Unmistakable.

EIGHT - I swear

Nick's POV

Today is my free day, so I'm going to surprise y/n by driving back down to Ghent. I haven't stopped thinking about her, I hope she feels the same. "Guys, I'm gonna go see y/n, don't worry, I'll be back for the show tomorrow." I say to the boys, picking up my bag and putting it on my back. "Alright, Nicky, have fun with your girlfriend." AJ teases. "Don't be late late, Nick, I'm warning you." Kev says and points at me. "Yeah, I promise I won't." I laugh. Once I get out of the hotel, I get in the car and start driving back to Ghent. I look at the map and tilt my head. This can't be that complicated. Can it?

20 minutes later

I have no fucking clue where I'm going, I've made about 50 wrong turns so now I'm parked outside a gas station trying to figure out where the hell I am. I take another look at the map, squinting my eyes. The damn thing was upside down. "FUCKS SAKE!" I Yell, punching the wheel which let's out a short honk. As I take a deep breath in, I place the map on the dashboard again and start driving, hoping I'll get to Ghent in at least an hour.

y/n's POV

"Aren't you hanging out with Nick today?" Iz asks. "Nah, he's gone to a different city for work, so we're just calling at the minute." I say. "Does that mean I can finally hang out with my best friend again?" She laughs. "Yeah, cmon get your shit together, we're going to the park for a picnic." I giggle. We start packing some snacks and a blanket, then set off to the park. "This is nice." Izzy smiles and takes a huge bite out of a croissant. "Yeah, we should do this more often." I smile back. Me and isabelle talk for a bit, laughing at stupid things we used to do when we were younger in California. Like that one time I told her I could take one of the biggest waves that our beach had in like 3 years, went out to surf it and instantly got sucked under the water. We start walking back and get to our apartment, still laughing at random things as we open the door and walk inside. About 10 minutes pass and I hear a knock at the door. I wonder if it's that makeup I ordered last week. "Iz can you get that I can't be bothered to get up." I say. "You're so lazy, y/n." She replies, walking up to the door and opening it.

Nick's POV

"Oh hey Isabelle!" I smile as I see y/n's friend open the door. "y/nnnnnnnnnnn your boyfriends hereeeee." She says, walking away and leaving the door open. I blush at her words, imagining what it'd be like if y/n was actually my girlfriend. I'm suddenly snapped out of my thoughts when I feel a big thud against my chest and a pair of arms wrap around me. "Nick I missed you!" y/n grins. "I missed you too!" I say. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Bruges?" She smiles, letting go and looking up at me. "I have a free day today, I thought I'd come see you." I chuckle. "Is this the part where you ask her on a date?" I hear Isabelle yell from a different room. "Actually yeah, it is." I yell back and turn to y/n again. "Wanna go to the lake today?" I ask, holding out my hand. She takes it in hers and nods. "Bye Izzy, love youuuu!" She says and we hear a faint "whatever, love you too."

Once we get to the lake we spot those Swan boats that couples can peddle down the lake in so we run over and rent one out. I go in first and reach out to help y/n in after, holding her waist tightly so she doesn't fall. She wobbles a bit, then flops down into the boat and smiles. "There we go." She says. We start peddling, and y/n starts giggling. "What's so funny?" I laugh. "All the other couples look so funny." She says, pointing to the people scattered ahead of us. They're peddling their boats with their hands by their sides instead of on the bar, and it looks kinda goofy. "We should get wasted after this." She grins and looks at me. "You sure?" I ask. "Hell yeah! Let's do it!" She says. "Alright, fuck it." I smile. We start to approach a bridge over the lake that has vines hanging from it and a bunch of beautiful flowers growing on them. I stand up, wobbling around and trying to balance myself. "Nick, what on earth are you doing?!" y/n gasps, and holds onto my jeans so I don't fall. I reach up as we get to the tunnel and pluck a flower from the vines, cautiously sitting back down. I smirk at y/n and slide the flower into her hair, pushing some of it out her face. "You look so beautiful." I say. y/n has a look of shock on her face as she stares at me. "You just risked falling into the lake to get a flower!" She raises her voice. "It was worth it. The blue really complements your eyes." I say and wink. Her angry expression melts away, and she smiles weakly at me. "If you weren't so cute and smooth with your words, I would've pushed you into the lake myself." She laughs. "That's not very nice." I chuckle and put an arm around her. We come to the end of the boat ride and hop off. "Right, let's go buy some alcohol!" She says excitedly. "Buy it?" I ask. "Don't you have to be 21?"

y/n's POV

"Not in Belgium, you don't!" I say happily and grab his hand. I start running ahead, and he runs behind me. "Why are we running?!" Nick laughs. "I don't know!" I grin, looking back at him. He smiles at me lovingly, but that smile quickly turns into a look of horror. "y/n, lamp post!!" He yells. I stop abruptly and turn around, only to be met with a lamp post inches away from my face. "Holy shit that would've been embarrassing." We start laughing hysterically and walk over to the grocery store. We go in and buy some vodka, then head back to the apartment. "Follow me. We can get up to the roof." I say, leading him to the back where some ladders lead up. "Let's hope we don't fall off when we're wasted, yeah?" Nick chuckles. When we get to the top, the sun has just about set, and we sit down comfortably. Nick takes out the vodka and takes a drink from the bottle, passing it to me. I take a drink too and rest my head on his shoulder. "I'm glad you're back." I say. "I'm glad I'm back too." He smiles. "Can we just stay like this forever?" "I wish." I say. "Wait right here, I'm gonna get my radio."

I start going back down the ladders and open the door, walking into my room and getting my radio. "Is Nick gone?" Izzy asks. "Nah, he's on the roof." I say. "Cool." She replies and walks back in her room. I make my way back up and sit down beside Nick, turning on the radio. The host talks for a bit until he announces the next song. "This is 'I swear', by All-4-One." He says. "Oh my goodness, I love this song." I grin, getting up from the floor and taking another drink from the bottle. Nick stands up, too. I pass him the bottle, he takes a drink, then settles it down. I walk up to him and wrap my arms around his neck, and feel his travel around my waist. I blush slightly as we sway to the music.

I see the questions in your eyes
I know what's weighing on your mind
But you can be sure I know my part
'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years
You'll only cry those happy tears
And though I'll make mistakes
I'll never break your heart

Nick pulls me closer to his body as we continue dancing. I look up at his big blue eyes as they search mine. Both our faces don't show an expression, but right now, my stomach is doing flips as I feel his breath on mine. Nick slightly parts his lips and looks at mine. He leans down beside my neck. "Can I kiss you?" He whispers. His breath sends shivers down my spine as I nod. He lifts his head back up and places his soft lips on mine. I feel like there's a dozen fireworks bursting in my stomach as he passionately kisses me. We break away after what seems like forever to catch our breath, and Nick smirks at me. "I've been waiting for this moment for a while." He says. "You're so hot when you smirk." I giggle and put my head on his chest. "Wait, don't you have to drive back to your hotel?" I ask, looking up at him. "Shit." He says. "You could stay here if you want, that is." I tell him. "Are you sure?" He asks. "Yeah, I don't want you driving home drunk." I laugh. Nick smiles, and we go back down to my apartment, sneaking in.

Thankfully, Izzy is in her room asleep because it's extremely late. Me and Nick walk into my room, and I undress until im in a shirt and underwear. I jump into bed. "Uh...I can sleep on the couch." He says awkwardly, trying not to look. "Don't be stupid, Nickolas." I say, patting the space beside me. Nick lifts off his shirt and places it to the side of the bed, I can't help but admire his body. He then takes off his belt and shoes and places them aside, too. He climbs into bed, and I place the covers over us as we settle in. Nick hesitantly presses himself against me, and we cuddle for a while. There's definitely tension between us, but we decide to ignore it for now because we're both drunk. Soon enough, we both fall asleep in eachothers arms for the first time, I feel completely safe, and I love every second of it.