Nick G & Cassie
She handed him back the bottle of beer after she took a second sip. No need to get drunk anymore, unless she got really stuck on missing her mom. Most of the time, she was able to push it down to just being in the background and that was okay with her.
"They're grown ups, dummy," she chastised, but there wasn't any heat behind her words. In fact, she sounded rather fond of him. Because she was. Nick was her best friend and she'd realized that pretty quick once she'd moved in permanently with Bruce and Nat. "Plus it's for a baby." Kinda boring, but Ella was excited and that was kind of sweet. Of course, that also reminded her of the terrible thing she'd Seen all those weeks ago. A shudder ran down her spine that she did little to conceal. Talk about a nightmare of epic proportions.
"Where's your ball and chain today?" Sometimes it felt a little like shared custody, but Cassie didn't care so long as she didn't have to see the pushy blonde.