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Nicky Harper: Count on Me

I really can't believe this is happening.

We have been talking about our one-year anniversary this whole month and he doesn't show up. I've been talking to Mae about it this whole week, I would've raved to Dawn too but she doesn't like hearing about me and her brother.

The ice melted in my third glass of water when I fully lost hope he was coming. I apologize for wasting the staff's time and walk back home.

Great, now I get to walk back home. In the dark. Alone.

~~~

The next day I walk into school to see the Quads talking, of course. I grab Nicky's arm and pull him some secluded lockers.

"We need to talk," I say with a stone face

He frowns "Well this doesn't sound good"

I sigh "You know what yesterday was?"

"...Sunday?" He asks shrugging.

"You know when you didn't text me at all that day I thought 'Maybe he wants suspense for a gift or something' but when I sat in a restaurant alone for an hour I realized that you forgot," I say glaring him down.

The situation dawns on him and my disappointment is understood.

"Y/N, I'm so sorry. I had a situation with-" he starts but a stop him, hearing this excuse a million times before.

"The Quad, I know" I exclaim "It's always the Quad."

I grab Nicky's hand with both of mine and let out a shaky sigh

"Nicky you care about your family and I understand that. It's one of the things I love about you..." I explain "But from what I know about relationships it shouldn't always be about them. Sometimes it should be about me."

He nods

I shake my head "If we hang out after school it's about your siblings and we can barely get halfway through a date without some situation coming up. But this is where I realized I need to draw the line"

He pulls me closer "What do you mean?"

I let a tear fall "We need to break up"

"No! No, I love you. I'll be better!" He says, shaking his head.

I hold back my sob "I love you too Nicky, but you need to be there for your family and I need you to be there for me. I can't make you pick one or the other"

He holds me closer, resting his forehead on mine "Please..."

I hold his face in my hands and whisper "I'm sorry"

I pull away and adjust my bag on my shoulder. I can't bear to look him in the eye so I run off to my next class.

Nickys POV

I slide down the lockers and put my head in my hands.

Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn run up.

"Hey Ni- Nicky what's wrong?" Dawn asks sitting beside me.

I lean on her "Y/N, I-I messed everything up and I missed the anniversary and-" I let myself cry a bit more and feel Ricky and Dicky surround us.

"We-we can fix this we always fix it," Ricky says patting my shoulder.

I shake my head "That's exactly what got me into this mess"

~~~

While trying to make a hasty getaway I bump into somebody and stumble over my own two dumb feet.

"What the... Y/N?" Mae asks picking up my books.

I scramble to grab everything "I-I'm sorry, it was an accident! I just need to-"

"Hey, it's fine. No harm no fowl..." She looks at me "Wait why are you crying?"

I feel my lip quiver and the sobs break out "I broke up with Nicky"

I fall against the locker and Mae wraps her arms around me and brings me into her chest. I'm sure my tears are ruining her shirt but I can't stop it.

"Hey hey hey, shhh" she cooed, petting my head "It's okay, it's okay"

After a while, she raises me to my feet.

"So how about we get you to the office, you fake a migraine, and call your mom to take you home," She says walking me to the office and I sniffle "I will be over right after school"

I nod silently

Mae's POV

I run out of the office and into the cafeteria. I spot the Quad's table and pull Dawn into the hallway.

"You are probably already aware but we have a code red" I inform, facing Dawn.

She nods "I know, Nicky's devastated. I just wish she had told me about it so I could've reminded him"

I shake my head "She knows you hate her talking about dating your brother"

"I know, I know" Dawn explains "But I still wanna know about the important stuff... We're getting off track."

Ricky and Dicky walkout

"So how are we getting them back together?"Ricky says.

Part two if asked