Chapter 13

Nick didn't intend on another make out session, but it seemed inevitable. His body yearned for hers constantly. Her scent was intoxicating. Her lips begged him to press his against hers. It started out soft, loving pecks; but soon his movements became feverish. His tongue sought entry into her mouth, which she quickly and happily obliged.

Sabrina's leg was hitched up, wrapping around his waist as his hand grasped the flesh of her thigh. He pulled his lips from hers, kissing a trail down to her neck. He nipped at the skin and was awarded with a moan. He kissed her neck as her breathing got heavy.

"Wait," she moaned.

"Hm?" he hummed against her neck.

"Nick, wait a minute," she managed to get out.

He pulled back and looked up at her. "Everything ok?"

"Yea, I'm fine. I just….we should slow it down before we get too ahead of ourselves."

"Oh," he said knowingly. "Yea, yea. I'm sorry. I got carried away." He rolled off of her, groaning as he realized his pants felt a little smaller. He laid on his side facing her as he tucked her hair behind her ear. "Sorry, I can't help myself around you."

"No, no. You shouldn't be sorry. I'm sorry for….stopping us. You aren't mad are you?"

"Of course not, Spellman. Like I said, we will go as fast or slow as you want. We won't do anything until you're ready."

"Seriously, how can you be such an amazing boyfriend?"

"Warlocks. We do it best. And I mean everything," he said with a wink. She giggled and swatted at his chest before he leaned in to kiss her.

Her hand rested on his hip, making it hard to miss the bulge in the front of his pants. "So when you get….excited," she started, motioning to his lower region, "do you do….private things?"

"Yes," he replied quickly. He realized he responded too quickly. She definitely noticed because her face fell to a frown. "Oh, no, babe. It's not….I'm not….I'm sorry."

"No, it's ok. I mean, i was ready then I wasn't….it's a difficult situation. And you have needs."

"It's not a bad thing. I mean, it's more just pressure relief." He pulled her close, kissing the top of her head. "If you want, I'll never touch myself without your permission."

Sabrina laughed and pushed him away. "I didn't say you couldn't. I asked. I should have been prepared for the answer. I mean, you're a guy and guys do that."

Nick raised a brow. "Guys? Everyone does that. I know for a fact you do 'private' stuff."

Sabrina's jaw dropped as she stared at him in shock. "How do you know for a fact?"

"I may or may not have walked in on you and walked right back….last week. You're right, I should really start knocking."

"You saw me….you're lying. Please say you're lying."

"It was hot, but I figured you would want some privacy."

"Nick! No….oh my…." Sabrina groaned and covered her face to hide ger embarrassment.

"Oh come on now. It's ok. It was a difficult situation. You were ready and then you weren't…."

"Shut up," she laughed.

"So, Spellman, what shall we do with all this time we have?"

"Well, Theo said he was going bowling with Harvey and Roz."

"So we would essentially be going on a double date, plus Theo?"

"Not exactly," Sabrina said as she started to shift. "Theo asked a...friend to come along."

"A friend? Like a girlfriend?"

"No…."

Nick raised a brow. "Boyfriend?"

Sabrina shook her head. "A friend, friend. He invited Billy Marlin to hang out with us."

"Billy Marlin….isn't he the guy that used to pick on him?"

"He is. They have talked through their issues and now they're friends."

"Just friends?"

Sabrina stood up and started fixing her clothes. "Yes, they are just friends. Whether or not they are more, we will not ask. If they're more, Theo will tell us if and or when he's ready."

Nick shrugged as he rolled off the bed. "Fine, I won't ask Theo." He opened his door, running right into Harvey. "Hey, what's up with Theo and that Billy Marlin guy?"

"I'm not sure," Harvey said. "Roz made me promise not to ask."


"You two are absolutely terrible," Roz sighed as she and Sabrina walked ahead of Nick and Harvey.

"What? You ladies said not to ask Theo. We were speculating," Harvey said as he and Nick caught up.

"I'm just saying, if you hang out with someone alone on several occasions and suddenly ask them to hang out with your best friends, it means something," Nick said. "I mean, Sabrina started having me hang out with you guys."

"You're just pretty to look at," Sabrina teased as she pinched Nick's cheek.

"Well, whatever's going on between Theo and Billy, we need to respect the fact that they're going to tell us what they're comfortable with," Roz said.

"And we will not be tricking anyone into giving more information than they want to," Sabrina added giving Nick a knowing look.

"What?" he laughed.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Nicholas."

Nick took her hand and gave it a kiss. "I promise to be on my best behavior."

Nick pulled the door to the bowling alley open, allowing the others to walk in first. The place had been upgraded over the years to appeal more to the younger crowds. Black lights illuminated the lanes, giving the pins a neon blue glow. Pop music played through the speakers as a basketball game projected onto the screens above the end of the lanes. Sabrina looked over at Nick whose eyes lit up in wonderment.

She forgot at times Nick didn't experience a lot of things mortals did - like bowling. He always talked about how he loved being able to do things normal mortal teenagers did with her and having them be his first time made them even more wrapped her arms around his torso, looking up at him as he smiled down at her as if to say 'thanks for dragging me here.'

The group found Theo and Billy quickly. The two were laughing about something. They must have been having a good time because they didn't notice the others had walked up to them.

"Oh, hey guys," Theo smiled. "Glad you could come!"

"Hey, you're that guy that passed out at Dr. Cerberus's like 4 months ago aren't you?" Billy asked Nick.

Everyone looked toward Nick, whose face was a mix of disbelief and surprise.

"Yea, that would be me," Nick replied as if he weren't just asked a personal question so casually. "I'm Nick, Sabrina's boyfriend." He held his hand out to the taller blonde, shaking his hand firmly.

"Billy. I've seen you at some dances, but I don't think you go to Baxter High."

The warlock shook his head. "I do not."

"What school do you go to? Are we in the same league?"

"Um no. I go to a private school. We don't really have sports teams."

"Oh, you kinda look like you'd play a sport. How did you and Sabrina meet?"

"You sure are curious aren't you," Nick laughed. "Sabrina and I go to the same church."

"Which church?"

"Hey!" Theo interrupted. "We already got our shoes and ordered some food for everyone. So we'll wait for you guys while you get your shoes. Sound good?"

They all nodded before heading to the counter.

"So clearly, no one told Billy about the no prying rule," Nick laughed.

"Billy never really understood boundaries," Harvey shrugged.

"But he isn't as bad as he used to be," Roz added.

"Believe me, he used to be pretty bad," Sabrina sighed.

"Bad how?" Nick asked.

"Huh? Oh he was just a bully."

"That's it? A guy with no boundaries used to be worse than asking a stranger about passing out and his schooling within 5 minutes of meeting him….how much worse was he?"

"Hey, calm down. He was a jerk, but he never did anything to me," Sabrina reassured as she gave Nick's hand a squeeze.

"Good, I'd kick his ass if he ever did."

"I know you would." Sabrina placed a kiss on Nick's cheek before taking his hand and leading him back to the lane.

Harvey and Roz waited at the counter in silence for their shoes.

"I'd fight him for you," Harvey said breaking the silence. Roz just nodded. "So you're not talking to me now?"

"We agreed not to fight in front of everyone," Roz snapped. "If we're going to pretend we aren't fighting, then don't start a fight."

"How am I starting a fight?"

"Your passive aggressive comments."

"What are you talking about?"

"Forget it. Let's just go over there and pretend everything is fine."

"Fine. Whatever."

Harvey snatched his shoes from the counter and started walking back to the group. Roz stayed behind, taking a few deep breaths before deciding to join her friends. She reminded herself that she was there to have fun. She didn't want to think about the issues she was having with Harvey. When she turned around, she jumped a little when Nick was right behind her with his hands in his pockets.

"Oh my God," she gasped.

"Nah, just me, Nick," he joked. "You ok?"

"Yea. I just didn't know you were behind me."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Roz gave him a look as if she didn't know what he was talking about. "I live in the room below Harvey's. If I can hear you two have sex, I can hear you fight."

"Oh. Wow."

"I told Sabrina I left something in the truck. Walk with me?"

Roz tilted her head a little to look past Nick and at Harvey. He was in a conversation with Billy, seemingly not noticing that she had not joined them yet.

"Sure," she sighed.

Nick turned and headed to the exit with Roz beside him. He liked Roz. She was very headstrong and determined. She spoke her mind and genuinely cared for the people around her. She had barely known Nick when she came to rescue him, but over the last year, they had really gotten to know each other well.

"So, what's going on?" he asked.

"A lot I guess," she said. "We're graduating soon and that means we have been thinking about colleges. I'm sure he told you he got accepted to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn."

"He mentioned it." That was an understatement. Harvey was so happy to have gotten in, he told everyone he saw including Nick. He had even given the warlock a hug before he realized what he was doing.

"Well he accepted and he's moving to New York City in a few months. I applied to some schools and I got accepted….to Harvard."

"Wow, congratulations."

Roz nodded, keeping her head down so Nick couldn't see the tears forming in her eyes. "Thank you. I wish Harvey reacted half of the way you did. He was upset I'm not going to NYU, which would have been like 20 minutes away. Instead, I accepted an offer from a school 4 hours from where he will be."

"Harvard is one of the best schools in the country. So what if you didn't accept an offer from NYU."

"I didn't even apply. I told him I would, but….I didn't." Roz wiped the tears from her eyes, angry they were even there. "I just don't want to be stuck. I wanted to try something new and exciting. Go places. Do things."

"Are we talking in terms of school or something else?"

Roz stared down the dark road. "I'm not sure," she almost whispered. "I love Harvey. But we're just in high school. Who marries their high school sweetheart?"

"He wanted you to go to New York City with him. It's not like he…." Nick trailed off when Roz looked over at him. "Unholy shit he proposed to you. You said no?"

"What was I supposed to say?"

"I'm sure he was hoping 'yes'."

"We're barely adults, Nick. If we get married then we'll end up having kids. I'll have to stop working to take care of them. We won't get to travel wherever we want. Do what we want. We're not ready. I'm not ready."

Nick slowly nodded his head. Though he looked their age, he was much older than the group of friends. He remembered what it was like before signing his name in the book of the beast. The anxiety uncertainty of the future brought had been a lot to handle. Teenage Nick knew that he had his whole life ahead of him and he was about to just sign it away. Still, he signed his name. There were times he wondered if it was worth it. Times he regretted it. Then one day a girl with blonde hair tied back with a black ribbon walked into the choir room. The moment she began to sing, he knew that she was why he was meant to sign the book.

"There's nothing wrong with wanting to experience life. Don't ever be ashamed of wanting to see what's out there," he said. "What matters the most is who you're sharing those experiences with."

"And you're positive you want to share your experiences with Sabrina?"

"Without a doubt," Nick answered without skipping a beat. "There are many things I've done in my life. All of which I wouldn't hesitate to do them again with or for Sabrina Spellman."

Roz sighed. "I wish I was as sure as you."

"It's ok that you're not. Mortals only live one lifetime. If I only lived 80 to 90 years, I would want to be sure that I'm taking the journey with the right person. Just don't wait too long that you miss the experience all together."

"I'm really glad I was Team Nick."

"Say what now?"

"Team Nick. You know, when you support a guy someone should be with?" Nick stared at Roz as if she was speaking another language. "It's from Twilight." Still nothing. "Wow. Ok. I'll lend you the movies."

"Well whatever that means, know Sabrina are always on your team."

Roz gave Nick a hug. "You're a good guy, Nick. Thank you for everything."

"Am I missing out on a group hug?" Sabrina asked as she approached the two.

"Bring it on in, babe," Nick said as he pulled her into the hug. "Alright. I am going to let you two chat while I go inside and hang out with the guys." Nick headed back toward the building.

"No prying!" Sabrina yelled after him.

"No promises!" He yelled back.

"Sorry," Sabrina chuckled. "He's been in a really good mood lately so he's been more playful and full of jokes."

"That's a good thing," Roz smiled. "It makes you happy when he's in a good mood."

"It does." Sabrina inhaled deeply, letting the cold air fill her lungs Before letting it out slowly. "So, Harvey told me."

Roz sighed. "Of course he did."

"I can't believe he proposed to you. I thought you were going to talk to him about trying a long distance relationship."

"Well, I told him that we needed to talk about our relationship and what we would do when we went to different colleges. To which he said, 'I'm glad you brought it up because I think we should take another big step and get married'."

"He didn't say that, did he?"

"Oh he did," Roz said with a nervous laugh. "He said that word for word then got down on one knee and pulled out a ring. And then I said no. He asked why and asked if it was because we were going to different colleges and argued that NYU is only an hour away. I said, 'Yea, but Harvard is 4'."

"You got into Harvard?! I didn't even know you applied."

Roz smiled and nodded. "I did. I actually got a scholarship to help pay. I decided I wanted to get into politics and Harvard has one of the best political science programs in the country. So I applied and I got in."

"That's amazing Roz. I'm so happy for you."

"Thank you. I just wish Harvey was too. I just don't want to leave my dream behind just so I can be close to Harvey. I….I don't want to do what my mom did. And I feel terrible because I love Harvey and I love my mom. I just don't want to put my life on hold. I want to be more than a girl from Greendale. I want to make a difference."

"You shouldn't feel terrible for wanting more in your life. Harvey came out of left field with that proposal, which I will have to get Nick to ask more about. But he loves you. He's probably hurt, but I know he'll want to make it work."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"If Nick asked you to marry him, would you say yes?"

Sabrina couldn't help but smile. "In a heartbeat."


"That was a lot more fun than I thought it would be," Nick admitted as he walked Sabrina down the path to her house.

"You did really well for it being your first time," Sabrina said. "I felt bad for Riz and Harvey. They didn't seem to have fun."

"Considering the situation, I'm sure they weren't. But Theo and Billy were having the time of their lives."

"They were having fun, weren't they? I don't know how that's going to turn out, but it'll be interesting for sure."

They stopped when they got to the door. Sabrina leaned back into the doorframe. He reached for her hands and she gladly took his. He leaned him, placing a long kiss on her lips.

"We still on for your prom?" he asked

"We certainly are. It's senior prom. We can't miss that," she replied.

"Definitely can't miss it. Another first to check off my list."

"Proms are notorious for a lot of 'firsts' to be checked off."

"Ah prom. More virginities lost than car keys."

Sabrina laughed. Roz's question from earlier in the night suddenly popped into her head. She didn't even have to think twice about her answer. She knew she would marry Nick if he asked, but she wasn't sure if he even would ask.

"So, Roz asked me something weird," she said.

"What did she ask?" He asked.

"Well, we were talking about the whole Harvey proposing thing and asked if you asked me, if I would say yes."

Nick raised a brow. "Is this leading to you to telling me you want to wait til marriage to have sex?"

"What? No."

"Ok. We were just talking about virginities and them now marriage. One and one don't equal two this time. But that is a very interesting question she would ask."

"It is. Kinda wondering why she would ask it."

"Probably to find out if I asked if you would say yes."

"And do you want to know the answer?"

Nick shook his head. "Nope."

"Really?" She asked genuinely shocked.

"Really. I'm not proposing right now, so I don't want to know the answer to a question I haven't asked."

"But you would ask."

Nick took a deep breath. "Um…."

Sabrina's heart dropped into her stomach. She dropped his hands as she pushed herself from the doorframe. "I see. Well, I'm going inside. You have a good night, Nicholas."

Nick shook his head. "No, Sabrina wait. Let me explain."

"What's there to explain? It's fine. I shouldn't have asked. I'm really tired so I'm going up to my room." She turned quickly so Nick couldn't see the tears forming in her eyes.

"Sabrina, wait," Nick said as he gently grabbed her arm and turned her so she was facing him. "You need to understand something about how proposals work with our kind. I can't just ask you. I have to get permission."

"What?"

"I have to get permission to ask you. Kind if like how mortals used to do. Traditionally, a warlock would ask a witch's father. If he is deceased, then you would ask the oldest member of the family. And in this case would be…."

"My Aunt Zelda."

Nick sighed and nodded his head. "If she says no, I can't ask you to marry me. If I did, she could kick us out of the family. Like you wouldn't be a Spellman anymore."

"That's insane."

"We take marriage seriously. A lot like the Catholic church once you're married in the church, that's it. That's you're mate for life unless one of you dies. Witches don't believe in divorce so your family has power to deny entry into it. I should probably head home. It's getting awkward."

Sabrina chuckled as she played with break line of his coat. "I think you should stay here tonight. To be clear, I'm not proposing marriage or sex."

"Oh? And what would we do then?"

Sabrina grinned devilishly, grabbing his coat and pulling him into the house. "Private stuff."