LOVING AGAIN[Part 1]

CHAPTER 7

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! I wish you guys all the best in 2012 and in the future!
I'm finally back with the new chapter. I know I left yall hanging last chapter. S/O to IluvOnikaTanyaMaraj she read me like a book lol!!! I know you guys want all the goods. PAUZ Oh and this chapter is too long so I cut it into two parts! Anyways…….Enjoy :) 

Drake walked Nicki to the passenger side of the car and opened the door for her. Once she was inside he closed the door and hopped in the driver's side. He backed out of they driveway of her home and they were off. The ride to the restaurant was fairly quiet with only Joe "I wanna know" playing softly in the background. Nicki gave him a smirk and silently laughed to herself. Drake had one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the gear shift paying close attention to the road ahead.

They pulled up to the restaurant moments later. Drake parked the car in the front of the valet and handed them the keys. He walked over to the passenger door and opened it with his right hand and extended his left to Nicki in which she happily took. Once they were inside, Drake and Nicki were greeted by a waiter.
"Good evening Mr. Graham.....ma'am." he bowed towards Nicki. "What's up Sam, Thank you for doing this on such a short notice." Drake said shaking his hand.

"No problem, your section is ready, right this way." Sam escorted them to their private section of the restaurant but not before Drake blindfolded Nicki.

"Drake what's all this for?" she asked. "You'll see soon. Just trust me." When they reached their private section Drake let go of Nicki's hand.

"Are you ready he asked?"

"YES!" She said smiling a mile wide. Drake took the blind fold off and Nicki gasped covering her mouth with her hands. The entire section was lighted with candles and a big bouquet of pink roses sat in the middle of their table. They had a spectacular view of the New York city skyline. There was no other light source other than the candles that were lit. Nicki admired the view for a minute.

"OMG, this is so beautiful, I love it" she said staring out the window.

"Are you talking about the view or the section?" He asked confused.

"Both" she replied walking over to the table.

"I'm glad you like it" he said pulling a chair out for her to sit. She sat and he pushed her seat in a little then he
walked around to his seat and sat also.

"Are you guys ready to order some drinks?" he asked placing their menus in front of them.

"Ahh...Yes I would like a glass of white wine." he spoke up looking at his menu.

"And for the lady?"

"The same." Nicki said taking up her menu.

"Sure, I'll be right back with those" he said walking away. Drake closed his menu and placed it to the side. He glanced at Nicki not trying to stare at her to much tonight but he wasn't being very successful. He loved the way she smiled and how she could light up any room with her presence. Nicki felt his eyes on her and she looked up from her menu.

"Why are you staring at me Drake?"

"Because your your the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, I can't help it" Nicki blushed.

"Thank you" she replied.

"Can I ask you something?" he asked straightening up in his chair.

"Sure, shoot" she said putting her menu down on the table. Just then the waiter came back with their drinks.

"Here you go" he said placing the one glass in front of them both and taking out her pen and pad.

"Are you guys ready to order now?"

"Umm...yeah. Let me have the Scottish Salmon." Drake responded.

"And I'll have the Chicken Marsala" Nicki said quickly.

"Ok I'll be back with those as soon as they're done." She said leaving. Nicki stared at Drake waiting for his question.

"What did you think of me when you first met me?" He asked.

"I thought you were cute, why?"

"I just wanted to know" he shrugged.

"What did you think of me?" She countered raising her eye brows.

"I thought you were beautiful, but you probably already knew that." he said taking a sip of his wine. Nicki
chuckled. Thirty minutes passed and the waiter came back with their meals.

"One Chicken Marsala" he said placing the plate in front of Nicki.

"Thank you" she said grabbing her utensils.

"And one Scottish Salmon" he said placing it in front of Drake.

"Thank you man"

"No problem...enjoy" Sam said exiting. Nicki and Drake both blessed their food and began eating. A few minutes passed and Nicki wanted to try some of Drakes salmon but she didn't want to seem greedy. She kept eyeing his plate every minute or so. Drake silently chuckled or so he thought.

"What you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you silly!" He smiled.

"Why you laughing at me?"

"Because you keep looking at my plate but you won't ask for any"

"Whatever..If you knew that why you didn't offer?" she asked and kissed her teeth. He picked up a piece of salmon with his fork and hovered it right in front of her lips.

"Taste it" he said. She opened her mouth for him to feed her.

"Mmm...that's really good stuff" she said pointing her fork at his plate.

"Do you want another piece?" He asked picking up another piece of salmon.

"Sure" she said leaning over a bit so he could feed her again.

When they were done eating Sam came and presented them with a serving of strawberry cheescake on the house. They sat there feeding each other and laughing at how silly they looked shoving cheesecake down each other's throats. When they were done with their dessert, both of them grabbed a napkin and cleaned up themselves. Moments later they leaved the restaurant and headed to the valet both to retrieve the car. The date wasn't over yet, Drake wanted to take her for a romantic walk at a nearby pier. The night was still young and he wanted them to connect on a more higher level. The pier was the only place that he could think of that was soothing and relaxing and romantic at the same time. Hardly anyone was out that night so they didn't have to worry about being bothered. Drake took Nicki's hand in his and they both walked the pier. Taking in the beautiful night sky a light wind swooped across them and Nicki began to shiver a little. He noticed and asked.

"Are you cold?"

"Yeah a little." She answered him. Drake took of his suite jacket and gently placed it over her shoulders.

"Thank you" she said smiling. That was just like him, always caring for someone other than himself. "Such a gentleman" she thought. They were approaching a bench and Drake had a couple things on his mind that he wanted to get off. He sat down and motioned for her to do the same. She sat with her legs crossed and leaned on his shoulder. Drake wrapped his arm around her and sighed.

"What do you think about us being more than friends?" He asked looking directly in her eyes. She was in shock that he just threw that question out there like that.

"I mean we both have feelings for each other so that shouldn't be a problem"

"So you mean to tell me that if I ask you to be mine right now, you'll do it?"

"Yeah, why is that so hard for you to believe?" Drake sighed and looked out over the ocean.

"I need to tell you something, and I don't know why it took so long but I just couldn't overwhelm you with
my problems." She sat up paying close attention to his body language. She didn't know what was on his mind but it had to be bothering him a lot. Bracing herself for what he was going to tell her she responded.

"Tell me what?" She asked now confused as to what he wanted to say. Drake turned to her and pulled her on his lap. He looked at her confused face and knew it was now or never.

"I have a daughter to take care of on my own on top of moving here, traveling and doing shows. I just wish
didn't have to leave her all the time but I have to and it's so hard. I don't know if what I'm doing is right anymore." he said lowly.

"You have a daughter?" She asked.

"Yes, I've been trying to figure out how I was going to tell you all night."

"And you were worried about my reaction, huh?" she sighed.

"Of course, I think your someone special, I care what you think.”

“You know what I think?”

“What?” he asked bracing himself for rejection.

“I think your so worried about everyone else that you forget to take care of you in the process. You’re a smart, caring and talented man and I think your daughter is one lucky girl.”

“Thank you” he said not really making eye contact with her. She grabbed his face and turned it towards her.

“Hey, your doing the right thing” she said leaning in to give him a pasionate kiss. He happily deepened it making it more sensational. Nicki realized what she was doing and she broke the kiss.

"I'm so sorry, I don't know what happened! I just-" He shook his head smirking and kissed her again. He pulled away.

"Don't be, I wanted you to do that" he smiled looking at her and rubbing the side of her face. They stared into each others eyes. Drake placed his hands on top of hers and spoke.

“So your not mad at me or anything right?”

“Oh no, I’m mad that you felt like you couldn’t tell me.”

"I didn't feel the need to at the time and the only reason I'm telling you now is because I really like you. I just didn't want to overwhelm you with all my problems"

"I appreciate you being honest with me" She responded.

"Thank you, I want nothing but honesty between us"

"I agree, and by the way like you too Aubrey!" Drake put his arms around her and kissed her forhead. They both sat there in silence as they stared at the moonlight's reflexion in the water.

"So where's her mom?" Nicki asked breaking the silence between them.

"She passed away a year and a half ago"

"Oh" was all she could say. Nicki now realized how much stress he was under. She couldn't be mad at him for not telling her right away. At this point she didn't care if he had a daughter, she knew she loved him and cared about him enough to see past that and hopefully one day their love will out weigh every obstacle placed before them. She knew it wasn't going to be easy but she was willing to do anything for him. A smile crept on Nicki's face.

"What are you smiling about?" he snapped her out of her daze.

"When can I meet her?" she smiled.

"Whenever you ready." he smiled back at her.

"I'm excited, I bet she's beautiful" she replied.

"She surely is" he smiled thinking of his daughter. "Come on, let's take you home" he stated signaling her to get up. They both walked the pier all the way back to the car, he opened the door for Nicki to climb in and closed her door. He walked around to the drivers side, hopped in and drove off.

Drake pulled up at Nicki's house and cut the car off. He and Nicki just sat there in silence for a moment. Nicki sighed and turned to look at him.

"I don't want you to go" she said pouting.

"I don't want to either" he said caressing her face.

“What about your show?” she asked.

“It’s tomorrow night then I head back to LA right after”

“Why don’t you just stay with me tonight, I know being by yourself in a hotel is boring” she pouting.

“Are you sure, and your right it is boring” he stated. Nicki opened the car door and hopped out.

“I'm sure, let’s go inside” she said closing the door and walking up the steps to her home.

Nicki made her way to her bedroom with Drake trailing not far behind her. She went into her closet and put her shoes away. She then walked into her bathroom a couple minutes later. Drake was sitting on the edge of her bed waiting for her to return. A short while later she came out looking a bit frustrated. Drake saw the expression on her face and knew that something was wrong.

"Is something wrong?" he asked getting up from the bed.

"No, it's just that I can't get this dress off" she said trying to reach the zipper in the back. "Can you help me, please?"

"Sure" Drake slowly and carefully unzipped her, trailing his hands down her back. When he approached the end of the zipper which stopped in the middle of her ass, he gulped. Seeing her perfectly shaped ass being released from the tightness of the dress made him wonder how she had fitted it all in there.

"There" he said backing away and sitting on her bed. He quickly grabbed one of her pillows that were on her bed and placed it in his lap to hide his full blown erection. Nicki shimmed her way out of the dress and it fluttered to the floor. She quickly stepped out of it and bent over to pick it up. She was now clad in only her laced pink half bra and matching thongs. Drake watched her from the bed and cleared his throat. Nicki looked at him and asked "What's wrong with you, why are you so quiet over there?"

"I'm just waiting on you to finish getting dressed." Nicki rolled her eyes at him and proceded to her closet. Once she found a big tshirt to sleep in she got in her bed and grabbed the remote from off the nightstand. She then patted the other side of the bed for Drake who was still sitting at the edge of the bed.

“Come up her with me” she smiled. He got up and walked around to the opposite side of her room and got in. Nicki started flipping through the channels and found nothing that she wanted to watch. She huffed and slide under the sheets ready to fall asleep. She looked at Drake and smiled.

"Come here" he said extending his arm toward her. She cuddled up next to him and sighed.

"What's the matter?"
"Nothing, I just feel safe that's all." He started kissing her neck, she giggled and gave him more access by tilting her head to the side.

"I can kiss you all night!" He whispered in her ear. Just then her phone started ringing. By the ringtone she could tell it was one of her girls calling. She decided to just let it go to voice mail and call them back tomorrow. It stopped and a few minutes later she heard it ringing again.

"I think you should answer it, maybe it's important" Drake said to her.

"I doubt it" she said rolling over and picking it up.

"Hello?"

"Yes Candi, what is it?" She asked and heard Tyesha and Lauren in the background talking.

"How was the date?"

"What date? Who told you I had a date?"

"Safaree!" They all chimed in together.

"I'm going to kill him!" She whispered under her breath.

"So how did it go?" Candi asked hoping for a reply.

"I'm busy, I talk to you guys later" she said hanging up and placing the phone back on the nightstand.

"DAMN that was a little harsh don't you think?" Drake said kneeling over her. She looked up at him timidly laying on her back.

"Nope, not at all" she said blushing. He lowered his head to her lips and gave her a peck.

"Hmmmmm" he hummed against her skin. She felt a chill go down her spine. He snaked his hands up and down her thighs. He then felt for the hem of her oversized shirt, lift it over her head and threw it to the floor as he kissed her shoulders. Nicki just layed there getting all his attention and she loved every minute of it. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into another kiss. A few minutes later they were tongue wrestling but something was off. Nicki heard faint whispers then a loud knock at her bedroom door.

"Nicki, we know your in there. Open the door!" She heard Candi practically screamed from the other side of the door.

"Oh shit!" Nicki whispered getting up and throwing her shirt back on. Drake just sat in the middle of the bed and observed. Nicki walked over to the door and cracked it opened. She saw Lauren, Candi and Tyesha in front of her door staring at her.

"What are you guys doing here at.....1:30 in the morning!" She asked glancing back at the clock on her nightstand.

"We just came to check on you" Tyesha answered quickly.

"Well as y'all can see I'm fine....Goodnight" Nicki said closing the door. Lauren put her foot in it so she couldn't close it. Nicki got frustrated.

"Whose car is outside, is he still here?" Nicki stepped out the door and closed it leaving Drake in the room
by himself.

"Yes he's still here!" She said in a low tone so Drake couldn't hear there convo.

"Why did I give you a key again?" She asked Candi.

"Because you love me bestfriend!" Nicki just shook her head.

"Bring him out, I want to see him" Lauren asked.

"Yeah we need to meet him Nicki" Tyesha chimed in.

"No no...not tonight! Y'all have completely lost it" she threw her hands up in the air.

"We'll leave you too alone then, come on girls" Candi said walking back down the stairs.

"Call me tomorrow to let me know how it goes" TT whispered following them downstairs and out the door.
Nicki took a deep sigh before returning to her room.

"What was that about?" Drake asked looking at Nicki.

"They just was being nosey that's all" she said climbing back in bed.

"You gave them a key to your house?"

"Candi has the key, the rest of them just followed her here" she replied laying her head down on her pillow. Her eyes were getting heavy and she knew sleep was not far behind. She yawned and snuggled up close to his chest. Two minutes later he heard her faint snoring on his chest and looked down to see her fast asleep. He kissed her forhead and followed suite.

Whoo hoo DRICKI is too cute! :p Next chapter will be up within the next two days. *Aren't yall happy now! Until next time loves....*

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