#chasexjonah

Group at the Table

Wren: Wren was sitting with Chanel at the venue before their set, "I'm really glad you came" said Wren with a smile. He was so happy that she would come to see him preform, it made him feel like she was really his girlfriend. They were doing so much together these days, it felt like dating. She just didn't like him like that, and it hurt. But he was happy regardless because she was there.

Chanel: Chanel smiled at Wren, "Of course I came! I love seeing you perform." she said truthfully. She always came to practices and shows, but this was the first time she's gone to see him perform since their fight during homecoming. "Maybe one day you can teach me how to play." she wiggled her eyebrows. "Or I could be the Manny Santos of the band and just look pretty as I play a tambourine."

Gabrielle: Gabrielle held on to Chase's hand as they walked in. "So is this like a group thing?" She questioned as she was a bit nervous. She was proud of herself for going out in public for once.

Wren: Wren smiled, "I think you'd look pretty playing any instrument" he replied before they were interrupted by Chase and Gabrielle.

Chase: "Yeah of course it's a group thing babe" said Chase, "But I promise it'll just be us later" he added as they walked up to Chanel and Wren's table. "Hey guys" said Chase with a friendly smile. "Mind if we interrupt?" he asked, knowing that they were hopefully starting something. Gabrielle: "Well, i'd hope it would be just us later." She said giving him a nudge. Gabrielle held onto Chases are and angled her body to be mostly hidden behind hers. She just felt more protected by him. She offered a friendly smile to the others. Chanel: Chanel smiled as Wren spoke before jumping a bit as she heard Chase's voice. "Uh, nope. You're good." she looked at Chase and Gabrielle with a friendly smile, feeling pretty bad that she hadn't spoken to him for so long. "How are you?" she asked Chase. Stupid question, but she didn't know what else to say. Chase: Chase pulled up a chair for him and one for Gabrielle and pushed her chair in for her before sitting down and putting his hand on her knee, "I'm good" said Chase to his best friend, "Things are rough, but we're dealing. Wren said you two have been hanging a lot, so sorry I haven't called" Chase replied. Gabrielle: Gabrielle sat down in the chair, she knew there was a chance of seeing his friends, but she didn't expect Chanel to be there, let alone so close. Gabrielle looked over at chas and held his hand but didn't say anything

Jesse: Jesse showed up with Liv and engaged in a conversation that will be the result of a thread and then joined the group. "Hey guys! Whats up?"

Chanel: Chanel nodded at Chase, "Yeah, he's been the best. Sorry I haven't called you either." she said with a sad smile. She didn't even know what to say to Gabrielle, it just felt too awkward. 

Jonah: Then Jonah came up with Juliette with a smile on his face, "Hey, can't wait to see you guys perform." he said to Wren and Stevie. Wren: "Thanks man" said Wren putting out his fist for a fist bump to Jonah, things had definitely been better recently but it was still a little awkward. "I'm gonna go get a pitcher" said the boy getting up to use his fake ID and get them some beer. The place was pretty relaxed, so it wasn't too hard. Wren returned with a stack of cups and two pitchers of beer with the help of a fellow high schooler who was working at the place. 

Chase: Chase pulled Gabrielle into his lap to make room for all the people arriving, he also just wanted her in his lap. He put a hand on her lower back and continued making conversation with Chanel, "We can hangout soon, I want to hear about ... ya know" he said with a smirk, referring to Wren as the other boy appeared back with beer. Gabrielle: Gabrielle willing slid over into chases lap. She felt like she was asserting her dominice of belonging to chase. Gabrielle looked over at Wren when Chase suggested there was something going on. Gabrielle went to make a comment, but held back because she was trying to play nice Chanel: Chanel eyes widened when Chase spoke, hitting his arm slightly. "There's nothing to talk about." she said just cause she didn't want Wren think she was into him... even though she was... but ya know. "We'll talk later." she leaned towards Chase and whispered. "We can have a fun night together. I'll bring some wine." she said with a smile. Chase: "Just us and a double bottle of moscato baby" said Chase laughing quietly to Chanel, his hand still on Gabrielle's back as he leaned over to talk to Chanel. Gabrielle: GAbrielle raised her brows at Chanels words about having a wine night. "Sounds super fun." She said but as called her baby Gabrielle stood up. "I have to use the bathroom" She said picking up her purse and walking to the bathroom.

- click here for bathroom thread - Chanel: Chanel raised a brow at Gabrielle as the girl spoke. She looked over at Chase and frowned, "Sorry... Did I say something wrong?" she asked, leaning back in her seat. She really didn't want to have any kind of problems, this was Wren's night. But the moment she saw Juliette follow Gabrielle, she rolled her eyes. Chase: "That's on me. I think I can get away with shit because she was sitting in my lap. But she stays jealous" said Chase running his hand through his hair. How did he continuously fuck up like this. 

Rose: "Hellooooo" said Rose as she arrived in her cute little outfit, "Have you guys seen Caleb yet?" she asked. Chanel: "Do you want me to like, apologize to her or whatever?" Chanel asked, but she really didn't want to go to the bathroom with both girls in there. "I don't want to give you guys any problems." Stevie looked around to see if Caleb was here, "I haven't seen him yet, he's probably on his way. I'll let you know if he's here." she tried to smile at Rose. Chase: "No, I think that might make things worse. I don't think it's our relationship. It's just her issues" said Chase, "We've been good recently. It's just ... she forgets how I am sometimes with the cheer girls until she sees it in person" he added. Chase felt guilty, but he had seen Juliette follow her, and assumed Juliette would help her chill out. Rose: Rose touched her necklace, "He has hockey practice, but he should be here soon. This is his first time coming and seeing me perform" said the girl nervously. It felt so good to be back with him, she was just blinded by how much she liked how Caleb made her feel, and how it felt to be with him. She was definitely going to give tonight her all. Chanel: Chanel didn't think it was about the cheer girls, she thought it was just her that was the problem but she didn't say it. "Right. I'm glad you two have been good recently though." she tried to smile. "I know how whipped you are for her. I think we all do." Wren: "Chase? Whipped?" said Wren with a laugh, "couldn't be me" he said even though he was whipped himself. Stevie: Stevie nodded her head slowly and looked over at Marina who came with Rose. The two girls gave each other a look. They were on the same wavelength. "Those practices can always run late. He'll be here." she said with a forced smile. "You're gonna do great."

Chanel: "Couldn't be you? You seem like you'd be a total simp." Chanel laughed, nudging Wren softly. "You were talking to some girl that was across the country." she said, a little bitterly. "I'd say that's pretty whipped. But maybe I'm just not good with long distance shit."

Rose: Rose touched her necklace and smiled at the people around her, "He's probably so excited and running over here right now" she replied, smiling down at the ground now. She thought about texting him, but she didn't want to be needy. Wren: "Fair enough" said Wren with a smile to Chanel, "but I told you, I'm not into her like that anymore" he clarified. "I've got my eye on someone else anyways" said Wren, hoping for his moment to tell Chanel, but this was not the place or time.

Stevie: "Yeeeeaaah." Stevie said slowly. Marina looked over at Rose before rolling her eyes. She had a feeling that boy needed another beatdown. "While you wait, you want something to drink?" Stevie asked. Chanel: "Right, I almost forgot." Chanel tried to act casual but she obviously did not forget, it's all she thought about. "You gonna make a move soon? I'm sure she's so into you, who wouldn't be? I'd love to meet her some day." she lied. Chanel wasn't sure how she'd act if she saw him with some other girl. Rose: "Oooh yeah" said Rose as she poured herself a glass of beer and one for Stevie and Marina. "He's taking me on a trip tomorrow, tres romantique" she said excitedly. She just couldn't shut the fuck up about him. Rose knew she was annoying people, but she couldn't help it. "Anywayyyyys, I am so stoked for this performance" she said as she took a sip of beer. Wren: Wren wanted to roll his eyes at that comment, because she didn't want to be with him. That's who. He hoped her seeing him perform would change her mind a little, but he knew it was a lost cause. "Soon enough" he said, trying to think of who at school he could possibly fake a crush on until it felt real. Stevie: Stevie and Marina grabbed their glasses and took a sip from it. "That's cool... I'm sure you'll both have a great time together." Stevie said, confused as to why he wasn't already here. Surely he would want to come to his girlfriend's show. This was all definitely sus. 

Marina: "You're gonna do great, Rosie. I'm really excited for the first song, it was my favorite." Marina said with a big smile.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle nodded. "Right. Mark my territory. Be confident." She said "Okay, lets do this, lets go back out there." She said as she took her hand and led her too the table. She walked with power, gave a hair flip. She figured Chase would cave. She dropped her hand and took her spot back on chases lap. "Chanel, poor be a beer?"

Juliette: Juliette heard Gabrielle ask Chanel to pour her a beer a little too confidently, "I think I made a mistake" said Juliette in a whisper to Stevie.

Chanel: "Soon. Fun. Can't wait." Chanel was getting irritated with this conversation with Wren and it was starting to show. She narrowed her eyes at Gabrielle as she ask to pour her a beer. "Excuse me? You have arms, use them." she said with a little bit of attitude. Stevie: Stevie looked over at Juliette and back at the others at the table, "Is everything okay?" she whispered.

Juliette: "I think I caused this on accident" whispered Juliette back in reference to Chanel and Gabrielle. Gabrielle: Gabrielle smiled softly. She stood up and walked over and took the pitcher that was in front of the girl and poured a cup and sat back down. "Thanks for the reminder." Stevie: Stevie smiled at Juliette, "On accident? You sure?" she teased the girl. "You could be honest with me." Juliette: Juliette gave her a look, "... how dare you" said Juliette laughing quietly, "I thought she was just going to kiss him or send him a flirty text or something. I didn't think she was gonna come back here and demand Chanel be a wench" said the girl with a doe eyed look on her face. Stevie: Stevie started laughing at Juliette's choice of words, "If they break out into a fight, I guess we'll have to blame you for it." she said just to mess with the girl. "I didn't know you were like this, Hastings. A real eye opener." Juliette: "Wow Summers, I see you're a drama fiend" said Juliette squinting at the other girl. Chanel: Chanel was frustrated in every way possible at this point. If she popped off on Gabrielle, she'd ruin the night for everyone so she simply rolled her eyes and kept quiet. Gabrielle: Gabrielle took a drink from the beer, she always hated beer but it was what was provided. "So Chase" She said turning so she could look at him. "What kind of music do these play?" Stevie: "Hey, I'm just chillin." Stevie placed her hands behind her head while she leaned back in her seat. "Are you going to be a bad influence on me?" she looked around the table to make sure no one peeped before winking at Juliette. Chase: Chase smiled at Gabrielle, his head empty. He just kind of shut everything out when the girls did this. Same routine, new location. Was it his fault? Yes. Did he care? Not too much. Chase put his hand on her lower back, "It's kind of a mix" said the boy with a smile, "but it won't go too late. Then we can spend some one on one time together" he added in. He knew group settings weren't really her speed, but he knew that it was good for her to be with people even if she didn't like it. Gabrielle: Gabrielle nodded. "Interesting." She said with small smile. Though, she wasn't very interested in his, she didn't think it would be such a group activity. "I'd like that, hopefully its not to late." She wanted to be able to put gene to bed but knew the chances weren't likely. "What do you want to do later?" Chase: Chase put his hand on her outer thigh and went to whisper in her ear, "You" said Chase with a smirk on his face. Gabrielle: Gabrielle blushed a bit. She was a bit nervous but that was hot, it send shivers down her spin. "meet me in the bathroom in 2 minutes?" Chase: Chase's eyes widened and he just nodded quickly. 

Juliette: Juliette saw the interaction, "Okay whew they're good. They're definitely leaving to go hook up" said the girl before turning back to Stevie. "Okay, if anyone is a bad influence it's you" teased Juliette biting her lip a little. Gabrielle: Gabrielle got up from his lap silently and walked over to the bathroom Chase: Chase followed quickly.

- click here for bathroom thread - 

Jesse: Jesse looked up as they walked away. "So.... Do yall think they are fighting it out or fucking it out?" Stevie: Stevie sat back up and laughed, "Me? You're crazy. I'm an absolute angel." she said to Juliette with a big smile on her face. She looked over at Jesse and nodded her head, "Fucking it out, for sure. I think Chase might enjoy if they were fighting though."

Jesse: "I think Chase enjoys any attention she gives him." He said with a laugh. "I think they are fighting it out. Anyone want to put money on it?"

Wren: "She's turned him down recently" said Wren in reference to what they knew from the group chat, "So I say fighting" Rose: "Guys I just talked to the manager, we need to head backstage" said Rose coming back to the group. She looked around again for Caleb, but he would be here soon enough. Rosemary waved for the others to come join her and they headed backstage. - Rose, Stevie, and Wren leave - Jesse: Jesse smiled as ose said they had to go back stage. "Good luck guys!" Juliette: "Oooooh, they're gonna be on!" said Juliette to Olivia, she was so excited to see Stevie perform. It was painfully obvious how happy Juliette was to be here with Stevie, even though she thought she was being nonchalant about it all. Olivia: olivia looked at juliette, and honestly, she was so grateful that jesse had managed to get her to go. she was having fun, and she definitely needed that right now. the band was about to get on and she looked over at how excited juliette was. it was adorable "you are adorable, juliette. come on, let's try and get closer to the stage!" Juliette: "Do you want beer?" she asked, pouring herself a tiny little cup from the pitchers Wren had gotten. Juliette smiled at the other girl, trying to contain her excitement, "then we will totally go up!" she said smiling at her friend. Jesse: Jesse smiled, Olivia looked happy to be here which meant he did a good job. "Yeah, go up. I'll be here when you get back."

Olivia: olivia nodded and smiled, " i'd love something to drink, " she said and looked at jesse, but then realized that she was driving. " but i'm driving, so probably shouldn't. " she looked at juliette who smiled and seemed excited about getting closer to the stage. the blonde looked at jesse, who told her to go up an how he'd be there when she got back. " okay, come on, " olivia said, taking juliette's hand and pushing her way through the crowd of people. In the pit Juliette: Juliette laughed, "I can't drive well so no one here lets me drive" said Juliette, thankful that she didn't have to get behind the wheel. She really was the worst, because gays can't drive and that's just science. Juliette held Olivia's hand as they pushed through the crowd, "They're all so talented, I am so excited!!" said Juliette just beaming thinking about seeing Stevie on stage again. Olivia: olivia giggled excitedly and looked at juliette. " are you excited for some particular reason? " she asked curiously and smiled at the other girl. " because, i mean... there are some pretty faces up there, " she said and bit her bottom lip, before she wrapped an arm around juliette, squeezing it softly. " you look great, by the way. she's gonna die when sees you, " she spoke into juliette's ear. it was pretty obvious who she was excited to see. Juliette: Juliette went into a gay panic, "Ummmm" said Juliette thinking of ways to play it off. "She? I don't know what you're talking about" the girl added in. She was kind of done for, but her secret. How many people were going to figure it out? Olivia: " hey, you don't have to worry. i'm not going to tell anyone, " she said and smiled as she looked at juliette. " you're still the same sweet and amazing juliette. besides, " olivia turned to look at the stage, " i get where you coming from. she's hot, " she said and turned to look at juliette again with a wide grin on her lips. Juliette: Juliette was in shock for a second, "Am I that obvious? Because Stevie thought I was straight for like ... well always" said Juliette, swallowing hard for a second. "Don't I like ... seem straight?" she questioned. Juliette's mind was filling with questions.

Olivia: "well, the way you look at her, you know, it just kind of gives it away. that and i'm pretty good at seeing when someone likes another person," she said and shrugged. then when she asked if she didn't seem straight, olivia looked at her. "hey, there's nothing wrong with liking girls. fuck that. fuck people who say it is. love is love, you know.."

Juliette: "I mean I don't have any problem with .. it" said Juliette, she was still grappling with admitting it out loud. "My parents are ... well they're something. They care about town reputation like a little too much, and they're pretty catholic" she replied. "But who knows, Stevie is something different, just look at her play!" said Juliette fangirling a little as she watched the other girl play bass on stage. Olivia: nodding her head, olivia could understand where juliette was coming with. " i get that, but you know, your happiness is important here. not what they think or whatever. if stevie makes you happy, then i say go for it and fuck what your parents think or say." olivia looked at her as she fangirled over stevie who was on the stage, playing the bass perfectly. it was cute, the way she looked at the girl on the stage. Juliette: "I'm not trying make things difficult at home" said Juliette, she had a lot of things to think about. The affair was already making things hard enough, like being in the house. She just stared at Stevie and wondered how long she would be able to keep her around until it became too painful for Stevie to be quiet about it all.

Olivia: olivia looked at juliette, nodding her head. she felt bad for her friend, that her parents would make her feel that way. " i'm sorry to hear that. but, you shouldn't have to hide who you are. because, you're a beautiful person. "

Juliette: "I'm okay with it" said Juliette honestly, she didn't mind hiding it until she was out of the house. Whether or not Stevie would be okay with it was another whole deal. "I just hope she is" said the brunette, tucking her hair behind her ear as she stared up at the stage.

Olivia: "well," olivia said and looked at stevie, then over at juliette. "i'm sure is. you're worth waiting for," she said and nodded, giving her a quick wink before moving along with the song that was played on stage.

Juliette: Juliette started dancing with Olivia, just having a good time with the girlies. Gabrielle and Chase came to join them because they should be done by now.

Olivia: olivia giggled and smiled softly at juliette, before turning her head around and looking at gabrielle and chase who joined them. she kept jumping up and down excitedly as the music continues to play and she brushed her hair away from her face. breathing heavily, she leaned forward and spoke into juliette's ear. " i'm gonna get something to drink. do you want anything? " she asked before pulling her head back and looking at her friend.

Juliette: "totally, but small for me please" said Juliette, she didn't want to go crazy. Stevie had seen enough of her like that. She was having such a good time dancing and enjoying the music.

Olivia: olivia smiled softly and nodded as she looked over at gabrielle and chase, before starting to push her way through the crowd of people, heading for the bar where she could get them drinks. once she arrived at the bar, she leaned forward and ordered juliette something and asked for a coke for herself, as she had been the one who had been driving.

Olivia: Grabbing the drinks, Olivia made her way back over to where Juliette, chase and Gabrielle was. She handed her friend her drink and smiled, before focusing on the hand that was playing. In the corner of her eye, she had noticed Jesse sitting down with Jonah - and she hoped he was doing okay, after everything with Devyn. “Hey do you think Jonah is okay?” She asked out loudly, for either of the three to respond.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle looked over at Liv as she spoke and then at the table with the boys. "He looks fine to me? BUt I don't know him all that well."

Juliette: "I've been really wrapped up in everything" said Juliette looking to the ground, "I mean he seems fine enough at school?" she felt awful about how they would spend time together but never talk. They just liked sitting in the same room together.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle looked at Juliette, "Its just been a really crazy time. We have all been wrapped up in something." She pointed out. "I'm sure he is okay though, Jesse would have said if he wasn't right?"

Olivia: Olivia nodded and bit her bottom lip. “Yeah, I’m sure you guys are right. I just.. the whole situation was pretty messed up.”

Getting their dorm room packed up after one of the greatest years Chase had ever had was a little bittersweet. Part of him thought him and Jonah were going to be roommates roommates for the whole four years. Especially after a few months had gone so well, he thought that nothing would ever change. But it was time to go, and next year they would be living in a house together with their other friends and that was going to be great too. But this was a special kind of greatness, the kind of closeness you get with someone who you spend every day and every night with. The person in the room you come back to after a hard test, a really good shower thought, or a great day. "We've had a lot of fun in here, man" said Chase, vocalizing his sentimentality for living in here. "Just you me and Saphira" he added with a smile, the cat had already been packed up and dropped off to be taken care of by Nana.

Jonah exhaled deeply as he looked around the almost empty dorm room. The past year had been one of the best he ever had, and a lot of it was thanks to Chase. The thought of living in the same room with someone was a little intimidating. He was scared it would be too draining on him, but if anything, it brought the two boys even closer. Chase was someone that balanced Jonah out nicely. His extroverted personality brought that out in Jonah as well, but he also respected when Jonah needed a bit of a cool down. Even with everything going on with Julian, Jonah was able to relax a bit whenever Chase was around. But now they were moving on to bigger things, an actual house filled with their friends. It was different, but Jonah was pretty excited for it. Looking back on his life, he would have never expected to find such great friends. They did more for him than they really knew. "Saphira really was a great roommate." Jonah patted his friend's back as he spoke. "You were a pretty good runner up, though." he said jokingly. "But it doesn't stop, we got all summer to be with each other. You, me, and those summer camp kids. Can't believe we let the twins talk us into that, but if it's up to Hollingsworth standards, it's gotta be great."

Chase was resisting his urge to hug Jonah, because he was being a little ridiculous. They were going to spend all summer together, and even live together next year. It was just sentimental because it was the end of an era, but honestly their friendship was just getting started. They were gonna be on a long life journey together, that was certain. Chase had never had a male friend like this before in his life, let alone a male friend group. "Yeah, those twins. They can talk anyone into anything. Peer pressure is a great look on them" said Chase with a laugh. The four of them had a solid dynamic, and you'd think they'd stress Jonah out. But Chase knew they were total nerds, those Hollingsworth girls. It was only a matter of time before the four of them's common interests reigned true. "We really are going to have the best summer ever, and you've got your girl. I've got ... a literal child. Look at us" he said with a laugh.

"It's those damn debate team skills. It's unmatched." Jonah let out a sigh before laughing. Jonah was very aware of just how intense the Hollingsworth girls could be, but he also did know them before they both evolved. They were pretty much goobers, in the best way possible, of course. Jonah smiled wide once his friend mentioned Rory. It was so good to be back with her, like he was finally complete. But then Chase mentioned how he had a child. A real life child. Jonah never forgot about that one, it lived in his brain absolutely rent free. He looked at Chase with wide eyes and laughed along "We're really stepping it up. Raising that bar for everyone. Who could top that?" He really was going to have a great summer with his bud, he was sure of it. "Oh shit, there's also that New York trip!" he said with such excitement. Jonah didn't get to see Mia as often so he was really happy to go up and visit her as well. She was in a good place, physically and mentally. It was all he could ever ask for. "I can't wait to see your family."

It was nice to see Jonah smile like that because of Rory. Chase was well aware she was the missing piece this year, he was sad that she hadn't followed suit with everyone else and come here. Wren was also clearly missing her all the time. There was a Rory sized hole in both of their hearts, and it hurt Chase to see that. "Yeah, two days until the boys are headed to the big city" said Chase excitedly. They had been planning this trip all year. It was weird to be going home without Gabrielle, but it was going to be nice. Like he was a regular boy who hadn't gotten tangled up in so much stuff. "My parents can't wait to see you, my mom is obsessed" Chase replied, "and also maybe my sister. Please don't pull a Jonah and date my sister" he joked. Chase knew very well that Jonah was more than happy with Rory, and Amy liked everyone who breathed. She and Chase were most definitely related in that aspect.

It felt good to know that Chase's family liked Jonah, especially because he loved them so much. It hurt to know that Chase was separated from them for this long. Even if it were a few years, there were still important parts of his life that he couldn't share with the rest of his family. Sometimes that's how Jonah felt about Mia. The three Keller kids were no strangers to being separated, but it had been years since he had been around his little sister. Jonah tried to look at the bright side when it came to Chase, though. If he didn't move with Gabrielle, the two would have never met. This friendship meant a lot to him, it was one of the most important relationships he had. What mattered most was that Chase was where he wanted to be. Jonah rolled his eyes and shoved his friend gently, "To be fair, I was Rory's boyfriend before I even met Wren." he said with a smile. His friendship with Wren also meant a lot, the whole group was really special. "But I promise, I will not pull a Jonah a second time in my life. Same goes for you. Mia's been asking about you a lot, and it's sus."

Sometimes Chase thought about fate. How funny it was that everything in his life was leading to him moving. From joining cheer because he was an insecure little twerp who wanted to talk to girls, to finding friends who helped him have the confidence to talk to Gabrielle, to the dates and falling in love for the first time. From there it was the pregnancy and the move, all leading up to him getting to meet all these incredible people. People he would have missed out. Part of him thought about how he would have met Jonah somehow anyways. How their sisters were in school together, and that they became friends without them. That he would have met Jonah and been a friendly stranger to him once, never knowing what could have been. He loved that he was a sentimental fuck sometimes, it meant that he could enjoy life more. "I mean, I've always wanted you to be my real brother. Let's make it brothers in law" said Chase with a smile.

Jonah's jaw dropped dramatically, "So Mia gets to live out my dream by marrying you? Yeah fucking right. I will be an absolute monster at that wedding, I promise you." he said before laughing. He enjoyed the friendship he had with Chase. They were able to make little jokes with each other without it being weird, it was always a fun time. "Besides, getting with my sister will cut into your 'that one time in summer camp' fling. You can't fuck with that trope, it's golden." Jonah was all for him and Gabrielle getting back together, as long as they were both happy with each other, but Chase also deserved a good summer. Whatever his friend was down for, Jonah would support.

"I love it when you get jealous" said Chase with a smirk. They were two funny little pals, weren't they. Jonah made an excellent point, "one time at summer camp does sound like a good way to start a story, I can't pass that up. It's way lamer to say one time at my little sister's graduation I spent time with the love of my life and then married his sister" Chase said as he laughed some more. Maybe Chase did deserve to have some fun this summer. It had been a while.

"Well luckily for me, there's been no need to get jealous. You know, since you haven't been with anyone for a while." Jonah said with a stupid little grin. Would Chase get a little sulky from that? Perhaps. But all the clowning going down in their simp nation groupchat was really getting to Jonah. He was feeling all sassy lately with his friends. Maybe it was this little boost of confidence from having Rory back. "We could have been one year deep into a beautiful relationship, but now I'm a taken man. You've missed your chance." he continued on with the joke. "Yeah that one just doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely. They say shit get's pretty wild at this camp. Who knows what could happen."

"Oh I see how it is, we just live the single life together for so long. The if I can't have you no one can trope is about to kick in. I'm gonna have myself a little chat with Rory" said Chase laughing, they were having fun. Jonah had been happier recently, honestly he'd been doing really well all year. Chase faked a shot to the heart, "you're killing me, Keller" he said with a little laugh, "I'll get you one day". Chase picked up the last of his bags, "we've got a week until camp. Games tonight right? I promise to not let you win" said the boy as he took one last look around the room.

"Wow now you're getting all jealous? Hm, I think I like what I see." Jonah smirked at Chase before laughing. Being around Chase just made everything better. Even with everything going on with Julian, Jonah was still trying to keep his spirits up. "I'll enjoy every moment of the chase." Jonah smiled to himself, not intending the play on words. He then nodded in response as he looked around to make sure they weren't leaving anything behind. "Oh thank you so much, I didn't know you were so selfless." he said with a smile as he placed his hand over his heart. "We should have an ice cream run later tonight. Loser pays, and don't worry, I won't get anything too expensive."

Chase was already two games of DDR deep when he went to go and get an icee and wait for Jonah. The texts from Gabrielle had been like that for months, just so passive aggressive with the periods. A boy could only take so much before his positivity wore down. He stared at the texts for a little while longer, taking a look at her instagram where she posted with some guys hand. Figures, she was most likely texting him that she was seeing someone new. Typical. Jonah arrived and he put his phone in his pocket, "You best not go easy on me" he said with a smile. He was happy Jonah was here, they got each other on a very specific wavelength.

Jonah skated to the arcade as fast as he could without tripping over and hurting himself. He loved skateboarding, but it was a dangerous form of transportation, and he was a clumsy boy. Not a good mix. Once he got there safely, he jogged over to Chase with a smile on his face. Out of the two, Chase was definitely getting hit with the worse breakup, so Jonah wanted to make sure he was here for his friend. "Oh. So you're telling me I can kick your ass in DDR? Cause I won't hold back. After all those tiktok dances, I am very prepared."

"You teach a man one tiktok dance and he thinks he's about to join the dance team" said Chase, shaking his head. "Listen up padawan, if you win ... it's because I let you" he taunted. DDR was definitely his game, but Jonah could whoop his ass at pretty much anything else in the arcade. When it came to old style games, they were definitely more Jonah's speed. More time logged on the machines. Chase spent more time gaming at home or playing more long term strategy board games with his family. We all have our strengths. "I mean ... walking into this thinking that you're better than me ... you're basically asking for the you were my brother Anakin and I loved you speech"

"One? We learned at least three." Jonah paused to actually think about the dances they learned. "...Right?! There's no way that was just one." he said more to himself with his eyes bugging out. "I know you're having a rough night, and I said I was going to be a good friend, but now I will not hold back." he promised. Jonah just wanted to prove that he could beat Chase in a game of DDR, but both of them knew that was very unlikely. "Maybe that's exactly what I want." he told his friend with a grin on his face. "That is one of my favorite scenes and I am not afraid to reenact it. The emotion, the range." He did a little chefs kiss motion. "Perfection."

He was aware that they learned more than one dance, but he did like to mess with Jonah. "I mean, it's always a rough night when it comes to her and those fucking texts. Would it kill her to just be positive? Like ever?" Chase said as he took a long sip of his icee. "She's so draining, and for what reason. Like we could just be having a good time. It's been long enough since the breakup that things could be nice. And we have the circumstances to get along, like a small human circumstance." He knew he was rambling, but all the negativity was really getting to him. He did his best to be positive all the time, and he was always the first person to defend her ... but it was too much after all this time. "I mean don't tempt me with a good time. I say we learn the whole script, request it at AMC, and then act it out word for word like how people do Rocky Horror" said Chase as they approached the DDR machine.

"Maybe she doesn't realize she's coming across that way? Sometimes tone gets lost in texts." Jonah was trying to remain positive, but it seemed like this went past just the texts. He knew Chase always tried to see the bright side in any situation, but Jonah knew that would eventually take a toll on his friend. "I know you both have the ... small human circumstance," he said with wide eyes. It had been a couple years and he still couldn't get used to the fact that Chase was a father. "but you both aren't together, at least not right now." He always knew there was the possibility of the two getting back together, that's usually how it went. "Wasn't breaking up supposed to fix or end these issues?" he asked. Jonah would hate to have this many problems with an ex, even after the break up, but maybe that's what happens when you both are parents...? "Dude. Talk about tempting someone with a good time. Now we have to do that." he said with a smile as he stepped onto the DDR machine.

"Right? I thought she would stop suffocating me when we broke up, but here I am freaking out about her still. It's all the shitty stuff from when we were dating, but we're not even getting the good stuff. Like spending time together and the good days" Chase rambled, running his hand through his hair. He laughed when Jonah agreed to his big idea, "I think people would really get into it. I know the Hollingsworth girls would be down, and Wren. All three of them would honestly show up in costume" said the boy, thinking maybe they should actually do it. It would be a little too much fun honestly, "Star Wars is a phenomenon and anyone who wants to disagree just doesn't know what a good time is." The two stepped up onto the DDR machine. Chase obviously won, but Jonah did make him sweat for a moment. "You're getting better, I think those tik tok dances have done you some good" said Chase as he picked up his icee again and took a long sip. "Have you been coming to the arcade without me and working on your DDR?" he joked.

"Dude, I wish I could help, but your situation is very ... unique." It was at least unique to Jonah because he wasn't a parent, unlike Chase. "There's gotta be a way you two can find some common ground, at least for the," he paused to look around, making sure no one was around to hear, "child's sake." Jonah was already up for this movie idea, but the moment his friend brought up costumes, he was completely sold. "Costumes? Now we have to do this. Plus, I think it would be good for all of us." Jonah was aware that he, along with Chase and Wren, were having some kind of relationship issues. He didn't know anything about the Hollingsworth girls' bet, but he had noticed that they seemed a little on edge lately. After playing a round of DDR, Jonah tried catching his breath, this game was no joke. "I think you have an unfair advantage. You've been cheering for years now, and you gotta do all those dances." he let out a laugh and shook his head at Chase's question, "Coming to the arcade without you? Sometimes. DDR without you? Absolutely not. I'm not a monster."

"I'm sure we will find some more common ground once she stops texting like that" said Chase shrugging a little. It was just so hard to be positive around her, she was so draining with all the negativity. He was sure though, in true Chase fashion, that she would come around before he knew it. It was just a waiting game. "We absolutely have to, now that the thought has been born, it would be wrong not to" Chase replied, a big smile returning to his face. He loved big ideas, and getting people together. He wasn't always great with getting those plans off the ground, but he liked being an idea man. After playing a round of DDR, Chase smiled at the victory. "I mean, there's nothing stopping you from being a cheerleader" he teased his friend. Chase would never make Jonah do anything like that, but it was funny to picture. "I'm glad you would never, some things are just special for the boys."

It was definitely interesting seeing his friend in the relationship that he was in. Chase and Gabrielle were no strangers to breaking up and getting back together, but the only relationship Jonah could compare theirs to was the one he had with Rory, since she was the only girlfriend he ever had. They were also used to breaking up and getting back together, but it was for very different reasons. They only had one bad falling out. He just hoped that things would turn out well for his friend. "Well now we have to start reading up on that script. We can't disappoint." Jonah said with a smile. "I knew brining the lightsaber would come in handy one day." To no one's surprise, Chase won another round of DDR. Jonah simply did not have the rhythm his friend had. He was surprised he didn't trip over his own feet while playing. "The amount of injuries I would get? Far too much." he let out a long sigh as he thought of that scenario. "I would never break the bond that we have. I for one, respect this friendship."

chase to jonah: she just texted hey PERIOD so if you need me i am going to the arcade

jonah to chase: ok. jonah to chase: jk :)

chase to jonah: damn miss me with that k. bullshit

jonah to chase: just messing with you lol jonah to chase: but i'm not sure what to say :( jonah to chase: i can meet you over there? i'll even let you win at dance dance revolution

chase to jonah: [screenshots] chase to jonah: why she gotta be so rude??? i haven't done anything wrong in MONTHS chase to jonah: as if you would have to let me win? but yes please, i already grabbed the quarter jar from the room

Chase: "You ready for this party?" said Chase unpacking the alcohol from the bottom of his bag. "I have a few things" he added, "Hopefully your dad doesn't come check on you or me..." said the boy tossing Jonah the bottle of liquor. They deserved to have some fun, and hangout just the two of them. He was so busy with Gabrielle most of the time, so they really only got to hangout online or in school. Never really just having fun as the boys. 

Jonah: "Yep. We deserve a little fun." Jonah answered with a single nod as he grabbed the bottle from Chase. "Dude, I shouldn't have been shocked that he was chaperoning, but I was. He's been lowkey hovering and it gets me all nervous for no reason. I'm a good individual, I'm not doing anything wrong." he shrugged his shoulders. Jonah felt like the two did need some kind of break, both for different reasons. "You doing good? Sorry we haven't really gotten to hang out much this week."

Chase: "You'd think he'd want to take a break from being principal and just stay at home and let the chaperones just be chaperones. But no, not everyone is as cool as Wren's Nana. Which fucking sucks" said Chase as he pulled out a chaser from his bag. Things had been tough with Gabrielle in general, almost the whole time they had been dating. He loved her, but he was just so worried about her all the time. It was all consuming worry. His grades had been slipping a little even. "I mean ... I miss him a lot. But she's been ... she's been doing pretty okay despite everything" said Chase, "how about you?" he asked, "I know my situation is a little different. But he was one of our boys" said Chase as he got the bottle back and took a swig before taking a sip of the chaser.

Jonah: "He's cool, but not Nana level cool. Which reminds me, I wonder if she hates me... I'm too scared to even say hello." Jonah sighed, thinking about the possibility of queen Nana hating him for what he did to Rory. He listened to Chase, giving his friend a sad look. Of course he would never truly understand how he felt, but he could somewhat relate to losing someone very close to him. "If there's anything I could do to help, you could always let me know." he said with a sad smile. Chase had a lot to deal with, so if there was any way Jonah could help, he would. "I'm fine." he lied, he wasn't exactly fine. Dealing with Griffin brought back a lot of thoughts of his parents and then also dealing with what happened with Devyn was a lot. But he didn't need anyone worrying about him. "Just trying to come to terms with everything, know?

Chase: "Nah, I feel like Nana is probably still cool with you" said Chase, he didn't really know. But even if she did hold grudges, Jonah seemed to be an adorable confused exception. "Yeah man, thank you" he replied earnestly, "You've been through a lot so I didn't want to put the pressure on. I also just needed to pull closer to my family at home and my family here, so that's on me for being distant" Chase affirmed for the other boy. "Have you talked about Devyn with anyone, like honestly?" Chase asked, he knew Jonah was fine. He understood that, and he didn't think his friend would lie. But he knew Jonah was really private, and if he hadn't really talked it out, what was the good in that? But Chase was also a talker, he didn't get when people didn't talk things out. He had been on the phone with his parents a lot in the last few months, just going through every little thing. That's why he'd been able to have such a cool head about it all, except that time he yelled at Sadie. He still felt a little bad about that, but he was protecting his family.

Jonah: "I can't avoid her forever, I'm surprised I have for this long considering all the times we go to Wren's house to game." Jonah smiled at Chase and shook his head, "No it's fine. I like my alone time anyways." He knew Chase was dealing with a lot too and hoped that giving him space was the right approach to all of this. Sometimes it could be, but he didn't want Chase to think he didn't care either. "I kinda close everyone off when I get in these moods, so sorry that I never came to check up on you. I don't know, I just hoped you wanted your space as well. I didn't want it to come off as me not caring. You know I care about you, dude." he said with a friendly smile. That was his bro. Jonah's expression softened once Chase mentioned Devyn, "Uh no not really. I guess there's not much to say, right? B-But I'm fine, I'm sure she is too. She wouldn't wanna be tied down to me." he shook his head, letting his negative thoughts take over yet again. "Has she brought me up? Like to you guys at practice or something?"

Chase: Chase smiled and pat his friend on the shoulder, "I know man, I understand" he said to comfort his friend. This had been tough all around, but he didn't want to bring up old feelings for Jonah about his parents. The Griffin incident weighed on everybody in ways that couldn't have been predicted. "I care about you too, brothers for life" said Chase. He meant it. Jonah was his first friend here outside of cheerleading, someone he really connected with. Once they were on the topic of Devyn, Chase realized that he hadn't heard much of it from Devyn, only the stuff about Antonio. He really didn't want to mention it, "She hasn't mentioned you too much" Chase half lied, he was not about to rat her out for sleeping with Antonio. But he also felt like he needed to. But he didn't want to hurt Jonah any more than he already was. It was a hard line to follow. "Do you ... want to be with her? Like if you just looked at her as a person?" he asked.

Jonah: Jonah smiled and nodded his head at Chase, "Brothers for life." he repeated. It wasn't until he got moved to White Lake that he actually started to get some friends. Friends that actually cared about him. His mind got in the way a lot and every now and then he'd convince himself that he was a bother and that all the friends actually hated him. But thankfully, he wasn't in one of the moments right now. He was really grateful to have met Chase. They were similar in many ways but complete opposites in others, though they always balanced each other out nicely. He sighed at the question given to him. He wished everything wasn't so complicated. "I wanted to, I really liked her. But I..." he paused, trying to find the words to explain what he was thinking without looking like some attention seeker. "I don't think so highly of myself, not really, and all of that with her and my brother just made me feel like shit. Like even more shit than I already do." he forced a weak laugh. "I don't wanna feel like this anymore, it's hard enough trying to love myself as it is." he regretted how much he said. No one wants to hear this. "Plus, the idea of having sex with someone Jesse had sex with makes me kinda uncomfortable, not gonna lie." he added in to somewhat lighten the mood. It wasn't a lie, it was something that was weird for him.

Chase: "I get it, you don't want to be a pick me choose me kind of guy. But it sucks to constantly be put on the back burner like that. I know I've felt that way before" said Chase, "but even if you ... don't think ya know. Highly of you. I do. No homo. You deserve to be someone's first pick" he added. He hated seeing Jonah so down on himself, he knew he had problems and everything, but everyone deserves love. Chase had done some awful things to people, but even he deserved love. "You deserve everything this world has to offer you, the world owes you a lot" Chase said passing him the alcohol back. He laughed quietly when Jonah added that it would be weird to have sex with someone who had slept with his brother, "Yeah, that is kinda gross" he said with a smile, "If Gabrielle had a sister ... I would never. That makes me uncomfortable".

Jonah: Jonah sort of regretted everything he said to Chase. He didn't want his friend to think he was just some loser than was begging for compliments. The no homo comment did make him chuckle though. "Right. I feel the same way about you, man. No homo, obviously." he shook his head and laughed. "Oh uh, thank you. That's... that's nice of you to say." he said awkwardly as he grabbed the bottle and took a sip. He didn't want to sound like he didn't care what Chase was saying, he just wasn't actually sure how to respond to something so nice. It was a little pathetic. "Yeah, I stayed thinking about it. Like I wanted to cause duh, but also nooooo." he said with wide eyes. "Thanks, man. For everything." he said with a small smile. "You've always been super nice to me, since the moment we met each other." he told Chase, hoping he wasn't being too sappy. "You know I'm always here for you, if you need anything. Like if you ever need to talk. About anything." he patted his friend's shoulder. He knew Chase had a lot to deal with, so Jonah wanted to make sure Chase knew there was someone there for him.

Chase: Chase smiled as his friend repeated no homo to him. Obviously neither of them really cared, it was more of an old school meme reference to the two of them. He knew how uncomfortable Jonah could get with compliments, but he was going to try his hardest to build his buddy up. "I mean cause duh, she's hot ... but getting over something like that is weird. Even like if someone was to date one step sibling and then the other ... like I don't know. Especially if they've been family long enough, even that is still weird. I feel like you need to be in it for like ... soulmate shit if you're gonna be doing that" Chase rambled on. When Jonah thanked him, he felt good about it. It wasn't like being there for Jonah was anything that deserved a thank you. It was just something he wanted to do. "We were just always supposed to be brothers man, our interests are too matching not to" Chase replied. They were really on the same wavelength all the time, even though their personalities were so different. It was a comfortable balance between Chase's energy and Jonah's lack there of. Chase knew how to rile Jonah up, and Jonah knew how to relax Chase. Chase swallowed, Gabrielle had given him permission earlier, but he knew he wanted to do this now. "There's um, something I have to tell you man" said Chase, "so like I know me moving here doesn't make a ton of sense. Like at all. People just choose to ignore it or I brush it off with something. But dude, you have to promise me you'll never tell anyone. Not even Jesse. Are you cool with that information? If not, tell me" Chase divulged. He probably had already said too much if Jonah was not in the headspace for the news.

Jonah: Jonah nodded his head in agreement with Chase, he completely understood where he was coming from. Yes, he liked Devyn but Jesse was not only his brother, but his twin brother. It was too weird. "Yeah exactly. I bet Jesse's pretty relieved about it all too. I'm sure it was always weird for him and if we ended up dating, I couldn't even imagine how bizarre it would've been if I invited her over for dinner or for the holidays." he shook his head. He hated the situation he was in, but maybe things turning out like this was for the better. Jonah smiled at Chase once he said they were supposed to be brothers. He had lost a lot of family at a young age, but he was grateful for, not only the family members he still had, but also for the people that came into his life and became family, like Chase. It was a nice little bonus to have someone that was into the same stuff as him too. "Not sure what I'd do without you at this point, man. Just reciting the whole battle scene from Revenge of the Sith by myself, I guess." he joked. Jonah furrowed his brows at Chase, his tone was a lot more serious. That wasn't really like him. Chase was right, his moving situation didn't make a whole lot of sense to him, but he decided not think too hard on it. But now Jonah was getting nervous. Was Chase on the run? Is he some kind of criminal on the world's most wanted list? Is his name even Chase Stephens? "Um, of course I won't tell anyone. Not Jesse, not Juliette. No one. Is everything okay?"

Chase: "I mean, it can be done" said Chase laughing a little, but he much preferred reciting the scene with Jonah. It was one of their favorite things to reenact the final fight scene. Once to tone had changed to more serious and Jonah had agreed not to tell anyone, Chase finally was able to tell someone. "I ... well. Gabrielle got pregnant when we were 15. Her um, her little sister is actually her daughter. Well my daughter" disclosed Chase.  He had wanted to tell someone for so long, and now it wasn't coming out the way he wanted it to. "Her parents made me and my family sign a ton of paper work and made me move out here" Chase added, "so yeah ... I have a kid? I know it's weird. But I wanted to tell you" said Chase taking a small pull of the liquor bottle before passing it over. He had no idea how Jonah was going to react. It was such a strange thing to learn about a friend. 

Jonah: Jonah listened to what Chase was saying with furrowed brows. He stayed quiet before breaking out into laughter and pushing his friend lightly, "Dude what the fuck, you scared me. I thought you were serious for a second." he shook his head, still laughing. Jonah thought it was an obvious joke. "You brought up how weird your living situation was, and I thought you were gonna tell me you were some crazy criminal on the run. Don't scare me like that." Once his laughs died down, he looked at Chase with a smile before that slowly disappeared. He just looked at Chase's expression for a second before his eyes practically bugged out of his face. "Oh my god... wait, are you serious?" he asked, shocked from the information he was given. Jonah instantly felt bad for laughing a second ago. "L-l-like a father? A real one? Oh my god, I-I-I'm so sorry. I was laughing cause I thought... I thought you messing around."

Chase: Jonah was ... laughing at him? Oh my god, he thinks it's an elaborate prank. Fuck, thought Chase. He had no way to tell Jonah he was being serious except to keep the same look on his face. Then he saw it hit Jonah that he was telling the truth. "I mean, it would be a sick joke. I wish it was, sometimes. Not to be like a bummer, I mean I love my kid. But like, me? A father? It's still weird. I'm a kid" Chase rambled. It was confusing to tell Jonah, because it just was so ... well it wasn't Chase. Chase didn't seem like that kind of guy, not that there's a kind of guy who is a father at 17, but the concept of it definitely didn't fit. "It's weird, I know. It takes a while to sink in. I have to remind myself"

Jonah: Jonah was in complete shock, it still wasn't completely getting to his head that Chase had a kid. A whole human being. "I just, uh, wasn't expecting that. At all." he said slowly. "I mean you seem like the type of person that would be great with kids." he said with a small smile. Knowing that Chase had to keep his child a secret hurt Jonah. To pretend that she was Gabrielle's sister instead. "Well I'm not gonna tell anyone, I swear." he shook his head quickly. It was nice to know that Chase trusted him this much though. "That's not for me to tell. Are you okay though? Like with moving here and signing all those papers?"

Chase: "Yeah, that's kind of the point" said Chase with a laugh. The Hale's had made sure of that. "Thank god" he responded when Jonah said he was going to tell anyone, "I trust you a lot to tell you" he added. It was a huge step for him, he hadn't told anyone. Ever. Gabrielle had blabbed to Juliette when she was drunk, he should probably mention that. "Juliette knows" said the boy, "so if you need to freak out with someone who isn't me. She's the person". Chase thought about what he asked for a second, "I mean, it's rough. But I'm making it through fine. They're paying for everything, and my college" Chase replied.

Jonah: Jonah was actually pretty relieved to know that Juliette of all people already knew. "Is she the only other person that knows?" he asked curiously. He raised his brows as Chase said that they were paying for everything, including his college. "Wow, well at least there's some kind of silver lining?" he said as more of a question. He took one more sip from the bottle before passing it back to his friend. "I'm not really sure what kind of help I could offer, but if you need anything... with all of this, you could let me know. Even if it's just you ranting about parenting." he raised his shoulders, it still felt so weird saying that out loud.

Chase: Chase found Jonah by the fire pit, "Dude! I've been looking everywhere for you. I have some fuckin shit to tell you" said Chase, a little tipsy. "And I have the screenshots to prove it" he added.

Jonah: ""No no no this costume is from Infinity War. That's very different from the suit he wears in Spiderman: Homecoming." Jonah was explaining to some rando, he was also a little tipsy. "Hey Chasé." he said with a smile, giving his pal the Spiderman hands. "Good shit?" he asked, already getting concerned. 

Chase: "Jönah" said Chase in response with the worst french accent of all time. "Yes, good shit. Well bad shit, well bad shit for you" said the boy opening up his phone for the collection of screenshots. "Dude look how she's talking to Wren ... and he totally respects you, he's not gonna do anything ... its just you should know" said Chase. 

Jonah: "Jonah smiled when Chase said good shit then instantly panicked when he said bad shit. He looked through his friend's phone and read through the texts that were on the screen and felt his stomach knot up. "Are you kidding me?" he mumbled to himself. How much more of this can he take? "I appreciate that he didn't do anything. I just can't believe this..." he let out a weak laugh. Of course she would go after Wren, who wouldn't? "Uh, thanks for telling me man. Seriously." 

Chase: "Yeah you're welcome, I'm really sorry man" said Chase, feeling bad. The other option was to not tell him, and we wasn't exactly going to let that happen, "You can do whatever you want about this ... but know that you can't share that you've seen these. Even if you want to keep seeing her, which you're totally allowed to do man" 

Jonah: ""I don't know, I feel like I'm constantly being made to look stupid. Did you see the twitter shit with her and Jesse?" Jonah sighed, this was too much at this point. "I have to talk to her." he nodded his head. "Should I not bring up that I saw these?" he asked, knitting his brows together. 

Chase: "I mean, you can. But know all of us are fucked if you do. I mean me, wren, and jesse" said Chase, "So if you could ... ya know ... not bring it up that would be great" he added. 

Jonah: ""Isn't she the fucked one... for texting all of that?" Jonah was confused. He didn't want to cause even more problems but this whole situation never seemed to get any better. "So if I talk to her about it... what would I even say? Hey Devyn, I may or may not get the feeling you were texting someone else even though I haven't seen any proof?" 

Chase: "I just don't want cheer to be tough, and she'll fuck up everything ... Chanel, me, Wren, Jesse. Like we're all implicated." said the boy, "Just say it's about all the fucking tweets. The ones to Jesse, the ones about Wren" he suggested. He didn't know what to say about this. He had not thought this far ahead. 

Jonah: "Dude I already talked to her about the tweets with Jesse." Jonah said, not knowing how to approach this without getting his pals (and Chanel) in trouble. "I mean, I haven't brought up the tweet with Wren. So I guess I'll take it from there?" he raised his shoulders. "Don't worry, she won't find out." he said with a smile, not really sure how certain he was with that statement. He'd try his best. 

Chase: "It's okay if she does. We just all needed to know that you knew" said Chase, giving his buddy a pat on the shoulder. "Thanks for putting up with all our shit dude, you're a great friend" he added, kinda sentimental about them being just great friends. Emo in the chat, love my bestie. 

Chase: Chase ditched Jeremy pretty quickly, "Hey Jonah, how's it going?" he asked sitting down next to his friend. "Way to go with Devyn by the way, she looks great" he said, proud of his buddy for such an incredible pull.

Jonah: Jonah smiled at Chase once he saw him sit down at the table. He had been meaning to catch up with him but for some reason he still hadn't. He missed his bud. "Hey, man. Things are getting better. How are you?" he asked, nodding his head. "Y-Yeah, she does." he told his friend, suddenly getting a little flustered. "Honestly I'm still kind of shocked about it all. I wouldn't have expected someone like her to be interested in me. Like at all."

Chase: "Things are going well, here with Gabrielle and kinda got all my ducks in a row" he said with a smile. He wasn't sure if he'd even told Jonah yet, he couldn't remember. "Finally got over your fear of female cheerleaders I see" teased Chase, "but you guys seem like a really good fit. I'm a big fan" said the boy. He was really proud of his buddy, and he did like the whole drama of it being his brother's ex. It was basically a telenovela.

Jonah: "That's great. I'm happy for you two." he said sincerely. Jonah knew Chase and Gabrielle were pretty much guaranteed to get back together, he could tell how much his friend liked Gabrielle. "How long has it been now for you two?" he asked, not really sure when they actually got back together. "Shut up." Jonah hit Chase's arm lightly, "Don't tell her about that. That's lame." he mumbled the last statement. "Thanks, things seem to be going good right now. I'm hoping not to mess things up with her." he nodded his head. "Speaking of messing things up, I haven't heard any drama involving you in a while. I'm sure that's killing you. Are you okay?"

Chase: "Overarching? We've been dating since the end of 8th grade, but we've been officially together for about a month now? She wanted to keep it quiet, but I know for you it's been obvious with the fact I keep dipping on games early" said Chase, knowing he didn't really need to explain to Jonah. "Oh don't explain to the hot senior cheerleader that you're dating that you're specifically afraid of hot senior cheerleaders? That's a tough ask" teased the boy, giving his friend a nudge, "You don't have to worry, for the first time in history I am going to keep my mouth shut" he added. "I mean, drama involving me is not a hot commodity. I've just been waiting for Chanel to do something wild, I voted for her for homecoming queen. I hope she wins and it pisses someone off".

Jonah: "Don't worry, I won't say anything. I mean I just assumed you wimped out cause you kinda suck at the games we've been playing." Jonah said as a joke. Chase was good at video games. "But it was also pretty obvious cause you talk about her all the time." he teased his friend. Jonah hit Chase's arm again, feeling his face get warm. "Dude I'm not dating her." he shook his head. "Wow, I'm forever in your debt." he said before shaking his head quickly. "No no, never mind. I don't want you using that against me later on. I am not in your debt." Jonah let out a sigh after Chanel was brought up, "See she's a cheerleader that I'm very much scared of." he stated. Jonah always made sure to avoid Chanel. She was dangerous. "I voted for Devyn, which I guess is pretty obvious." he nodded. "But are you talking about Valerie? I saw a little bit of their fight at that last big party but I left real quick. They're... definitely something."

Chase: "Ha ha, very funny" said Chase hitting him back, "I'll whoop your ass next time, see how you like it". Chase and Jonah were pretty even in the video game department, it was always pretty close. "Fine, you are free of your debt. Which you can totally pay me back for freeing you of said debt. Just like a debt for being out of debt with me" joked Chase. He was happy that his friend was clearly whipped by this girl, they really did live in simp nation. "Yeah man, all of that is crazy. Wren's a moron for keeping both of them around" Chase added. 

Jonah: "Oh suuuure, I haven't played too much in the past few weeks but I'm sure you haven't gotten that much better." Jonah said jokingly. He looked at Chase with a blank stare as his friend went on and on about not being in debt... but then also meaning he was in debt? If there was something the two shared in common, it was there ability to ramble. Jonah was usually the quiet friend but a nervous Jonah could really ramble. "Dude I just got a headache hearing that." he chuckled under his breath. "I'm surprised he hasn't blown up on either one of them. Like I know he's a relaxed guy but they really put him through it. You think they'll go at it again tonight?" 

Chase: "I gave myself a headache too" said Chase with a laugh. He was a little tipsy. "Knowing Chanel ... absolutely" he replied with a smile. Chase was really looking forward to whatever shenanigans the night had to offer.

Jonah: Jonah had secretly hoped no one would fight. He just wanted everyone to have a good time tonight. "So how's Gabrielle and Chanel? I know they don't exactly mix well together." he asked. There seemed to be a common theme with Chanel and her friend's girlfriends. "Does she ever get pissed off that you're friends with Chanel?"

Chase: "Like oil and water. It's never pretty" said Chase with a shrug. "Almost all the time, it's kind of the worst. I wish they would just get along, but honestly I am not going to push them. They'll find something someday to get mad about together. I'm just glad she's not Val, Chanel will never come around on that. To be fair though, Gabrielle has a problem with Chanel not the other way around ... so it's kind of on Gabrielle to just get to know her if she wants to. But, again, I am not going to push it. She never liked my cheer friends in Long Island either" Chase explained. 

Jonah: "That's rough buddy. But I get you, you don't wanna get in the middle of things. I would know. Not pretty." Jonah said, trying to laugh it off. Things were going well for him so brining up the whole situation didn't seem so bad, especially when he was talking to Chase about it. "Hopefully they'll come around and be cool with each other some day."

Chase: "That's the hope" said Chase as Gabrielle came up and was upset and grabbing keys. "Duty calls" he said as all of that started.