After the cannonball competition, I called Ryland over to do a tik tok with me.
"Ay, bitch!" I called and Ryland turned to me.
"Sup, shawty?" He responded walking over to me in the pool. I propped my phone up on a White Claw that was on the pool deck.
"Do this slow-mo tik tok with me." I stated. I played him the sound and he nodded. The sound was the "Interior Crocodile Alligator" audio.
"Alright. I know what I gotta do." Ryland smirked and turned on the timer.
Surprisingly, we only had to shoot the tik tok 3 times. While we were filming, I felt Tony's eyes on me. He was reclining in a chair on the pool deck, watching us. Specifically me.
I posted the tik tok and watched as people liked and commented.
@ nickaustinn
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@ nickaustinn - pov: you see that hottie at the community pool @rylandstormss
audio: Interior Crocodile Alligator
comments:
@ rylandstormss - when i see nick at the pool 👀
↪ @ addisonrae - i... nick? tony?
↪ @ lopez_tony - 👀😳🤩🧚♀️🌈✨
↪ @ tony_nick_ - tony's lost it...
@ lilhuddy - 👁👄👁 *me watching the two hotties on the screen*
↪ @ charlidamelio - wait i-
@ jadenhossler - ant, we gotta go pick up our boi
↪ @ luvanthony - awe shit
@ nick.aust.fan - i ship it
↪ @ nicky.tony - no! nick and tony!
@ hypehouse.fan - #teddycopter...
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I sat on the edge of the pool with my feet in the water, scrolling through the comments. A handful of them were shipping Ryland and I which I thought was weird. The rest were about Tony and I.
I felt a hand rest on my shoulder and I turned around to see Tony standing there.
"Hey, I need to talk to you." He stated, holding out his hand.
"I'm all yours." I replied, grabbing Tony's hand and he helped me up. Still holding onto my hand, Tony quickly led me inside and up to his room.
I sat myself down on Ondre's bed and Tony sat on his own.
"So what's up?" I asked, smiling.
Tony stared at me before grabbing my hands in his own. "Nick, what happened to us?"
"What do you mean?" I asked and I felt Tony's hands tense up a bit.
"Your friendship has brought glorious technicolor into my life. You've always been here for me. And I am the luckiest person alive for that gift. I hope I didn't take that for granted, but I think I might have." Tony looks down and I see a tear slip down his cheek. "Because sometimes you don't see that the best thing that's ever happened to you has been right under your nose this entire time."
I lift Tony's head up with my hand and looked into his eyes. "Hey, it's okay!" I smiled and kissed his cheek. "Tony if there is one thing that I have realized through this whole thing, it's that no matter where you are, or what you're doing or who you're with, I will always, honestly, truly and completely love you. You're everything to me."
I continue. "I know that now. And if being with someone else other than me makes you happy, then I will be happy for you because of that."
Tony looks confused. "Nick, you miss understand. I want to be with you. I brought you up here today to tell you that, once and for all. I know we've hit some rough spots, Nick. But, I'm willing to work through those mistakes because I want to be with you. More than anyone or anything else in the world. You."
I feel a hot tear slip down my cheek and Tony immediately wipes it away.
"I love you, Tony." I reply. Tony doesn't respond, instead he stares into my eyes as if searching them for the answer. Suddenly, he lunges forward and pulls me into an aggressive kiss.
I pull away and look into Tony's perfect eyes. "Wow."
"Nick, baby, come here." Tony patted his lap and I climbed into it, kissing him again. He fell backwards on the bed so I was still sitting on top of him.
"You're perfect, Nick Austin." He smiled, holding my hands.
"Not as perfect as you, Tony Lopez." I laughed, falling forward so my head was in the crook of his neck.
an: sorry about the short chapter.
i'm posting an announcement tonight after this chapter
