Bite ➳ Nick Furcillo

Chapter 15.

Everyone gathers at the dining table in the morning, you rub your eyes groggily. Kaitlyn let's out a yawn as she takes a seat opposite you. Abi takes a spot right beside Kaitlyn with a shy smile, her head angled down at the floor.

Jacob is cooking bacon and eggs while Emma helps by making toast and laying the dishes out. Dylan and Ryan are nowhere to be seen. Nick casts a glance around "want me to get the other two?" He asks.

Jacob hums in response from the kitchen and you notice the awkward tension in the air. Why does it feel like you weren't the only one who got it on last night?

"So" you break the silence at the table taking a couple of seconds to examine the blush coating Abi's cheeks.

"How- How did you sleep last night?" The red haired girl aks nervously flicking her eyes to the girl beside her.

"Oh I think you know" you smirk.

Her eyes practicality buldge out of her head and Kaitlyn lets out a small breath.

"You two had separate rooms right?" You double down now directing the question to the darker haired one.

Kaitlyn nods "yeah... why?"

"I saw you both leaving from the same room this morning"

Maybe you were slightly sadistic but the teasing was just too fun to stop.

"We- uh we" Abi stammers.

"Okay fine we might have hooked up" Kaitlyn sighs.

"I knew it!" You boast, they were awfully cuddly yesterday.

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Nick comes back downstairs looking entirely embarrassed, his face is bright pink and his eyes wider then the grand canyon.

"You okay bud?" Kaitlyn asks glad to deflect the attention off of herself.

"I saw something I was definitely not supposed to see" he mumbles taking a seat at the table still holding his million mile stare.

You snort and clap a hand over your mouth. Not long later both the missing boys come running down to join everyone. Jacob servers the breakfast and finds a seat beside Emma.

You look around the group as it slowly dawns on you "you guys too?" You gasp pointing to Em and her 'ex'

The girl scoffs but Jake's telling smirk answers the question for her.

Dylan chuckles "you're telling me everyone went to pound town last night?"

"Ew don't say pound town ever again" Kaitlyn scorns.

The entire group bursts into a fit of laughter and the strange tension is absolved from the air.

"Have you guys seen the new season of stranger things yet?" Abi questions as conversation strikes up.

A few people mutter 'yes' while others shake their heads. "We should totally watch it together" Emma adds.

"Honestly it was so good I wouldn't mind watching it again" Nick smiles.

So it was decided, group watch party for the day. Everyone bundles up on the couch together much like yesterday except it was more of a friend pile then split up duos. A series of gasps pass around at various plot points like when Max first escapes Vecna and then when she's not so lucky the second time.

"If Steve dies I'm going to kill the Duffer brothers" Kaitlyn remarks.

"Max better be okay in season five" Ryan huffs looking deeply emotional.

"Right? I swear to god" Dylan agrees.

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Binge watching had taken the full day, the sun had set leaving the house basked in darkness.

"I can't believe christmas is in a week" you sigh as the conversation turns festive.

"Oh my god, I haven't gotten gifts for you guys yet" Dylan groans while dramatically clutching his head.

"Wait!" Kaitlyn gasps "I have an idea"

"And would you be so kind as to share it?" Ryan teases.

"What if we did secret sanata?"

Some murmurs pass around followed by nods of excitement. Jacob jumps up running out the room without saying anything. Strange.

He returns holding a santa hat in one hand with a clipboard in the other. He plops back down on the couch "we can write the names on bits of paper and then pick randomly from the hat" he smiles.

"Ohh! Dibs on choosing first" Emma chirps.

Jacob proceeds to tear up a few pieces of scrap paper and pulls the pen of the clipboard. He scribbles everyones names down and tosses them in the hat.

He stirs them around and passes it to Em. She reaches in with a playful grin, retracting her hand she scans the paper as her eyes light up.

"Oh my god this is gonna be fun" she boasts and tucks the name into her pocket.

"Who's next?" Jacob asks.

"I'll go" Kaitlyn offers and takes a piece of paper. Her expression is difficult to read so you give up taking the hat for yourself.

You swirl the bits of paper wondering who you'll get. When you reach the very bottom you go for the furthest piece, removing it you read rhe scribbled letters with furrowed brows. Ryan.

Ryan was super cool of course but he was also very hard to understand and choosing him a gift that was special to him would be a trying task.

You hide the paper away passing on the choosing 'bowl' Abi is next up and fiddles with the note between her fingers. As the group finishes pulling names you decide to head to bed, tomorrow would be dedicated to an intense gift hunt.