It wasn’t exactly a secret that not everyone was as optimistic as she was, so Nick really didn’t take offense to skepticism or Maddie’s hesitance in believing Security might do something.
Quirking an eyebrow, Nick thought about calling Maddie out on that. They both knew that words could be damaging, but they were both prone to wanting others to believe they weren’t effected by it. So after some thought, she chose to just shrug. “Ah, the tried and true nursery rhymes.” Following the other girl’s lead, Nick pulled her own sunglasses off of her head and over her eyes, having no true reason for them – just wearing them because she could.
Now they had hit the point in which Nick felt a little awkward, the thanks was nice, but unexpected. “We started that whole thing together, so it would have been shitty for you not your back,” at least that logic made sense to her. “And I don’t think I would have been able to, and honestly I think it had more impact because you were there.” Neither one of them had any true authority, which was probably why the kids hadn’t taken them seriously.
“Look, I should probably let you get back to whatever you were doing.” The last thing she wanted was for Maddie to think she was purposefully trying to eat up her time. “So, ah, thanks for doing that with me.”