P.S. This is taken after "Hearts At Stake" by Alyxandra Harvey
Nicholas' POV
Thankfully Lucy wouldn't have any other excuses after tomorrow to avoid me, other than, of course, weather conditions. School was out for Winter Break. Lucy had better tell us what was up, or else I feared her crashing. This would be the first Christmas by herself, without her parents. No matter what her parents had done in the past, they had always managed to find time for her; that had been there promise after Lucy vowed to stay home from business trips.
I sauntered into Sebastian's room. It was rumored that in this house, he had the natural class. Before I could even knock on the frame of the doorway, he replied, "What do you need?"
Trying one of those casual responses, I said, "Just wanted to see how you were doing. What's wrong with that?"
I could hear my family snicker which echoed around our household. However, Sebastian straight up burst out in laughter, "Seriously, what do you need?"
In defeat, I let out a purposely loud sigh. "I don't know what to do about dinner tonight with Lucy. Do you have anything I could use?"
"Other than my natural charm," Sebastian smirked, "nothing. But knowing Lucy; depends on what you want to do with her. Like if you just want to hang out, something not big but special. Or if you want to have a discussion, then be all fancy. Either way, spaghetti works, but it'll be about the set up that sets the mood."
"Thanks!" I said as I headed out.
I didn't even make it to my room before the wheels were turning in my head. This was serious. I had to do everything right to set the mood, however, Lucy would find a way to get off track. What would tell her 'serious'? Candles? A tablecloth? Maybe I'll just take her out, I thought.
With another simple text I said, Dress up, see you at 6! XOXO
It was five and I wanted to have dinner at six anyways, I wouldn't have much time to get ready. After a shower, I put slacks and a black button-up shirt on. This look definitely depicted that Going-On-A-Date image.
When I walked down the stairs, the rest of my family was drinking blood. Of course, they had to embarrass me by applauding my appearance. Quinn and Logan even whistled. Yet Mom seemed to sense the reason for why I was taking Lucy out, so respectively, she didn't make a single comment.
It takes about 20 minutes to get to Lucy's house, if you stick to the exact speed limits. That was my intention; I needed time to figure out how I was going to address things. As soon as I reached her house, I thought about driving away and calling her later explaining I had been passed out, which would've been partially true. No, I need answers, I convinced myself.
Once I rang the doorbell, there was no backing out. After waiting seven minutes, I rang it again. Five more minutes passed and I let myself in. The house was silent but I heard steady breathing coming from upstairs. I made my way up there, to find Lucy curled up in a ball on her bed, sleeping. Unsure of what to do, I sat beside her and gently shook her.
She woke up dazed and looked at me, surprised. "Oh gosh, how long was I asleep? I'm so sorry Nick!"
I hugged her. She must have not gotten my second text either than. "It's okay; I was going to take you out. But why don't you just come over to my house and let's have a movie night?" I suggested. Instead of a perky agreement, Lucy remained silent. Was this the explanation I was waiting for?