Kept by Nicole Winning Her Back chapter 5 by Hero_For_Hire

"...Jack?!" Nicole's face was now close enough to recognize you.

"Nicole! Thank god! Lydia put this jar over me and said if I don't escape it she won't... well, I just need her to do something for me and its contingent on me getting out of this jar, so could you just lift it off me? Please?"

Nicole stared at your, her mouth agape as you rattled off your request. "My... sister? She did this to you..?" she cocked her head like a curious puppy.

"Yes! Well, no - not entirely. The shrinking was my idea, but the rest was all her!"

A skeptical laugh escaped Nicole. "Why would you shrink yourself?! How did you shrink yourself?!"

"Look, Nicole, I promise I'll explain everything just as soon as I'm out of this jar!"

Nicole rested her chin in her hand, considering what to do. After a few seconds, she shrugged and simply lifted the jar with her free hand, releasing you with minimal effort. 

"Yes! Thank you!" you pressed your hands together in gratitude as Nicole smirked down at your dramatics. 

"So... you gonna tell me what's going on now?" she continued to hold the jar in the air, as if considering whether or not to trap you again. You decided to explain everything to her - you didn't divulge the specific reason Zoe might consider taking up with a tiny lover, opting to instead refer to an 'inside joke' that would surely win her over.

Nicole seemed to be listening intently to your story, but when you were done, she summarized with her only take away: "That's... kinda sad."

"What?"

"So you're just gonna be small? Forever? To appease her?"

"Well, not forever, she'll make me big again once-"

"Once what? Once you've grovelled enough? Once you've debased yourself enough? This isn't romantic, Jack, its just pathetic. No girl can worth all this!"

"It's worth it for Zoe!" you insist. 

"You know there are other girls out there, right? Girls who would jump at the chance to date you? Girls who think you're good looking, and handsome, and don't care that you're a little dorky because it's kinda cute? Girls who've been waiting for literal years for you to notice them?"

Be it total obliviousness, or Zoe-induced-tunnel-vision, or the shrinking process genuinely effecting your brain, you didn't immediately pick up on what Nicole was putting down. "I don't want other girls, I want Zoe!"

Your response silenced her for a brief moment. Her cheeks were red, her breathing rapid. Then an unnerving calmness washed over her. "You know you're really not in a position to play hard to get..." 

The shift in her tone made your stomach tighten. "Nicole, what are you-" 

In a swift and sudden motion, Nicole swept you off the desk and into her waiting palm. For the second time today, you found yourself constricted in a tight fist with no hope of fighting back. You could feel the swinging motion of her hand moving, but you couldn't tell what she was doing, or where she was taking you. All you knew was that Lydia was right; you have fallen into the wrong hands...