"There's no answer." Brian commented hanging up the phone.
"What do you mean, no answer?" Nick asked, a million thoughts running through his head. Did he really hurt someone he cared about? He couldn't have.
"Exactly what I said. No one answered the phone." Brian said. 'Great. Just great!' Brian thought. How was he suppose to help Stephanie laying in a hospital bed? "Nick you have to go back to Stephanie's to see if she's alright." Brian told Nick. He wished he was the one going to Steph's not Nick.
"It takes a half-hour to get back to Stephanie's from here, beside can't AJ go? He lives closer." Nick complained. Brian was about to burst with anger. How could Nick be so incederate!
"So! Man, if you really cared about Steph you would have never walked out in the first place! I was an idiot to make her choose between us!" Brian said half to Nick, half to himself. Nick looked at Brian. He knew Brian was right.
"I do care about her!" Nick said trying to defend himself.
"Well, do something about it!" Brian told Nick. Nick nodded and left.
AJ led Stephanie to the living room couch. Stephanie was still crying, she looked up at AJ as they sat on the couch.
"I'm sorry. I got mascara on your shirt." Stephanie said laughing a little. AJ smiled and looked down at his shirt.
"Don't worry, it'll wash." he told her. Now was the perfect time to ask her what happened.
"Steph, girl, what happened before you called me?" AJ asked hoping it was nothing serious. The other guys knew Stephanie better than he did, but he still cared about her. She was his friend.
"Well," Stephanie began. As she told AJ everything that happened, his heart dropped. 'Leave it to Nick' he thought sadly. AJ listened until Stephanie fell asleep in his arms. AJ then laid back on the couch and fell asleep too.
As Nick pulled onto the road where Stephanie lived, the worst thought hit him. What if Stephanie killed herself? Brian would be devastated. It was obvious he cared for her greatly, and Nick could tell, even if Stephanie tried to deny it, she cared for Brian too. "AJ's car? What the?" Nick asked himself out loud. He pulled his truck, beside AJ's SUV and climbed out. He walked in the house and called Stephanie's name. No answer. Nick walked into the living to see Stephanie and AJ fast asleep on the couch together. Maybe he was wrong about Stephanie caring about Brian.
"What the hell?" he yelled. Nick's yelling woke AJ up. He gently nudged Stephanie to wake her. She looked up at Nick.
"Nick I can-" Stephanie started.
"We can explain." AJ said correcting Stephanie. Nick shook his head and left Stephanie 's house in a huff, for the second time that night.
