A Haze

Chapter 26. Kicked Out.

Nicole's POV

Three weeks LATER

"Are you sure you want to go home Billy?" I ask him.

"Yeah ya know just time to go back school will be starting in a few more weeks and I want to be prepared, look dead sexy for senior year." He winks at me.

I laugh shaking my head at my best friend. I walk up closer to him hugging him tightly. "Thanks for putting up with me. I'm gonna miss you." I tell him softly.

"Anytime, don't replace me." He chuckles. "I'll miss you too."

He looks at Andy and smiles. "Man just to think if she hadn't of thrown me into you we could of been off to a far better start." Billy laughs, Andy laughs too. Billy and Andy shake hands, bro hug too.

"Let me know when ya make it home." I tell him.

"I will." He nods.

Billy walks out of my house leaving just Andy and I standing there. "So what are we doing today?" I ask curiously.

"Training?" He asks.

Andy insists on teaching me to fight, and shoot a gun because Chicago is dangerous especially when you're dating someone like Andy Haze.

I pull him toward's the couch. "Can't we just be lazy for one day?" I plead. 

"Mmm tempting but no." He shakes his head pulling back.

So I try the next distraction I throw my arms around his neck and kiss him passionately. 

"Cheater." He mumbles against my lips and I laugh my laughter is interrupted by a throat clearing.

I look past Andy to my dad. "Daddy?" I gasp in shock. "W-what are you doing here?" I ask.

Okay I know that came out wrong which isn't going to make this any easier or less awkward.

"I live here?" Dad ask confused, eyeing Andy suspiciously which isn't good.

To be totally honest I didn't introduce dad and Andy because well I figured dad wouldn't like him.

"Why is he here, and who is he?" Dad asks irritated.

"Dad this is Andy Haze." I say in an off-hand voice. "My boyfriend."

Dad arches an eyebrow at Andy. 

"Not for long." Andy whispers to where only I can hear.

"I think Andy needs to leave Nikki it's going to be dinner time." Dad says sternly then huffs walking toward's the kitchen. I bite my lip as I look up at Andy. 

"I'm sorry, I didn't know he was-" Andy cuts me off.

"It's okay baby, I'll just see you later." Andy says softly kissing me on the lips and then heading for the door.

"Baby?" Dad asks after Andy leaves. I turn slowly to face my dad. "How long have you two been dating?"

"A while." I admit.

"And I'm just now finding out?" He asks angrily.

"Yes." I say angrily.

He looks at me surprised by my tone. 

"I'm gonna tell you why, because I knew that the second you saw him you'd automatically assume that he is a bad guy-" I get cut off.

"Because he looks like one." Dad fires.

"Which he is not actually, and also because you are never home. You do not know shit about my life I've been taking care of myself for the last five god damn years!" I yell at him. "So I think that if I can feed myself, put groceries in the house and pay the bills like I'm your fucking housewife then I deserve to pick and choose who I date!"