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Anyways on with chapter 3

After what felt like forever, they both pulled around to find everyone gone. Lucy scanned around the room, her eyes narrowing in confusion.

"They must have gone to give us some 'alone' time." He leaned closer towards her whispering seductively, "It would be a shame to let it go.''

With the signature smirk clear on his face.

See this is what she meant by confusing her. She wasn't sure whether he was serious or joking. This was her best friend's brother for god sake.

To save her from further embarrassment, she snorted despite her racing heart, ''Yeah in your dreams, Nicky."

She pulled apart to go to her room and stopped halfway when she heard her name being called,

''Luce, I missed you."

She turned towards him abruptly to find him already gone. The disappointment of not finding him there was quickly overpowered by the happiness that surged throughout her body due to those simple words.

That meant she somehow had a place in his heart and her presence made a difference to him. She could barely hold the squeal threatening to be out while she sprinted towards her room.

She practically pulled the door of her room off its hinges in her excitement and surely enough Solange was sitting there with a knowing smirk in her face. Being a vampire sure had its advantage, but aside from her racing heart, had her best friend also heard her brother's confession? Lucy's face reddened at the thought of what he said.

''Are you going to stay red faced all night or do I get the yummy details of what you two did as well?''

Solange asked waggling her eyebrows suggestively.

Geez, do all the Drakes have to be like this. Her face reddened more if it was possible but she managed a scowl towards her best friend.

''There is nothing going between us, Sol.'' She replied still maintaining her scowl.

"Yeah right. I am best friend, Luce, you are like an open book to me. Even a completely stupid person can figure out your feelings for my brother.''

''Are my feelings that obvious?'' she worried however, her face heated back up again when she looked at Solange who had her eyebrow raised with the most triumphant smile on her face.

''So you admit you have feelings for him?" she asked still with that triumph smile on her lips.

"What? No? It's just… I don't know" She sighed giving up as she couldn't express her feelings in words.

"You don't know?" Solange asked incredulously, gosh her best friend was really dense.

"Ughh, let's just drop it. Don't you feel disgusted or freaked out though. It's your older brother and best friend after all."

Solange snorted, "Please I've been over that phase a real long ago. And nope we are so not going to drop this so get started with your story, love."

Okay, "Wait, what do you mean by 'over that phase a real long ago'?" She wondered aloud to her best friend.

Solange sighed, yep her best friend was really dense and also blind by the looks of it, "Luce, Have you not seen the way Nicholas looks at you?"

Lucy frowned, "What do you mean? He looks at me normally like how he does with everyone."

"Trust me, Lucy. He looks at you differently, it's like he doesn't even care about anything else once he has laid his eyes on you. He's totally whipped, mate'' Solange finished with a wink.

Lucy's heart accelerated and her breath caught in her throat.

He couldn't have. Solange must have misinterpreted or something she told herself determinedly and shook her head. She wasn't going to set herself up for nothing.

Solange saw the denial in Lucy's face and groaned inwardly. Her poor brother was going to suffer a lot. He was going to need a lot of help as this self-doubting idiot was going nowhere 'cause of her doubts.

"Anyways, tell me about your feelings then," she pleaded with her best puppy dog face knowing full well that Lucy always gave in to it.

Lucy hesitated at first but then gave up muttering, 'Damn drakes' and 'their stupid dirty tricks'. Solange let out a laugh and quickly shut up when Lucy gave her a look.

"It's really confusing and complicated. At first, I couldn't stand him. You know how he was like with his stupid attitude and ego but then, something changed or rather I changed the way I viewed him. You know the day before I was to leave for Hostel?"

Solange nodded her head, "You were real upset about your parents suddenly leaving you without seeing you off."

She smiled, "Yep, that's when this confusion all started. Nicholas comforted me and that's the first time I saw his different side or he allowed me to see his different side; his soft and caring side which was usually hidden carefully underneath his cold and cocky self. I was blown away to see how well he understood me. It was like he knew every single word to make me feel comforted. He let me in a little piece of his heart and I couldn't get myself out of it. That is when I saw him in a different light I guess. And the time being apart from him made me miss him, want to see him."

Lucy shrugged as if it didn't matter or as if she hadn't given a heartfelt confession even though her heart was beating furiously which obviously didn't go unnoticed by Solange.

Solange looked at her in awe.

She was definitely going to help Nicholas now.

Nicky and Lucky are too damn dense to see their feelings *sigh* hopefully Solange can help them ;)

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