Fake Smile || Nick Mara

My Person

Recap:
I chuckled, hugging her. "Thank you. Now, this depressing shit isn't gonna get us anywhere. Mrs Jackson— I mean Mama Jackson, have the doctors given you any update?" We all stood up, waiting for an answer.

Nick's POV
I stood up, hoping my best friend was okay.

Tearing up, Shirley sniffled. "The surgery finished an hour and a half ago... she isn't waking up."

This is all my fault.

Now back to the story:

Carter's POV ||
"You're kidding...right? You have to be kidding."

"No Carter...they said that she wasn't stable so they had to put her into a medically-induced coma to save her life. They said that she wasn't breathing correctly."

This can't be happening. She's in a coma. I'm gonna kill that bastard. I got up and walked out of the room, slamming the door behind me. I was on my way to the elevator when the guys came running out.

Austin yelled after us. "Carter. Nick. Ben! Stop. Violence won't fix anything."

"No but it will make me feel better punching his face in." I yelled back.

"Family of  Arianna Jackson?" I stopped in my tracks and swiftly turned around before running back to the waiting room.

"Yes? How is she?"

"She's awake. But she asked for three people by the names of," he looked down at his clipboard and soon continued. "Nick, Ben, and Carter."

"That's us." Ben piped up into the conversation.

"Follow me gentlemen." The guys and I looked warily at each other as we followed the nurse. She opened the door and there she was.

Nick, being the first one to tear away from the three of us, ran to her bed and sat by her side as she hugged him and held his head close to her chest.

Nick's POV ||

I let it all spill out. The anger, frustration, resentment, but most importantly, relief and happiness.

"Oh my god you have no idea how glad I am you're okay. God I don't know what I would've done if I had lost you." The tears wouldn't stop even if I tried.

"Nick, in these short days, you've become like my best friend. I love you."

My heart stopped. "B-best friend?"

"Yeah."

Aria's POV ||

"Oh. Well I'll take it. I can't hold it in any longer Ari. I like you. A lot, and even though we've only known each other for a short period of time. I want you to be mine. I mean yeah i know you don't feel the same, which is why I will wait for you. However long it will take. Because you are a beautiful ass soul and ma, we vibe. Our auras are aligned. I know you feel it too. Deep down we both know we are aligned. Whenever we hang out, it's nothing but good times and positivity. And hell, no matter what, you are always going to be the person I come back to. Because you are so god damn special to me and at this point I don't even care about my career. I will stay by your side until you can walk out of this hell. And I swear to god I'm going to find that asshole and give him every last piece of my mind. You never deserved any of that. I thought I may have lost you forever. What's his name I will kill him and I know Bennett a-and Carter will help me. Arianna tell me-"

Nick's POV ||

I was cut off when a pair of soft, full lips were placed on mine...This is it. She's my person.