Roxy: Doesn't he have a mother?
Nick: Well, yeah, but she's not nearly as warm as you are.
Nick: Well, yeah, but she's not nearly as warm as you are.
Roxy asked Kyle what Fish was going to think about all of this, which was Oliver's cue to walk in carrying Nick's bag. Roxy watched Fish's reaction while Kyle helped Nick over to the bed and then she asked to speak with her friend alone.
Left with Nick, Oliver asked if he could get him some water so he could take his meds and Nick said that he had to take them with milk. Oliver wasn't sure if Kyle had any milk there or not and Nick wasted no time in demonstrating superior knowledge of his ex by noting that if he did, it would probably have gone bad since Kyle never paid attention to expiration dates.
Out in the hall, Roxy demanded to know what Kyle was thinking, moving his ex into his bed. Kyle, more amused than anything by Roxy's concerns, assured her that it wasn't like that at all, that Nick just needed a friend to take care of him and that Oliver understood. Roxy said that was because Fish was a good guy, unlike "Nick 'The Home Wrecker' Chavez!"
Kyle assured her that Nick knew he was with Fish now and Roxy retorted that Nick may know that, but he doesn't like it. She reminded Kyle that Nick had wanted to marry him not so long ago.
Kyle promised Roxy that it was just going to be for a few days and Roxy advised him to heal Nick quickly, or he'd end up losing the love of his life.
I know I've said this before, but I truly love Roxy and Kyle's friendship. This show does friendships so well, and this particular one is my favorite. I also love that Roxy is so willing to go to bat for Kyle and Oliver's relationship.
When Kyle returned to the room, Oliver raised a question that had clearly been on his- and my- mind since the whole situation arose: where exactly was Kyle planning on sleeping? Nick looked mighty interested in hearing the answer to this as well.
Kyle assured Oliver that he'd throw a sleeping bag on the floor, but Nick was having none of that, pointing out that Kyle is a med student who barely gets enough sleep as it is. Nick offered to find someplace else to stay, but Kyle insisted that he stay with him, pointing out that it wouldn't be for long.
Oliver chimed in to say that he hoped not, and then quickly added that Nick wouldn't want those creeps who attacked him to think they'd sidelined him. Nick agreeded and told Kyle that he didn't want to be waited on, that he had to start getting around and doing things for himself. He said that he still knew where everything was in the room, leaving Fish looking less than pleased at another reminder of Nick's familiarity with all things Kyle.
Kyle helped his ex into the bathroom and Nick oh so subtly flashed Kyle a peek at his abs while noting that his ribs only hurt when he laughed. He asked if Kyle still had the organic soap he liked and Kyle told him he did and not to use it all up this time.
Poor Fish was clearly feeling like a third wheel in the background and once they were alone he told Kyle that he didn't know that he had organic soap or that he let his milk spoil. Kyle, referring to his boyfriend as Ollie for the first time I've ever heard, playfully asked if Fish was getting jealous.
Kyle reminded Fish that he lives with Layla, who as his ex probably knows a lot about him that Kyle doesn't know yet. He reminded Fish that he and Nick are just friends, like Oliver is with Layla.
While this is true to some extent, I somehow don't think that Kyle would be as blase about it if Cristian were the roommate who was Fish's ex. There's a difference between living with an ex who you aren't physically attracted to and living with one who could still easily turn you on. Still, it all comes down to trust in the end.
At any rate, Fish conceded the logic in Kyle's analogy and explained that he just wished they'd had a chance to be together before all this happened with Nick. Kyle agreed that he was disappointed, too, but promised that they'd find the time to be together. Kyle then pulled Fish into a kiss, which Nick walked out of the bathroom in time to not only witness but interrupt with his injured stumbling towards the bed.
Fish said that it was time for him to go, since he had to be on duty in twenty minutes, and Kyle walked him out. Once they were in the hall, the kissing continued and Oliver told Kyle that he was driving him crazy. Kyle, in a very sexy half growl, told Fish that that was the whole point.
This scene was incredibly hot, the chemistry between these two was on in full force and Brett Claywell can really play smouldering, sexy scenes very well! I love the combination of Kyle's sexy confidence and Oliver's shy, nervous, and yet eager energy.
Back in the room, Kyle's cell phone rang and Nick answered it. Roxy was calling from the front desk downstairs and, believing she was talking to Kyle, told him that another room had just opened up in the motel and that Nick could move in there so that Kyle could check on him every hour and still have his own bed free.
Roxy hung up without waiting for a response and when Kyle came back in and asked if he'd heard his phone, Nick lied and said that Roxy had just called to see if they needed fresh linens. I really liked that Nicholas Rodriguez played this scene with a look of guilt stricken desperation on his face, since I'm not willing to see Nick as a heartless schemer but rather as someone acting completely out of character because of love. I need to know that Nick knows that what he's doing is wrong and feels bad about it, and Rodriguez is doing a good job of conveying that.
Of course, I don't know how Nick thinks that he's going to get away with keeping Roxy from talking to Kyle about the available room since she's a force to be reckoned with when her mind is made up about something.
Great scenes today, as always I can't wait to see what happens next with this story.
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