Don't Wanna Think (Nick Torres story)

prologue

8 years ago...

"Congratulations to two of our best trainees here in FLETC! Please come up Special Agents Sienna Lewis and Nick Torres!"

Their training agent, Agent Quinn announced them and they both looked to each other before standing up from their seats. Sienna leading Nick, they make it to the front of the stage and quickly stepped up the small set of stairs and joined her by the podium.

She handed them their badges as well as a certificate of completion. She shook both of their hands and they stood next to each other for a picture.

After the picture was taken, everyone stood up for a group picture. And just like that, the ceremony was over; everyone was officially agents.

All the relatives and parents of the newly graduated agents were escorted to the banquet hall for food while the new agents went back to their rooms to change into something nicer and to gather their things.

Sienna looked to Nick and smiled as she gripped her badge. "Would you look at that? We're agents."

"That we are, Sienna."

"Well, I'll meet you at the hall, Nick." Sienna smiles to him. Nick just salutes her as they walk off in opposite directions.

Both of them wondering if the other person had the same thought: do you like me more than a friend?

~~~

By the time Sienna changed into a nicer outfit and packed her things in her car, everyone else was filing into the hall; also all dressed up. The guys were wearing dress shirts with nice shoes and the girls were dolled up with makeup and their formal dresses.

Sienna walked in behind everyone else, and everyone stopped to stand up and applause her. She blushed madly as she walked in with her long red dress that had a slit on the right side to help her walk easier and her sleeves were hanging slightly off her shoulder. She had on 3 inch heels that helped her walk a lot easier without tripping over her dress. She also had her hair tied back in a low messy bun with her short hairs by her face, paired with dangle earrings, a flashy bracelet, and a few rings.

Her eyes instantly land on Nick who made his way to the front while clapping. He wasn't dressed up like he usually was with his tight shirts and jeans; he had on a nice white dress shirt with a red tie and black dress pants, which made him more handsome then usual. Not that he wasn't good-looking already.

They both walked over to their table with the rest of the new agents and they all congratulated each other as they sat down. They all saw Agent Quinn get out multiple bottles of champagne and she popped one near them, letting out 'whoops' and yelps in response.

~~~

Nick and Sienna found themselves sitting on a bench outside later on, talking about random times and when they could see each other again. Well, mostly Sienna was.

That's when Sienna noticed that Nick was acting weird. His responses were short and he was incredibly moody; usually, he would be causally flirting with her before giving real responses.

"Nick? What's wrong? You've barely spoken ever since we came to the party."

"It's just... I don't know when I'll ever see you again."

"Since when did Nick Torres get all cliché and cheesy?" Sienna teases with a chuckle until she sees that he was being serious, so she stopped.

"They're not assigning me to a team that operates in the building. They're assigning me to the undercover team." He finishes with a solemn expression.

"Are you serious? I'm not going to see you for like, a while!" Sienna pouts.

"Yeah sadly... but I just wanted to tell you now. I'm not going to have communication with all my friends and family members. On that note... let's celebrate tonight!" Nick fake smiles as he tries to pull Sienna back to the party with him. But she stays in place, leaving him confused.

"Nick... I need to tell you something." Sienna whispers, which really catches Nick's attention now.

But before she could say anything, someone else's voice is heard. "Are you guys coming back in? They just brought out the good stuff!" It was one of their good friends, Agent Blake Williams.

"Yeah, we'll be right in." Nick answers for the both of them and he heads back inside. Once he was out of earshot, Nick turned his attention to Sienna again. The moment was clearly ruined now for Sienna.

"What was it that you wanted to tell me, Agent Lewis?" Nick teases slightly. Shaking her head and rushing past him, Sienna just says a few words: "don't worry about it, it's nothing."

Little did Sienna know, she did something that she would regret for the rest of her life.