Room in his heart

Sitting at the dinner table this evening.  Nathan and I were talking about finally scheduling a playdate with his friend that he's been wanting to see for at least a month now.  He really wanted to go over there (the friend has been here twice now).   I told him I couldn't call up and ask for him to go over there.  Either he had to wait for the friend to call or I could call and invite the friend over here.  So we've been waiting, and waiting and waiting.  This morning I saw the mom at the book fair and we started talking.  Finally she says, " Gavin has been wanting to have Nathan over."  SO we tentatively scheduled for friday lunchtime (she's still supposed to give me a call so we'll see if this actually happens).  Anyway, Nathan was talking about going over to this friends house.  Nicholas was asking why he couldn't go over too (he thinks all of nathan's friends are his friends since when they come over here they all play together).  I said that the friend already has 3 boys living at that house and two more to play is just too much.  I said "Nicholas you have some friends that you play with that Nathan doesn't, like Brandon."

Nicholas: "I don't want to go to Brandon's"
Me:  "Why not?   Is it because Saye's your best friend now?"
Nicholas: "Yeah Saye's my best friend.  Saye just bumped Brandon right out of my heart."

At which point both Nathan and I tried to explain to nicholas how you can have more than one good friend and even though you make a new one it doesn't bump the old one out.  But that boy does have a way with words. 

PS Don't feel too bad for Brandon, the only reason they are "friends" is because his mommy invites us over, nicholas says he's very quiet at school, doesn't talk to him or want to play with him.  We are still working on bringing brandon out of his shell but it's been 2 years already.