She let herself in- she was becoming quite used to walking in and out of their house quite freely. She could smell his mom's cooking as she lingered into the kitchen, taking a quick peek on what that night's menu entailed.
"Hello, Selena," Denise smiled warmly, pouring the pasta out of the bowl. "I didn't know you guys had plans?" she questioned. "Nick's upstairs ready to go out," she further explained her confusion.
"Oh no," Selena rushed to explain. "We didn't- I just dropped by to say hi," she answered. Denise nodded.
"He's in his room, sweetie," the older woman nodded towards the stairs. Selena nodded and waved a small goodbye. She quickly made her way up the stairs and darted straight towards his room. She barely knocked before entering in.
"Hey," she let out an exasperated sigh as she sat on his bed. He was combing through his curls, putting on the final touches. "I didn't know you were going out tonight?" she questioned lightly. She had figured he was staying home that night: Denise and Paul had a prior engagement to attend to and the boys were pretty much free.
"Yup, hanging out with one of my friends," he smiled. He made his way over to her and lightly kissed the top of her head. She tilted her head up to give him access to her lips. He obliged and pecked her on the lips before grabbing a jacket. "Should I swing by your place on my way back?" he offered as he took her hand and pulled her up from his bed.
"No its fine. Have fun with your friends," she grinned, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a final kiss. He smiled at their exchange. "Plus, I know you really miss Maya," she said knowingly. He nodded tightly and kissed her again. He left without another word, nodding a goodbye as he scurried down the stairs. She sighed from his absence. It felt a little bit lonelier as he left the house.
She was making her way around the corner towards the stairs when a batch of curls ran into her legs. She giggled a little as Frankie tumbled back.
"Sorry Frankster," she reached out her hands as he took a hold of her and stood up.
"Its cool," he grinned up at her. "You want to play with me?" he grinned a little bit more.
"What? Am I your second choice now that your brother's gone?" she chuckled. He looked down and rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, well, I begged him to take me along to go see Noah but he-"
"What?" she asked a little too sharply. Frankie was taken aback.
"To go see Noah," he stated again, confused. He could see that Selena was processing something and that he had something he probably shouldn't have, but it was already too late.
"Nick went to see Miley?" her voice was hoarse. And even as a little boy, Frankie could sense the hurt that was etched on Selena's face.
A/N Excerpt was insipred by Selena's I won't apologize...the line where she goes remember you went out with your best friend but it wasn't the best friend you knew I thought you meant...or something along those lines. Plus I thought it owuld be a good build up to their eventual breakup.
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