If things were better Lauren would've made a couple joked at Andy's expense teasing him about his relationship and his girlfriend. But right now her brother needed to know how a certain parent overprotective tactics crossed the line. She was happy for her brother but her father could ruin his relationship.

She woke them up carefully. She hated herself for wiping the small off her little brother's face and making Nico angry so quickly." Dad had Sage track down everything you ever sent each other. All your inside jokes and secrets but you have to believe me and mom. We had no idea he was going to do this."

" Did he print them out? Is our information about our most vulnerable moments? Our descriptions of high school and loneliness physically there?" Nico asked but Lauren shook her head and pointed to a wastebasket. Andy looked inside to see mostly ashes with a few flecks of scorched illegible paper.  Nothing was recoverable and nobody could read it.

" Mom yelled at him while you were out on the date. She burned all of it after ripping it apart. She poured gasoline on it just in case. They fought for a while after that and dad tried defending his decision but I wasn't on his side. We're on your side and actually appreciate and respect your privacy and happiness."

Andy hugged his sister. Nico however had even more respect for Caitlin.' Now she deserves a mother of the year award. She actually did all this to show her disapproval.' 

" Where is she? I want to talk to her." Lauren told her about a couple mutant kids Caitlin was tending to.

Apparently after a night of arguments, arson, and actually being a parental badass this woman still had the energy and willingness to help others.

Luckily Caitlin just finished her responsibilities when Nico came to talk to her." I heard what you did. And you were a hero." Caitlin had a bittersweet smile as she put away medical supplies. " Those conversations had a couple confessions. Really private stuff and if anything was shown to you. Please don't judge me or Andy."

" I didn't read a actual word of it. I didn't glance at it after I ripped it out of Reed's hands. I destroyed it. Reed might've tried to tell me things but I cut him off. " Caitlin told her." He thought he was in the right by doing this. For a while he and Andy haven't communicated or really connected. He and Andy argued a week or so and Reed never got over it. Now all their trust is gone."

" I'm sorry." Nico told her but Caitlin didn't want her to apologize. But when both of them returned to where the Struckers slept they saw Andy and Reed at opposite sides of the room. Lauren had a barrier between the two of them.

" It's gotten worse. " Andy and Reed didn't say a word about the incident or with each other.  Nico knew Andy was angry and what must have happened. The table was split in two with the legs shattered and the cracks on the walls. 

Andy didn't stay in the room that long. He calmed down and took everything that was his. He glared at his father and left with Nico.

" Is it okay if I crash with you? I don't know if you have a spare bunk or something.  I could sleep on the floor if I need to. I can't be around him right now.  I hated how everything from the start he had printed out. He looked through a lot of it. He was bringing up private things when I lost it. "

" Sure..." Nico said. There actually wasn't a extra bunk. They actually shared one. It was awkward not helped by a little teasing from Chase.

But the new feeling of living even closer to somebody you love was worth it. They stayed up all night reading from the books they got each other. They were happy and nervous.  Eventually falling asleep together. 

His sister came to find him like that with a smile. She knew her brother was happy and just needed space not a lecture. And knew he was in good hands. She trusted Nico to be careful with her little brother and that was enough. With Nico and her friends they're were more people having Andy's back. He was safe with her.  But she would constantly check in.