Strangely Perfect
By SilverRain 228
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, or the Nick and Nora universe. Reviews are welcome and appreciated.
I will never forget this night, I silently promise myself as we stumble deliriously into Nicks room to crash. Even though I'm scared and more confused then ever about where Nick and I stand, for the first time in a long time, everything's alright. I know we'll have to talk about all of this tomorrow and I'm pretty sure we haven't seen the last of Tris or Tal or the rest of the extra stuff that kept getting in our way tonight. None of that seemed to matter right now though.
Nick flopped onto his bed and motioned vaguely in my direction for me to do the same. We were both too tired to notice, or to care, how weird it was that we were falling asleep in the same bed when we'd pretty much just met tonight. It didn't even occur to me to feel awkward about it either because to be completely honest, in just this one crazy night I felt closer with Nick then I'd felt with Tal in three years.
Maybe things had gotten out of hand at the show, Tal deserved to be put in his place but I hadn't meant for anyone to get hurt. I would have felt sorry for him too, but I knew it was his pride that was hurt, not his nose. Nick and I had come so close to losing our chance in that moment. When Tal was trying to pull me away and Tris was begging Nick to come with her I could feel everything I'd shared with Nick tonight slipping away. But then my eyes locked with his and in just one look he told me everything I needed to know. That he was choosing me, and no matter how hard they tried, Tris and Tal couldn't take what we'd shared away from us. The night was ours to keep. Maybe tomorrow when we were thinking logically there would be a freak out, and we'd decide that things wouldn't work between us. But maybe, just maybe, we would both drop our guard long enough to realize that if we gave this a chance, something amazing might come of it. Either way, all of that could wait because despite all of the drama tonight, right now I was lying next to Nick and the universe was strangely perfect.