MY FAVORITE RIVAL

CHAPTER 9

Nick's pov

I was returning from my daily walk, I could finally relax a little'.

As soon as I crossed the threshold of the building I felt a familiar perfume in the air, but I didn't notice.
I took the elevator to the floor number, which took me to my apartment.
As soon as I approached my door, I used the card to open it, but I noticed that it had already been unlocked.
I was frightened because I thought thieves had entered.
So I thought I was going to knock on Dylan, but only out of need! In these situations it is always better to be in 2, certainly not knocking on him for anything else!

When the door opened, I finally saw Dylan. He wore a black silk blouse unbuttoned with boxers only underneath.
I remained a little with my gaze fixed on his body but, as soon as I realized it, I immediately looked away.
He looked at me with a tired face, probably from the night before, and invited me to enter.

Dylan: Oh, who sees each other again.
Did you miss me already?

Nick: Absolutely not!
I have to ask you a favor..

Dylan: And you want to ask me in this situation? I'm half naked, Nicholas.

Nick: I don't care .. I really need help, please

Dylan looked at me with an understanding look and tied his nightgown to look more serious.

Dylan: What's going on? Speak, you worry me.

He approached me and placed his hand gently on my shoulder.
I felt my heart beat faster than usual, but then I thought back to my fear and sighed.

Nick: So Dylan, I saw that my apartment is unlocked, I'm afraid there are thieves inside..

Dylan: Thieves?? They will never come here, it is an area considered poor.

Nick: I swear to you, come and see.
I repeat, please..
I also saw the door a little dented.

Dylan quickly accepted and put on sweatpants and a sweatshirt in his room.

Dylan's pov

I was trying to hold back the laughter as much as possible, because I knew perfectly well that his beloved wife was in his apartment.

As soon as we finished getting dressed, we headed to his apartment where Nick showed me the dent on the door.

I saw Nicholas tremble on the spot, poor thing, if only he knew who was on the other side. He will surely smile again.

Dylan: So? Open the door up, so let's see if there are these thieves.

Nick: C-what? so? Without anything to defend ourselves? It does not make sense.

Without finishing talking Nick, I opened the door wide and dragged myself behind.

It was all silence, except for a figure sitting on the ground that emitted sobs.
I noticed that the girl from before, or Nicholas' dear wife, was crying. Oh. Who knows what will have happened

I looked up and looked at Nick with a questioning look, he answered me with the same gaze but he also seemed surprised.

Nick: Emily? What are you doing here? Why are you crying... Everything is alright?

She didn't answer, so Nicholas bent over to her and took her cheeks with her hand.
What a pathetic scene.
I sighed and stood there watching the scene.

Nick: please answer me! What's wrong?

Emily: S-stop it! I knew it! How could you?!?

To break the tension a little, I smiled and looked at Nicholas

Dylan: well! You found your thief.

Both looked at me with a raised eyebrow but didn't really remarry me

Nick: Emily... What are you talking about?

Emily: about this!

The girl pulled out the pencil for the eyes, to be precise my eye pencil.
I recognized it from the broken cap and from my initials written in the central part

Nick: What? Where did you get this?

Emily: stop pretending! Pizza with friends huh? Where do you go every day? Is that why you don't answer me?

By now the girl had started screaming, my ears were bursting!

Nicholas still calmly tried to understand what was going on and tried to defend himself.

Emily: You don't know what to say anymore?

Dylan: It's mine.

Emily: What?

Dylan: the pencil. It's mine.

She looked at me suspiciously and then looked at Nicholas and back at me

Emily: No. It's not true. Stop it both!

Dylan: why don't you believe it? Don't you think men can wear makeup? I find it very closed as a mentality

Emily: I didn't say that! And I don't believe it! Surely you will be a friend of his and you will be hiding the truth!!

Dylan: Good. Come for a moment to my apartment over there. I want to show you something

Nicholas: what?! What are you doing! Don't get in the way, let's solve our problems ourselves

Dylan: then? What are you waiting for?

I looked at Emily with a smile and expected her answer. After a few seconds Emily joined me and I headed for my apartment.

We arrived in my bedroom and immediately Nick ran at a decisive pace

Nicholas: What are you thinking of doing?

I didn't answer Nick and took my makeup bag, which had the same style as the pencil found.
Emily looked surprised and took the purse in her hands to watch the other products.

Dylan: See? All mine. Then precisely .. as you say, we are friends.
I will have forgotten it when I went to bring him the homework he asked me to print because he doesn't have a printer.

Emily didn't answer, she had a suspicious face and Nicholas looked perplexed at the scene, keeping him silent too.

Dylan: Hmm, too many doubts here.
Look how good.

I began to pull down the bottom of the eye and colored the inside of the eye with a black pencil.
The two watched me with wide eyes and half-open mouth.
I also drew a row like eyeliner and approached Nicholas to make him a smiling emoji on the cheek.
He stood still and, when Emily looked at him, smiled awkwardly.

Dylan: Do you want a smiley face too, Emily?

Emily: E-emh .. no thanks.

I looked at Nicholas' face and understood that I was defending him, in fact, strangely, he managed to play the game.

Nick: Love, let's say he often tries new tricks on me.
By now I understand that I have to let it do, otherwise it won't print the checks!

Emily didn't laugh, continued to be wary and left my apartment to go get her bag back.

Emily: Okay ... give love, sorry. I doubted you when you were nothing more than a guinea pig for your colleague's makeup.
The distance freaked me out, I thought of the worst

The girl lowered her intimidated gaze and Nick approached her.
What a disgust.
Nick is so fucking cute but also damn idiot.
You see a mile away that doesn't have this strong feeling, bah.