The Triangle

Chapter 134 ? Good

-NICK's POV-
George sighed while staring at our friends running away.

NICK:
"You know she won't go on a date with him because of you."

GEORGE:
"I know that, idiot." He scoffed while crossing his arms.

NICK:
"Why don't you give her your permission?"

George narrowed his eyes at me.

GEORGE:
"I already hated the idiot before and the last time I saw him, he almost killed me, literally. He made us get trapped in a freezer."

NICK:
"Yeah, but, he didn't mean to."

GEORGE:
"You two are so buddy-buddy now, huh?" He glared at me.

NICK:
"George..."

GEORGE:
"Look—" He stopped walking, making me stop too, "Y/N can go out with whoever she wants. She doesn't need my permission."

NICK:
"Yeah, but she needs your support." I raised my eyebrows, "As her friend...she needs your support in her decisions she chooses to make..."

George clenched his jaw while swallowing hard.

NICK:
"George...I've known for a while that Y/N won't pick me, and...I've had to learn to be okay with that..."

His eyebrows squished together as his annoyed expression turned into a frown.

NICK:
"Even if she does pick me, somehow, someway..." I pressed my lips together, "I'd rather be surprised and happy then know from the start...George...Y/N's grown up...we all have, and...growing up means not bitching about the things you can't control..."

George clenched his jaw tighter.

NICK:
"Even if you serenade her, even if you save her life, even if you two are the only people somehow left on Earth...she still wouldn't choose you."

Slight tears formed in his eyes, he looked like he was about to punch me.

NICK:
"George...it doesn't matter what you say or do...what matters is Y/N's heart...her heart will lead her to where it needs to go...and you have to accept the fact that it probably won't be you..."

I was being harsh on him, but he needed to hear it.

NICK:
"She could end up walking down the aisle to Clay, she could kiss him and have sex with him—"

He shut his eyes with a sigh.

NICK:
"Or she could choose to do all that with Wilbur or...even me..." I spoke quietly, "But the fact is, George...one day, she's walking down that aisle. And if you want to be invited to see her be happy...I'd suggest you start being a better friend and support her decisions...even if you don't agree with them..."

George's eyes fell to the concrete.

NICK:
"You don't even realize how much shit I've done for you." I raised my eyebrows.

GEORGE:
"What?" He shot his head up.

NICK:
"Yeah. In the past, you've made dumb decisions and I've stuck by you anyway even though I didn't want to support them." I placed my hands in my pockets.

GEORGE:
"Like what?" He scoffed, not believing me.

I took a deep breath.

NICK:
"Remember the day in 6th grade when you found out what a penis was, so you wanted it tattooed on you because you thought it would make you a badass?" I raised an eyebrow.

George huffed out a smile while shaking his head.

NICK:
"Well obviously I didn't support that. It made me think you were gay for about a month but—" George lightly laughed, "The point is, no matter how dumb I thought that idea was, I stuck by you. And when you got a temporary tattoo of it, everyone made fun of you, but I was the one who said I'd kick everyone's ass if they laughed at you."