✓“Why aren't you dating Valerie?”

I sat on the front porch of the cabinet with a cup of coffee. I heard the sound of the front door opening and closing behind as someone came out. I didn’t say anything and just sat there, after a while, they came to sit beside me.

I turned to the left to see who it is. Nico is sitting beside me in a red t-shirt and black sweat-pants, he still has his bed hair though it does seem that he tried to set them. He is straight forward.

“Why aren’t you dating Valerie?” I asked out of the blue.

My eyes widened a bit, I shouldn’t have asked whatever the reason is, it's his personal choice, it has nothing to do with me. I immediately turned to him, thinking of a way to make it look less awkward.

“I mean she clearly likes you and she isn’t that bad.” This feels like déjà vu.

“Is she?” he asked with a raised eyebrow, a small smirk playing on his lips, looking straight into my eyes as if can see right through and read my mind.