9 years
Characters: Nick Jackson x OFC
Summary: You’re scared to make things public with Nick after having such a strong friendship with Matt, afraid of what he might think - Nick tries to explain it all to Matt.
Fluff, a little angsty.
You laid in Nick's bed, as you did every Tuesday and Wednesday that you were both in Jacksonville together. He had gone to the bathroom after the amazing sex the two of you just had and you laid there thinking about what he just told you. After 6 months of seeing each other in private he wanted to be public about it, he was over dating each other in private. But it was more complicated than that, you had grown up with the Jackson brothers and Matt had been one of your best friends. Growing up in high-school, you became like a sister to Matt. Never really interested in each other, just had a really great bond. You knew that telling Matt about you and Nick would be a delicate conversation. It was so much more complicated than just the past 6 months of dating.. at 30 years old, the history between you and Nick dated back 9 years.
He emerged from the bathroom, shirtless in his basketball shorts. You smiled at him, you were definitely in love with him there was no denying that. And you were 99.9% sure he was in love with you too. "So?" he asked you.
"Yeah it needs to happen." you say with a smile, but deep down you were scared as hell.
"Yeah??" he said, a genuine smile creeping up on his face. He laid down on the bed lazily draping his arm around your thighs as you were still sitting up, back against the backboard of the bed frame.
"I'll talk to him tomorrow then!" he said.
You nod your head. "Good!"
"Come on babe, lay down let's go to sleep" he says. "You need good rest before heading back home tomorrow."
While you all grew up in California together, and still resided there you only came out to Jacksonville for live events, to work on hair and makeup with the talent. Back home you were a freelance artist that mostly did wedding and special events.
"Yeah you're right" you say, as you went to shift your body to lay down on the bed, there was a knock at the door.
"Nick open up!! I need to talk I can't sleep!" Matt shouted from the other side. Your eyes widened, the one night you spend in Nick's room and Matt wants to have a late night pow wow.
"Fuck!" you say, Nick looks unfazed. "It's fine."
"How is it fine?!"
"We were going to tell him anyways."
You loved that Nick had a laid back personality. But this moment, you were frustrated.
"I don't think this is how he would want to find out."
"Y/N, it's going to be fine."
Nick jumped out of bed to go to the door.
"Dude what took you so long, you got a chick in there?" Matt said jokingly.
"Hah, actually.."
Matt scrunched his eyebrows and jerked his head back, "Do you?! Who?!"
Nick laughed a little, "Can we chat in the morning?"
Matt got super suspicious,"you know I just went to Y/N's room and she wasn't there either. Nothing no answer...is she in here?"
You listened to all of his and buried your face in your hands. All you could think was that he wouldn't approve of this at all, but he really had no idea how much you and Nick cared about and loved each other.
"Nick, is she in here?!" Matt asked again.
Nick sighed, his laid back attitude wasn't going to get him through this situation.
"Yeah man, she is."
"What the hell?!" Matt pushed Nick to the side and stormed in the room and saw you sitting on Nick's bed. Luckily you were dressed in your normal oversized shirt and bedtime shorts.
"What the hell is going on here Y/N?! You and Nick?!"
He looks at you and then back at Nick.
"Look man, it's way more than you think." he says.
"I should go back to my room." you say avoiding Matt's eyes.
"Y/N, really?!"
"I don't want to get in the middle of you two, that's what I've been afraid of."
You grab your flip flops and bag and try to rush out before Nick stops you. "Y/N, what're you doing?!"
"Nick.. I can't be here for this.. I'm sorry." He tries to block you from leaving, but at the same time he's not that guy.
"Y/N, it's okay. just stay."
"Yeah stay" Matt says in a very passive aggressive tone.
You look up at Nick, "See, I can't." you say. You give him that look that says you love him, and then you rush out.
Nick takes a breath, "So...you scared her off pretty quickly."
"It's because she's like a sister to me, obviously not you.. but I've looked out for her all these years and here you guys are.. just fucking on the side dude?!"
"No man, we've been together for the past 6 months but she wanted to keep it private... FOR YOU.. I don't get it.."
Matt's eyes still annoyed.
"You know.. she and I have been on and off for the past 9 years?! And shit finally falls into place where we're back in the states and we can actually fully be toghether and she's scared to because of you."
"9 years?!"
"Yeah man, 9 years."
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*Flashback*
You had just gotten home from a night of drinking.. oh had turning 21 really been a whirlwind. After graduating with your undergrad and living back at your parents it was nice to have a night out with the girls. But when you got back home you were always thinking about the same person. "Fuck it" you say to yourself. You were starting to sober up and dialed Nick's number.
"Hello?" he sounded groggy. It was 1am afterall.
"Hey it's me."
"What's going on?" he said, his voice low.
You smiled.
"Come over." you say.
"Y/N...you went out drinking tonight-"
"It's fine, I'm not drunk."
"Babe.."
"Come on Nick.. I miss you.. I want to see you...you're finally home.. and I'm home.."
You couldn't take not being with him anymore, finally getting the courage, tonight was the night you knew it. It had to be.
He sighed on the other end of the phone, he missed you, he did. But he didn't want to take advantage of anything, but barely seeing each other while you were in college had him missing you more and more.
"Alright..I'll be there in like.. less than 10." he said. Get got out of bed and snuck over to your house.
When he texted you telling you he was outside you ran outside and jumped into his arms, wrapping your legs around his waist. You immediately kissed him. You had kissed, made out a couple times before, but this time it was different. Your feet touched the ground and your lips parted.
"Y/N, are you sure this is a good idea?" he asked you, he stared at you those perfect blue eyes. The front light porch the only light to see each other.
"Yes, it is." you say with a slight smirk on your face.
You take his hand and drag him inside, quietly to your room.
You pull him on top off you, at this point he's even eager than you are. Taking off each others clothes, his lips attacking your neck, your chest.. all parts of your body. With him training to wrestle and being on the road you decided it was time to take advantage of him being home. "I need you Nick" you say, he kisses you right before entering you. The sex was amazing, being with him was what you've always wanted.
*end flashback*
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"So that's when it all started?" Matt asked after Nick explained how it all began.
"Pretty much...about 3 years ago when things picked up I told her I loved her, and I was going to marry her someday.. but you know with Japan and ROH.. I only saw her the couple times we were home during the month."
"Why wouldn't she tell me? All the times we all hung out together you two were making eyes at each other?!"
Nick laughed slightly, "Pretty much.. you'd go off with whatever girl you were dating and the two of us spent time together."
"I just.. don't get why she was so afraid to tell me."
"Maybe that you'd look at her different?"
Matt sighed, "Fuck man..if you two really love each other that's all I want for both of you."
Nick nodded, "Thanks man.. I gotta go find her."
