Can We Fall In Love Now? [Nicole Row]

Chapter 19

It was a few weeks after that when November 10 hit, a day I was looking forwards to.

I could visit Brendon and the gang for a two hours before going back, seeing as we were only a little less than an hour away from the venue.

I packed up a small bag before ordering my Uber, hugging my band mates, then Tyler and Josh, before leaving.

I looked up at my house as we arrived, and with a small 'thanks' I paid for the ride and walked up to the door, entering it quietly, "Hey Brendon, Ryan, Sarah, Nicole, I know you're here I told you I was coming." They didn't respond, which was strange.

I wandered around the house, not seeing them. Maybe they'd forgotten.

Then I stepped into my room and screamed, my friends standing in there with balloons. "Surprise!"

"Motherf- WHY?" I questioned them, putting a hand over my heart and taking deep breaths. "You could have given me a heart attack!" I grabbed a pillow and started to beat up Brendon, leaving him fake-cowering on the floor.

"Well, I hope you won't do that to me." Ryan lamented, wrapping me up in a hug.

"Don't worry, Ryro." I said, squeezing him, "I'd never do that to you."

"Again with the nickname, Addy?" He groaned, and I huffed.

"Alright. I'll change it up. Don't worry, milkman."

"NO! God- anything but that!"

"Sorry. I swore to shake it up."

"And you swore to listen." Nicole finished the reference for me and I stepped towards her, wrapping her in a hug.

"See? Sunshine gets the reference."

"I'm in the band how can I not?"

"Alright, Nicole I don't have time for this sass."

"However, you do have time for this ass." She joked lamely, smiling down at me. I groaned.

"Nicole that was awful. Please, never let me hear that again."

"Well, Sarah thought it was funny." She gestured over to Sarah, who was indeed laughing.

"Sarah!"

"Listen, Adeline, i am a sucker for bad jokes."

"Well, you need to not be." I shrugged, "Sorry, I don't make the rules."

"Come on guys, let's go watch a movie." Brendon interjected, looking over at me, "Adeline can we talk for a sec?"

"Yeah, meet you two at the couch." I waved to Ryan, Sarah and Nicole who were already halfway out the door, then turned back to Brendon, "is everything okay?"

"Yeah, its all good here. Are you okay?"

I thought of the last few performances I'd done, how I'd felt sick and nervous nearly every performance. I missed home, I'd barely slept, and I'd really only eaten snacks. So I lied, "of course it's okay with me, why wouldn't it be?"

"I don't know. I saw a few videos of your performances on YouTube. You just looked... I dunno. Like you were about to pass out."

"Well, I'm fine. See?" I spread my arms out, twirling in a circle, "no problems here. Now let's go to the movie, okay?" I should have told him. I should have told him Alissa lied about me. That was a good opportunity and I blew it.

After that, things were tense between us. We'd decided on Thor: Ragnarok, and I'd spent the majority of it sharing popcorn, a blanket and jokes with Nicole. I fell asleep about halfway through and woke up with my head in her lap, legs splayed across the entire couch. I smiled up at her, enjoying the feeling of her running a hand through my hair, but the movie had captured her attention.

Then the movie ended, and we looked over at the time. I had to leave. Needless to say, Ryan and Brendon made a dog pile over me, Nicole sat unbothered with my head still in her lap, and Sarah tried to get them to let me breathe again.

"Guys c'mon! She has to go back to her show." Sarah pouted, trying to stop her husband from killing his sister.

"But does she have to go?" Brendon questioned, giving Sarah an innocent look.

"I second this getting off us thing. I am getting crushed." Ryan wheezed, and I pat his head to show my sympathy.

"I don't know why you guys are complaining. I have my mermaid here."

"Is she a mermaid anymore, Nicole?"

"Brendon, shut up." I managed to wheeze out from beside the grave.

"Damn you really can't breathe can you?" HE asked, getting up. Ryan and I gasped in relief, and I threw a pillow at Brendon.

"You iDIOT." I emphasized angrily, then turned to Sarah, "You're doing amazing sweetie, I love you and everything you stand for."

"Why thank you." Brendon interjected, and Sarah picked up the pillow I'd previously thrown. "Oh fuck babe- sorry, sorry god!" He screeched as Sarah started to hit him with the pillow and I wheezed, but this time it was a laugh.

"That's what you get," chimed in Nicole who felt she had nothing else to add but that small sentence.

I myself felt like I could add nothing to the conversation, and Ryan ended up being the same way as he dragged us into the hallway while Sarah threatened Brendon's health.

"Well, I speak for us both when I say we're both going to miss you so much, Addy."

"I second that." Nicole smiled at me and I smiled back.

"I think Ryan covered that when he said both." I teased, and she slapped my arm lightly. I jumped, "Ow! You forget how much I fall!"

"You're going to break a bone one of those days- oh wait!"

"That was a fracture and you know it, Nicole!" I protested, crossing my arms as I pouted.

"Potato potato." Ryan piped up, saying the two words the same, "Any type of break is a break."

"Okay, I'm starting to feel unmissed."

"Noooo!" Nicole whisper-yelled and hugged me, "You're always missed. Even when you're here."

"Reassuring." I hugged her back, laughing when Ryan jumped in.

"We love youuuu!" He dragged out the 'you' as he squeezed us, and I smiled.

"Ryan, I think she's ready to leave." Brendon finally interrupted us, and I turned to look back at him and Sarah to see Sarah standing triumphantly and Brendon like he'd seen a ghost. I ran over and wrapped them both in a hug.

"I'm gonna miss you guys."

"We're going to miss you too." We stood there for a few more minutes before I finally left them, feeling happier than before.

When I finally got back to the Forum (our stadium in Inglewood), I first had to practice which left me feeling tired, and then I bumped into someone.

"Salutations"

"Okay, Josh Dun wannabe- oh fuck you are josh dun." I looked up at him and he laughed.

"Adeline, take a nap for once in your life or I will make you."

"Sinister." I nodded, walking off, "You can find me anywhere not napping." I left him with a peace sign thrown up, turning back to see him laughing with my own smile on my face.

A/N
I joined a super secret girl group and help we need names
We got piano, guitar, uke, and me(vocals+manager)