Nikki's POV:

"C'mon babe! It'll be fun!" Andy assured me for what seemed like the hundredth time that hour.

I shook my head again, before resuming with twisting my hair. Andy had spent the last two days trying to coax me to meet up with him and his friends. It has been about a week and a half since we clarified that we were, indeed dating. The entire school knows now, and to say the student body was shocked was an incredible understatement. The day Andy's group of friends found out was probably the worst, but people left me alone after finding out who y boyfriend was.

Boyfriend. the word is so plain, so mundane and ordinary, it doesn't seem like it's suited to be in my vocabulary, seeing as I'm not the type of girl to get a date. It seems even weirder calling Andy my boyfriend. He just doesn't seems too incredible to be given such a normal term when in reality he's probably the most exquisite human begin on the planet. I wonder how I managed to snag him...

"Babe? You zoned out again," Andy laughed smugly, smirking a little.

I instantly snapped out of it, and looked away shyly, hiding the redness on my cheeks, "sorry," I mumbled.

He simply chuckled and pulled me to him, wrapping me in his arms and burying his head in my hair, breathing me in. He let out a content sigh before pulling away a little, rubbing our noses against one another and kissing my cheek. I blushed even more, if possible and turned to face him.

"I know you want me to meet your friends, but I don't think I can Andy. I trust you because you claim to love me, which for the record I still doubt a little, but I'm trusting you not to break my hart too much. Your friends on the other hand... I don't think they treat me as nicely."

Andy tenses at my careless choice of words, and runs a hand through his hair. "Nikki, how many times do I have to tell you that I do love you. You're the one for me, i'm sure of it, and my friends will love you, because I love you. They didn't know the real you, and will quickly fall for you just as hard as I have," he assured me, cupping my cheek.

I flush at his words and smile shyly at him, pressing our lips together briefly before pulling away, much to Andy's annoyance. "Fine, if it'll shut you up about it, i'll meet them again. But promise that you will not leave my side the entire time, got it?" I give in, narrowing my eyes at him.

His face brightens and he nods eagerly, kissing both my cheeks, making me giggle, "yes! Thanks baby, love you."

I smile," love you too."

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I clutch tightly onto Andy's hand as he guides us into the mall, me leaning on him entirely, though he doesn't seem to mind, in fact, he seems amused above all else. Bastard.

"Nikki, loosen your grip, will you? I'm losing feeling in my hand," he whines, prying my fingers slightly off of his wrist.

I shake my head and try to take deep, calming breaths, but they do nothing for me. I'm freaking out too much to be calm, or even attempt to be calm. Why did I ever agree to this? Ugh, I'm such an idiot.

"Why did I let you talk me into this?" I mutter, staring at the floor.

Andy chuckles and wraps an arm around my shoulder, pulling me into his side, kissing the top of my head affectionately. "you're so cute when you're scared," he mumbles, kissing my hair again.

His words make my heart flutter a little, but the feeling quickly fades when the familiar sight of Oliver comes into view, and I begin to hyperventilate again. What if this was actually a fluke, and Andy doesn't actually love me, and he led me here to mock me? Would they do that? i really don't know i really don't know. i trust Andy, but a gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach keeps coming back, telling me something just isn't right. I hope it's wrong.

I squirm in Andy's grip as they spot us; too late to turn back now I guess. A gorgeous girl with shiny black hair smiles and beckons us over, she seems friendly enough. Plus, i haven't seen her in Andy's group before so maybe she won't be like the others? I hope so.

"Andy! So nice to see you again! And this must be Nicole? Hey sweetheart, well aren't you the sweetest little thing!" She gushes pulling the two us into a hug.

I smile shyly at her and hug her back. She seems nice enough, and she doesn't seem like the bitch type.

"I'm Amy," she says with a bright smile as she pulls away.

I scan the group of people in front of us, noticing a few familiar faces. I recognize Oliver and Alex, unsure about the two other guys standing near Alex. They don't glower at me like Oli so i decide that they could be nice.

"Hey guys, so this is Nikki, in case you forgot about her," Andy laughs awkwardly, "babe, this is Vic and Kellin and Alex. And you already know Oli," he trails off.

I smile at each of them, even Oli, and mumble a shy 'hello' to each new face. Amy either seems to notice the slight tension, or i just bursting with energy, as she begins rambling on about clothing she wants to buy or the newest song that's stuck in her head. This mostly gets conversation going, an the guys slowly begin to utter a few lines amongst themselves. Soon, they're all laughing and joking like old times I'm sure. Throughout the entire time, I remain by andy's side, his arm wrapped protectively around me. Oli keeps his annoyed stance and occasionally shoots glares my way, but i do my best to ignore them and try to focus on what Amy's saying instead.

"I know!" she suddenly squeals, "let's go shopping! It could be 'girl-bonding time'! Yu boys can stay here and chat or something, and Nikki and I can get to know each other!" She exclaims, pulling on my arm.

Andy shoots me a concerned look, but I just wave it off. I would rather have my ear talked off by Amy then stay under Oli's harsh looks any longer.

I kiss Andy's cheek as a farewell, and allow myself to be dragged off by an eager Amy.


Andy's POV:

I watch Amy as she tugs Nikki away. Once they're out of earshot, I turn towards Oli, a glare set on my face.

"Alright," i scowl, crossing my arms over my chest, "start talking."

Notes

Oli's still being an asshole? *sigh* will he ever learn?