(A.N:/ Okay, so, first of all I'd like to appologize for taking so long to update. If you read my cutter Jeff fic (scarred) I said that I was trying to finish Scarred so I wouldn't be trying to manage so many stories all at once. So, there are a total of 12 chapters for this story. It was originally going to be 13 but I combined two because they were short. The other stories I'm working on are All Things Go, my badboy!Nick one (which is currently exclusively on my tumblr page) (glee-fanfiction . tumblr . com), and my Rockstar!Jeff fic. Once I finish one or more of these stories I will start my Kurtbastian/Klaine story (which I'm super excited to start). Now, this is me just casually whoring out my tumblr here. Ha, if you guys want spoilers or things like that I'm always posting them on my tumblr (and if you follow you have a shot at winning the giveaway that I plan on doing soonish) Anyway, on to chapter eight. As always, I hope you enjoy!)
NICK'S POV:
Nick paced around his room frantically as he tugged lightly at his hair as he tried to wrap his brain around what had just happen. Why did I do that! I'm straight!...Right? Yeah! I am-I'm...straight...I was just...caught up in the moment. Yeah, that's it! I was just caught up in the moment and that asshole took advantage of me. But Jeff didn't make the first move...Wait, why am I standing up for him?
"Ah!" Nick yelled, pulling harder at his hair.
There was a light knock on Nick's door and Mrs. Duval popped her head in a moment later. "Are you alright, sweetheart?" She asked, with a slightly worried look. "You missed dinner so I brought you up a plate." She said, walking fully into the room and handing Nick a plate of food that was still warm.
Nick gave his mom a small smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just...I guess I'm just not really feeling all that well. I think I'm going to go take a walk in a little while. Get some fresh air or something."
Mrs. Duval gave Nick a small smile and nodded. "Alright hun, just remember to wear your coat. It's cold out there."
"Yeah, I will mom."
"Your father and I are going to go to the store to get a few things for Christmas. Can you watch after your sister for about twenty minutes please?"
"Yeah, sure...but you realize Christmas isn't for another month, right?"
Mrs. Duval chuckled lightly. "I know, I just love the Holidays too much to wait." She said, closing the door behind her.
Nick sighed loudly before going downstairs to watch his sister.
"Nick-Nick!" Maggie, Nick's six year old sister, yelped out as she ran over to him.
"Hey Mags." Nick said, lifting up his sister and placing her on his lap. "How are you?"
"You look sad." She said, frowning.
Nick's eyebrows rose slightly. "I'm fine." He said, placing her back on the ground. "Just thinking a lot."
"'Bout what?" She asked.
"Things." Nick said, in a slightly higher than normal voice.
"That's boring. Look what I can do!" She said as she started to dance around the room.
"That's great Mags." Nick said, not paying much attention to what she was doing. Should I blame Jeff? He knew I wasn't interested in him yet he still took advantage of me...Right? It's his fault. I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not gay, Jeff just took advantage of me. It wasn't my fault! He fucked my best friend, my girlfriend, and me! He's just an asshole and after tomorrow I'll never have to talk to him again. I just have to get this project over and done with and that'll be it. Yeah.
"Nick-Nick?" Maggie asked, looking up at him with big brown eyes.
"Yeah?"
"You okay?" Maggie asked, simply.
Nick opened his mouth to say something but closed it after a moment or two. After a long pause Nick finally decided to speak. "Hey Mags?"
"Yes?"
"What do you think of gay people?"
Maddie furrowed her brows, and scrunched up her face. "What's that?" She asked, confused.
"It's when someone loves the same gender as them." Nick explained.
"Oh!" Maggie exclaimed. "Love is great no matter what." She said, smiling happily.
Nick couldn't help but smile a little at the simplicity of Maggie's answer. She didn't fully understand the subject.
"Nick-Nick?"
"Yeah?"
Maggie paused dramatically to look around the room, as if to make sure they were completely alone. "Are you gay?" She whispered.
"I..." Nick started, nervously. He honestly didn't know how to answer the question because he didn't know the answer himself.
Maggie smiled. "If you are, that's okay." She whispered.
"Good to know." Nick whispered back, smiling back at his younger sister. She didn't understand what she was really saying and maybe in the future, when she was older and had more knowledge on the subject she would change her mind, but for right now, knowing his sister would accept him no matter what made him feel a little better. "Now, I'll be back in a minute. I have a project to work on and I have to grab it from my room."
"Okay!" Maggie said, giggling.
The next day Nick took his seat in History class, a few minutes later Jeff sat beside him.
"So...about last night..." Jeff said, uncharacteristically uncomfortable sounding.
"The project is finished and nothing happened last night." Nick said, quickly. "And I don't think we should talk anymore." He added, shortly after.
"Oh...Okay, yeah. That's fine." Jeff said and Nick could havesworn that Jeff sounded disappointed. A moment later Nick decided he was just over thinking things and ignored the thought.
And that was that.
A month later Nick was walking through the park a few streets down from his house, with Maggie, on his way back to his house when a flash of blond caught his hair. "Jeff?" Nick asked, confused as to why Jeff would be sitting on a park bench, with no coat in the dead of winter, and bleeding with bruises on his face.
Jeff looked up, looking frightened for a few moments before smirking up at Nick. "You came for more of this?"
Nick frowned before rolling his eyes. "Shut up. What are you doing here?"
"Uh chillin. Duh."
"Without a coat in forty degree weather? Try again."
"What do you care? What happened to the whole 'lets not talk' shit." Jeff said, coldly. There was a little gasp behind Nick and Jeff furrowed his brows in confusion before noticing a little girl hiding behind Nick's leg. "What?" Jeff asked the little girl, in a slightly less mean tone.
"You said a bad word." She said.
"Maggie, shh." Nick warned.
"Oh sorry." Jeff said, looking down at Maggie.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Jeff. Who are you?" Jeff asked, bending down to be eye level with Maggie.
"I'm Maggie. You're bleeding." She said, simply.
"Maggie." Nick said, trying to get her to stop talking. "You shouldn't say things like that to strangers."
"Oh, sorry."
"It's alright." Jeff said, simply. "You're right, I am bleeding."
"But why?"
"I got hit."
"By who?"
"Maggie!" Nick yelled.
Jeff chuckled. "You sure ask a lot of questions, huh?"
"Sorry, we'll get out of your hair." Nick said, starting to walk away from Jeff. A few steps later Nick paused and turned around. "Are you okay?" Nick asked, concerned. Though he hated Jeff, Nick couldn't help but worry a little about the boy. Jeff looked so different, so tired and hurt. Nick felt bad for him.
"Fine. Why are you here?" Jeff asked, frowning.
"On our way home. This was a shortcut." Nick explained.
Jeff nodded. "You should probably go home then." Jeff looked down at Maggie and flashed her a kind smile. "Huh?"
"Yeah...we should." Nick said, a little taken back by Jeff's ability to handle children so well. "But that doesn't answer my question."
"And what was your question?"
"I asked if you're okay."
"And I said I was fine." Jeff said, beginning to grow defensive.
"Jeff...You're the most frustrating person to talk to, you know that? You're bleeding and freezing. You clearly aren't fine. Why don't you go home?" Nick asked.
Jeff glared at Nick. "I will. Just. Ah, just go away."
"Why aren't you home now?" Maggie asked.
Jeff's brows rose. "I'm just...not..." He said, awkwardly.
Nick scoffed. "What, parents finally got sick of you and kicked you out?"
"I uh..." Jeff said, looking down at the ground.
It wasn't until then that Nick realized that there was a reason why Jeff wasn't home. Nick nodded slightly. "Oh...Why aren't you at your friend's house? That guy dating Kurt and that tall douchy one?"
"They're both busy."
Nick sighed. "I can't believe I'm going to do this." He mumbled under his breath before yanking Jeff's phone out of his hand.
"Hey!" Jeff yelled, frowning.
"Shut up." Nick said. After a minute or so Nick tossed Jeff his phone back.
"What'd you do!"
"My parents are leaving with Maggie in an hour to Florida for the week. If you need a place to sleep for the night, text me."
Jeff looked up at Nick, confused. "What happened to you hating me and never wanting to talk to me again?"
"I owe you for not telling anyone about...you know..."
"I uh...yeah..." Jeff said, not really knowing what to say.
"Text me in an hour and I'll give you my address." Nick said, grabbing Maggie's hand. "C'mon Mags."
Maggie let pulled away from Nick and ran up to Jeff, hugging him tightly. "I hope you feel better soon."
Jeff stiffened for a few moments before relaxing and hugging Maggie back. "Thanks." Jeff said, softly.
A.N:/ Only a few more chapters left until this story is over. As always, I hope you enjoyed! And thanks for reading!)
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