<em>~ Nicci with the girls in Mari's room ~</em><br/><br/>Still stunned, Nicci stared unseeingly into the room for a few moments.  She could feel a pain inside that wasn't just about Vice going, it was also the pain of rejection, the feeling that she wasn't good enough, that if she had been, he wouldn't have left.  She tried to shake herself, to tell herself she shouldn't be so self-centered, that this about Vince not about her, but she still felt as though a vote had been taken... and she'd lost.<br/><br/>She pushed herself up from the door and gave the two girl's their flowers each and then sat next to Mari, reaching for her hand, needing her comfort and trying to be there for them too, "That's so sad," she said softly, "And so unexpected, for me that is, I mean... I had no idea........" she looked across at Mila and smiled hesitantly, "And there we were talking about making love to him."<br/><br/>She couldn't help but feel a little naughty twist of laughter inside her too, but -  well..... it<em>was </em>an extraordinary situation so she might as well let it out, "And you know, now we<em>have </em>to make it a group thing, or one of us will be left out!"  She giggled, she couldn't help it, and then, still chortling added, "Oh... so sorry......  I know I am a terror for laughing at the wrong things.....but..........oh lord......  now we won't ever get to see his .." she could feel the tears starting to come and gasped........"His TOOL!"