissing him. Nick was caught off guard but welcomed her kiss as he kissed her back while walking her backwards toward the center of the stage.
“Whoaaa…I don’t think you're supposed to kiss yet.” The officiator stated making everyone laugh and continue to clap at their undenying love for each other.
Nick and Sabrina broke away from their kiss and laughed. Sabrina wiped Nick's lips to remove her pink lipstick she unintentionally rubbed on to him by kissing him. When she was done, Sabrina turned around and looked at Raven. “Im sorry, I so screwed up your makeup.”
“Girl don’t worry about it!” Raven laughed and shooed her so she would turn back around to Nick.
The officiator continued with a broad smile, “It is my pleasure to join this happy man and woman together again as they continue their journey together as Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lancaster."
Everyone in the audience stood up to clap, including Sandra and Keanu. Keanu made Jordan clap his hands while a smile spread across Jordan’s face. Cody smiled and cheered happily while clapping his hands together. Josslyn shrieked with excitement as she too clapped. The rest of the bridal party were either wiping their tears away or cheering as they clapped.
Sabrina and Nick laughed in joy.
"You may now, kiss your bride....again." the officiator said with a smile teasing Nick.
Nick smiled as he moved closer to Sabrina and cradled her face while wiping the tears from her face. “I love you.”
“I love you more.” Sabrina smiled.
He leaned in and tenderly kissed her lips. Sabrina happily kissed him back.
* The End *
Thank You For Reading! Hope You Enjoyed It!
_2/7/2012
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