Got That Love

[After house had opened (but before the drag show started), Schuy walked down to Austin and Chloe's office. In one motion, he opened the door and said with little fanfare:] ...Aye. The Pig's back.

[Austin audibly whined at this news. As if the girls and the patrons weren't enough to deal with on a nightly basis.] Fine. Don't tell anyone I made that noise.

[That noise coming out of Austin caught Schuy so off guard that an equally as embarrassing giggle fell out of Schuy before he could stop it.

[Chloe held her lips together to keep from outright cackling. Once she swallowed her laughter, she let out a sigh.]

[Austin shot her a look, but it quickly turned into a smirk. He returned his gaze to Schuyler as he stood from his desk.]

[After house had opened (but before the drag show started), Schuy walked down to Austin and Chloe's office. In one motion, he opened the door and said with little fanfare:] ...Aye. The Pig's back.

[Austin audibly whined at this news. As if the girls and the patrons weren't enough to deal with on a nightly basis.] Fine. Don't tell anyone I made that noise.

[Atlas responded with an awkward, yet caring, smile of his own. He really was trying here.] Great. I, um... gonna go find a phone book then. Have a good rest of your night, Austin. [He added as he turned to roll out the room.]

Phone bo-- do they still make those? [Austin muttered to himself once Atlas had left. He chuckled and shrugged before moving to get his things together.]

That sounds good.

[Austin offered a tired smile.] I can do that.

Go home, Austin. Chloe can handle things while I quickly get a consult and then she and I can handle the rest of the evening by ourselves.

[Austin sighed again.] Fine. I'll let Chloe know on my way out.

...That... [Atlas blinked. Where would he even try to start?] ...Alright, [He eventually landed on. There was just no point.]

Pretty much. [Austin agreed with a nod. There were no explanations.

So Lemon ran away but contacted her mother and her mother was the one who reconnected everyone, [Atlas did his best to understand.]

You'd think, but this is us, so it was actually so much more complicated. Lemon ran away and someone called 911 cause she was sitting on the side of rode barefoot and in PJs, sobbing. And the fireman who came to check on her was her mother's fiancé. And also unreasonably attractive, but that's not relevant. Anyway, he actually recognized her from the photos in their house and took her home. And then Lemon's mother did call Cee, yes.

Well that's... surprising. With the way people talk about her around here, I honestly assumed Lemon's drag mother was dead, [Atlas said in his very Atlas way.]

[Austin chuckled.] No, definitely alive. She cut herself off from this place after too many blurred lines. [He paused and looked at Atlas for a moment. They'd probably get along quite well actually.] But she seemed to have missed the two of them quite a bit, especially Lemon.

[Atlas blinked in silence for a few moments.] ...Is that where you went this morning?

[Austin hummed in the affirmative and nodded slightly.] Met Lemon's drag mother and his fiancé. Lovely couple, gave me tea.

[Atlas was about to turn to leave, but then he paused.] ...What prompted this anyway? This time yesterday, Lemon was living with the Russian patron. How does one go from that to buying her a house with someone else?

Everyone in this club was waiting years for the two of them to figure out they were in love with each other. Apparently Ben saw it too. It just took finding out the Russian had been cheating their entire relationship for our dear Lemon to wake up to the reality of the situation.

[Atlas' eyes went wide at that bombshell.] What? Really?

Mm, she ran away early this morning after she confronted Vitya. [Austin explained.] Cee called me to help him find her. Which we were actually pretty bad at. Thought I was gonna have to take Cee back to the hospital, he was such a mess.

[Atlas was about to turn to leave, but then he paused.] ...What prompted this anyway? This time yesterday, Lemon was living with the Russian patron. How does one go from that to buying her a house with someone else?

Everyone in this club was waiting years for the two of them to figure out they were in love with each other. Apparently Ben saw it too. It just took finding out the Russian had been cheating their entire relationship for our dear Lemon to wake up to the reality of the situation.

[Atlas pushed his glasses up to rub at his face for a moment. God, this boy was going to be the death of him.] ...I... I need to call a real estate lawyer for a consult...

Sure... that seems like a good plan. [Austin agreed, covering a yawn with his hand.]

I--... [Atlas stumbled. He was rarely speechless, but every once-in-a-while, Benji managed to find a new way to pull it off.] What?!

Ben bought a house. Condo? Apartment? I don't know what anything is called here. It's in a building, but they own it. [Austin attempted to explain.] Well, Ben owns it right now, but I think he plans on transferring it over to them.

That's--... Why? When?

When? I'm not sure. That man is a magician.

[With Annie (somewhat) in the know, it didn't take long for rumors to spread. Everyone seemed to have an opinion.

[Chloe had volunteered to deal with the new temps for the night since Austin was fairly exhausted by that point. He'd been up since before dawn, and somewhere in the middle was asked to work out a conflict between two sets of movers getting Lemon's things. He let the Russian pay.

I--... [Atlas stumbled. He was rarely speechless, but every once-in-a-while, Benji managed to find a new way to pull it off.] What?!

Ben bought a house. Condo? Apartment? I don't know what anything is called here. It's in a building, but they own it. [Austin attempted to explain.] Well, Ben owns it right now, but I think he plans on transferring it over to them.

[With Annie (somewhat) in the know, it didn't take long for rumors to spread. Everyone seemed to have an opinion.

[Chloe had volunteered to deal with the new temps for the night since Austin was fairly exhausted by that point. He'd been up since before dawn, and somewhere in the middle was asked to work out a conflict between two sets of movers getting Lemon's things. He let the Russian pay.

[Lemon shivered lightly as Cam's hand ran up her back.] I... I'm not gonna worry, [She promised gently. After the night they had, just that small movement did so much to bring her back down to earth.]

[Cam nodded along and then looked up at Austin.] We're not saying no. But give us some process time, yeah? Maybe we can go see it later today, get the fettucine at the very least.

Yeah, I saw that one coming. Let's get you both home for now so you can "process."

He bought a house on optimistic?! You understand that people don't generally give us houses unless they're fucking with us? Literally and figuratively.

Like... Like a real house?! One we can live in?! [Lemon asked Austin in a panic.] For us? Glinda--... Glinda bought us a house?!

Pretty much everything Ben's bought has been a careful combination of optimism and a dash of planning. And it's changed all of our lives for the better so far. And I promise no one is fucking with you. Though you're welcome to do whatever you like to each other in the house. I hear he got you one of those big ass beds.