F•R•I•E•N•D•S~A NRDD Love story

The liar

Previously on Friends......

Ella..." he says taking a few steps towards me. "I like you."

What?

"Umm....thanks?"

"No, I like like you Ella. I really like you.

"Do you... like me back? I know that's what Dawn and Mae were saying but I want to hear you say it yourself and maybe-"

"Yes Nicky. I really like you too."

Nicky leans towards me and kisses me right on the lips.

I cut him off by kissing him again. When we break from the kiss, he smiles at me.

"Do you wanna walk home together? I don't have a ride."

I laugh. "Neither do I."

We both walk out of the auditorium and when we get outside and continue walking, Nick grabs hold of my hand and smiles a little. And I can't help but blush.
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Nicky's POV

After I drop Ella off at her house, I walk home by myself with a stupid smile plastered across my face. When I get home, I put my backpack on the couch and head to the kitchen to grab a snack.

"Hey Nicky where were you?" mom acts. She's in the kitchen making something. "You got me really worried."

"Oh I was at school."

"Did you get into trouble?" she asks.

"Nope. I was just doing something that I needed extra courage to do and I wanted to wait after school."

I walk up next to her by the counter. "Whatcha makin?"

"Muffins. Pass me the flour please sweetie?"

I hand her the flour and a measuring cup.

"So what did you need courage to do?" she says.

"Just talking to a girl I like."

"And who might this girl be?" mom asks with a smile on her face, which is partially covered with flour. "Do I know her?"

"Yep."

"Ooh is it Avery? Oh wait she likes you, but Ricky has a crush on her. Or Mae? No she's dating Miles, right? But....Dicky also likes her. But what about-"

"MOM! ITS ELLA."

Mom smiles at me. "Aww honey! Ella seems like a really nice girl, but you barely know her. What if she doesn't like you back? I don't want my poor baby to get hurt."

"She likes me mom. She told me herself...and.... I even got my first kiss!"

"Did someone say they got their first kiss?" Dad says walking in.

"Yeah Tom! Our baby got his first kiss!"

"This is huge!" Dad says. "KIDS! Get down here! We have some exciting news!"

The three of us file into the living room to meet Dicky and co.

"What's the big news?" Ricky asks. "Did I get accepted into Harvard?!"

"Are we getting a new brother?!" Dicky asks.

"No, Ricky, you're too young. But don't give up on that dream!" Dad says.

"And no Dicky. Do I look pregnant?" Mom says.

"What does pregnant mean?"

"Oh Dicky," Dawn says patting his back.

"NICKY GOT HIS FIRST KISS!" Mom blurts out.

"Woah!" Dawn says. "That can't be true."

"Well it is. From Ella," I say.

The three of them start laughing.

"Nice one bro," Ricky says. "Ella is too pretty for you. And there's no way you can get your first kiss before all of us."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask.

"It means you're lying," Dicky replies. "L-I-Y- wait what comes next?"

Ricky's POV

After Dicky tells Nicky he's lying, Nicky's eyes become watery and he runs up the stairs to his room.

"Hey! What was that for?! I can't believe you guys. Your brother comes to you to talk about something good that happened at school and you accuse him of lying!" Mom yells.

"You guys need to go apologize right now," Dad says.

"But Dadddd!" Dawn says.

Mom closes her eyes. "1.....2....."

"Okay! We're going!"

Nicky's POV

I can't believe they didn't believe me. I mean, I wouldn't believe me either. Ella is gorgeous. She looks a lot like Mae. They have the same dark brown hair, but Ella's is longer(up to her middle back) and curly too. I think Mae is biracial , meaning she's more than one race. Her mom is black, but her skin is really light, like Mae's, and her dad is white. Ella's skin color is also the same as Mae's and they're about the same height.

You would think they are twins if not for the hair, and also their eye color. Ella's is a really light brown that you can almost see through.

I snap out of my daydream when I hear a knock on my door.

"Hey Nicky. Can we come in?" Dawn asks. I don't say anything. "We're really sorry."

"You may come in." They enter the room quickly and walk up to me next to my bed.

"Look," Ricky says. "We're really sorry for calling you a liar. But can you blame us? Ella is-"

"-too pretty for me. I get it. But I'm not lying."

"Fine. We believe you. If you're willing to prove it to us," Dawn says.

"How? I didn't videotape us kissing or anything."

"We know. But we'll throw a party. A huge one. Next week. Then we'll invite Ella and you have to get her to kiss you. In front of everyone."

"And us too!" Dicky says.

"Yes Dicky. Us too. We're part of "everyone"," Dawn says. She looks at me. "So what do you say?"

This feels so wrong. I shouldn't care what everyone thinks of me. But I do.

"It's on."