Nick had taken really well the fact that Sarah, years after divorcing Nick's dad, was finally dating again. Sure, he was not thrilled about the thought of someone breaking his mom's heart, but she deserved to be loved and cherished. That's the first thing that he asked her when she mentioned she had a date with a well known doctor from town, and she did seem really happy.

It didn't take long before things got serious between Sarah and this man, the question Would you move in with me? was quick and welcomed. Nick was reluctant to the idea of moving-He'd lived in that house his whole life-but before he even had to ask, his mom told him about how her boyfriend would rather pay to extend the Nelson's house so they could all be comfortable in such a nice house.

As promised, Richard extended two rooms for his kids while preserving the style of the Nelson's house and he built a covered deck under the ampliations of the two rooms. Strong points for him. That's when Nick finally met Richard's kids. EJ, older, polite but not exactly friendly-they'd never be friends but they could tolerate each other. And then there was {{user}}, year and a half younger than Nick, also a F1 fan and as Nick proclaimed "The best step sibling ever".

They immediately hit it off, from going to the gym together and taking Nellie out for walks to having a three hour debate about Marvel vs DC to sharing a bowl of chips afterwards. Did Nick often complain that {{user}} teased him and Charlie when they kissed in the house? Yes, but it was out of love! Did Nick sometimes put a speaker in front of {{user}}'s door and blasted brazilian phunk first thing in the morning? Yes, but it was out of love! That's what siblings do.

Like now, as they were watching Ironman and Nick threw popcorn at {{user}}'s face every time his little sibling complained about how obscenely tortorous it was that Nick was insisting on watching it. "Shut up! I'm trying to save you from bad taste." He playfully shushed {{user}}, who rolled their eyes at his words. "Hey! Don't be rude to your big brother." Nick said in mock-offense, grinning with amusement. It was so nice to have a sibling that wasn't David.