Point Of View 2 [*Do not read until you've read the same chapter of ATW]

Chapter 38 Cringe

*Trisha*

"I'm not doing so hot." Paul sounds awful on the phone. I pace the bedroom while we chat, and he tells me how he thinks he may have the stomach bug.

"You sure it's that and not food poisoning from the damn Avalon cafeteria food?" I ask and plop down on the bed.

"I think it's the flu. Friggen Donovan had it not long ago. I have a fever so can't go back to the Avalon until I'm 24 hours fever free. I'm at Nate's right now." 

"Wait. So, who the hell is with Moretti??" I stand back up and pace like Nate would now. If Nate finds out Julia is there without a bodyguard, he WILL have a  stroke.

"Will's older brother passed away in a car accident, so he is out of town for the week for the services." Paul begins. "I know a guy."

"You know a guy?" I say with skeptism.

"Yeah, Dante. I think he's worked for Nate before. He's good. Not the most social being out there but he will be fine for two days." 

"If I recall, you're not really the most social being either, hotpants." I chuckle. "But I do miss your face."

"That's all you miss?" Paul throws me for a loop with his flirtatious ways.

"Well, maybe not ALL I miss..." I smirk. 

We continue our call for a few minutes before another wave of nausea hits Paul and I let him go. I walk out to the main living area and begin boxing up food since Nate decided to order the entire damn menu. He does this all the time and then eats like a fricken rabbit.

"Does it always rain in Amsterdam?" Casey asks, watching the rain fall down from the balcony. It's getting late and everyone is just chilling out together right now before Jonah and Casey head back to their room.

"Not like this. This week was a bit of a bust, weather wise." I sigh while boxing up leftovers. "Jonah, take some of this food back to your room with you. I know you will eat it."

"You don't have to ask me twice." Jonah smiles. 

While everyone is calm, I take this time to tell Nate how Paul called me.

"I just got off the phone with Paul." I glance at Nate who gives me a slight eyeroll. because we kept our relationship under wraps. "It's Dante taking over for him right now. The Avalon sent him home."

"What?" Nate sits up straight now.

"Yeah. Paul has the stomach bug. I guess it's going around the Avalon but since he has a fever he can't be in the building. He can't return until he is fever free for 24 hours, so he had to find someone to cover for him."

"Where the hell is Will??"

"He's out of town for the week. Death in the family. I know Dante is good though. You've had him before." I say like I remember the guy and try to put Nate's mind at ease, so he doesn't worry. "I'm sure Paul gave him the inside scoop. She's in good hands."

"Maybe you should reach out to Julia tonight, Nate." Jonah gives Nate a little look. Like Nate would say. - Jonah is Team Nate and Julia all the way. "You ready, Case?"

After Jonah and Casey leave, I head to take a bath. And while Nate calls Julia... I decide to call Noah.

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*James*

Guilt sets in that I haven't been to the Avalon to see Julia, nor have I made an attempt to reach out to her. To be honest, I'm using my inability to use cellphones as my excuse right now. I really want to wait until Julia is detoxed and back to herself again, but not knowing how she is doing is driving me crazy.