Time Flies

Chapter 8: Nicholas Nelson!

AUTHORS NOTE; heyyyy hope you are enjoying but just wanted to let yall know that twins are now 14 and colette is 16! they might age back in a different chapter idk but yeah

Oh and thank you @AnthonyMcgrath3 for the idea!!

TW: a LOT of swearing

Eli's pov:

Ever since the hearing aid situation, dad has been an absolute asshole. he treats me so much differently then the girls and it's so unfair. Blake and i get in a fight? it's my fault. I forget to do a chore? book grounded. i just don't understand why he's being such a dick.

Blake comes to my room and tells me dad wants to talk. great another thing i'm going to get in trouble for. I walk downstairs with a sigh.

Eli: "•what's up dad?•"

Nick: "•you have a boyfriend?•"

oh fuck. I feel my face go pale and i don't know what to say.

Nick: "•you are 14 years old, we don't need you running off and doing god knows what with that boy.•"

Eli: "•dad it's not that deep. we just watch movies and hang out. we haven't even kissed!•"

Nick: "•Jesus christ you're thinking about it though. You and this guy are probably going off and smoking! that's why you always come home late from school, your smoking!•"

Eli: "•How the fuck to you jump to that conclusion!?•"

Nick: "•Don't you dare cuss at me boy!•"

Eli: "•Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!!•"

Nick: "•oh i'm gonna whoop your ass•."

Eli: "•do it•!"

oh fuck what am i saying.

??: "NICHOLAS NELSON"

it was so loud even i could hear it. i turn around and see papa looking like he's gonna kill dad.

Charlie: "•You have been awful to eli since the hearing aid situation and it's completely unfair. You need to call the fuck down and finally treat him like you treat the girls•"

Nick: "•i don't treat them any differently•"

Charlie: "•don't you try to gaslight me into believing that!•"

Nick: "•Char i'm not gaslighting you into anything•"

Eli: "*sounds like gaslighting to me*"

Nick: "•You wanna repeat that mister?!•"

his face looks red and so does papas.

Charlie: "SEE THAT! YOU WOULD NEVER SAY THAT TO THE GIRLS! JUST ADMIT YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF THING AGAINST ELI AND IM SICK OF IT. IF YOU FIGURE YOUR SHIT OUT IM LEAVING WITH ELI"

I watch as papa stands and watches dad carefully. Dad breaks down into nothing but tears, apologies, and something about his dad. Papa seems to realize why he's doing that and runs over to him and shoos me off.

Nicks pov:

I have turned into the one thing i never wanted to be. My dad. I have tried so hard to push away from that pressure that i was just pulling towards it.

I melt down to the floor in tears while apologizing. I feel charlie come over and try to comfort me. I can't seemed to stop. I jsut can't.

(after like 15 minutes they call eli back down and they are in the family room)

I take a deep breath and hug eli before i start to explain why i am the way i am

Nick: "•My dad has always pushed me to 'be a man' or 'take control' while david, my brother, could do as he pleased as long as it was deemed masculine. It's no wonder we turned out so different. we responded to the abuse in different ways. but anyways, i've been pushed for so long that i started to push you on the same way. i've never wanted to be like that and it was honestly my biggest fear so all i can do is apologize. if there is anything i can do to make it up to you, let's pick a time and place•"

I take another deep breath and watch as eli tries to take it all in.

Eli: "•let's hang out. one on one.•"

Nick: "•i love that idea. Whatever you wanna do, just let me know and i can schedule something okay?•"

Eli: "•yeah, thanks dad. i love you"

my heart feels pure again and i hug him.

i back away and finally the words it hi k he's needed to hear for a while-

Nick: "•i love you too. i will never stop loving you•"

Eli tears up and he jumps onto me, wrapping his arms around me.

I kiss his head and we sit just like that for a while. I really do love this kid a lot.