Revenge is a Dish Best Served Hot

Nicole’s Story

Nicole Pov

She never wanted kids, she knew that after having raised her three younger siblings. Nicole was changing diapers on her own by the time she was five, keeping her siblings’ schedules by ten. She hated every bit of it, especially her parents. Even more so as her parents were the type of hypocritical church people you see every Sunday. God she couldn't stand to be around her parents and wished she had the ability to move out of this town.

Nicole had planned to leave when she turned eighteen, but everything changed on the night of her eighteenth birthday. She met Grimm. Nicole rebelled for the first time in her life and snuck out to a bar. Her life after meeting Grimm was difficult to explain.

Nicole experienced freedom for the first time when Grimm placed his hands on her and made her body sing in delight. However, she was still stuck in the same dead-end job while taking care of her siblings. Her parents also made her pay rent. She never could save up for a place of her own with what was left of her income. Grimm lived in a small house on the MC’s property and made it clear that it was for his old lady. She wasn't welcome there and she was only allowed to be in his room.

It was Briar that changed everything, she shook up the town, but more importantly for the first time in her whole life, Nicole wanted more. Nicole wanted more than being used as a workhorse for her parents. She wanted more than just the scraps of affection that Grimm showed her. It killed her a little every time when Grimm broke it off with her to “find himself.” It wasn't until the third time Grimm broke it off with her that Nicole realized it was his excuse for sleeping with other women. It wasn't until the fifth time that she finally decided to sleep with another man. Nicole had been at a bar and after drinking several rounds thought that finally sleeping with another man might cause Grimm’s jealousy… no surprise but it didn't.

She hated every second of it, but she prayed that one day she would find a man who made her feel alive like Grimm did. That way she might finally get the courage to leave. That day never came and Nicole felt herself retreat from the relationship. Grimm would always come blazing back into her life about a month later and she couldn't resist. He knew it, Grimm didn't do much, hell the man didn't even buy her a gift. He never did. Just whispered sweet nothings into her ear about how good it was between them. She fell for it every time. Until now.

Then Briar came blazing into her life and she started to dream again. Briar convinced her to take night classes. While her goal was to become an RN, she received her CNA and found a better job. The pay was only marginally better, the biggest perk was her work paid for her schooling. Nicole was finally allowed to save and it was two months ago that she had enough to get an apartment. It was a crappy studio apartment, but she didn't have to shuttle her siblings to school every morning. Her parents were so furious that they cut her off. It was a relief. She was so happy to not have to deal with her siblings who didn't like her. She also saved money on gas. Her life was looking up and it was all thanks to Briar.

Briar was the first person to truly see her and love her. It didn't matter if Briar loved her as just a friendly love, it was all she had. Briar meant the world to her, and Nicole protected her fiercely.

Nicole watched her best friend be swept off her feet and their relationship was the definition of “if he wanted to he would.” Nicole was done with what Grimm was offering her, nothing. She could see it in his eyes, it was only a matter of time before he did it to her again. Would she have the backbone to break free?

Grimm Pov

He sat at the barbeque drinking and the familiar feeling of ants crawling over his body came over him. This is what happened when Nicole became too close for his liking. Grimm looked over at Nicole who was talking with Briar and knew he was cutting things off with her soon. Grimm looked over at the MC family and was happy that it was becoming tamer, more family oriented. That didn't mean he ever wanted a family. No. That life wasn't for him, his mother saw to that as she beat him every day while his father watched. He couldn't have a normal reaction to his name, let alone a healthy relationship with a woman. He let out a sigh and took another drink from his beer.

In his own twisted way, he did love Nicole and knew he wouldn't do any better than that woman. He just couldn't commit, couldn't say the words. Those three little words that Nicole longed to hear their entire seven years of…whatever this was. Every time the words bubbled up and wanted to come out “I need a break” came out instead. Grimm would get blasted and sleep with a club woman and spend the rest of the month in misery. Knowing that Nicole started seeing other men made him so hot, but he knew that he couldn't do a damn thing about it. Nicole wasn't his old lady, he made sure of it. Grimm made sure that he always kept her at arm's length and he liked it that way. Hell, she had never been anywhere except his rooms at the clubhouse. He will never forget the look in her eye when she saw the underwear from the club girl. Her heart broken right in front of him and he ignored it. He was a bastard and in hell. This was his own private hell that he made for himself.