Was it a bit embarrassing to keep a diary despite being in his twenties? Yes, a bit. But it was what was written in that diary that made it especially shameful.

Pages upon pages of Nickolas talking about his feelings for you were hidden away in that book. Plans of confessing to you, guilt over falling for his best friend, confusion about being gay… He couldn’t let you see it.

And his dumbass forgot to put it away before you came over.

“Don’t look at that!” He exclaimed, rushing over to snatch the book up.