"Adrien is in Florida"

"Come again" Angel says "Who's where"

"Adrien is in-"

"No yeah, I heard it correctly the first time" she says standing up from our couch "And how... do you know that"

"Hey I didn't do anything" I say throwing my hands up "He just randomly texted me... I haven't seen him since New York"

"Are you telling the guys?" she asks

"Why would they care" I roll my eyes "But, yes, today... We're going over. Clay wants all of us there for a pool day"

"Oh em gee, I totally forgot I had that thing today, sorry" Angel says with a sarcastic tone

"You're not getting away from this one" I say "Plus, I'll need you there... it's gonna be awkward"

"Why"

"Well I kind of... hookedupwithclayinfrontoftheboys" I quickly say

"No bestie, I think you're getting confused here... I will need you to go back, and slower" she says, now fully laying down on the couch, placing her legs on mine

"I kind of hooked up with Clay in front of the boys" I repeat, but slower

Angel shots up from her position, looking at me wide-eyed

"You're back together?"

"No!" I say a bit too quickly

I'm shit at lying, but I'd be such a hypocrite if I pressured Clay into not saying anything, and then spill all the gory details to someone else, even if it's my best friend.

Angel gives me a weird look. She clearly knows something is off

"We aren't, we won't, don't worry"

I lie, again

"Then why did you-"

"I was drunk, he was there, and Nick dared me to" I tell her

"Right..."

"Yeah, and the next morning I woke up and yeeted myself out of their house" before I made a technical stop by the shower, clearly

Why can't I stop lying oh my god

"And you need me there because..." she drifts off

"Angie-"

"Fine, I'll go" she says rolling her eyes "Don't make me regret it"

"You don't have to talk to him!" I whine "Just act like a buffer"

"I said I'll go" she says abruptly standing up "But don't make me regret it" she repeats herself

Angel then walks away back to her room, where I presume she'll start packing for today

"I love youu" I shout before she leaves

"I don't" she answers and I laugh

"I actually hate you for making me do this" Angel says once again when we approach Clay's house

"You're acting as if you're the one who broke up with him" I roll my eyes

"No, but I did yell at him, a lot... and kind of got in a fight with Nick too" she confesses

"What" I stop in my tracks "Why didn't you say anything?"

"Well... you were moping around, I got upset seeing you that way and gave Clay a piece of my mind" she whispers

"Elaborate" I pus

"Well..." she begins "I had just arrived at their house..."

"Oh my god, did you get chips?" Angel excitedly said as she walked through the door

"I did" Nick nods

"You're so hot sometimes" she answers

Sapnap turned around and looked at her with a fake look of disbelief "Sometimes?"

"Yeah dickhead, some-" Angel begins but quickly stops when she sees who's sitting on the couch

The blond boy didn't expect to see Angel, so he turned around to greet his best friend, but saw a girl.

This girl reminded him of someone he missed so much, it physically hurt

"Wha-" he begins but quickly gets cut off by the blonde girl

"Look who we have here" she chuckles "Mister fuck up"

"Angel" Nick tries to stop he, grabbing her by the arm and slightly pushing back

"Are you aware of what you did? You are chilling here, living your life, while my best friend is suffering"

"Nick, get her out of here" Clay says, trying to hold back his tears. Did Charlotte really miss him that much?

He wasn't chilling, he was suffering as well. In fact, this was the first time he had left his room since he walked away from her that night.

"Angel baby, come on, let's go upstairs" Nick insists, but this only infuriated her even more.

"I fucking despise you Clay" she shouts as Nick drags her away from the living room "And she does too, you know"

No it can't be, Clay thinks. Charlotte really misses him, Angel said it herself

"What the fuck is your problem" Nick yells at her

"What the fuck is his" Angel shouts back, pointing at the door leading to the living room

"I'm working on it, Angel" he says pinching the bridge of his nose "You aren't helping"

"Wow Nick, you're so nice" the girl laughs "He's calmly watching the T.V. while my best friend hasn't eaten in days"

"Can you shut up for one second, that isn't the case" Nick bites back

"Fuck you" Angel says, leaving behind a furious Nick

She wants to run out of that house and never return. But before she does, there's one more thing she needs to tell Clay

"I hope every single girl that approaches you, only wants you for you fame or money" she bitterly says "You don't deserve to be loved"

And with that, she storms out of their house, leaving a teary Clay behind

"What the fuck was that" Nick says running after her

"I didn't do anything, I already told you that-" Angel answers

"And I said that wasn't the case" Nick interrupts the girl "That was the first time he had left his room in days" he confessed "I didn't think he would be down there"

Angel couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed now

"Well how was I supposed to know that" she argues

"There was no way to know that, but who gets into someone else's house and immediately go off on them" Nick said, raising his voice

"Don't yell at me" is the only thing Angel answers

"Playing the victim again" he huffs "Talk to me when you get your shit together, and stop doing dumb shit like this"

"Oh"

"Yeah, oh" she repeats "That's why I've been avoiding him like the plague"

"He didn't mention it" I tell her "Just said you weren't his biggest fan"

"I'm still not" she clarifies "But, I'm sorry... I was mad and he was just sitting in his living room as if nothing had happened" she tells me

"And then what" I ask

"Then what, what"

"Are you guys good now?" I ask "Like, you and Nick"

Being the reason your best friend got in a fight with her almost boyfriend? Worst feeling ever.

"Yeah... i apologized" she whispers

"Actually?"

"I don't wanna hear it" Angel shushes her best friend

"Down bad" I laugh

"So were you" she chuckles

Were...

If only she knew

"I'm sorry for being the reason Nick and you got in a fight" I genuinely tell her

"I'd do it again" she smiles "Anything to defend my best friend, and it payed off, he agreed to be your friend... Without him romantically involved with you, you seem so much happier and healthier. I'm proud"

Oh my god

This one's gonna come back to bite me in the ass

We both stand in front of Clay's house, tearing up

"I hate crying, let's stop this" I say trying to change the subject "Let's get in"

"Clay?" I shout once we get inside

"Oh my fucking god" George jumps from the couch, looking quite sleepy "How did you guys get in"

"I have a spare key" I say, dangling the keys in front of him

"And why do you have-" Angel begins to question but I quickly interrupt her

"Clay I swear to god!"

"Coming!" he answers back

Before Clay can come into view, Angel escapes, saying she was trying to find Nick or something

Once he's finally downstairs, Clay turns to each side making sure no one is on sight and then slouches down to peck my lips

"Hi gorgeous" he whispers on my ear

I lightly push him back "George's right there" I point at the couch earning an eye roll from him

"Please, as if George is really ever aware of anything"

"Hey don't be rude" I chuckle

"I'm what?" The Brit says standing up from the couch

"Why don't you go to the kitchen" Clay dismissed him "And then we can all go to the pool"

"Fine" George mumbled, leaving the room

"Where's your bikini?" he asks looking down at my attire

"About that" I say putting my bag down on the table "I think I left one here some time ago, I guessed I could find it and get it back"

"Oh yeah" He scratches the back of his neck "There's a bag full of your clothes back in the garage, we can go get it"

Weird. I thought Sapnap got almost everything

"When did you plan on telling me this...?" I give him a suspicious look

"Well" he gets flustered "I was, but then we started talking again and... yeah I thought you'd bring your stuff back here again so it wouldn't be necessary for you to take everything home" Clay explains himself

"Ok Joe Goldberg" I laugh

"Only when it comes to you baby" he kisses my cheek "We can get to the garage through the kitchen, follow me" he adds grabbing my hand

And as if things are always meant to go wrong in my life, we hear Nick almost yell something at Angel

"What do you mean Adrien is here?"

And then George's response

"Who's Adrien"

"I'm going to murder Angel" I say pinching the bridge of my nose

"What the fuck" Clay says letting go of my hand

"Please, not here" I caution

"You knew?"

"Clay, not here"

"Don't "Clay" me" he says

"Earth to Dream" I say waving my hands in front of his face "If Angel finds out.."

"That's what worries you now? If she finds out about us"

"You knew what happened between her and Nick because of us" I say taking a step back "You were there, you saw it. So yes, it does worry me"

By the look on his face, he didn't expect me to know about his little encounter with Angel, and what happened because of it. He doesn't look angry though, just amused. Maybe from how long it actually took Angel to confess it to me.

"She won't find out"

"If you keep acting like this, she will"

"Find out what?" George says, appearing from the kitchen

"Nothing George, shut it" Clay turns to look at his best friend

"Let's get out of here please" I say tugging his arm

"Why? So we can go see Adrien?" Clay humorlessly chuckles

"You are one of the stupidest people on earth" I say shaking my head "Delusional"

"Guys what's going on" George urges

"Nothing George, oh my god can you mind your own business for a damned second" Clay snaps at his best friend

"Dont talk to him like that" I insist, I don't like it when he gets this way

"Oh, are you in love with him now? that's it right?"

"What has gotten over you, what did we talk about"

"Dude?" George says looking at him confused

I think something clicked inside of him, he started to visibly look more calm, and guilty

"Shit, I'm sorry" he apologizes

"It's fine" I say trying to calm him, the last thing I want if for him to explode again and makes matters worse. If Angel hears him-

"Let's go out" I repeat, I want to go preferably as far away from the kitchen as possible

This boy will literally be the death of me

"So..." Clay begins once we get out

"Yes, he's here, he texted me" I confirm

"Fucking awesome" he sarcastically remarks "I thought we saw the last of him back in New York"

"Speaking about New York... I was serious Clay, I won't deal with you being extremely jealous anymore"

"I know, I get it, I'm sorry" he apologizes and I huff

"This is what you always say... Nothing seems to change though" I close my eyes, sitting down on the floor I feel the warm concrete on my legs

Clay sits down beside me, putting an arm over my shoulders, comforting me

"I'm really trying here, Clay" I say defeated "Please don't make it any more harder than it already is"

"I'm sorry" he says again "You're right, I should be working with you, not against you, against us... I'll try harder"

"And maybe let me explain things before you go off on me"

"I'll try that as well" he chuckles

"I didn't know Adrien was coming to Orlando" I begin to explain "I found out this morning when he texted me. I planned on telling you today but Angel clearly beat me to it"

"What did the text say" he asks

"Curiosity killed the cat, Clay" I retort "But if it helps you sleep at night, look" I say, showing him my texts with my ex boyfriend

Adrien

it was good to see you!

hope you come and visit more often

i missed u

Adrien

hey! im in orlando

wanted to visit your brother again

if u are free at any time lmk and we can hang

i dont wanna lose touch again xx

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I then pull the phone back

"See, I didn't even answer" i point out

"I get he's clingy just because it's you, I'd act the same way if I lost you" he laughs and I roll my eyes "But doesn't the guy get embarrassed?"

"He can be very persistent"

"Yeah, I'll show him" he says

"Clay" I warn

"I can't even joke around anymore, Jesus" he says throwing his hands up in the air, and I roll my eyes once more

"Stop doing that, your eyes will get stuck at the back of your head" he says poking my forehead

"I'll relax when you stop being a cry baby" I say, doing to him the exact same thing he just did

"Never" Clay answers, kissing the top of my nose

Silence falls between us again, I love these moments, moments of calmness

These usually don't last long, but I enjoy them nonetheless. I can hear his breathing, and steal some looks at him. He looks so pretty, I don't think he's even aware of it. His eyes are glowing, and his little freckles are showing a bit more now that he actually leaves his house.

"Let's get inside" Clay breaks our little peaceful moment"

I stand up from the ground, making sure there isn't much dirt or little pebbles stuck on my ass

"I hate you, you know that right?" I say

"You love me" he cheekily says

"Yeah... a bit too much for my own good"

a/n

hey :] im back !!

there are approximately 7 chapters left (might me more, i already have planned what each one's going to be about, they might be too long and I might have to separate them tho)