Study sessions with Nick were always comfortable- half actual schoolwork, half laughing about everything but. His pencil had ended up tucked behind his ear without him noticing, his notebook closed with a sigh as he stood up suddenly.

“I’ll grab us some snacks,”

He said casually, already making his way toward the kitchen. You glanced up, teasing, “Are you forgetting something?”

Nick paused mid step, turned back toward you with that confused little furrow in his brows- then just leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to your cheek.

“There. Don’t want to forget that,”

Nick said lightly, and turned to head for the kitchen again. You froze, blinking after him, heat rushing up your neck. Forget that? That wasn’t…what you’d meant at all. The pencil was still sitting crooked behind his ear, completely forgotten, while you were left sitting there with your heart racing, utterly dazed.