"Instead of laughing you could help me!" 

"I literally told you how to open it." Nico stiffled a laugh behind his hand 

"Yeah well it won't open!"

"Well we wouldn't have to use this soap if somebody-"

"It is not my fault that your very good with your hands!"

Niko looked at Mick who paused. Nico stifled another laugh behind his hand as Mick turned beat red at the fact that he had just blurted that out. 

"That's- not- don't look at me like that!"

"Then don't say I'm good with my hands"

"Well you are!" Mick huffed "It was very- enjoyable. And there is nothing wrong with that." 

"No there is nothing wrong with that." Niko chuckled 

Niko walked over and opened the soap and held it up. Mick rolled his eyes and snatched it back 

"Yeah Yeah. You managed to open soap." Mick smeared soap all over himself before standing under the water 

Niko watches Mick stand under the water. His head feels a bit fuzzy- but he knows what's happening so it'll be fine right? Niko leans against the shower wall 

"You ever been in a shower with anyone before?" Mick asked 
"Pfft- no. I don't ever let anybody see me like this."
"Without clothes?"

"Being nice."

"Oh."
"Yeah... you ever showered with anyone before?"

"Yeah I have... a few times." Mick chuckled "But the showering part never really happened because every girl I was with just- wanted to go so many rounds. And frankly I can not do that many rounds."

Girl. Every girl. Niko's head got fuzzier. But he ignored it for now. 

"Ah I see."

"Well since we're somewhat clean... we could always kiss again?"

"Yeah yeah...." 

"Come on- you like kissing me right?"

"No clue what your talking about." 

Niko rolls his eyes as Mick pulls him in for a kiss. He doesn't protest or move. Because in truth- he very much enjoys kissing the man in front of him. The two stayed like that against the wall- making out despite the fact that the hot water was probably going to run out soon. 

"And you said you didn't like to go multiple rounds..." Niko muttered jokingly 

"Oh I can go multiple rounds kissing" Mick chuckled "It's just- all the women I was with were like- horny as hell even after we did stuff."

"How many women were you with?"

"Honestly- alot. Not that it was ever a real relasionship- seeing as yah know-"

"Right..." Niko muttered 

"I dunno what it is but like- I was at a club and so many of them just came up to me."

"So you've only ever been with women?"

Mick chuckled his head slightly nodding. In reality, Mick was trying to think back- but when Niko saw the nod it was like something snapped in his brain. He seemed to finally remember the fact that he was half drunk... 

Half drunk- and had fucked a straight guy- a straight- 

Niko then threw up in the shower. 

He felt sick. Physically thanks to the alchohol that was still somewhat in his system- and mentally. He didn't know how to describe the mentally part... but he just felt... sick. 

He barley even registered the fact that Mick looked panicked and was busy trying to make sure he was ok. He just stood there hand on the wall. He could not believe this had happened. Niko heard the water turn off- he felt something around him- but he was barley focused. 

Niko could only think about what had just happened. He was spiraling in his mind. Over and over about how Mick now knew his secret. Mick was straight. He wasn't even thinking of the possiblity that Mick had been thinking or that Mick could be Bi or Pan or anything else. 

Niko was so stuck in his own head that he didn't even register Mick, picking him up, wrapping him up in blankets and trying to get his attention while holding him on his lap

"Niko? Niko- are you ok? You threw up in the shower- and-" Mick was panicking "Niko? Can you even hear me? Are you ok? I-"

Niko wanted to cry. 

He had fucked a straight guy. Or- well- who he assumed was a straight guy. 

"Niko please- was it something I said? I don't think I said anything- but if I did I'm sorry-" Mick for the life of him couldn't figure out what was wrong "If this is about me kissing you- if you didn't want to we didn't have to- I just thought we could because well you didn't pull away- and your... well I'm gonna assume your gay-"

Niko hated that word. 

Almost as much as he hated h-

"I mean we did literally do it- so- I mean I'm gonna assume your-" Mick was rambling at this point "yah know gay- which is great and good for you- thats awesome and everything- I mean I'm not ga-"

Niko then just burst into tears

Pathetic. 

The leader of the mafia crying in the arms of a man he had just met. 

Utterly Pathetic. 

He was crying over a word... over a sentance... how dumb. How... foolish. But then again... 

Niko hated that word.... 

Almost as much as he hated himself...