teddy bear 🧸 (nick austin x reader)

(14) truth or dare

an: these three are literally so cute. it makes me sad that chase is getting so much hate. i 100% understand and stuff but he's been so depressed and i want him to be happy :(

y/n pov:

"Alright! Who wants to go first?" Thomas asks as Bryce and I join the group in the living room. He and I sit on the floor. I am in between him and Nick. I look over at Nick and smile which he returns. 

"I'll go first!" Alex yells. "Ryland. Truth or dare?" He asks. I look at my best friend who smirks.

"Dare. I'm no fuckin' pussy." He sasses. "Whatcha got for me, Warren?"

"Go do the sprite and banana challenge." Alex laughs. Ryland rolls his eyes and gets up. We all follow him into the kitchen. I stand in the doorway, watching my best friend make an idiot of himself. 

Nick joins me and stands close enough so our shoulders are touching. "How'd the tik tok go?" He asked, snaking his arm around my waist. 

I looked up at his perfect face and kissed his cheek. "It went well."

"That's good. What were you and Bryce just up to?" He then questioned.

"He was having some girl issues and wanted to talk to me about them." I replied, looking back at Ryland. Technically I wasn't lying. Bryce was having girl issues and he did want to talk to me about them. I just needed to let go of it now. It was in the past and all I wanted now was Nick. 

"That's tough. I'm not surprised he wanted to talk to you about it. You're an amazing girl, y/n. Not only are you absolutely gorgeous, but you're so sweet, trustworthy and caring." Nick squeezed my waist. What he said stung. I didn't want to tell him, but I knew I needed to. 

I twist our of his grasp and hold his hands in mine. "Nick. I need to tell you something." I say, looking down. I lean my head against his chest and start to whimper. 

"Hey, babes. What's the matter?" Nick asked, pulling me close. I take him by the wrist and lead him away from the rest of the group who were still crowded around Ryland. Most of them wouldn't even know that we were gone. 

I led Nick into our room and sat him down on his bed and I sat next to him. He grabs my hands in his and holds them tightly. I just start crying, I don't deserve this boy. "N-Nick. I kinda lied to you." I confessed.

"What do you mean?" He asked, sounding more nervous. 

"After J-Jaden and Griffin left the bathr-room. Bryce kissed me." I stuttered. "And the worst part is, I didn't pull away. I even pursued some of it." I felt Nick's hold on my hands loosen and he pulled away.

"What?" Nick sounded so hurt and I tried to hug him but he flinched away. 

"Nick. I know i-it was a mistake. You're the one I have feelings for. That's what I told Bryce and he knows. We're just good friends, I don't know what I was thinking. I-I'm so s-s-sorry." I whimper. 

"You know what, Y/n. You don't have to apologize." He states, sounding angry now. "You can do whatever you want. We aren't a couple. Who am I to influence who you do and don't make out with." He stands up and makes his way for the door. "See you downstairs, I guess." 

I let out a loud sob and collapse onto his pillows. I breath his smell in that was lingering on his sheets and bed. I loved the way that he smelled. The thought made me cry even more. 

After a few minutes, I collect myself and my thoughts. I go into the bathroom and fix my hair and makeup. I stare at myself in the mirror, hating everything that I am. I then just muttered, "You got this, bitch." and I walk downstairs to continue the game.