That's No Closet

You open the door to see stairs that seem to lead down to a basement.

"What the hell?" You whisper to yourself, confused by the "closet".

You walk down and turn right to see Nicole and Tom on a dark red couch. Nicole is on Tom's lap, making out with him while Tom is groping her ass. You watch in surprise and wait to see if they notice you.

...They don't.

Your surprise is not coming from Tom's actions, but it's coming from Nicole. You can't believe such a shy and sweet girl would fall for an asshole that tries to fuck just about anyone he meets.

Your hands ball up to fists and you say sternly, "Am I interrupting something?"

Nicole breaks the kiss and immediately turns her head to you with her eyes wide as golf balls.

Tom on the other hand turns his head with a goofy grin.

"Can't you see we're busy?", Tom says.

"I need to talk with Nicole for a second," You say in responce.

Nicole climbs off Tom's lap and walks towards you.

You both walk halfway up the stairs and then you stop her, eager to ask her what happened.

"Why are you letting Tom do this to you, you're smarter than this?" You say in half confusion, half anger.

"He is nicer than he appears, not everything is black and white," Nicole says with her arms crossed.

"That's how he gets into girls' pants, you can't let him fool you like that," You say, a little less angry at her and more angry at Tom.

"Well what if I don't mind him in my pants? Aren't you supposed to support my choice as my friend? You know that's what friends do," Nicole says back.

"Maybe you're right. It's just hard for me to let you go to some perverted dick. I want to protect you from people that will take you for granted and hey, that's what friends do." You say after calming down.

Nicole holds your hand, smiling at you, and says, "Thank you for understanding, John... And Tom may be perverted but he isn't a dick if you get to know him."

"Yeah, I'll give you two space, I don't want to seem like your dad," You say with a chuckle.

"That just shows me you would make a good father for the special someone in your life," Nicole says and walks back down the stairs.

You stay at the stairs, thinking. You stay there until something happens...