"Best Friends" (a Nick Mara story)

Chapter Eight

*Nick's POV*

The next day, I went to Adrianna's house to hang out. She opened the door and she was dressed in yoga shorts, and a t-shirt but she couldn't look more perfect to me. "Guess what movie I brought?" She asked me in exictement as she pulled my arm inside of her house.

"The purge?" I asked her and she nodded as she bit her lip and as her green eyes met my brown eyes. "I'm so excited to see it!" She said and I laughed at her. "Ad, that came out along time ago." I said and she rolled her eyes. "I know, but I want to see the first one first so we can see the Anarchy when it comes out!" She said and I nodded in agreement.

"Can you please, get me a water from the kitchen and I'll put in the movie?" She asked me and i sighed. "Fine..." She smiled at me.

I walked into her kitchen and opened the fridge. I took out a water bottle for her and a coke for me. I walked back to the living room and she was already sitting on the couch. "Ready?" She asked me and I chuckled then nodded. "You're such a kid." I said while I was still laughing and she punched my arm.

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An hour later, the movie was still playing and she was so scared it was funny. She was really focused on the movie, she was staring at the tv hard and I was staring at her. She held her legs to her chest and her chin rested on her knees, ready to closed her eyes any moment now.

When the weird ass people opened the door to the family's house, Ad jumped and landed 2 inches away from me. "Don't be scared Ad." I said and she told me to shut up, that she can't hear what they are saying. I smirked and extended my arms. I kept staring at her hands, wishing that I am the one dating her instead of what's-his-face.

I sat up a little and gently placed my hand right next to hers, I saw that she slightly glanced at our hands, only one centimeter apart but she turned her attention back to the movie.

The next scary part, I'm going to make the move, I'm going to try to hold her hand, I am... I am. I kept repeating to myself.

And I did. The moment of the killing scene, I placed my hand on top of hers and turned her hand over and interwined our fingers. Her hands were so warm and soft, I used to hold her hand all the time back then when we... you know. But I took that slight bit of affection for granted, I took her for granted, I shouldn't have took anything about her for granted. Because the only thing that I want right now... is her.