MIKA

Friends

--Rian's POV--

Nick sat in-between Sydney and I in the backseat. Jude drove and Mac sat upfront with him. As Jude took off out of the driveway Nick's leg brushed against mine, but he was quick to draw it back.

I chuckled a little bit and moved mine so it was against his. I could see him quickly turn his head to look at my leg and then at me out of the corner of my eye. He then slowly moved closer to Sydney.

"Trying to sit on me?" Sydney asks Nick.

"What?! No!" Nick says quickly.

The four of us laugh at him. He just blushes and moves back to his original spot. Nick then sighs and let's his leg rest against mine.

"Are you okay?" I whisper to him. "Your leg is shaking."

"Your just really close," he whispers back.

"Does it bother you?" I whisper into his ear.

His cheeks instantly turn a bright red. I chuckle and move my leg away from his. I swear to God I heard him sigh in disappointment when I did it.

I can wish I guess...

Nick was pretty quiet at the ice cream shop. Whenever we asked him questions he gave quick-simple responses. We learned that he was adopted, his parents died (wouldn't tell us how), and he can't swim. Sydney asked him if he wanted to go swimming at his house tomorrow, but he declined because he can't.

We decided to go for a little walk before heading back to Nick's. The guys were a ways ahead of Nick and I, so I decided to try and pry more information about him.

"What's your favorite color?" I ask with a smile as I nudge his shoulder.

"Blue," he replied quickly.

I nod my head, "mines red..."

Nick nodded and kept his eyes straight ahead.

"What's wrong with you?" I ask as I grab his arm and pull him to a stop. I stand in front of him.

"What do you mean?" Nick asks nervously.

"We're trying to be friends with you, but you don't seem like you care. Do you want us to leave you alone?" I ask.

He shakes his head no. "I'm just stressed. I started a new school, got knocked out, and then my dad got into the car accident. I've just got a lot going on."

"I understand that, but we want to be your friends. We want to be there for you when you need us. Okay?"

Nick nods and gives me a weak smile. I take it and start walking again. He stays by my side.