Here is the thing, how is Nico supposed to just be someone he's not? He's pretty sure he's lying to himself and Clay when he says he doesn't want Christian, because that's a lie. The moment Nico laid eyes on Christian, he knew.

"I need help" he admits the next day during breakfast with his family. "I want to prove you guys wrong, but I don't think I can't"

"Why not?" His mom asks

"Anything I say is just an excuse none of us wants to hear. Just tell me I can do it" "You can ...