Final chapter! I'm really happy with this one!
I don't own Niff or glee.
Nick smiled as he pulled up outside Jeff's house. Every day for a year, he had taken Jeff to school. It was one day short of a year since their first date. 52 weeks exactly. And he still couldn't believe his luck. Jeff's family had accepted him, and he spent a lot of weekends there. But the biggest achievement that year had been with his own family. He'd been taken to see family over summer vacation, and had been sat in a room with his aunts and uncles and cousins and nan and granddad. For the first afternoon they were there, Nick had spent a lot of the time texting Jeff.
"What's my Nicky smiling at? Do you have a girlfriend?" His nan had asked when he wouldn't stop smiling at the texts.
"Not exactly." Nick swallowed and looked up at his family. "It's my boyfriend, Jeff. I'm gay."
"Oh, that's nice." His nan replied. "Is he cute?"
"The cutest." Nick gushed. "He's a dancer and he is so amazing and I'm in love with him."
"That is so sweet."
"Would you stop encouraging him?" Nick's dad demanded. "If he is allowed to continue like this he will never get over this phase of thinking he's a homosexual."
"It's no wonder you are straight, Don, my boy." Nick's granddad spoke up, having not said much since they'd arrived. "You've got your head so far up your own ass, nothing else would fit." That comment caused Nick to fall off his chair in shock.
"Dad." Nick's father protested.
"Listen to me, Don. You too, Mary. Nick is your son, your only son. Take care of him, be there for him and support him through everything in his life. Look at him, even without him saying so, it is obvious that he is in love with this boy. The world is moving on and changing all the time, and this homophobic nonsense should be left in the past. Look at how happy your son is. I haven't seen him this happy in years. Now buck up and make a choice. The right choice. Be good parents to your son."
"Nick, do you love this boy?" Don sat on the floor next to his son.
"More than words can say. He means the world to me. He gives me the confidence to be myself."
"I still may not be entirely in love with the idea of you being gay, but I never saw how I was pushing you away. I am willing to take the steps to build this back up. When we get home, I want to meet him."
"Yes, dad."
"Hey." Jeff getting into the car snapped Nick out of his memories.
"Hi." Nick smiled, kissing him softly. "I love you."
"I love you too." Jeff kissed him back. "It's pretty much a year now. I can't believe how fast it's gone."
"I can't believe how much has changed." Nick agreed, starting to drive again. "Are you still on for staying over this weekend?"
"Yeah. I'll just need to come home to drop my school stuff."
"Sounds good." Nick's mind flicked to the little surprise he had hidden in his bag. He wasn't going to give it until the end of the day, and he hadn't felt that nervous since he'd revealed that he had been the one putting poems in Jeff's locker.
"What's going on up there?" Jeff commented, as Nick had been quiet for some time.
"Just thinking about what we can do tonight, with the house to ourselves." Nick smirked, making Jeff blush. They'd slept together several times, but Jeff still got embarrassed at any mention of sex when they were away from the privacy of Nick's bedroom.
"Don't be mean." Jeff protested.
"Do you want me to kiss you to make up? I could kiss you anywhere."
"Eyes on the road." Jeff pouted, knowing he could make Nick uncomfortable if he really wanted to.
"Ok, honey." Nick smiled, he used a lot of pet names with Jeff, who found it a little cheesy, but cute. "Don't meet me by the car after class. Meet me under the stairs by drama."
"Why?" Jeff asked, a little wearily. They had snuck off to there many times, where it was mostly hidden, it was the perfect setting for a private make out session, and last time it had happened things had gotten rather heated, and they ended up having sex in the back seat of Nick's car.
"It's a secret." Nick replied vaguely. "But don't worry, it won't be like last time."
Through the day, Nick was distracted, constantly checking the clock, willing time to go faster. He was slightly nervous, and very jumpy. He was relieved to hear the final bell, and hurried to the drama stairs, beating Jeff by a few minutes.
"Hey." He smiled as his boyfriend approached, kissing him once he was close enough.
"Hi." Jeff smiled, this moment had been on his mind all day, wondering what Nick had planned.
"This is for you." Nick handed over a piece of paper, which Jeff unfolded and read. A short poem, not unlike the ones he'd received the previous year, or randomly since.
This past year, we've been together
Has changed my life for the better
I really don't know what to do,
But I want to spend my life with you.
When Jeff looked up, Nick had gotten down on one knee, and was holding out an open ring box.
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes."
"Did you boys have a good day at school?" Stormie asked as the pair entered the kitchen, where she was drinking tea with Mark.
"Yeah." Jeff grinned, looking at Nick.
"Tell them." Nick whispered.
"Nick proposed."
Well, that's it. I hope you have enjoyed this.
And Oh, my god, I have actually finished a fanfiction. :O