Nicholas POV
Do you know what? I really hate my life sometimes, wait did I just really say that? Oh god! What am I doing, I think I am turning in to Connor sitting in my room all day, on my own, talking to my self – it's that or I am turning mad... Nah!
I roll over to the other side of my bed to face the photo on my bedside table, it was of me and Lucy on her 15th birthday and if you hadn't figured it out by now, yes I have a BIG crush on Lucy, and I have ever since I was old enough to date. The problem is, that Lucy is my sister's best friend and has been forever.
With that thought in mind I traced Lucy's face, in the picture, with my finger wondering if she even felt the same way – a long shot I know, seen as we try to make each other's lives hell, every time we see each other. A joke, of course, well for me it is partly a disguise of how I really feel, but mainly a joke.
To add to that I have 7 older brother who also love to make my life hell with constant jokes, pranks and comments about how 'I LOVE Lucy' which makes it even harder for me to around Lucy because I have to keep up my guard without slipping up and showing her how I feel, I will probably just be Solange's annoying older brother to her.
"Watch out Nick here comes your girlfriend". Quinn taunted from my room's doorway – Crap! I quickly hid the photo of Lucy. "What's that?" Quinn said with a smirk.
"Nothing! And Lucy is not my Girlfriend"
"Oh ok, whatever you say..."
"She is not my girlfriend!"
"Ok, brother..." Quinn drawled on as we made our dissent down the stairs. We were met by an excited Lucy and Solange as they walked through the front door, bringing a cool breeze through with them. They walked past us, like we didn't exist, into the living room, discussing their plans for their sleepover, tonight.
"And gummy bears don't forget the gummy bears!" Lucy interrupted whatever Solange was saying.
"Do you ever stop thinking about gummy bears, Lucky" I said in my usual mocking tone as I walked through the door that lead into the living room, to join her
"Oh, great Nicky is here and no. No I don't" Lucy replied as she turned to face me, her eyes wide and full of life even when they looked through the lenses of her glasses. Damn it why did she have to be so cute, even her glasses were cute as hell – Snap out of it Nicholas! She stared at me as if waiting for my smart comeback but when I didn't reply straight away, because I was lost in thought, she gave a confused expression and replied. "Does you face always look like that?"
"What perfect and handsome" I teased.
"No ugly and annoying"
Solange sniggered quietly from behind Lucy who stood with a wicked smirk plastered on her face, so sure of herself as always.
"Owned brother" Quinn said nonchalantly, when I didn't reply with an even better comeback. Mainly because I couldn't criticize the way she looked because she was beautiful and strong, as always.
So instead of sticking around while my humiliation grew I turned to walk back up to my room but not before Lucy spat "Better luck next time Nicky!" I heard a slapping sound as Lucy and Solange High 5-ed.