Nic
He goes straight to the place where he knows his father hides his alcohol and isn't surprised to find a huge amount of half empty whiskey bottles in there. He empties one of them and closes his eyes for a few minutes to calm himself down. He said it. He told her, that he still loves her. And from her reaction he could tell, that she cares about him as well. God fucking damn it! Why does this have to be so complicated?
He punches the wall to let out some of his anger and pain and puts the bottle back before he braces himself for what's about to come next. He takes a few deep breaths, then walks back into the living room, where his whole kinfolk's standing around, talking, drinking coffee and eating cake. He joins his uncle Jerry who is talking to a bunch of cousins he doesn't know the names of.
But he can't concentrate on anything, because all he can think of his how much he loves Hannah and how much he wants to be with her.

Nic
The afternoon goes by in a blur after that. His whole family seems to hate him and they let him feel that too. But he doesn't really care. All he cares about is his real family. His sister, his brother... Hannah. Because she was family to him. She IS family to him.
After the last of the kinfolk has left, he and Rebecca start to clean up the dirty dishes. She's awfully quiet. He really wants to tell her how sorry he is, but he can't seem to find the right words. But then it's her who breaks the silence. "I... I heard about your little fight yesterday." she says carefully almost as if she's afraid of how I might react. I stop washing the plate for a moment and turn my head towards her. "Yeah... I... I know it was stupid. It's just... John... he... he said a few things about... about you and Hannah..." Rebecca winces as I mention Johns name and looks to her hands. "What did he say exactly?" she wants to know. Nic looks frowns slightly, mystified by her behavior. "He said... he said that he... he slept with you... and..." Rebecca snorts and shakes her head. "Did he?" she turns towards him. "Thank you for protecting my honor, Nic." she sounds rather sarcastically. "But it's a little too late to give a damn about me or my life. You could get beaten up a hundred times by John and it wouldn't change a thing." and with that she turns around and leaves the kitchen, slamming the door shut behind her.

Nic
He is rather bewildered by her outburst, but before he can do anything else than shake his head, Hannah appears and tells him, that Rebecca is going to be okay. He just looks at her until she walks away and gets into her car. What the hell is going on?
Nic shakes his head a few times, then continues to wash the dishes. He wants to know what happened between John and Rebecca. He thought John just talked shit when he claimed that they had sex, but obviously something happened between those two. And he needs to find out what exactly.
But first of all, he needs to clean up the kitchen and then look after Mephisto, because he is worried about his dog.

Nic
After taking care of Mephisto and the kitchen, he decides to go on a stroll through the neighborhood. Despite everything that this place stands for, it once was his home and there are so many happy memories. Most of which contain Hannah.
So he takes his jacket and his shoes and just walks out the door. He is going to deal with Rebecca and this whole thing later. He just needs to clear his dead. This was only one day. Six remain. Six days in this hell.
But six days where he gets to see Hannah... He's unsure how to feel about all of this.
He puts his hands into his pockets and walks down the street. Everything is exactly the same. Only now he has a very different perspective of things. He notices different things, he understands now. All these american flags in the garden and the signs. The grumpy, old married couple a few blocks away.. He always thought that they were the happiest people on earth. But now he knows, that the man beats her up pretty good and that she sleeps with their neighbor.
All these little details he didn't used to notice as a kid now come to life and form a picture of a small town with so many lies he's surprised nobody's been killed by now.

Nic
After a while he stops at the liquor store to buy myself some Bourbon. Normally he doesn't drink that much, but the day was hard and he needs a little bit of distraction. With his bottle he walks the path out of the town. There is a small lake near by, where he and Hannah always spend most of their summers. That's where he wants to be right now.
After ten minutes he arrives at last and sits down on the small land on the bank, opening his bottle and taking a huge gulp.

Nic
He sits there, drinking his bourbon and thinking about all the good memories he has of Hannah and their shared time.
And then suddenly, she appears next to him, ripping him out of his thoughts and bringing him into reality. He clears his throat because he has a lump in it. "Hey." he turns his had to look at her and smiles a little bit. Every time he sees her it just hits him again how unbelievably beautiful she is.
"What are you doing here?" he asks while trying not to show how much he wants to be with her, to feel her, to kiss her...
But he already knows the answer. It's the same reason why he is being here.

Nic
He automatically smiles broadly, when she has to suppress a shiver after taking a huge gulp from his bourbon. At least this hasn't changed. He drinking bourbon, she criticizing him for liking it, but still drinking half of the bottle. Something about it feels so amazingly normal, that he is about to put his arm around her, when he realizes, that this might not be such a good idea. He stops midway and covers it by brushing his hair back, which of course is nonsense, since he has a very short haircut.
Then she mentions the naked-butt-incident from 2003 and he actually laughs a little, before taking his bottle back from her and taking a huge gulp himself. "Yeah. Your mom was so shocked when she had to get us from the police station... I still can see her face in front of me. She always thought you were an angel... She hated me for turning you over to the bad side." he jokes and then gets serious. "I... I'm very sorry about her... When I heard.. all I wanted to do was to come back to be supportive, but... I just couldn't get myself to do it..."

Nic
"Yeah I know, that she's alive. But I heard about your big fight... She moved away shortly after that. I just... I know you always had your problems with her. But she is your mother and she moving away is not exactly easy for you..." I shrug and look her in the eyes before I feel my fury firing up again. "Your dad showed up? Where is he now? I haven't seen him on the funeral. I hope you kicked him hard in the nuts..."
I've always hated this man for leaving Hannah. She may not admit it, but it had a huge negative impact on her life, growing up without him. She had a few psychological problems during our youth and they all rooted on his disappearance when she was just a baby.

Nic
As she hears how she talks about her father, a bride smile appears on his face and he says: "Good. He doesn't deserve a second chance." I don't deserve a second chance, since we're being honest here, but I don't say that second part out loud. After all I want her to forgive me, and by saying something like this, I'm not exactly encouraging her to do so.
But it doesn't matter, because suddenly, there is this moment between us. We look into each others eyes and the burning desire to kiss her fires up again. And this time I am sure, that nothing I could think of could stop me from doing so.
I begin to lean closer to her. Taking in every feature of her beautiful face by doing so.

Nic
As she leans in to kiss him, it's like he is a teenager again. God damn it! These lips have been all he has dreamed about for the last decade. He missed her so much. And now, he sits here, where they spend so many hours together and kisses her. He pulls her closer to him, as he intensifies their kiss. She tastes just like he remembered. Even better.
He wants for this moment to never end again, but he knows, that it will, so he's going to enjoy every second of it.