Quarantine Hits Different // NICK X TONY

Chapter 8: Everything Has Changed

this chapter has a fuckton of dialogue. bear with me and enjoy lol
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"Oh my god. I feel horrible. I'm gonna go and try to talk Nick out of leaving," Mia says before running down the stairs after him.
When she reaches Nick's bedroom door she knocks lightly and calls out to him.

"Nick, it's Mia. Can we talk? Look, I know I'm probably the last person you want to see right now but please, open the door," the room is silent for a while so she tries again, "Come on Nick, hear me out. What I did was stupid and selfish and it would never have happened if I had known—just please, don't leave on my account. We already lost Charli and Dixie."

There is still only silence coming from the other side of the door so Mia gives up. She sighs and begins to walk away for good when the door suddenly creeps open. Nick pokes his head out and beckons her inside. "Come in," he says, clearly still upset.

Mia sits down on Nick's bed while he continues to pack furiously. She starts to explain, "Nick, I'm really sorry. You should know that Tony pushed me away as soon as I kissed him. Nothing more happened. He obviously loves you very much."

"I never thought he kissed you back, Mia," Nick responds with his back still facing her, "Tony may make dumb decisions sometimes but I know he loves me. And I love him too."

Mia gets up and puts her hand on his shoulder before saying, "Then I don't understand. If you're so sure, why are you leaving?"

The blonde boy turns to her and replies,  "Because I can't trust my own boyfriend...and because I need to know that if I have to be without him, I can be ok again on my own."

Realizing that she can't stop him after all, Mia pulls away and sits back on the bed feeling defeated. Still, she decides to try one last thing, "I understand why you need some space. Just consider coming back eventually ok?"

Nick zips up his now full luggage and joins Mia on the bed. Sure of himself, he lays out his plan, "It's simple. I need to be by myself for a while to figure out what I really want and I think Tony does too. If he comes back to me then I'll know I can trust him again. Not being with him is the only way I can be sure that I'm really meant to be."

Suddenly, they both hear a commotion coming from upstairs. Nick gets up and grabs one suitcase, heading toward the door. Mia follows behind him carrying the other bag. Nick decides to call an Uber to take him to San Diego as he does not have a car.

"It sounds like things are getting pretty heated up there. I should go before things get ugly," he says.

Mia hands Nick the other suitcase and wraps her arms around him in a warm embrace. She attempts to reassure him once more, "Take all of the time that you need. I'm sure you guys will find your way back to each other in the end. And just know, it won't be the same here without you."

Nick squeezes her back tightly and replies, "I'm gonna miss you guys."

He gets a notification that his Uber has arrived and walks out the door without saying goodbye to anyone else.

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***Meanwhile upstairs

Tony quickly switches from shocked to angry and all his emotion is directed at Thomas. He gets in the older man's face and screams while everyone watches.

"How could you say that to him!? You know very well that Mia and I both asked to clear up the rumors and you forbid us from saying anything!"

Thomas raises his voice to Tony's level in defense, "What did you expect me to do!? You tried to break our agreement!"