I Like Me Better when I'm With You (COMPLETED)

Don't know about you but I can feel it in this room

Author's Notes: Chapter title is from Thru by Vallis Alps

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Nico sat on the stool, watching Will who was taking out some stuff from the fridge.

"I didn't know that you can cook," Nico said.

Will turned his head. He flashed a half-smile at Nico as he nudged the fridge's door with his elbow to close it.

"Well," he said, and put some vegetables on the counter. "I didn't know either that you can bake."

Will shrugged his shoulders as he flashed another small smile. He turned around so that his back was facing Nico.

"What are you going to make?" Nico asked, trying to ignore the fact that he was staring at Will's ass who was opening the cabinet door.

"Beef and broccoli," Will said without looking at Nico. "Now if only I can find that... Ah, there it is," Will said, and reached out for something on the top shelf. Will was tall enough that he didn't really have to tiptoe to reach it. But still, his shirt went up as he stretched his arms up, to reach whatever it was that he needed. A strip of skin peeked out, the glorious skin a nice contrast of Will's white shirt that he was wearing.

Nico had to forcefully look away from the sight in front of him before his train of thought went too far. He gazed around the apartment. The floor plan was basically the mirror image of Nico's apartment, with the same basic furniture. But the knick-knack and some small details around the room were what made it different. While it looked a bit more scattered than Nico's, there was just something that made it looked warmer.

The sound of the door creaked opened, followed with footsteps coming from one of the bedrooms made Nico turned his head.

"Hey, Nico. How is it going, man?" Austin greeted him as he leaned his shoulder against the wall.

Nico flashed him a smile. "Am alright. How are you?"

"Not so bad," Austin turned his head to Will. "You're cooking?"

"Uh huh," Will said, lifting his head up from the chopping board. "And Nico's joining us for dinner," he said, grinning at Austin.

"Really?" Austin's turned his head back to Nico. "You're staying tonight?"

"Will offered me free dinner, and hey... I am just a college student!" Nico said, shrugging his shoulders.

"It's probably ready in an hour," Will said as he was pouring soy sauce into the bowl of beef strips. "Beef and broccoli, and I am also making eggdrop soup."

"That, sounds amazing," Austin said, then his eyes darted back to Nico. For a split second, something flashed across Austin's face, but a grin quickly took over his face before Nico was really sure about it. "Unfortunately, I think... I'll have to pass tonight," Austin said, angling his neck a little to look at Will.

Will stopped chopping onion, looking at Austin with confusion. "Huh? Why?"

"Well," Austin said, straightened up his back. "I just remember that I need to go to the computer lab. My laptop is not fast enough for me to do my MatLab coding."

"Oh, damn. I'll save some and put it in the fridge," Will said.

"Yeah," Austin said. "But hey, at least you have someone to have dinner with tonight, right Nico?" Austin winked at Nico before he turned around and went back to his room.

Nico felt like he was not supposed to blush at that, but somehow he felt his cheeks were warmer.

Will himself didn't seem to care as he already continued chopping the onion.