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part 5 - a "kiss"

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(nobodys POV)

"Hey, so uh. About that dare." Clay muttered, looking over at Nick, who was still on the floor. "Yea- Yeah. We can both agree it was.. kind of weird, right?" "Yeah, I mean we don't like each other." Nick said, getting up from where he was on the floor. "At least I don't think so." he muttered under his breath, hoping Clay wouldn't hear. "Yeah, I- I thought so. I just find it weird, like where'd they even get it from?" Clay asked, sitting down on his bed. "Exactly, like I stutter once and suddenly we have these massive crushes on each other. Like the others are bat shit crazy about it." Nick sighed, slightly annoyed."Probably because they have no other drama in their life whatsoever." "No drama? Alex goes to high-stake poker games every weekend, and has won every game since he was 15. He has made so many enemies that he should have body guards! Not to mention, all the people that he beats in games are men over the age of 40. Alex is 19 and oddly, still allowed in a casino. And Karl just hangs out with Alex, and all the gambling Alex does made him fucking bonkers. So they're just both crazy as hell." Clay laughed, looking down at his phone, with a message from Alex.

mcdonalds boy Today at 7:53PM

are u and nick kissing yet ;))

"HAH! LOOK AT THIS!" Clay burst out laughing, while Nick ran over to his bed to see the message. "HE REALLY JUST-" Nick said before bursting out laughing with Clay. "WAIT WHAT SHOULD WE SEND BACK??" Clay said, still laughing. "WHAT IF WE SAY SOMETHING LIKE 'yeah we are, obviously' OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT??" Nick laughed. "YEAH YEAH HOLD ON-" Clay cracked up.

(downstairs with alex, karl and george)

"AND I PUT DOWN MY CARDS AND I WON OBVIOUSLY, AND THIS GUY IS FUCKING FUMING-" Alex was laughing before he was cut off by a ding from his phone. "GUYS IT'S CLAY!" he opened his phone and read the message.

hardened clay Today at 7:56PM

yeah, obviously ;)

"YOOO WHAT THE-" Karl yelled as he looked at the notification on Alex's phone. "THEY KISSED!?" Alex yelled, cracking up laughing.

(back to upstairs with clay and nick)

"THEY KISSED!?" They heard Alex yell from downstairs, and instantly started laughing. "WE DID IT! WE DID IT!" Clay whisper yelled, so the others couldn't hear. "THEY ACTUALLY FELL FOR IT- THIS IS AMAZING" Nick whispered back, still laughing. "Jesus, Alex plays poker and is still so fucking gullible!" Clay laughed. Suddenly, they heard the door burst open.

"YOU GUYS KISSED!?" Alex yelled, pointing to the notification from his phone. "We didn-" Clay said before being cut off by Nick. "Yeah we did, any issue?" Nick said with a sly grin on his face. He looked over at Clay and gave him a slight nod to play along with it. "YOOOO RUMORS ARE CONFIRMED!! THEY KISSED!!! FUCK YEAAAH!" Alex yelled. "I TOLD YOU GEORGE, I FUCKING TOLD YOU!" Alex screamed, punching the air in victory. George laughed, and looked over to Nick, who looked back at him with an unsure glint in his eyes. "Guys, we should leave before they kiss again. Let's go." George said, dragging Karl and Alex out of Clay's room.

"Phew. good riddance." Clay laughed. "Why'd you tell them we kissed?" "It was funny, you have to admit. The look on Alex's face was priceless!" Nick said, still laughing. "Well, that's true. Honestly I don't know how they're so gullible!" Clay said, smiling. "Well, it's kinda late. I'm gonna have a shower. Be right back." Nick said, looking over at Clay and smiling. "Alright, take your time!" Clay said, looking back at Nick. "Your towel's in the bathroom, you practically live here." As Nick walked out of the room, a notification popped up on Clay's phone.

georgington Today at 8:51PM

hey is nick in the room with you?

Clay quickly opened up his phone and replied.

C: no, why?
G: just wanted to ask you something
C: sure, what is it?
G: do you like nick?

(clay's pov)

Fuck. What do I tell him? I don't know if I like Nick, but for all I know is he doesn't like me in that way. He's my favourite person, but I don't know if he knows. It'd be weird to just say it normally. What would he do? I don't wanna seem weird. It's weird.

C: i don't know
G: wait, wdym
C: well like, im just unsure if i like him as a friend or more. like he definitely doesn't like me like that. just a best friend way. but for me its just weird.
G: ohh i get it now
G: but what's weird about it?
C: like it's a weird emotion. when he gave me the eyebrow slit, our faces were like, right next to each other and my face went red. when alex asked us to kiss, i almost wanted to. like i dont know why.

(george's POV)

Welp. I've seen this one before. But I can't just tell him that Nick likes him too. He wouldn't believe me. I could try and get them together, but that'd take ages. I'll probably need some help with it.

G: yeah, i get you now. i mean if you give it some time he'll probably warm up to you and maybe, youll have a chance. it's not like he hates you though. 
C: you think so?
G: well yeah, you guys are like, best friends and have been for years now
C: thats true
C: oh shit gtg nick's back
G: cya LMFAO

How do I tell him I know the kiss was fake? Like, sure Alex and Karl believed it, but Nick looked at me and I just knew it wasn't. I could try speaking to Nick about it? Whatever, I will tomorrow.

(nobodys POV)

"Hey! I'm back!" Nick smiled, walking in and closing the door to Clay's room. "Hey! Welcome back." Clay said, looking at Nick. "Thanks! So, whatcha doin?" Nick asked, walking over to Clay's bed and putting his head on Clay's shoulder. "Eh, nothing much. Just messaging the others. Alex is going bat shit crazy over the fact that we kissed, even though we didn't." Clay sighed. "Well yeah, but it's so fucking funny how they're reacting. Especially Alex." Nick laughed. "That's tr-" Clay  was cut off by Nick yawning. "Are you tired?" Clay asked, looking over at Nick, who was now sitting next to him, laying his head on Clay's shoulder. "Eh, kinda. But it's fine. Continue!" Nick smiled, looking up at Clay. "Alrighty then."

He continued messaging the others, trying not to move to not disturb Nick, who was already half asleep. Around 10 minutes later, he looked over to see the shorter boy sleeping, his head gently on Clay's left shoulder. Clay quickly messaged the others.

C: im gonna go guys im tired, bye

He gently put his phone down, hoping to not wake Nick up, who was still sleeping peacefully. He pulled the blankets up so they covered his chest, and shut his eyes. Suddenly, he felt something wrap around him, and he shuddered. He opened his eyes to realise Nick had wrapped his arms around him in a hug, his head now resting on Clay's chest. Clay didn't mind, which felt odd to him.

(clay's pov)

Wait- what? What's happening? Why did- just- what? I'm so confused. Nick fell asleep on my shoulder and now he's hugging me with his head on my chest. I'm not- I'm- what? I don't know what this feeling is. I felt my face heating up, and my heart pumping faster. Why is Nick suddenly so affectionate? I just- I'm- I don't know what to say. 

Nick definitely doesn't like me in that way. We're just friends. But I'm not sure if I want to be just.. friends.

Do I like Nick?

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