Triplets, my best friends

I don't need your pity.

”umm.. I’m sorry guys..”

For a second my heart drops to my knees. I don’t want to lose him over this, but I won’t let him take a Noah from me.. um us, I mean from us.

”.. That I made you think that, I like him and wanted him to be my boyfriend. I just, I just.. Umm tried to cover my feelings towards someone else” Liam says and I let out the breath I was holding in.

”What who.. Ohoh” Derek says and grins.

”Yeah. I know it’s stupid and gross, but I can’t help it.” Liam says sounding really sad now.

”Hey it’s not stupid or gross, just surprising. You know I support you.” Derek says as I and Nick glance each other puzzled.

”Thanks Der, it means a lot.”

”What the Hell are you talking about? Care to fill us in? “ I say still clueless.

”He likes his step brother, you morons” Der says.

”What does that have to do with anyt.. Oh” I say and it clicks.

”Oh man, how do feel? You had to witness him drooling over Noah not too long time ago? “ I ask being worried about him.

”I’m fine, I guess?“ it came out more of a question than a statement.

”It will get easier I promise. We all are here for you. You can always talk to us you know that right?“ Nick says.

”Yeah thanks guys.”

Door bell goes off. He is here.

”We gotta go now, Noah is here. Talk to you later Liam take care”

”Yeah bye”

”Bye!” we say simultaneously and I hung up the phone.

Nick walks to door and opens it. Here we go, it’s now or never.

***

Noah’s p.o.v

Nick opens te door and flashes his killer smile for me. I blush and wave at him.

We walk towards living room side by side, Nick throws his arm around my shoulders and brings me closer to him. His thump sliding up and down to my left shoulder. I blush furiously, what’s wrong with him? He has never done that before.

Once we walk into living room, I see Daniel and Derek sitting on the couch, looking nervous as hell. Okay what a f**k is going on here? Don’t they want be friends with me anymore? What did I do?

Great now I am panicking.

”Hey Noah!” boys finally says and smiles at me. I relax a bit.

”Hi! Soo what’s up?” I ask as I sit on the armchair across the couch where, now all of the boys is sitting.

”We had wanted to tell you something a very long time now, but never got the courage to do that. But first we wanted ask if.. if you want to go to the prom with us?”

WHAT?? Of course I want but..

”I don’t need your pity! Even Matthew is a d**k, I don’t need you to rescue me from the humiliation!” I yell and stomp toward kitchen.

”But Noah! That’s not..”

I don’t want to listen, I wipe my tears and try not to cry. I know they wants what’s best for me, but I don’t need my best friends pitying me. They have to understand that I am not some princess who needs prince charming to rescue her. No. I am stronger than that.