“Hey, it’s cold outside. At least wear a jacket.” With Jeremy and Nick from No Good Nick?
Thanks for the prompt! I had fun writing this, even if it is relatively short. It’s set post the end of the show, and it’s just pure Thompson siblings fluff.
Word count: 661
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The door to Molly and Nick’s room opened to reveal Jeremy, who was looking at Nick with playful excitement sketched on his face.
“Nicole Franzelli Thompson, you did not tell me you have a date.”
He closed the door behind him and immediately joined Molly and Nick in sitting on Nick’s bed. Molly had an open magazine resting on her knees and was doing Nick’s nails according to the picture on the page, while Nick was playing music from her phone. She paused the song that was playing and looked at Jeremy.
“How’d you find out?”
“Dad told me.” Jeremy said. “He’s just about bursting with pride. Mom, on the other hand, is going through the many scenarios of how your date could go wrong. If you’re not back by 7pm, she might just call the cops on your new boyfriend.”
Nick laughed. “Tell her that everything’s fine. I’ll be home safely, I promise.”
“And,” Molly finished Nick’s pinky finger and closed the jar of nail polish. “Luckily for Nick, her trusted best friend slash sister is on nail polish and makeup duty.”
“So, tell me about him.” Jeremy said. “What’s his name? And his address, in case you come home crying.”
“His name is Will.” Nick said. “And I’m not giving you his address, for that exact reason.”
“Oh please, like you could beat him up with those noodles you call arms.” Molly teased.
Jeremy feigned an offended gasp. “Rude. I come to help my beloved adoptive sister get ready for her date, and this is the treatment I get. Unbelievable.”
Nick smiled at Jeremy’s playful tone. “Do you usually go all Older Brother on Molly’s boyfriends?”
“I don’t know.” Jeremy shrugged, looking at Molly. “Molly hasn’t had a boyfriend.”
“I’m way too busy with my Volunteer Squad to have time for a boyfriend.” Molly said. “When you strive for helping the world, you have to make sacrifices.”
“Y’know, Molly used to tease me all the time about not having a girlfriend before I came out.” Jeremy playfully elbowed Molly. “Now Nick and I both have boyfriends, and it’s your turn to step up, Mol.”
“Sure.” Molly rolled her eyes, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “I’ll get right on that.”
“So,” Jeremy turned back to Nick. “Where are you two going for your date?”
“The movie theater on Stokes. Then we’ll probably walk to the park from there, maybe get hot chocolate and just chat.”
“That’s so cute!” Molly grinned. “I hope to hear all the details the very second you get home.”
“Don’t worry,” Nick chuckled. “I promise I’ll tell you everything.”
“Tell Will that if he doesn’t treat you right, he’ll have to hear from me.” Jeremy said. “Me and my noodle arms.”
“Ah, at least you’re accepting it now.”
Nick playfully rolled her eyes at the both of them. “Relax. Will’s a sweet guy.”
The doorbell rang from downstairs, causing the three of them to share looks of excitement with one another.
“Speaking of Will,” Nick got up from the bed. “There he is.”
“Hold on, blow on your nails for me.” Molly said. Nick did so, and she took Nick’s hand in hers to inspect the nail polish and ensure that there weren’t any mistakes. “Perfect.”
“Alright, I gotta go. I don’t wanna keep him waiting.”
“Hey, it’s cold outside. At least wear a jacket.” Jeremy reached over and grabbed Nick’s signature bomber jacket to hand it to her. “We wouldn’t want you catching a cold on your first date, now would we?”
“Thanks.” Nick took the jacket from him and slipped it on. She hesitated for a moment, looking at the both of them with a warm, loving smile.
“What’s that smile for?”
“Oh, nothing.” She said. “It’s just… really nice to have siblings.”
Molly and Jeremy matched her warm smile. While they had been siblings their whole lives, they understood her sentiment.
“We’ve got your back.” Jeremy squeezed her shoulder affectionately. “Now, go. Will’s waiting.”
Without another word, Nick ran out of the room and met Will downstairs.
