Friends & Enemies part 2

Bella Pov :

I looked up to with tears in my eyes

to see it's nicolai who held me so close.

So close that made me happy to have a friend , something I thought I really didn't need but now i see i did.

He looked at me with worry and a bit of understanding but he didn't say anything to try and make me feel better it's like he understood that nothing needed to be said that i just needed support to get through this and for that im so thankful.

Nicolai Pov:

After I finished texting with bella i got to work started fixing stuff up and cleaning making sure everything was where it needed to be and fully stocked just incase , my mom always say this quote by Woodrow F. Call; better to have it and not need it ,than need it and not have it and i live by it.

After i was done the guys and i started talking and i let them all know that bella would be stopping by for lunch some gone stiff and some just asked what are my intention with her and i was honest for now im to be her friend , her person and they said to not break her heart or they will break my arms and then we all just froze when we heard baxter barking.

I didn't realize it was 12 already and when we look at baxter he was showing me signs he wanted me to follow him ,so i did and when i did what i seen was bella frozen in the parking lot with tear flowing down her face she must have not realize she was crying I tried to get her attention and couldn't ,so I embraced her in a hug, a hug i hope she knew i meant that she will always have me as her person.

I understand her pain although different i get it , the difference between us both is i let the pain go and she held it all in thinking that it would keep her strong and maybe it did for a while but when she looked up at me with tears in her eyes all i knew was no matter what happened i would never let her feel alone again that i will be her support whenever she needed it .

About 5 minutes of me holding her she calmed down she looked up at me again and said thank you , i caressed her cheek and told her never to thank me for being whatever she needed me to be

She smiled and i told her come on food should be done soon , she took a deep breath and said ok lets do this and i had to smile she is so strong.

We walk into the station baxter never leaving bella side and all the guys say hey bella welcome back she smiled a bittersweet smile and they one by one hugged her .

After all the hugs she wanted to say something so we sat down and payed close attention.

Bella Pov:

Guy's i just want to say sorry , when my parents passed i was well am broken , i lost the best part of me and I didn't know how to be the bella i was when i had them.

What I didn't realize was you guys lost him my dad aswell we are family and im sorry i lost sight of that , at this point i paused trying to swallow down the knot i felt in my throat but then i hear steven say ,sweet pea you don't need to be sorry yes we lost our friend , our brother and for some of us our mentor but you lost so much more that day .So don't apologize for dealing the only way you thought was best we are glad you are back here now with us that's what counts.

At this point i feel grateful to have everyone i smile and say thank you to steven and all the guys who agreed with him. Still my heart feels cold but for now on i wont be so distant.

Steven says ok lets eat we have potato salad, ribs, chicken strips and some broccoli with garlic butter.

Nicolai sat next to me he grabbed my hand so we can say grace and then before we began to eat he whispered in my ear bella you aren't broken , his hot breath tickling my ear and my hair on my body stood giving me a warmth I've never felt before.

To be continued