Since Kate had rolled in like a tiger on a fast moving train, Doc had felt his past flip him upside down. He hadn't yet really told Nitrous that he lost his home out to Kate in a gambling match. He had spent the last few weeks or so in a hotel with none of his possessions other than the empty bottle of whiskey he'd had in his hand the night before.
So, his avoidance of Nicole had been more or less too prideful to admit he had lost everything he had in a match with his ex-girlfriend.
After Nicole had invited him over he figured no time was better than now to have a good sit down. "Yes, I think it's 'bout time we do." He pulled his hair back with his hands. This was going to be a hard conversation he was sure. Nothing good came out of a woman more than a jealous one. He didn't know how Nicole was going to act, he'd never seen her upset other than the time she fished him out of jail.