So I wish I had warned you last chapter buuut I think you guys are really going to like this and the next chapter! I hope so anyway! This one is a tad shorter than what I've been doing lately but when you get to the end you'll know why I had to end it there ;) So enjoy y'all! :)
Chapter Fourteen
I woke up to a sensation that I haven't felt in a long time. Jeff wrapped around me. I smiled to myself as I opened my eyes and looked at the blonde head tucked into my chest. It felt so nice to have him so close again. I look over at the clock 10:07. Uh oh. I'm supposed to meet Blaine at noon and it's an hour away. I never oversleep. Oh well, it was pretty worth it today. I try to get myself out of Jeff's arms without waking him up. Failed.
"Nicky, no…" Jeff whines as I try to stand up.
"What, Jeffy? I have to get up and get ready to see Blaine," I tell him.
"Just lay with me for a few more minutes. Please?" Jeff asks, looking up at me with his best puppy dog eyes. I can't resist him.
"Okay, Jeffy. I'll lie here for a few more minutes," I finally cave.
"Yay! Thanks Nicky!" Jeff says, smiling up at me before he buries his head in my chest again. I smile down at him even though he can't see me. I run my hand through his hair while the other one lies on my stomach. Jeff takes the hand that's lying on my stomach and intertwines our finger together. I feel my heart skip a beat and butterflies in my stomach. I hold his hand as I glance at the clock again. 10:11. I can afford to give him four more minutes and then I have to get up. I just lay there with him, completely happy. This is the way I wish I could spend every morning. Just holding Jeff in my arms, him cuddling into my chest. But no, we both have boyfriends. Well, Jeff does, I have a fake boyfriend. But Jeff thinks it's real. I close my eyes, not wanting to look over at the clock. But I have to. So I open my eyes and turn my head to look at the clock. 10:16. Damn.
"Jeffy, I have to get up now," I reluctantly tell him.
"No, Nicky!" Jeff pouts.
"I have to. If I don't I'll be late going to see Blaine," I say, brushing his bangs out of his eyes.
"So? Blaine will understand," Jeff says, picking at a thread on my shirt. It's so hard to say no to him but I know I have to.
"Jeff, please. I promise you when I get back I'll spend time with you again," I tell him.
"No you won't, Sebastian will want to be with you," Jeff says, not looking up at me.
"Maybe. But he'll understand my wanting to spend time with you," I say.
"Will he?" Jeff asks, finally meeting my eyes.
"Of course he will. I think he has lacrosse practice tonight anyway," I say to Jeff.
"So I'll have you all to myself?" Jeff asks.
"Of course you will," I reply with a smile. Jeff smiles and lets me go. I get up and find some clothes before heading into the bathroom for a shower. Now that Jeff has slowed me down even more, I have to be quick. I shower in record time and step out, drying myself with a towel before dressing. I run a brush through my hair, hoping it will dry nice today. I walk out and Jeff is facing the wall, curled up in my blankets. I can't help but stand there and smile at how adorable he looks. As I'm standing there, Jeff flips over to look at me.
"Nicky?" he asks.
"Yes?" I say, taking a step closer to the bed.
"How did you get over me so quickly? Because you realized that I wasn't worth it?" Jeff asks, looking up at me with these sad eyes. I've never seen him look like that before. I can see he really wonders that and not that he's just looking for sympathy. It breaks my heart that he could actually think that. I go and sit on the edge of the bed.
"I don't want you to ever think you're not worth it. The truth is I'm not over you. But, you have Thad. So I realized I had to move on as well. There was no use moping over you when I couldn't do anything to change it, right?" I say this to him so well that I almost believe the whole thing myself. Sebastian has taught me how to think on my feet and I have to thank him for that. Jeff nods and scoots closer to me.
"I guess you're right. Have fun today Nicky, I'll see you later," he says. I pull him into a hug.
"Bye Jeff," I say before pulling back and walking out the door. Now, I'm really late. I all but run down to my car and get inside. I get inside and make my way towards the Lima Bean.
Once I get there, Blaine's already inside at a table, waiting. I spot him and make my way over to him. He sees me and smiles, standing up. He pulls me into a hug.
"I missed you man!" he says as we hug. I pull back and look at him.
"Yeah, I missed you too! It's been way too long," I say as we sit down. Blaine had already gotten a drink for each of us. "Thanks man," I say as I take a sip.
"It's no problem," he says, taking a sip of his own. "So what's been going on at Dalton?"
"Same old, same old. The drama hasn't died down at all," I say with a chuckle. Blaine chuckles as well.
"Oh, I bet. Some of those guys are worse than girls," he says and I nod in agreement.
"They sure are," I say.
"Did Trent ever get that guy to go out with him? He tells me all the gossip but his own," Blaine says.
"No, I don't think he has yet. But we've all met him and he seems pretty cool," I tell him.
"That's good," Blaine said.
"Um, Blaine I have something to tell you…" I say figuring it's best he hear it from me.
"Yeah, Nick?" he asks, tilting his head in curiosity.
"Well, I just wanted you to know…I'm gay," I tell him, looking into his eyes for a reaction. Blaine smiles.
"I know," he tells me. Oh. So much for him hearing it from me.
"Oh…" is all I say.
"You know the Warblers; they can't keep their mouths shut. But seriously, I'm happy for you man. I know it's not easy to come out but you've done it. I'm proud of you," Blaine says to me.
"Thanks man, that really means a lot to me," I say in response, smiling at him. Blaine then looks down to the table and shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
"Um, the Warblers told me something else," he finally says.
"What is it, Blaine?" I ask, furrowing my brow.
"T-They told me that you and Sebastian are dating… I-Is that true?" he asks, looking up me through his lashes. I can't help but smile at him. I know I can tell him the truth.
"Can you keep a secret?" I ask, leaning in closer to him.
"Of course, you know that," Blaine says, nodding.
"I know. Well, Sebastian and I aren't really dating. We just told everyone we were so it might make Jeff jealous. Sebastian seems to think that it's working but I'm not so sure," I tell him. I can see Blaine relax and a smile plays at his lips.
"Really? So you two aren't into each other?" he asks hopefully.
"No, not like that. We've become really great friends though. And as one of his best friends, I'd like to tell you that he really does care about you. He doesn't want to just lose you. He really, really cares," I tell him, reaching across the table to put my hand on top of his. Blaine smiles.
"I always had a feeling about that. Kurt always said he just wanted to use me but I never fully believed that," Blaine admits.
"Well I don't think Kurt will like what I just told you then," I say, frowning some. Blaine shakes his head.
"I don't have to worry about that. Kurt and I actually broke up… That's what I wanted to tell you here today," Blaine says.
"I'm so sorry to hear about that, Blaine," I tell him honestly. Blaine shrugs.
"I'm not too heartbroken about it. I knew it was coming. Things just seemed to keep getting in the way of our relationship. It wasn't anyone's fault," Blaine tells me. I nod understandingly.
"That makes sense. But, when you're ready, I think giving Sebastian a call wouldn't hurt. I'm not rushing you or anything, I'm just saying," I tell him.
"I know you're not rushing me. You're just being a good friend, Nick," he says, smiling at me.
"Thanks, man," I say.
"So," Blaine begins, beaming at me, "you're interested in Jeff?"
I blush instantly. "Y-Yeah, I'm kind of in love with him…" I admit.
"Aw, that's adorable! I always kind of had a feeling too," Blaine says with a wink.
"Did you really?" I ask with a laugh.
"Totally dude! The way you look at him says it all," Blaine says with a smile. I blush, looking down at the table with a smile.
"He's with Thad though," I say sadly, my smile fading fast.
"Thad? I didn't even know Thad was gay!" Blaine exclaimed.
"Yeah, he is. None of us knew either. Jeff told me he isn't gay though, he's bi," I inform Blaine.
"I always had a feeling about that, actually. I saw him check out Kurt a few times and got pretty suspicious. But at that time he also wouldn't shut up about Quinn," Blaine says, taking a sip of his drink.
"Oh yeah, I remember when he was obsessed with her!" I say, remembering clearly how jealous I was.
"Yeah, the good old days when I was back with the Warblers…" Blaine says with a sigh.
"Dude, come back to Dalton! I mean, the only reason you went to McKinley was to be with Kurt. So you should come back!" I say enthusiastically.
"I was actually considering it, Nick. I really was. But I'm not sure if my parents can swing the tuition again," he says sadly. I frown.
"I really hope they can, man. I'd love to see you back in the Dalton halls," I tell him with a smile.
"I'd love to be back there too," Blaine says, smiling as well.
"That'd be perfect," I tell him honestly. Blaine looks down at his watch.
"Damn. I really hate to say this but, I need to go. Cooper's in town and he wants us to have a brother's night before his flight back tomorrow morning," Blaine tells me with a frown.
"Aw, alright man. It was really nice seeing you and catching up with you again. We'll have to do it again sometime," I say.
"Definitely! Hey, my parents are having some business party in about two weeks. You think maybe you and the guys would like to come?" Blaine asks.
"I think we'd all love that, Blaine," I say as we both stand up. Blaine smiles and pulls me into a hug.
"Perfect! I hope to see all you guys then. Bye, Nick," Blaine says.
"You'll most definitely see me! Bye, Blaine!" I say with a wave as he walks out. He waves back and then he's out the door. I look at my watch. Wow! There's no way we were here for five hours! That time flew by. I decide I need to get some food because I'm starving. So by the time I leave the Lima Bean, get some food and get back to Dalton it's seven o'clock. I walk into Dalton and head towards the dorms. As I'm rounding the corner I see Thad walking. Thad? What's he doing here? Isn't he supposed to be with his grandmother?
"Thad?" I ask.
"Yeah?" he asks in an annoyed tone, giving me a glare.
"W-What are you doing here?" I say and can't help be flustered by the ton he's giving me.
"I go to school here," Thad answers flatly.
"Well yeah, I know that but aren't you supposed to be visiting your grandmother this weekend?" I ask. He looks at me like I have three heads.
"No? But if you see your buddy Jeff, tell him to come get his crap out of my room," Thad says.
"Why can't you just tell him? I don't really want to be the messenger between you guys… Why can't you tell him?" I ask, suddenly being just as cold to him as he was to me. Thad just rolls his eyes at me.
"Because he broke up with me," Thad states plainly. I froze. I was speechless. I really don't know how to react. Jeff broke up with him? Why? When? So many questions were rattling through my mind.
"You of all people should know that," Thad says coldly before walking away. What does that mean? Why should I of all people know that? There's so much I don't know.
One thing I do know, I need to talk to Jeff.
Eh? Eh? Did you enjoy? I hope so! And I loved all your answers to my Niff vs Nickbastian. The majority of you said Niff but I did get some Nickbastian! You guys will just have to wait and see what I've decided will happen ;) Stay tuned for the next chapter!