Nick laughed nervously. He'd managed the whole night without letting it slip, or saying anything stupid, or running off and re-evaluating how this whole being-a-responsible-adult thing was working out. But now that they were only moments away from the new year, he was starting to get nervous.

"Oh, I know we won't," he said, offering up a smile. "It'll be pretty hard to miss, anyway. I just ... want to celebrate the moment. Properly." It sounded like a pretty stupid excuse for being preoccupied, but there you have it.