Post by Nick Knight on Apr 4, 2021 8:21:11 GMT
Christmas
The scene opens in the bedroom of internationally famous adult movie star Penny Dreadful. The beautiful actress is lying in bed naked in the arms of her boyfriend Nick Knight. They are both covered in sweat after a long session of love making. Nick leans down and lovingly kisses her on the forehead and wiggles to find a more comfortable position.
“What do you want for Christmas,” he asks.
“You don’t have to get me anything that you haven’t already given me.” She sat up so she could look him in the eyes. “I just wish you would do something about your brother. Every week it just seems to be getting creepier and creepier. Did you know a kid walked up to JC and greeted him with reach out and touch faith at school the other day?”
“No.” He pulls himself up and leans against the headboard. “You know as bat shit as it all seems what Lou is doing is helping a lot of people.”
“It doesn’t bother you that some kid that has been brainwashed by his parents is approaching our son because he’s the son of their fucking messiah?”
“Yes that bothers me for a lot of reasons. Mainly that I want JC to have as normal of a life as possible and not have what either of us do effect that. I also think it’s wrong to force your kids into a religion,” he answers.
“That’s why you need to do something!”
“What do you suggest.” He climbed out of bed and walked towards the bathroom, frustration obvious in his voice.
“Where the fuck do you think you’re going? We aren’t done with this discussion.”
“I have to piss!” He hated when they argued and it seemed to be happening more and more lately, and always about The Church of Crosse. Flushing the toilet he walked back out into the bedroom. “Also, in case you haven’t noticed Lou has been good for my career. Since he’s been back I’ve been getting title shots and I’m tagging with one of the top guys in the business right now.”
“Alright so you’re successful, but at what price. Look at what he’s doing to poor Gregor Winter.”
She stood with her hands on her hips and her sexy body was almost more than he could take. “Gregor is not my problem. I know that sounds heartless, but that’s the nature of the business. Hell everything that Lou and his goons have done to him I had that and more done to me over in Japan.”
“You’re willing to throw away a friendship over some stupid championship? That’s fucking pathetic Nicky. You’re pathetic.”
“The money I make from being champion is going to help make sure that we have a good life. JC is going to be able to go to any college that he wants because of that championship. You and Randy are going to be able to make the kind of movies that you want because of that championship.”Nick walks across the room and digs around in the pocket of the pants he had worn to dinner. “I was able to buy you this because of that championship.”
Penny takes a jewelry box from Knight. “What is this?”
“Well that depends on how you answer the next question.” Nick slowly drops down to one knee. “Penny Fuller will you marry me, again?”
“Nicky, I...I don’t know that I’m ready. Things are going good for the most part and the last thing I want is to fuck it up,” she answers.
“I thought you might say that.” He stands up and gives her a big smile. “In fact I’m glad you said that because I am going to need a snack after what I’m about to do to you.”
Penny flips open the box revealing a blue raspberry ring pop. “You’re an ass Nick Knight, you know that?”
“I have a nice ass, is that what you said?”
“You do, but that’s not what I said and you…” Her protest was cut off bt a squeal as Nick picks her up and tosses her onto the bed. Following her in he begins to kiss her passionately. “This discussion is not over.”
“It is for now.”
The two woke from a nap a couple of hours later and were sharing the ring pop. Nick looked down at this beautiful woman that he loved and a lump formed in his throat. “There is something that I have to tell you. I’ve been putting it off for as long as I could because it’s not something I really want to do or tell you I have to do.”
“What’s that,” she asks.
“Right after the first of the year I am going to be moving to Las Vegas for a while. Please listen to me before you start yelling at me. This has nothing to do with The Church, at least it mostly doesn’t. I am going to be running a wrestling school that Lou is building and I’m doing this for me. Fuck all of the other shit he’s doing with the ‘Unholy Son’ bullshit, I want to get back into training wrestlers.”
“Oh Nicky, I would never yell at you for doing something that you want to do. I’m just worried about you being mixed up in all of this Church business.”
Nick leans down and kisses her on the top of the head. “I appreciate this, but I miss training students. I didn’t realize it until I started working with The Disciples.”
“I’m guessing all of your students are going to be members of The Church then,” she says.
“That was the trade off I had to make.” Nick lets out a sigh. “I would love to just open my own school, but it’s just too hard with being an active wrestler. This way I train the students when I’m there and someone else fills in when I’m not. I’m trying to hit up a couple of old friends to come in and help.”
“Please not Joey Noxx,” she almost begged.
“He already said no. I’ve called Jake Jett…”
“Who?”
“Jake Jett.”
“Who the fuck is Jake Jett.” They both start to laugh like a couple of school girls. “Will that joke ever get old?”
“No. If Jake can’t do it I’m not sure who to call.”
“What about James,” she asks.
“My brother?” She nods. “I haven’t been able to get in touch with him in almost two years. I don’t have his number and he ignored the emails I’ve sent him. I guess worst case scenario Lou know some local guys in Vegas that we can pay to help.”
“If this is what you really want than I’m happy for you.”
Nick could hear the sadness in her voice. “What’s wrong?”
“I’m just going to miss having you around more. You already spend two or three days a week up there and now you’re going to be moving.”
“Penny, I’m going to be renting an apartment in the city so you and JC can come up whenever you have time. Randy had also told me that you guys are probably going to have a lot more business in Vegas the next few months, so it will work out.”
“I know it will, it’s just going to suck. Just like the fact that we need to get out of bed because JC will be home soon.”
“I wonder if he’d leaving us alone if we told him we were trying to make him a little brother or sister.” Penny punches him in the arm. “What? You played sports in high school, so you should know that practicing is way more important than games.”
“Well we can practice again later. Right know we need to get cleaned up and I need to start on dinner. Are you going to stay to eat?”
“Depends, is there going to be meat?”
“I fed you tofu once, ten years ago, and you still make fun of me for it! Yes there will be meat, damn it! I was thinking about cheeseburgers and home cut fries.”
“You have any gravy for the fries?”
“I think I have the stuff to make some, but no cheese curds.”
“Let me know what you need and I’ll go buy it. The kid’s probably never had poutine and it’s time that changes.”
That night the trio dined on fantastic homemade cheeseburgers and the greatest thing born in Montreal since William Shatner. When they finished the meal JC kicked the living shit out of Nicky in some fighting game that the elder Knight did not understand at all. Once JC was in bed Nick said goodbye to the love of his life to go home and pack for a short trip to the Compound before returning for the Christmas holiday.
Three Days Later - December 23, 2020
Penny picked Nick up in here SUV and the pair made their way towards South Coast Plaza to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Normally Nick hated shopping and he particularly hated it during the holidays, but after missing two years he felt he owed it to both Penny and JC to go all out. He had already spent a lot of money ordering stuff online for both of them. So much that he would probably be hearing from his accountant about blowing his budget yet again.
The first store that Nick wanted to hit was Game Stop where he grabbed a cart and began to throw two copies of every single PS5 and Xbox Series S X game that they were selling. Finally Penny laid he hand on his arm to stop him. “JC doesn’t have a PS5 or a new Xbox sweety.”
“You’re right, he has two of each.” Nick went back to loading up the cart leaving her in stunned silence. When they were finished they had to make a trip back out to the SUV before they could go inside and finish their shopping.
“I thought you said you wanted JC to have a normal childhood. Normal kids don’t get that kind of haul for Christmas Nick,” Penny says.
“I know, but that’s three years worth of Christmas. I have a lot to make up for this year and I plan on doing it.”
“Just having you here with us is enough.” Her heart nearly melts and she gives him a hug. “You have no idea how tough the last couple of years have been. Christmas was the worst without you here.”
“Christmas was a pretty good day on Gator Island. We got pudding without having to beat the shit out of anyone to get it,” he replied.
“What are you talking about Nicky?”
“A lot of bad shit happened while I was in that place Penny. I’ll tell you everything someday if you want me to, but not right now. The one thing I’m comfortable talking about since I kind of brought it up is that the doctor in charge at Gator Island was running a secret underground fight club with the patients. He would film the fights and sell them like a wrestling pay-per-view on the dark web.”
“That’s horrible.”
“Yeah looking back on it it was, but at the time it didn’t seem that way. It just seemed like something we did to make things better for us. When we won our fights we were rewarded with stuff like pudding at dinner and not having to have our treatments that day.”
“How were you supposed to get better if you didn’t have your treatment?”
“The treatments weren’t to make us better. We were never supposed to get better, but I don’t want to talk about it. Let’s finish our shopping.”
Two Days Later- Christmas Day
The sun was just peaking over the San Gabriel Mountains when Nicky heard the door to the elevator opening and ran out into his living room to stand in front of the giant twelve foot tall Christmas tree that he had bought and decorated himself. Packages were stacked up everywhere making the room look like a box fort a child had built on a rainy day out of school. Dressed in an ugly sweater onsie and a Santa he was grinning from ear to ear when he saw the look of surprise on both JC and Penny’s face.
“Holy shit!” Mother and son say at the exact same time before looking at each other and laughing.
“Are all of these for me,” asks JC.
“Most of them are, but a few are for your mom and Uncle Randy. He’ll be here in a little bit and have dinner with us.”
“Can we open them?” The younger Knight was nearly jumping up and down in excitement.
“After breakfast.” Walks towards the kitchen calling over his shoulder, “Bacon and eggs ok?”
“You’re cooking,” Penny and JC again say in unison.
“Unless you see a Cracker Barrel here somewhere, yes I’m cooking.” Nicky’s two favorite people in the whole world coming running towards the kitchen as if trying to prevent a nuclear disaster, making him laugh. “Relax, I got donuts.”
“Tony’s,” a very excited Penny asks.
“The one and only.” The petite pink haired woman nearly bowls him over to get to the box of pastries from her favorite donut shop. “JC, my son, you will one day learn that it is the little things that keep women satisfied in the kitchen and the bedroom.”
“Ew Dad, just ew.”
“You should listen to him JC. There are always going to be certain things that will get you into a woman’s heart, and other places quickly. One of mine is Tony’s donuts.”
“Ew, not you too.”
“I think we might be embarrassing him,” says Nick.
“Really I thought maybe it was just hot in here.” Penny gave Nick the flirty smile that always made his knees weak.“Then again it might just be seeing a man in a pair of onesie PJs that has me going.”
“Get a room,” says JC from around his Cravenott.
“If we get a room you aren’t opening presents for at least two, maybe three hours.”
“Alright, alright just eat a damn donut so we can open presents!”
The three quickly finished breakfast and were just sitting down in the living room when the elevator door opened and out stepped Randy. The statuesque black man was as always impeccable dressed in tailored chinos and a tight black t-shirt. His smile lighting up the room as he gives all three of the Knight’s a huge hug.
“Can we start now,” asks JC.
“Go for it, buddy.” Nick grabs his camera and begins to take pictures of his son tearing into the mountain of packages. Nearly an hour later he is finally finished and surrounded by mounds of books, electronics, a new wardrobe of clothes. The thing that he seems to like the best is the purple Team Knight tracksuit that matches one that Nick had made for himself.
“Alright and now for you two,” Nick says to Penny and Randy. “Reaching behind the tree he comes back with two garment bags. “I wasn’t really sure the best way to wrap these, so here.”
Nick’s closest friends both slowly lower the zipper on the bags revealing a pair of navy blue suits with a silver pinstripe that when looked at closely was the logo for Checkmate Pictures. Penny’s came with tailored pants and a very sexy pencil skirt cut a little higher than usual. “I also had one made for myself. I figure they might come in handy for big business meetings.”
“When did you get such good taste,” Randy asks.
“I just went to your guy and kind of told him what I was looking for and he had the cloth made made and cut our suits. I then took the cloth to the lady that Penny always goes to for alterations and she made Penny’s based off of your guy’s sketches,” answers Nicky.
“I have to say that I am very impressed.”
“I have last present for you Penny.” Nick reaches into his pocket and pulls out a tiny wrapped box. Penny tears off the paper revealing a ring box.
“More candy?” Nick shakes his head no so she opens it revealing a key fob on a rhinestone Mustang ring. “I already have a key to your car.”
“Yes, but you don’t have a key to yours. Come on.” Nick leads her to the elevator and down into the parking garage where their is a brand new bubble gum pink Mustang Venom 1000. “It’s not exactly like mine, but it’s damn close.”
“I fucking love it!” She damn near runs him over getting to the car and firing it up. The engine roars to life sounding like a hellish beast in the concrete confines of the garage. “Who wants to go for a ride?”
Randy shakes his head saying he’s out leaving JC and Nick to be the victims of Penny’s driving. Taking advantage of the light holiday morning traffic Penny jumps on the 405 to the 5 and has them damn near to San Diego and back in under two hours. Nicky had to admit that it was a thrill watching the look of bliss in Penny’s eyes as she drove well over one hundred miles an hour weaving in and out of traffic like it was the warm up lap at Indy.
The rest of the day they just enjoyed each others company and ate an amazing meal prepared by a personal chef that Nick hire for the occasion. When they were finished eating and everything was cleaned up every left leaving Nick in a funk. He had wanted Penny and JC to stay overnight, but he had an early flight to Illinois the next morning and he had to begin getting his mind ready for the battle against The Powers That Be that he and Warren were sure to be in for in Champaign.
New Year’s Eve
Nick had arrived back to LAX late on December 30 feeling like he had been run over by a bus. The tag match against The Powers That Be had been a war just like he knew that it would be and he had spent most of the next night in a bottle of Jack Daniels celebrating getting reconnected with his cousin Derek, a guy he had not seen in close to twenty five years. So tired as fuck he made the short drive home and slithered into bed.
He had no idea what time it was when he was awoken by a frog splash from a twelve year old. Groaning under the ever increasing weight of his son he let JC make the quick three count and celebrate becoming the new Television Champion. That was easily the best thing that had happened to him since winning the belt. It was even better than the bonus checks that made sure everyone in his life could have a very merry Christmas.
Climbing out of bed he limped towards the bathroom. “What the fuck is wrong with your knee?”
“Language JC,” he replied. “Angel Blake is what is wrong with my knee. The bastard goes after it every time I’m in the ring with him. I’m lucky that this time it’s only a grade one sprain.”
“Shouldn’t you be on crutches or something?”
“Probably.” Nick finishes to walk into the bathroom wincing with each step and climbs into a hot shower. He can hear JC running into the other room yelling for Penny, but he just continues to enjoy the water beating down on him from every possible direction.
“What is it JC is telling me...what the fuck is wrong with your knee?”
“I’m getting old Penny.” Nick sits down on the seat built into the shower wall and continues to let the water pepper down on him. “I just can’t bounce back from shit the way that I used to and it’s bothering me. Ten years ago I could have had a match like the one the other night, stayed out all night drinking, and then wrestled another one the next night. It’s three days later and I can barely walk, and I’m still hung over from two days ago.”
“Nicky we’re all getting older. Trust me I notice my tits sagging more and more every day and those lines around my eyes are getting just a little longer. It’s all just a part of life, even if it’s one that we all hate.”
“Penny you are abso-fucking-lutely beautiful and you will be until the day that you die. I’m just on this side of being a washed up hack of a professional wrestler back doing bingo hall shows on Saturday night for beer money.”
“Enough with the pity party already. You are Nicky fucking Nightmare the World Television Champion and one hell of a lay. Now wash your balls and throw on some decent clothes we have a reservation for lunch in an hour.”
Nicky quickly dressed in a pair of cargo shorts and a nice golf shirt. He’d never played a game of golf in his life, well except for the night he and a bunch of the other wrestlers snuck onto some fancy course at night and played a hole using a spade and hoe, but Penny thought the shirts looked good on him. Personally he would have rather have just worn one of the many shirts he brought back from his trips through Hawaii, but she always thought they were too garish.
The restaurant that Penny had picked was right on the beach and had a very laid back feel. It was the perfect for Nick after several days on the road. The only that sucked was that it was now time for him to tell JC about his upcoming move to Las Vegas. He waited as long as he could, because it was not something that he really wanted to do, but as they were clearing away their lunch plates he finally grew a pair.
“JC I have something important I need to tell you.” Nick took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I’m going to be moving to Las Vegas for probably six months to a year.”
“That’s old news Dad,” the twelve year old said, rolling his eyes.
“What do you mean?”
“Uncle Lou has been advertising your wrestling school online for like two weeks. Your old ass really need to start using the internet more.” JC just shakes his head and sticks his head back into his phone.
“Where did you see these adds?”
“A few different places now: Pro Wrestling Dirtsheets, IWF’s official website, GLAM Wrestling, and The Church of Crosse website.”
“You go to The Church of Crosse website?!?” Penny and Nick both yell at the same time.
“Sometimes. I just get on there to try and figure out exactly what in the hell is going on,” JC answers.
“Son I’d tell you to come talk to me about it, but I’m not really sure myself most of the time.” Nick nervously runs his hands through his long hair. “I guess I’ll start from the beginning. You uncle has a very rare mental health condition called personality schism disorder, which just means that there are basically two different people living in one body. The two men are very different as I’m sure you’ve noticed.”
“So he’s like that guy in the one M. Night Shyamalan movie?”
“That’s what I said, but Dr. Goode said no for a lot of reasons. Honestly I don’t understand most of them, but the most important thing he told me was that it was important to go along with your Uncle’s delusions or it could cause more harm.”
“So you really don’t believe this whole unholy son business,” the younger Knight asks.
“Not in the way that your Uncle and I guess a lot of other people do. I treat it as just being another wrestling gimmick like guys have been using for decades. I honestly can’t control what others think, but it’s been good for my career.”
“Gimmicks? I thought wrestling was real?”
“Wrestling is very real, son. Look at my knee and try and tell me that it’s fake. Gimmicks are basically just over the top personalities meant to sell tickets. In the old days you were wrestling in the same towns every week or two so guys had to get creative to get people to keep coming out to the arenas, so they invented gimmicks. MMA guys have started doing the same thing the last few years.”
“So what is Uncle James’ gimmick?”
“Being an asshole,” Penny says, trying not to giggle.
“No that’s just James. He never really needed a gimmick, because he’s just over the top. Just like I’ve never really needed a gimmick because I was always willing to do the shit that no one else would, but that’s not enough anymore.”
“Why isn’t it enough,”JC asked.
“I’m not as good as I used to be,” admitted Nick.
“Bullshit!” Nick and JC both turned towards Penny with their mouths wide open. “Stop this feeling sorry for yourself. You are still Nicky Nightmare and you’re the best fucking wrestler on planet earth. Now lets get out of here before we get thrown out.”
Nick tossed enough cash to cover the bill and give a very generous tip and they left the restaurant. Ten minutes later the pink Mustang was in the parking garage beneath Nicky’s condo and Penny was giving him a long toe curling kiss and a promise to see him later. Still jet lagged Nick made his way upstairs and fell into bed for a long nap.
It was several hours later when the opening chords of Sex Metal Barbie wakes him up. He rolls over to see a text from Penny telling him to be at her place in one hour wearing clothes that are easy to get out of quickly. Just shaking his head Nick takes a quick shower to wake up and throws on a pair of joggers, a Marcus Allen jersey, and a pair of slides. Firing up his pony he made his way towards Hollywood.
Nick pulled in the circle drive and parked next to a canary yellow VW Beetle from the 60s. A grin came across his face because he knew that Penny was up to something, but he wasn’t quite sure what. Limping into the house he was greeted by a sight that nearly made his eyes pop out of his head, two dressed in the tiniest bikinis he had ever seen. One was the love of his life and the other was the pretty young thing that had a permanent spot in his fantasies thanks to the pictures that Penny had sent him months before.
“Nicky I would like for you to meet Cin. Cin this is Nicky.”
“It’s very nice to meet…” Nick could not finish the niceties because the barely legal blonde had him wrapped up in a tight hug, her pert breasts pressed against his chest. She leaned up and whispered in his ear, “This is a dream come true.”
“Nicky I know you’re hurting after the other night, so I thought you would like a nice massage. Cin just happens to be studying to be a massage therapist and agreed to practice on you,” said Penny.
“Well alright.” Nick grinned nervously. “Where do you want me?”
“The bedroom of course.” Penny said it like it was one of her movies. He had never really liked it when she talked like that with him. It seemed too fake and he wanted the real her, but for some reason it was working for him tonight.
He followed the two women into Penny’s bedroom, somewhere he had been a thousand times, but tonight there were butterflies in his stomach. A massage table had been set up in the center of the room and the lights were off except for candles that had been scattered around the room. Some of them were scented and the aroma of vanilla and citrus permeated the air. The ladies left him to undress and crawl under the sheet.
The massage started out just like any other he had ever had and he was beginning to feel very relaxed, then he felt something that was definitely not hands rubbing across his back. Not knowing what to do he tensed up and began to panic, until he felt Penny’s breath in his ear. “Relax Nicky it’s alright. I know you want this, and I want it too.”
“I thought we agreed that…”
“No we agreed that my work would never come home with me, this is not work. This is all about your pleasure, so relax and let us take care of you tonight.”
“Is this because I bought you a car for Christmas,” he asked, jokingly.
“No this is because you bought me a nice suit for Christmas. I’m still working on something to thank you for that sweet fucking car parked next to the superior football mom mobile in my garage.”
The next two hours Nick was massaged from head to toe and back again. Sometimes there were two hands on his body and sometimes four. Some times time there were any hands at all, but at least person was touching. After an ending he was very happy with he was led into the master bath he was put into a bath with scented bath salts and left to relax in the candle light. In less than a minute he found himself dosing off.
He wasn’t sure how long he had slept before he was awoken by two nude angels and led into the massive shower. The pair of beauties washed every single inch of his body before they all dressed in terrycloth robes and made their way out to the living room.
“You and Cin go get comfortable on the couch and I’ll go grab us some drinks and snacks.” He sat down on the couch and propped his feet up on the oversized coffee table that dominated the center of the room. The next thing he knew there was a beautiful young blonde cuddled up next to him and his purple haired goddess was handing him a cold beer.
“Turn on the TV it’s starting to get kind of late on the east coast,” Cin said.
“No Ryan Seacrest,” Penny and Nick said at the same time, making everyone last.
“Why aren’t you guys married again,” asked Cin. The look on both of their faces must have told her that it was a subject best left alone. “I apologize if I ruined the night bringing up the past.”
“You didn’t ruin anything sweetheart,” Nick kissed her on the forehead. “Penny and I just don’t really talk about it.”
“No, it’s alright Nicky.” Penny sits forward and looks over at her younger friend. “We aren’t married because I cheated on him while he was on the road.”
“And she cheated on me because I was always on the road all of the time,” Nicky added. “We both made a lot of mistakes that we’re trying not to make this time around.”
“Are you sure that this isn’t a mistake,” she asked shyly.
“Does it feel like a mistake to you?” Nick gave her a reassuring smile when she shook her head no. “Then I don’t think it’s a mistake. Do you Penny?”
“No this isn’t a mistake. This is something that Nick and I have both never done before, well I haven’t in my personal life, and it’s something I didn’t think he would mind trying.” She gave him a wicked little grin. “Cin I think you’re sexy and since the pics you had me send him are still saved in his phone I’m going to guess Nicky thinks your sexy.”
“Guilty.”
“I think you guys are both sexy too.”
“Good, and since we’re all consenting adults here lets agree that we’re going to just have fun tonight.” Penny leaned over and gave Cin a quick kiss and then she gave one to Nick. Following her friends example Cin gave Nicky a kiss.
“Well I’m glad that is settled,” says Nicky, making the girls both laugh until they snort. Grabbing the remote he flips on the TV. “So Anderson Cooper or Joel McHale and Dr. Ken.”
“Anderson Cooper!”
“He’s so sexy for an older man,” Cin said.
“How many times have you said that same thing about me?”
“Pretty much any time I caught my brothers watching one of your matches. It started to really annoy them after a while.”
“I’m still trying to figure out why. I’m not ever the best looking of the Knight brothers.”
“James? Are you kidding me, I’m from L.A. I know a million spoiled rich kids like him. You’re different. You have this burning intensity in your eyes that says that you will do anything to win and it does not matter what they throw at you. I’ve watched you bleed countless times to prove this and there is something sexy about a man with convictions.”
“Well I did spend a year in a facility for the criminally insane, does that count?” Nick chuckles until Penny gives him a withering look. “Sorry, I know it’s not really funny. I just have to make light of my past or it will make me cry.”
“No crying tonight,” Cin orders him.
“Yes madame.”
“I kind of like the way that sounds. We might have to explore than some other time, but tonight is about you.”
The rest of the night the girls spent spoiling and pampering him. If he tried to get up for anything he was pushed back down onto the couch and one of them would scamper off to the kitchen to get it. When the amazing sushi that Penny ordered for dinner arrived they each took turns feeding him pieces. He felt like a king and if he had a massive coronary the next day he would die a very happy man.
The three of them were up until dawn taking full advantage of the night, before finally passing out as the sun rose up in the east. Nick was the first awake early in the afternoon and carefully untied himself from the knot of of bodies and made his way to the kitchen. After taking quick stock of what Penny had in the fridge and pantry he grabbed the keys to her SUV and made his way to the closest supermarket.
Half an hour later he was back in the kitchen and working on a breakfast. Tired of being teased about his terrible cooking Nick had been taking lessons from one of the newest Disciples, a chef at a high end restaurant in Las Vegas, and he was ready to show off a little. The first thing he did was slice some day old baguettes on the diagonal and put them to soak in a custard mix of eggs, cream, and vanilla. Then he peeled and sliced some citrus for a quick salad with a honey and balsamic dressing. Finally he mixed together some sriracha and brown sugar and painted the mixture onto strips of bacon. Putting the bacon in the oven to cook he made a cup of coffee for each of the girls and went to wake them up.
A sleepy Penny welcomed him with a kiss. “I was wondering where you ran off to.”
“I had to go to the grocery store to get something to fix for breakfast.”
“Please tell me you’re not trying to cook in my kitchen.” The panic in her voice was very real. “Why aren’t you still in the kitchen if you’re cooking?”
“Relax. I’ve been taking cooking lessons and I’m not in the kitchen because the bacon doesn’t need baby sat. Now if you’ll excuse me I have someone else to wish a good morning...well technically afternoon.”
“Good morning,” said Cin. Nicky leaned down and gave her a quick kiss and handed her a cup of coffee. “What was all of that screaming about breakfast?”
“I have a reputation for not being the greatest of cooks, but that is about to change.”
“You can burn water Nicky!”
“You will soon eat your words Ms. Dreadful. Now if you’ll excuse me I have cooking to do.”
An hour later the trio is sitting at the table with plates full of French toast covered in sweet maple syrup, sweet and spicy sriracha candied bacon, perfect scrambled eggs, and a citrus salad. The mimosas and bloody marys were flowing freely. There was more than a little bit of flirting going on, but unfortunately Nicky couldn’t stick around to see if anything were to come of it. He had to drive to Las Vegas to prepare for his very first Television Championship defense.
“I’ll call you when I get to the hotel,” Nick says, giving Penny a kiss.
“What about me? Will you call me?”
“I...um...I.”
“Yes, he will call you.” Penny gave Nick a wink.
“Good. Now give me a kiss and get going.” Knowing that you never disobey an order from a woman Nick gave Cin a kiss goodbye and headed home to pack.
Valentine’s Day
February 13
Nick sat alone on the beach watching the waves as the sun rose behind him the way that he did every single chance he had. It was better than any therapy session he had ever been to at calming his nerves, He had missed the sound of the surf and sea birds while being stuck in the swamp or living with his brother in the desert. The salt water now ran through his veins after nearly twenty-five years in SoCal.
What a crazy year it had been for him. 365 days ago he was basically a bum working a nowhere minimum wage job and living in a hundred dollar a week motel surrounded by crack heads and hookers. It was honestly the lowest he had ever been in his entire life and every day he had to fight the urge to just end it all, but he fought through the depression.
Now he was working for the biggest wrestling company in the world and in the hunt to get his Television Championship back. He lived in a beautiful penthouse condo walking distance from the beach and drove his dream car. The only thing that was really bothering him was his love life, and that was simply because it had taken an unusual turn starting New Year’s Eve.
Penny was the love of his life and he hoped that someday she would once again be his wife, but there was something about Cin that had him smitten with her. She was stunningly beautiful and any man would be happy to have her in his bed, but it was more than that. She had an amazing personality and was absolutely brilliant. Soon to become a licensed massage therapist, she was also finishing up her degree at City College before transferring to UCLA on a full academic scholarship.
Like most wrestlers he had never really been one to follow the typical conventions of the world. Going clear back to the carny days it was a profession of outlaws and out casts, so why should it bother him to be in an atypical relationship. Maybe it was because he was trying to be a better man for his son. What would JC say if he knew that he was in a relationship with someone other than his mom, especially since the boy had a massive crush on Cin.
Sex, Metal, Barbie began to play on his phone scaring him out of his daze. It was highly unusual for Penny to be up and moving this early in the day, especially on a Saturday. Taking the phone out of his pocket he swiped the green button. “Hey sweety.”
“What are you doing,” she asked.
“I’m sitting on the beach and doing some thinking,” he answered.
“Since when are there beaches in Vegas?”
“They have everything in Vegas, but I’m not in Vegas.”
“Where are you?” He could hear the excitement in her voice and couldn’t help but smile. “When did you get in?”
“About an hour ago.”
“So why are you at the beach and not in my bed?”
“I’m really confused about some things and need to do some thinking. I want to dinner for you and Cin tonight, but only if it’s alright with you.”
“She said that you’ve been talking a lot.”
“Yeah.” Nick had trouble keeping the fear out of his voice. “Is that alright?”
“It’s alright Nicky. The other night was special for all of us and I think we’ve made so kind of connection. She’s down at the house almost every day now and we’ve had a lot of time to talk about it. I know it’s weird, but I think we should try dating her, both of us.”
“Yeah it does sound kind of weird. How would something like that even work?”
“Well, we need to be open and honest with one another first of all. Then I guess we see what happens from there. All I know is that I love you very much Nicky, but I’m also quite taken by Cin.”
“I am too, and I’m willing to give this a try if you are. I just don’t want it to fuck up things between us, because some day I’m going to remarry you Penny Dreadful.”
“You sound pretty damn sure of yourself.”
“I am. What’s JC doing tonight?”
“He’s going to a dance at school and then staying the night with his friend Billy. Why?”
“Would seven o’clock be alright for me to come over. I’m going to fix you girls dinner and we can hang out for a while.”
“Seven sounds perfect. I’m not even scared of you fixing dinner after that brunch you fixed us.”
“See you at seven.” Nick jumped up and wiped the sand from the ass of his shorts. He needed to head home and change clothes, because he had a lot of errands to run before dinner.
Seven P.M.
Nicky arrived at Penny’s a little bit before seven with three bags full of groceries. He was an absolute nervous wreck between cooking a new meal for the ladies and not knowing what to expect from their blossoming new relationship. This was the first real first date he had been on since the first time he took Penny out fifteen years before and he wasn’t really sure if he remembered how to act. Yes they had all done things together two weeks before, but this was crossing into a brand new territory.
Penny met him at the door with a kiss and took one of the bags from him before leading the way into the open floor plan kitchen. He began to unpack his groceries in silence not really sure what to say without giving away exactly how nervous he was about the evening. Finally Penny broke the ice, “I’m nervous too.”
“Who said I was nervous?” He gave her a weak smile, she always did know him too well. “I’m not nervous, I’m terrified.”
“Why are you scared Nicky?”
“God, I don’t even know where to start. I’ve never been good at first dates, hell I’ve only ever been on one and that was with you. I’m afraid that if this doesn’t work out I will lose you and that would absolutely destroy me. Like I don’t know if…”
Penny stops him talking with a kiss. “I think we already have gotten all of the first date formalities out of the way don’t you? You also don’t have to worry about losing me Nicky. You’re going to remarry remember?”
“I know Penny, but I’m still scared.”
“It’s okay sweety, this is brand new to me too. I’ve never dated a girl before and I sure as hell have never been in a throuple?”
“Throuple?”
“Yeah I guess that’s what what we are trying is called. You know like a three person couple,”she explained.
“So there are other people doing this kind of thing?”
“Quite a few from what I am to gather from the internet. I’ve been looking for some advice.”
“Did you find any?”
“Just be honest and open with one another and if you are going to make rules it needs to be all three people making them and agreeing to them.”
“Yeah right. We both know that it will be you girls making all of the decisions and little old me having to go along with them.”
“Yep now get your ass in there and make my dinner.”
Knight finished unpacking his ingredients and went to work prepping everything. First he peeled and sliced potatoes into fingers to make fries and tossed them into a sink full of water to soak off some of the starch. Next he diced up onions to carmelize for the warm bacon dressing he was going to be making for the salad. Last he melted some chocolate and began to dip fresh strawberries. The rest of desert he stuck in the fridge to stay cold while they ate and enjoyed each other’s company.
After draining the sink and refilling it to soak off even more starch he began to render the fat from the lardon of bacon and crisp up the edges. The bacon cooked he swilled out the pieces and put them on a paper towel to drain and tossed the diced onions in on medium heat.
“Something smells good.” Cin walked in and gave him a quick kiss. “What’s on the menu?”
“Spring greens with a warm bacon balsamic dressing and blue cheese, wagyu ribeye with pommes frites and roasted carrots. I’ve only made these things once with my teachers help, so I hope it all turns out alright.”
“From the smell of things you are on the right track,” she said with a smile.
“Thank you. There’s a couple of different kinds of wine that the guy at the liquor store suggested. Why don’t you open one up and pour a glass for you and Penny.”
“I think I can do that.”
The dressing well on its way to being completed Nick tossed some carrots in olive oil and seasoned them with salt and pepper before putting them into the oven. Digging in the back of the cabinet he found what he was looking for, a heavy cast iron dutch oven that was a wedding present from one of Penny’s aunts. He was pretty sure it had never been used, but it was perfect for his frites. He also found a large skillet that came in the same set that would be perfect for cooking the steaks.
Less than an hour later the three were sitting around the table enjoying a great meal and more than a little bit of flirting. Nick could not help but smile and the attention he was receiving from the two beautiful women, but tonight was not about him. Tonight was about spoiling them and he had more than just a good meal planned for them.
“I hope you both enjoyed everything?”
“Nicky, I don’t know who it is teaching you to cook but I could kiss them,” Penny answered.
“It was fantastic Nick.”
“I’m glad you like it. I guess one good thing about being mixed up with The Church is being able to get private cooking lessons from a very famous chef.”
“Who?”
“I’m sorry I can’t say. I don’t necessarily believe in everything that my brother does, but I do agree that it is best to keep them members of The Church a secret for their protection. People aren’t always forgiving of those that choose to walk a different path.”
“Will you hide our relationship,” Cin asks.
“That’s a really complicated question, and I think the answer is both yes and no. I think there are people that we can be open with and there are people that we can’t. If you have a close friend that you think will be supportive you are more than welcome to tell them and Penny and I will do the same. Right now I think the only person that falls into that category for me is Randy.”
“I agree with that,” Penny says. “I’m sure as hell am not going to tell my parents. The only reason they know that Nicky and I are seeing each other again is JC let it slip. Let’s just say they’re less than amused.”
“Speaking of JC, what are you going to tell him,” Cin asks.
“Well.” Nick runs his hands through his hair, thinking over the situation. “Quite frankly we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t. I’m not worried about him understanding the dynamic of our relationship, he knows more about this kind of shit than I do. What I worry about is not telling him and upsetting him again, but we all know how he feels about Cin. So how is he going to react to mom and dad fucking the babysitter that he has a huge crush on. Damn it, saying it like that makes me feel like a dirty old man in a porno.”
“You are kind of living every man’s fantasy,” points out Penny.
“Yes many men do fantasize about having a threesome with two beautiful women, but it’s always about sex. They don’t fantasize about romance, or companionship, or three people that truly care about one another.”
“That’s so sweet.” Cin hops out of her chair and runs over and gives Nick a big hug. “You know for a guy that has made a lot of money hitting people with things wrapped in barbed wire you’re a big teddy bear.”
“Thank you sweety.” Knight gives the petite blonde a quick kiss. “So what do you think we should do about telling JC?”
“I agree that he is going to be hurt if we don’t tell him, especially after not telling him about us and him having to figure it out on his own. I’m also worried that telling him might also hurt him in a different kind of way. I mean how fucked up would it be to have your heart broken the first time by your own parents.”
“Alright so we wait for now, but we can’t wait too long. He’s a smart kid and he’s going to put two and two together pretty quick.” Nick took the plates from the table and carried them into the kitchen. When he came back he was carrying a wrapped package for each of the ladies. “Especially once he sees these.”
Like a kid on Christmas they both tore into the paper and quickly opened the jewelry boxes. You could hear a pin drop in the room and Nick was seriously thinking that he had fucked up when a pair of squeals shattered the silence. The next thing he knew he was nearly tackled by a pair of enthusiastic woman.
“Where in the world did you get these,” Penny asked, looking closely at the matching white gold, ruby, and diamond necklaces. “I mean we didn’t talk about this until this morning.”
“I called in a couple of favors.”
“I can’t take this.” Cin had a look of total fear on her face. “We’ve only known each other for two weeks and this must have cost you a small fortune.”
“That brings me to the second part of my surprise. IWF has offered me a long term contract is going to be paying me a lot more than I’m already making and I got a very hefty signing bonus. Penny your necklace is a thank you for everything you’ve done for me the past year, I wouldn’t be here with out by my side. Cin yours is because you’ve become very special to me the past two weeks and there was no way in hell I was going to leave you out.”
“You know for a guy that makes a living dropping people on their heads you’re kind of a big softy,” Cin says, making everyone laugh.
“I do what I can. Now you two go sit down and enjoy another glass or two of wine while I clean up the kitchen. Then I have another surprise for you.”
Nick quickly put away the left overs and tossed the dishes he had been presoaking into the dish washer. When he was finished he ran out to his car before disappearing into the master bedroom with another bag full of goodies. Filling up the bathtub to a little higher than ankle deep he put in a scoop of bath salts and lit several candles. Finally he went out to the kitchen for the chocolate covered strawberries he had made earlier and two bottles of champagne he had been chilling.
“Please come with me ladies.” Nick led them into the bath with a grin on his face. “I thought you might like a nice pedicure for Valentine’s day and I figured why pay someone to do it when I can hopefully do just as good of a job.”
“Let me guess, one of the members of The Church runs a famous salon,” Penny snarked.
“Probably, but I learned this from watching YouTube videos. Go ahead and start soaking your feet and enjoy some champagne and strawberries. I’m going to go finish washing a couple of pots and then I’ll be back to start.”
[color-ff00cc]“He really is one of the most romantic people I know Cin. This isn’t some act to impress you, this is the real Nick Knight.” Nick hears Penny telling their girlfriend as he enters the bathroom.
“Maybe I’m trying to impress her a little bit,” he says with a smile. “Who wants to first?”
The next couple of hours he spends pampering the two ladies in his life the way that he pampered him New Year’s Eve. He began with giving them both pedicures and then moved on to massages. Cin might have been training to be a professional, but he had picked up a few tricks over the years. It was also very enjoyable to be able to take his time and explore the body of the nubile woman.
It was early in the morning before sleep finally overtook them and Nicky was very cranky when his alarm woke him up just before noon. He gave each of his ladies a kiss and left for his long drive north for two weeks in the Bay Area.
The scene opens in the bedroom of internationally famous adult movie star Penny Dreadful. The beautiful actress is lying in bed naked in the arms of her boyfriend Nick Knight. They are both covered in sweat after a long session of love making. Nick leans down and lovingly kisses her on the forehead and wiggles to find a more comfortable position.
“What do you want for Christmas,” he asks.
“You don’t have to get me anything that you haven’t already given me.” She sat up so she could look him in the eyes. “I just wish you would do something about your brother. Every week it just seems to be getting creepier and creepier. Did you know a kid walked up to JC and greeted him with reach out and touch faith at school the other day?”
“No.” He pulls himself up and leans against the headboard. “You know as bat shit as it all seems what Lou is doing is helping a lot of people.”
“It doesn’t bother you that some kid that has been brainwashed by his parents is approaching our son because he’s the son of their fucking messiah?”
“Yes that bothers me for a lot of reasons. Mainly that I want JC to have as normal of a life as possible and not have what either of us do effect that. I also think it’s wrong to force your kids into a religion,” he answers.
“That’s why you need to do something!”
“What do you suggest.” He climbed out of bed and walked towards the bathroom, frustration obvious in his voice.
“Where the fuck do you think you’re going? We aren’t done with this discussion.”
“I have to piss!” He hated when they argued and it seemed to be happening more and more lately, and always about The Church of Crosse. Flushing the toilet he walked back out into the bedroom. “Also, in case you haven’t noticed Lou has been good for my career. Since he’s been back I’ve been getting title shots and I’m tagging with one of the top guys in the business right now.”
“Alright so you’re successful, but at what price. Look at what he’s doing to poor Gregor Winter.”
She stood with her hands on her hips and her sexy body was almost more than he could take. “Gregor is not my problem. I know that sounds heartless, but that’s the nature of the business. Hell everything that Lou and his goons have done to him I had that and more done to me over in Japan.”
“You’re willing to throw away a friendship over some stupid championship? That’s fucking pathetic Nicky. You’re pathetic.”
“The money I make from being champion is going to help make sure that we have a good life. JC is going to be able to go to any college that he wants because of that championship. You and Randy are going to be able to make the kind of movies that you want because of that championship.”Nick walks across the room and digs around in the pocket of the pants he had worn to dinner. “I was able to buy you this because of that championship.”
Penny takes a jewelry box from Knight. “What is this?”
“Well that depends on how you answer the next question.” Nick slowly drops down to one knee. “Penny Fuller will you marry me, again?”
“Nicky, I...I don’t know that I’m ready. Things are going good for the most part and the last thing I want is to fuck it up,” she answers.
“I thought you might say that.” He stands up and gives her a big smile. “In fact I’m glad you said that because I am going to need a snack after what I’m about to do to you.”
Penny flips open the box revealing a blue raspberry ring pop. “You’re an ass Nick Knight, you know that?”
“I have a nice ass, is that what you said?”
“You do, but that’s not what I said and you…” Her protest was cut off bt a squeal as Nick picks her up and tosses her onto the bed. Following her in he begins to kiss her passionately. “This discussion is not over.”
“It is for now.”
The two woke from a nap a couple of hours later and were sharing the ring pop. Nick looked down at this beautiful woman that he loved and a lump formed in his throat. “There is something that I have to tell you. I’ve been putting it off for as long as I could because it’s not something I really want to do or tell you I have to do.”
“What’s that,” she asks.
“Right after the first of the year I am going to be moving to Las Vegas for a while. Please listen to me before you start yelling at me. This has nothing to do with The Church, at least it mostly doesn’t. I am going to be running a wrestling school that Lou is building and I’m doing this for me. Fuck all of the other shit he’s doing with the ‘Unholy Son’ bullshit, I want to get back into training wrestlers.”
“Oh Nicky, I would never yell at you for doing something that you want to do. I’m just worried about you being mixed up in all of this Church business.”
Nick leans down and kisses her on the top of the head. “I appreciate this, but I miss training students. I didn’t realize it until I started working with The Disciples.”
“I’m guessing all of your students are going to be members of The Church then,” she says.
“That was the trade off I had to make.” Nick lets out a sigh. “I would love to just open my own school, but it’s just too hard with being an active wrestler. This way I train the students when I’m there and someone else fills in when I’m not. I’m trying to hit up a couple of old friends to come in and help.”
“Please not Joey Noxx,” she almost begged.
“He already said no. I’ve called Jake Jett…”
“Who?”
“Jake Jett.”
“Who the fuck is Jake Jett.” They both start to laugh like a couple of school girls. “Will that joke ever get old?”
“No. If Jake can’t do it I’m not sure who to call.”
“What about James,” she asks.
“My brother?” She nods. “I haven’t been able to get in touch with him in almost two years. I don’t have his number and he ignored the emails I’ve sent him. I guess worst case scenario Lou know some local guys in Vegas that we can pay to help.”
“If this is what you really want than I’m happy for you.”
Nick could hear the sadness in her voice. “What’s wrong?”
“I’m just going to miss having you around more. You already spend two or three days a week up there and now you’re going to be moving.”
“Penny, I’m going to be renting an apartment in the city so you and JC can come up whenever you have time. Randy had also told me that you guys are probably going to have a lot more business in Vegas the next few months, so it will work out.”
“I know it will, it’s just going to suck. Just like the fact that we need to get out of bed because JC will be home soon.”
“I wonder if he’d leaving us alone if we told him we were trying to make him a little brother or sister.” Penny punches him in the arm. “What? You played sports in high school, so you should know that practicing is way more important than games.”
“Well we can practice again later. Right know we need to get cleaned up and I need to start on dinner. Are you going to stay to eat?”
“Depends, is there going to be meat?”
“I fed you tofu once, ten years ago, and you still make fun of me for it! Yes there will be meat, damn it! I was thinking about cheeseburgers and home cut fries.”
“You have any gravy for the fries?”
“I think I have the stuff to make some, but no cheese curds.”
“Let me know what you need and I’ll go buy it. The kid’s probably never had poutine and it’s time that changes.”
That night the trio dined on fantastic homemade cheeseburgers and the greatest thing born in Montreal since William Shatner. When they finished the meal JC kicked the living shit out of Nicky in some fighting game that the elder Knight did not understand at all. Once JC was in bed Nick said goodbye to the love of his life to go home and pack for a short trip to the Compound before returning for the Christmas holiday.
Three Days Later - December 23, 2020
Penny picked Nick up in here SUV and the pair made their way towards South Coast Plaza to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Normally Nick hated shopping and he particularly hated it during the holidays, but after missing two years he felt he owed it to both Penny and JC to go all out. He had already spent a lot of money ordering stuff online for both of them. So much that he would probably be hearing from his accountant about blowing his budget yet again.
The first store that Nick wanted to hit was Game Stop where he grabbed a cart and began to throw two copies of every single PS5 and Xbox Series S X game that they were selling. Finally Penny laid he hand on his arm to stop him. “JC doesn’t have a PS5 or a new Xbox sweety.”
“You’re right, he has two of each.” Nick went back to loading up the cart leaving her in stunned silence. When they were finished they had to make a trip back out to the SUV before they could go inside and finish their shopping.
“I thought you said you wanted JC to have a normal childhood. Normal kids don’t get that kind of haul for Christmas Nick,” Penny says.
“I know, but that’s three years worth of Christmas. I have a lot to make up for this year and I plan on doing it.”
“Just having you here with us is enough.” Her heart nearly melts and she gives him a hug. “You have no idea how tough the last couple of years have been. Christmas was the worst without you here.”
“Christmas was a pretty good day on Gator Island. We got pudding without having to beat the shit out of anyone to get it,” he replied.
“What are you talking about Nicky?”
“A lot of bad shit happened while I was in that place Penny. I’ll tell you everything someday if you want me to, but not right now. The one thing I’m comfortable talking about since I kind of brought it up is that the doctor in charge at Gator Island was running a secret underground fight club with the patients. He would film the fights and sell them like a wrestling pay-per-view on the dark web.”
“That’s horrible.”
“Yeah looking back on it it was, but at the time it didn’t seem that way. It just seemed like something we did to make things better for us. When we won our fights we were rewarded with stuff like pudding at dinner and not having to have our treatments that day.”
“How were you supposed to get better if you didn’t have your treatment?”
“The treatments weren’t to make us better. We were never supposed to get better, but I don’t want to talk about it. Let’s finish our shopping.”
Two Days Later- Christmas Day
The sun was just peaking over the San Gabriel Mountains when Nicky heard the door to the elevator opening and ran out into his living room to stand in front of the giant twelve foot tall Christmas tree that he had bought and decorated himself. Packages were stacked up everywhere making the room look like a box fort a child had built on a rainy day out of school. Dressed in an ugly sweater onsie and a Santa he was grinning from ear to ear when he saw the look of surprise on both JC and Penny’s face.
“Holy shit!” Mother and son say at the exact same time before looking at each other and laughing.
“Are all of these for me,” asks JC.
“Most of them are, but a few are for your mom and Uncle Randy. He’ll be here in a little bit and have dinner with us.”
“Can we open them?” The younger Knight was nearly jumping up and down in excitement.
“After breakfast.” Walks towards the kitchen calling over his shoulder, “Bacon and eggs ok?”
“You’re cooking,” Penny and JC again say in unison.
“Unless you see a Cracker Barrel here somewhere, yes I’m cooking.” Nicky’s two favorite people in the whole world coming running towards the kitchen as if trying to prevent a nuclear disaster, making him laugh. “Relax, I got donuts.”
“Tony’s,” a very excited Penny asks.
“The one and only.” The petite pink haired woman nearly bowls him over to get to the box of pastries from her favorite donut shop. “JC, my son, you will one day learn that it is the little things that keep women satisfied in the kitchen and the bedroom.”
“Ew Dad, just ew.”
“You should listen to him JC. There are always going to be certain things that will get you into a woman’s heart, and other places quickly. One of mine is Tony’s donuts.”
“Ew, not you too.”
“I think we might be embarrassing him,” says Nick.
“Really I thought maybe it was just hot in here.” Penny gave Nick the flirty smile that always made his knees weak.“Then again it might just be seeing a man in a pair of onesie PJs that has me going.”
“Get a room,” says JC from around his Cravenott.
“If we get a room you aren’t opening presents for at least two, maybe three hours.”
“Alright, alright just eat a damn donut so we can open presents!”
The three quickly finished breakfast and were just sitting down in the living room when the elevator door opened and out stepped Randy. The statuesque black man was as always impeccable dressed in tailored chinos and a tight black t-shirt. His smile lighting up the room as he gives all three of the Knight’s a huge hug.
“Can we start now,” asks JC.
“Go for it, buddy.” Nick grabs his camera and begins to take pictures of his son tearing into the mountain of packages. Nearly an hour later he is finally finished and surrounded by mounds of books, electronics, a new wardrobe of clothes. The thing that he seems to like the best is the purple Team Knight tracksuit that matches one that Nick had made for himself.
“Alright and now for you two,” Nick says to Penny and Randy. “Reaching behind the tree he comes back with two garment bags. “I wasn’t really sure the best way to wrap these, so here.”
Nick’s closest friends both slowly lower the zipper on the bags revealing a pair of navy blue suits with a silver pinstripe that when looked at closely was the logo for Checkmate Pictures. Penny’s came with tailored pants and a very sexy pencil skirt cut a little higher than usual. “I also had one made for myself. I figure they might come in handy for big business meetings.”
“When did you get such good taste,” Randy asks.
“I just went to your guy and kind of told him what I was looking for and he had the cloth made made and cut our suits. I then took the cloth to the lady that Penny always goes to for alterations and she made Penny’s based off of your guy’s sketches,” answers Nicky.
“I have to say that I am very impressed.”
“I have last present for you Penny.” Nick reaches into his pocket and pulls out a tiny wrapped box. Penny tears off the paper revealing a ring box.
“More candy?” Nick shakes his head no so she opens it revealing a key fob on a rhinestone Mustang ring. “I already have a key to your car.”
“Yes, but you don’t have a key to yours. Come on.” Nick leads her to the elevator and down into the parking garage where their is a brand new bubble gum pink Mustang Venom 1000. “It’s not exactly like mine, but it’s damn close.”
“I fucking love it!” She damn near runs him over getting to the car and firing it up. The engine roars to life sounding like a hellish beast in the concrete confines of the garage. “Who wants to go for a ride?”
Randy shakes his head saying he’s out leaving JC and Nick to be the victims of Penny’s driving. Taking advantage of the light holiday morning traffic Penny jumps on the 405 to the 5 and has them damn near to San Diego and back in under two hours. Nicky had to admit that it was a thrill watching the look of bliss in Penny’s eyes as she drove well over one hundred miles an hour weaving in and out of traffic like it was the warm up lap at Indy.
The rest of the day they just enjoyed each others company and ate an amazing meal prepared by a personal chef that Nick hire for the occasion. When they were finished eating and everything was cleaned up every left leaving Nick in a funk. He had wanted Penny and JC to stay overnight, but he had an early flight to Illinois the next morning and he had to begin getting his mind ready for the battle against The Powers That Be that he and Warren were sure to be in for in Champaign.
New Year’s Eve
Nick had arrived back to LAX late on December 30 feeling like he had been run over by a bus. The tag match against The Powers That Be had been a war just like he knew that it would be and he had spent most of the next night in a bottle of Jack Daniels celebrating getting reconnected with his cousin Derek, a guy he had not seen in close to twenty five years. So tired as fuck he made the short drive home and slithered into bed.
He had no idea what time it was when he was awoken by a frog splash from a twelve year old. Groaning under the ever increasing weight of his son he let JC make the quick three count and celebrate becoming the new Television Champion. That was easily the best thing that had happened to him since winning the belt. It was even better than the bonus checks that made sure everyone in his life could have a very merry Christmas.
Climbing out of bed he limped towards the bathroom. “What the fuck is wrong with your knee?”
“Language JC,” he replied. “Angel Blake is what is wrong with my knee. The bastard goes after it every time I’m in the ring with him. I’m lucky that this time it’s only a grade one sprain.”
“Shouldn’t you be on crutches or something?”
“Probably.” Nick finishes to walk into the bathroom wincing with each step and climbs into a hot shower. He can hear JC running into the other room yelling for Penny, but he just continues to enjoy the water beating down on him from every possible direction.
“What is it JC is telling me...what the fuck is wrong with your knee?”
“I’m getting old Penny.” Nick sits down on the seat built into the shower wall and continues to let the water pepper down on him. “I just can’t bounce back from shit the way that I used to and it’s bothering me. Ten years ago I could have had a match like the one the other night, stayed out all night drinking, and then wrestled another one the next night. It’s three days later and I can barely walk, and I’m still hung over from two days ago.”
“Nicky we’re all getting older. Trust me I notice my tits sagging more and more every day and those lines around my eyes are getting just a little longer. It’s all just a part of life, even if it’s one that we all hate.”
“Penny you are abso-fucking-lutely beautiful and you will be until the day that you die. I’m just on this side of being a washed up hack of a professional wrestler back doing bingo hall shows on Saturday night for beer money.”
“Enough with the pity party already. You are Nicky fucking Nightmare the World Television Champion and one hell of a lay. Now wash your balls and throw on some decent clothes we have a reservation for lunch in an hour.”
Nicky quickly dressed in a pair of cargo shorts and a nice golf shirt. He’d never played a game of golf in his life, well except for the night he and a bunch of the other wrestlers snuck onto some fancy course at night and played a hole using a spade and hoe, but Penny thought the shirts looked good on him. Personally he would have rather have just worn one of the many shirts he brought back from his trips through Hawaii, but she always thought they were too garish.
The restaurant that Penny had picked was right on the beach and had a very laid back feel. It was the perfect for Nick after several days on the road. The only that sucked was that it was now time for him to tell JC about his upcoming move to Las Vegas. He waited as long as he could, because it was not something that he really wanted to do, but as they were clearing away their lunch plates he finally grew a pair.
“JC I have something important I need to tell you.” Nick took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I’m going to be moving to Las Vegas for probably six months to a year.”
“That’s old news Dad,” the twelve year old said, rolling his eyes.
“What do you mean?”
“Uncle Lou has been advertising your wrestling school online for like two weeks. Your old ass really need to start using the internet more.” JC just shakes his head and sticks his head back into his phone.
“Where did you see these adds?”
“A few different places now: Pro Wrestling Dirtsheets, IWF’s official website, GLAM Wrestling, and The Church of Crosse website.”
“You go to The Church of Crosse website?!?” Penny and Nick both yell at the same time.
“Sometimes. I just get on there to try and figure out exactly what in the hell is going on,” JC answers.
“Son I’d tell you to come talk to me about it, but I’m not really sure myself most of the time.” Nick nervously runs his hands through his long hair. “I guess I’ll start from the beginning. You uncle has a very rare mental health condition called personality schism disorder, which just means that there are basically two different people living in one body. The two men are very different as I’m sure you’ve noticed.”
“So he’s like that guy in the one M. Night Shyamalan movie?”
“That’s what I said, but Dr. Goode said no for a lot of reasons. Honestly I don’t understand most of them, but the most important thing he told me was that it was important to go along with your Uncle’s delusions or it could cause more harm.”
“So you really don’t believe this whole unholy son business,” the younger Knight asks.
“Not in the way that your Uncle and I guess a lot of other people do. I treat it as just being another wrestling gimmick like guys have been using for decades. I honestly can’t control what others think, but it’s been good for my career.”
“Gimmicks? I thought wrestling was real?”
“Wrestling is very real, son. Look at my knee and try and tell me that it’s fake. Gimmicks are basically just over the top personalities meant to sell tickets. In the old days you were wrestling in the same towns every week or two so guys had to get creative to get people to keep coming out to the arenas, so they invented gimmicks. MMA guys have started doing the same thing the last few years.”
“So what is Uncle James’ gimmick?”
“Being an asshole,” Penny says, trying not to giggle.
“No that’s just James. He never really needed a gimmick, because he’s just over the top. Just like I’ve never really needed a gimmick because I was always willing to do the shit that no one else would, but that’s not enough anymore.”
“Why isn’t it enough,”JC asked.
“I’m not as good as I used to be,” admitted Nick.
“Bullshit!” Nick and JC both turned towards Penny with their mouths wide open. “Stop this feeling sorry for yourself. You are still Nicky Nightmare and you’re the best fucking wrestler on planet earth. Now lets get out of here before we get thrown out.”
Nick tossed enough cash to cover the bill and give a very generous tip and they left the restaurant. Ten minutes later the pink Mustang was in the parking garage beneath Nicky’s condo and Penny was giving him a long toe curling kiss and a promise to see him later. Still jet lagged Nick made his way upstairs and fell into bed for a long nap.
It was several hours later when the opening chords of Sex Metal Barbie wakes him up. He rolls over to see a text from Penny telling him to be at her place in one hour wearing clothes that are easy to get out of quickly. Just shaking his head Nick takes a quick shower to wake up and throws on a pair of joggers, a Marcus Allen jersey, and a pair of slides. Firing up his pony he made his way towards Hollywood.
Nick pulled in the circle drive and parked next to a canary yellow VW Beetle from the 60s. A grin came across his face because he knew that Penny was up to something, but he wasn’t quite sure what. Limping into the house he was greeted by a sight that nearly made his eyes pop out of his head, two dressed in the tiniest bikinis he had ever seen. One was the love of his life and the other was the pretty young thing that had a permanent spot in his fantasies thanks to the pictures that Penny had sent him months before.
“Nicky I would like for you to meet Cin. Cin this is Nicky.”
“It’s very nice to meet…” Nick could not finish the niceties because the barely legal blonde had him wrapped up in a tight hug, her pert breasts pressed against his chest. She leaned up and whispered in his ear, “This is a dream come true.”
“Nicky I know you’re hurting after the other night, so I thought you would like a nice massage. Cin just happens to be studying to be a massage therapist and agreed to practice on you,” said Penny.
“Well alright.” Nick grinned nervously. “Where do you want me?”
“The bedroom of course.” Penny said it like it was one of her movies. He had never really liked it when she talked like that with him. It seemed too fake and he wanted the real her, but for some reason it was working for him tonight.
He followed the two women into Penny’s bedroom, somewhere he had been a thousand times, but tonight there were butterflies in his stomach. A massage table had been set up in the center of the room and the lights were off except for candles that had been scattered around the room. Some of them were scented and the aroma of vanilla and citrus permeated the air. The ladies left him to undress and crawl under the sheet.
The massage started out just like any other he had ever had and he was beginning to feel very relaxed, then he felt something that was definitely not hands rubbing across his back. Not knowing what to do he tensed up and began to panic, until he felt Penny’s breath in his ear. “Relax Nicky it’s alright. I know you want this, and I want it too.”
“I thought we agreed that…”
“No we agreed that my work would never come home with me, this is not work. This is all about your pleasure, so relax and let us take care of you tonight.”
“Is this because I bought you a car for Christmas,” he asked, jokingly.
“No this is because you bought me a nice suit for Christmas. I’m still working on something to thank you for that sweet fucking car parked next to the superior football mom mobile in my garage.”
The next two hours Nick was massaged from head to toe and back again. Sometimes there were two hands on his body and sometimes four. Some times time there were any hands at all, but at least person was touching. After an ending he was very happy with he was led into the master bath he was put into a bath with scented bath salts and left to relax in the candle light. In less than a minute he found himself dosing off.
He wasn’t sure how long he had slept before he was awoken by two nude angels and led into the massive shower. The pair of beauties washed every single inch of his body before they all dressed in terrycloth robes and made their way out to the living room.
“You and Cin go get comfortable on the couch and I’ll go grab us some drinks and snacks.” He sat down on the couch and propped his feet up on the oversized coffee table that dominated the center of the room. The next thing he knew there was a beautiful young blonde cuddled up next to him and his purple haired goddess was handing him a cold beer.
“Turn on the TV it’s starting to get kind of late on the east coast,” Cin said.
“No Ryan Seacrest,” Penny and Nick said at the same time, making everyone last.
“Why aren’t you guys married again,” asked Cin. The look on both of their faces must have told her that it was a subject best left alone. “I apologize if I ruined the night bringing up the past.”
“You didn’t ruin anything sweetheart,” Nick kissed her on the forehead. “Penny and I just don’t really talk about it.”
“No, it’s alright Nicky.” Penny sits forward and looks over at her younger friend. “We aren’t married because I cheated on him while he was on the road.”
“And she cheated on me because I was always on the road all of the time,” Nicky added. “We both made a lot of mistakes that we’re trying not to make this time around.”
“Are you sure that this isn’t a mistake,” she asked shyly.
“Does it feel like a mistake to you?” Nick gave her a reassuring smile when she shook her head no. “Then I don’t think it’s a mistake. Do you Penny?”
“No this isn’t a mistake. This is something that Nick and I have both never done before, well I haven’t in my personal life, and it’s something I didn’t think he would mind trying.” She gave him a wicked little grin. “Cin I think you’re sexy and since the pics you had me send him are still saved in his phone I’m going to guess Nicky thinks your sexy.”
“Guilty.”
“I think you guys are both sexy too.”
“Good, and since we’re all consenting adults here lets agree that we’re going to just have fun tonight.” Penny leaned over and gave Cin a quick kiss and then she gave one to Nick. Following her friends example Cin gave Nicky a kiss.
“Well I’m glad that is settled,” says Nicky, making the girls both laugh until they snort. Grabbing the remote he flips on the TV. “So Anderson Cooper or Joel McHale and Dr. Ken.”
“Anderson Cooper!”
“He’s so sexy for an older man,” Cin said.
“How many times have you said that same thing about me?”
“Pretty much any time I caught my brothers watching one of your matches. It started to really annoy them after a while.”
“I’m still trying to figure out why. I’m not ever the best looking of the Knight brothers.”
“James? Are you kidding me, I’m from L.A. I know a million spoiled rich kids like him. You’re different. You have this burning intensity in your eyes that says that you will do anything to win and it does not matter what they throw at you. I’ve watched you bleed countless times to prove this and there is something sexy about a man with convictions.”
“Well I did spend a year in a facility for the criminally insane, does that count?” Nick chuckles until Penny gives him a withering look. “Sorry, I know it’s not really funny. I just have to make light of my past or it will make me cry.”
“No crying tonight,” Cin orders him.
“Yes madame.”
“I kind of like the way that sounds. We might have to explore than some other time, but tonight is about you.”
The rest of the night the girls spent spoiling and pampering him. If he tried to get up for anything he was pushed back down onto the couch and one of them would scamper off to the kitchen to get it. When the amazing sushi that Penny ordered for dinner arrived they each took turns feeding him pieces. He felt like a king and if he had a massive coronary the next day he would die a very happy man.
The three of them were up until dawn taking full advantage of the night, before finally passing out as the sun rose up in the east. Nick was the first awake early in the afternoon and carefully untied himself from the knot of of bodies and made his way to the kitchen. After taking quick stock of what Penny had in the fridge and pantry he grabbed the keys to her SUV and made his way to the closest supermarket.
Half an hour later he was back in the kitchen and working on a breakfast. Tired of being teased about his terrible cooking Nick had been taking lessons from one of the newest Disciples, a chef at a high end restaurant in Las Vegas, and he was ready to show off a little. The first thing he did was slice some day old baguettes on the diagonal and put them to soak in a custard mix of eggs, cream, and vanilla. Then he peeled and sliced some citrus for a quick salad with a honey and balsamic dressing. Finally he mixed together some sriracha and brown sugar and painted the mixture onto strips of bacon. Putting the bacon in the oven to cook he made a cup of coffee for each of the girls and went to wake them up.
A sleepy Penny welcomed him with a kiss. “I was wondering where you ran off to.”
“I had to go to the grocery store to get something to fix for breakfast.”
“Please tell me you’re not trying to cook in my kitchen.” The panic in her voice was very real. “Why aren’t you still in the kitchen if you’re cooking?”
“Relax. I’ve been taking cooking lessons and I’m not in the kitchen because the bacon doesn’t need baby sat. Now if you’ll excuse me I have someone else to wish a good morning...well technically afternoon.”
“Good morning,” said Cin. Nicky leaned down and gave her a quick kiss and handed her a cup of coffee. “What was all of that screaming about breakfast?”
“I have a reputation for not being the greatest of cooks, but that is about to change.”
“You can burn water Nicky!”
“You will soon eat your words Ms. Dreadful. Now if you’ll excuse me I have cooking to do.”
An hour later the trio is sitting at the table with plates full of French toast covered in sweet maple syrup, sweet and spicy sriracha candied bacon, perfect scrambled eggs, and a citrus salad. The mimosas and bloody marys were flowing freely. There was more than a little bit of flirting going on, but unfortunately Nicky couldn’t stick around to see if anything were to come of it. He had to drive to Las Vegas to prepare for his very first Television Championship defense.
“I’ll call you when I get to the hotel,” Nick says, giving Penny a kiss.
“What about me? Will you call me?”
“I...um...I.”
“Yes, he will call you.” Penny gave Nick a wink.
“Good. Now give me a kiss and get going.” Knowing that you never disobey an order from a woman Nick gave Cin a kiss goodbye and headed home to pack.
Valentine’s Day
February 13
Nick sat alone on the beach watching the waves as the sun rose behind him the way that he did every single chance he had. It was better than any therapy session he had ever been to at calming his nerves, He had missed the sound of the surf and sea birds while being stuck in the swamp or living with his brother in the desert. The salt water now ran through his veins after nearly twenty-five years in SoCal.
What a crazy year it had been for him. 365 days ago he was basically a bum working a nowhere minimum wage job and living in a hundred dollar a week motel surrounded by crack heads and hookers. It was honestly the lowest he had ever been in his entire life and every day he had to fight the urge to just end it all, but he fought through the depression.
Now he was working for the biggest wrestling company in the world and in the hunt to get his Television Championship back. He lived in a beautiful penthouse condo walking distance from the beach and drove his dream car. The only thing that was really bothering him was his love life, and that was simply because it had taken an unusual turn starting New Year’s Eve.
Penny was the love of his life and he hoped that someday she would once again be his wife, but there was something about Cin that had him smitten with her. She was stunningly beautiful and any man would be happy to have her in his bed, but it was more than that. She had an amazing personality and was absolutely brilliant. Soon to become a licensed massage therapist, she was also finishing up her degree at City College before transferring to UCLA on a full academic scholarship.
Like most wrestlers he had never really been one to follow the typical conventions of the world. Going clear back to the carny days it was a profession of outlaws and out casts, so why should it bother him to be in an atypical relationship. Maybe it was because he was trying to be a better man for his son. What would JC say if he knew that he was in a relationship with someone other than his mom, especially since the boy had a massive crush on Cin.
Sex, Metal, Barbie began to play on his phone scaring him out of his daze. It was highly unusual for Penny to be up and moving this early in the day, especially on a Saturday. Taking the phone out of his pocket he swiped the green button. “Hey sweety.”
“What are you doing,” she asked.
“I’m sitting on the beach and doing some thinking,” he answered.
“Since when are there beaches in Vegas?”
“They have everything in Vegas, but I’m not in Vegas.”
“Where are you?” He could hear the excitement in her voice and couldn’t help but smile. “When did you get in?”
“About an hour ago.”
“So why are you at the beach and not in my bed?”
“I’m really confused about some things and need to do some thinking. I want to dinner for you and Cin tonight, but only if it’s alright with you.”
“She said that you’ve been talking a lot.”
“Yeah.” Nick had trouble keeping the fear out of his voice. “Is that alright?”
“It’s alright Nicky. The other night was special for all of us and I think we’ve made so kind of connection. She’s down at the house almost every day now and we’ve had a lot of time to talk about it. I know it’s weird, but I think we should try dating her, both of us.”
“Yeah it does sound kind of weird. How would something like that even work?”
“Well, we need to be open and honest with one another first of all. Then I guess we see what happens from there. All I know is that I love you very much Nicky, but I’m also quite taken by Cin.”
“I am too, and I’m willing to give this a try if you are. I just don’t want it to fuck up things between us, because some day I’m going to remarry you Penny Dreadful.”
“You sound pretty damn sure of yourself.”
“I am. What’s JC doing tonight?”
“He’s going to a dance at school and then staying the night with his friend Billy. Why?”
“Would seven o’clock be alright for me to come over. I’m going to fix you girls dinner and we can hang out for a while.”
“Seven sounds perfect. I’m not even scared of you fixing dinner after that brunch you fixed us.”
“See you at seven.” Nick jumped up and wiped the sand from the ass of his shorts. He needed to head home and change clothes, because he had a lot of errands to run before dinner.
Seven P.M.
Nicky arrived at Penny’s a little bit before seven with three bags full of groceries. He was an absolute nervous wreck between cooking a new meal for the ladies and not knowing what to expect from their blossoming new relationship. This was the first real first date he had been on since the first time he took Penny out fifteen years before and he wasn’t really sure if he remembered how to act. Yes they had all done things together two weeks before, but this was crossing into a brand new territory.
Penny met him at the door with a kiss and took one of the bags from him before leading the way into the open floor plan kitchen. He began to unpack his groceries in silence not really sure what to say without giving away exactly how nervous he was about the evening. Finally Penny broke the ice, “I’m nervous too.”
“Who said I was nervous?” He gave her a weak smile, she always did know him too well. “I’m not nervous, I’m terrified.”
“Why are you scared Nicky?”
“God, I don’t even know where to start. I’ve never been good at first dates, hell I’ve only ever been on one and that was with you. I’m afraid that if this doesn’t work out I will lose you and that would absolutely destroy me. Like I don’t know if…”
Penny stops him talking with a kiss. “I think we already have gotten all of the first date formalities out of the way don’t you? You also don’t have to worry about losing me Nicky. You’re going to remarry remember?”
“I know Penny, but I’m still scared.”
“It’s okay sweety, this is brand new to me too. I’ve never dated a girl before and I sure as hell have never been in a throuple?”
“Throuple?”
“Yeah I guess that’s what what we are trying is called. You know like a three person couple,”she explained.
“So there are other people doing this kind of thing?”
“Quite a few from what I am to gather from the internet. I’ve been looking for some advice.”
“Did you find any?”
“Just be honest and open with one another and if you are going to make rules it needs to be all three people making them and agreeing to them.”
“Yeah right. We both know that it will be you girls making all of the decisions and little old me having to go along with them.”
“Yep now get your ass in there and make my dinner.”
Knight finished unpacking his ingredients and went to work prepping everything. First he peeled and sliced potatoes into fingers to make fries and tossed them into a sink full of water to soak off some of the starch. Next he diced up onions to carmelize for the warm bacon dressing he was going to be making for the salad. Last he melted some chocolate and began to dip fresh strawberries. The rest of desert he stuck in the fridge to stay cold while they ate and enjoyed each other’s company.
After draining the sink and refilling it to soak off even more starch he began to render the fat from the lardon of bacon and crisp up the edges. The bacon cooked he swilled out the pieces and put them on a paper towel to drain and tossed the diced onions in on medium heat.
“Something smells good.” Cin walked in and gave him a quick kiss. “What’s on the menu?”
“Spring greens with a warm bacon balsamic dressing and blue cheese, wagyu ribeye with pommes frites and roasted carrots. I’ve only made these things once with my teachers help, so I hope it all turns out alright.”
“From the smell of things you are on the right track,” she said with a smile.
“Thank you. There’s a couple of different kinds of wine that the guy at the liquor store suggested. Why don’t you open one up and pour a glass for you and Penny.”
“I think I can do that.”
The dressing well on its way to being completed Nick tossed some carrots in olive oil and seasoned them with salt and pepper before putting them into the oven. Digging in the back of the cabinet he found what he was looking for, a heavy cast iron dutch oven that was a wedding present from one of Penny’s aunts. He was pretty sure it had never been used, but it was perfect for his frites. He also found a large skillet that came in the same set that would be perfect for cooking the steaks.
Less than an hour later the three were sitting around the table enjoying a great meal and more than a little bit of flirting. Nick could not help but smile and the attention he was receiving from the two beautiful women, but tonight was not about him. Tonight was about spoiling them and he had more than just a good meal planned for them.
“I hope you both enjoyed everything?”
“Nicky, I don’t know who it is teaching you to cook but I could kiss them,” Penny answered.
“It was fantastic Nick.”
“I’m glad you like it. I guess one good thing about being mixed up with The Church is being able to get private cooking lessons from a very famous chef.”
“Who?”
“I’m sorry I can’t say. I don’t necessarily believe in everything that my brother does, but I do agree that it is best to keep them members of The Church a secret for their protection. People aren’t always forgiving of those that choose to walk a different path.”
“Will you hide our relationship,” Cin asks.
“That’s a really complicated question, and I think the answer is both yes and no. I think there are people that we can be open with and there are people that we can’t. If you have a close friend that you think will be supportive you are more than welcome to tell them and Penny and I will do the same. Right now I think the only person that falls into that category for me is Randy.”
“I agree with that,” Penny says. “I’m sure as hell am not going to tell my parents. The only reason they know that Nicky and I are seeing each other again is JC let it slip. Let’s just say they’re less than amused.”
“Speaking of JC, what are you going to tell him,” Cin asks.
“Well.” Nick runs his hands through his hair, thinking over the situation. “Quite frankly we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t. I’m not worried about him understanding the dynamic of our relationship, he knows more about this kind of shit than I do. What I worry about is not telling him and upsetting him again, but we all know how he feels about Cin. So how is he going to react to mom and dad fucking the babysitter that he has a huge crush on. Damn it, saying it like that makes me feel like a dirty old man in a porno.”
“You are kind of living every man’s fantasy,” points out Penny.
“Yes many men do fantasize about having a threesome with two beautiful women, but it’s always about sex. They don’t fantasize about romance, or companionship, or three people that truly care about one another.”
“That’s so sweet.” Cin hops out of her chair and runs over and gives Nick a big hug. “You know for a guy that has made a lot of money hitting people with things wrapped in barbed wire you’re a big teddy bear.”
“Thank you sweety.” Knight gives the petite blonde a quick kiss. “So what do you think we should do about telling JC?”
“I agree that he is going to be hurt if we don’t tell him, especially after not telling him about us and him having to figure it out on his own. I’m also worried that telling him might also hurt him in a different kind of way. I mean how fucked up would it be to have your heart broken the first time by your own parents.”
“Alright so we wait for now, but we can’t wait too long. He’s a smart kid and he’s going to put two and two together pretty quick.” Nick took the plates from the table and carried them into the kitchen. When he came back he was carrying a wrapped package for each of the ladies. “Especially once he sees these.”
Like a kid on Christmas they both tore into the paper and quickly opened the jewelry boxes. You could hear a pin drop in the room and Nick was seriously thinking that he had fucked up when a pair of squeals shattered the silence. The next thing he knew he was nearly tackled by a pair of enthusiastic woman.
“Where in the world did you get these,” Penny asked, looking closely at the matching white gold, ruby, and diamond necklaces. “I mean we didn’t talk about this until this morning.”
“I called in a couple of favors.”
“I can’t take this.” Cin had a look of total fear on her face. “We’ve only known each other for two weeks and this must have cost you a small fortune.”
“That brings me to the second part of my surprise. IWF has offered me a long term contract is going to be paying me a lot more than I’m already making and I got a very hefty signing bonus. Penny your necklace is a thank you for everything you’ve done for me the past year, I wouldn’t be here with out by my side. Cin yours is because you’ve become very special to me the past two weeks and there was no way in hell I was going to leave you out.”
“You know for a guy that makes a living dropping people on their heads you’re kind of a big softy,” Cin says, making everyone laugh.
“I do what I can. Now you two go sit down and enjoy another glass or two of wine while I clean up the kitchen. Then I have another surprise for you.”
Nick quickly put away the left overs and tossed the dishes he had been presoaking into the dish washer. When he was finished he ran out to his car before disappearing into the master bedroom with another bag full of goodies. Filling up the bathtub to a little higher than ankle deep he put in a scoop of bath salts and lit several candles. Finally he went out to the kitchen for the chocolate covered strawberries he had made earlier and two bottles of champagne he had been chilling.
“Please come with me ladies.” Nick led them into the bath with a grin on his face. “I thought you might like a nice pedicure for Valentine’s day and I figured why pay someone to do it when I can hopefully do just as good of a job.”
“Let me guess, one of the members of The Church runs a famous salon,” Penny snarked.
“Probably, but I learned this from watching YouTube videos. Go ahead and start soaking your feet and enjoy some champagne and strawberries. I’m going to go finish washing a couple of pots and then I’ll be back to start.”
[color-ff00cc]“He really is one of the most romantic people I know Cin. This isn’t some act to impress you, this is the real Nick Knight.” Nick hears Penny telling their girlfriend as he enters the bathroom.
“Maybe I’m trying to impress her a little bit,” he says with a smile. “Who wants to first?”
The next couple of hours he spends pampering the two ladies in his life the way that he pampered him New Year’s Eve. He began with giving them both pedicures and then moved on to massages. Cin might have been training to be a professional, but he had picked up a few tricks over the years. It was also very enjoyable to be able to take his time and explore the body of the nubile woman.
It was early in the morning before sleep finally overtook them and Nicky was very cranky when his alarm woke him up just before noon. He gave each of his ladies a kiss and left for his long drive north for two weeks in the Bay Area.
Well howdy there pardner.