Ricky and Nini were now 17 years old, they hadn't really dated yet, or kissed except for the time when they were 13, Ricky really wanted to ask Nini out but he wasn't sure if she would want to. What if she rejected him? He would lose his best friend. They were in Forest Palace with a pizza box at their feet, they had just eaten dinner. "Why is everything better up here?" Ricky wondered aloud "because this is our secret little hideaway, it's magical." Nini replied she caught his eye and smiled, he smiled back. Nini laughed "what?'
Ricky felt his hands start to sweat. "Nini, would you ever- um if you wanted.. Will you be my girlfriend? I know we're best friends and if that's to weird-
Ricky was cut off by a kiss. Ricky kissed her back putting his hands on her face. The two pulled back after a few moments and smiled. "We've improved since we were 13." Nini laughed. "So what does this mean for us?" Ricky asked "is this just making out or- Nini took Ricky's hands, she knew he was really unsure about romantic relationships, mostly because his parents were a mess. "No. it's not just making out. Ricky, I've had a crush on you since we met."
Ricky smiled "I remember, I couldn't say your name right. When i told you mine you said-
"That's an old man's name." Nini finished "I've had a crush on you too. For a long time." Ricky said
"Why didn't you say anything?" Nini wondered "I didn't want to ruin what we have." Ricky said truthfully "If you rejected me, I would lose my best friend and I don't want to lose you."
Nini hugged him. "You'll never lose me, I promise."
Ricky sighed in relief and hugged her back. "I can't believe I have a girlfriend now."
Nini giggled "and I have a boyfriend."
"No matter what happens we'll always have each other ok?" Ricky said
"Always" Nini agreed
For this chapter, I really wanted to show how unsure Ricky was about romantic relationships because his parent's love life has always been a mess, but I also wanted to show how strong Nini and Ricky's relationship really is, their more the lovers, their best friends too and I think that's really special.
