Kiss & Tell | Nicolandria FF

Part 15 - Nic

Producers made sure to remind everyone that there was a recoupling tonight, so Nic decided to pull Jaden again. She was a lot of things, but definitely a fucking weirdo.

For some reason, the sight of heels in the pool was so astounding.

And they talked. Nic probably wouldn't be able to remember their conversation a couple of hours from now--something about modeling and tattoos. But he certainly could tell that she liked him, and he definitely found her attractive.

Before they ended the conversation, Jaden stared at him curiously, eyes sharp and lips pursed. He leaned back. "Why do I feel like you're...investigating me?"

She smirked. "I am."

"Oh." He wasn't sure if he liked that. He tried not to show how nervous that made him, and instead, with a charming smile, asked, "and what are you figuring out?"

Jaden tilted her head. "You're sweet. And charming. And funny."

Nic grinned. "Please go on."

"All these great things... but you're not here with me."

The fuck? He furrowed his brows. "What do you mean?"

"It's you, me, and someone else. And you keep thinking about that someone else. I could tell at our first coupling, and I can tell now."

Nic's smile almost dropped. All of a sudden, the air was cold, and there was steel handcuffs around his wrists. He was in an interrogration room, and she was close to pinning him to the crime.

He tried to talk, but his voice caught in his throat. That encouraged her to continue. "It's almost like you're keeping me at a distance, y'know. Like you like me, and you think I'm pretty, and interesting probably. Yet you keep talking about how attracted you are to me--not how much you like me."

"I do like you."

"Probably," she shrugged, staring in her eyes "Not as much as you like her though."

Olandria flashed in his head, her gorgeous smile and beautiful eyes, and he felt nauseous.

"What's her name again? Cierra?"

Nic swallowed. "I'm not thinking about Cierra when I'm with you, Jaden," he said honestly.

Jaden smiled tightly. "And you say I'm mysterious."

And that was the end of that conversation.

Night fell on the villa, and Nic couldn't bring himself to get out of bed. He couldn't stop thinking about what Jaden said. Nic was someone who was always in his head, and he knew that to be true. But God, he hated how easy it was for Jaden to clock him. First Ace, now her? He didn't need anyone else in his head.

He had to lock in. Show Jaden that they had a strong, genuine connection. That she would be making a mistake choosing Austin instead of him.

Not that there was anything wrong with Austin. But between Austin and Nic, Jaden seemed to laugh a lot more with Nic. And that was just observational.

"Me and Coco had conversations, but, like, me and Clarke's went easier," Taylor admitted. That caused Nic to feel a slight bit of concern. Even as he showered, he couldn't help but mull on it.

Fuck, what if Taylor ended up choosing Clarke?

"It's my first time being on the chopping block," he told them, as he brushed his teeth.

"You not on the chopping block, because obviously she's feeling you," Ace responded, and Taylor nodded.

Yeah. But, she could tell that he wasn't feeling her in the same way, and that was a problem he needed to solve now.