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On the sky road where summer and autumn pass each other,
There will be a cool breeze blowing on one side
-words by Ohshikouchinomitsune
ๆ˜ผ้–“ใฏใพใ 30โ„ƒใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ๆฐ—ๆธฉใŒ็ถšใใพใ™ใŒใ€ๆœๆ™ฉใฏๅพใ€…ใซ็ง‹ใ‚ใ„ใŸๆถผใ—ใ•ใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใใฆใ€ๅคๅ ดใฏใƒใ‚กใƒใ‚กใจๆฏใŒไธŠใŒใ‚Šใฃใฑใชใ—ใ ใฃใŸใƒใ‚ฐใ‚‚ใ€ใ ใ„ใถ่ปฝๅฟซใซๆ•ฃๆญฉใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๅคใจ็ง‹ใŒใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅ…ฅใ‚Œๆ›ฟใ‚ใ‚‹ใพใงใซใฏใ‚ใจใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ใ€‚ๆ–ฐ็ฑณใ‚‚ๅ‡บๅ›žใ‚Šใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆใ€ใŠ็ฑณใŒใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ๅญฃ็ฏ€ใŒใ‚„ใฃใฆใใพใ™๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿš๐Ÿถ
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alsjeblieft-zeg ยท 11 months
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321 of 2023
My Secrets ๐Ÿฉท [True or False]
Created by joybucket
I know I'm a good friend, and I wonder if I'll ever find as good of a friend as me. I wonder if there is a psychological aspect to the physical health problems I'm experiencing. I feel I can relate to the song I'm listening to right now. I can think of at least one Paramore song that I really can relate to. I wish I were in a different social class than I'm in right now. I've always hated my first name. I've always hated my middle name. I've always hated my last name. I want to enjoy my life while I can, because I know life is temporary and fleeting. I haven't had a deep conversation with another person in years. I'm afraid to let others see the real me. ...because I'm afraid of getting hurt, and I'm afraid that they won't like me. I constantly daydream about things I wish would happen. My life is so much more interesting inside my head. ๐Ÿ’ญ I tell people I've moved on, but I really haven't. I wish I could process my past with someone. I wonder if God is real. I know God is real. ๐Ÿฉท Life isn't fair. I wish life were more fair. The last book I read was so good that I want to read it over again. A good majority of my life has been lived inside my head. I've felt lonely for years. I never figured out how to tie a balloon; I still can't do it. ๐ŸŽˆ I would love to wear a pair of thick-rimmed hot pink cat-eye glasses. ....in fact, I wish those were my normal glasses. Sitting in front of a beautiful lake triggers pleasant memories for me. ๐Ÿ’œ I want to own my own coffee shop. โ˜•๏ธ I have a favorite stove burner that I use every single time I cook. I believe in miracles. โœจ I'm not normal. ๐Ÿ‘ฝ I like being alone. I long to live on the edge. I've made some huge mistakes in life. My biggest regret is living for other people instead of doing what I wanted to do and following my own heart. My biggest regret is not speaking up at a time when I had something to say. I live in my own world. I long to go on an adventure. I want to make a huge difference in the world. I want to be the change I wish to see in the world. I will never, ever, ever give up. I long for real, long-lasting friendship. Friend break-ups have hurt me more than boyfriend/girlfriend break-ups. I love hugs. ๐Ÿค— I can think of at least one hobby I've laid down that I would like to pick back up again. I don't feel like I'm good at anything. I love God. ๐Ÿ’œ I love going for walks in nature. ๐ŸŒฒ I can think of at least one song I like by Katy Perry. I miss being happy. I've been to a Christian concert. I just want to be myself without being judged for it. I wish people noticed me more. My cat is my best friend. ๐Ÿˆ I wish I could change everything about myself. I'm a caffeine addict. โ˜•๏ธ I want to be kissed under the mistletoe. I tend to blurt out things without thinking them over. My dog is my best friend. ๐Ÿถ I need help. I'm not the person I thought I would be ten years ago. I don't feel at home when I'm at home. I'm afraid that all my friends secretly hate me. I don't like accepting help. I can't stand silence. I'm afraid of never reaching my dream. I want to be someone's most important person. I've never been on a date. I tend to run away from my problems rather than face them. I'm scared of the world. I need to start over. I play out conversations that never did and never would happen in my head. I miss the life I used to have. I want to be loved, but I'm afraid of letting anyone get close to me. I was a cheerleader in high school. I feel I can relate to so many songs. I'm scared of what will come. I wish I had chosen a different college major. I wish I had known what I know now when I was younger. I wish I hadn't been lied to about so many things. I don't believe I'm as bad of a person as people try to say I am. I hate gossip and wish people wouldn't gossip so much. I haven't worn a dress or a skirt in a really long time. ...even though I enjoy wearing feminine clothing. I pray regularly, but I don't often admit it. ๐Ÿ™ I'm hesitant to say what I really want to say to someone. I wish I were better at telling people how I really feel. I say I've moved on, but I really haven't. I'm still haunted by my past. I have another life in my dreams.
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sloaneandrulis ยท 2 years
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house warming
ben, rose, nolan, sloane, chase, evie, kai, sam, mei, henry, jack, carson, and jacob @ rosenโ€™s new house may 14th
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben finishes getting the house all ready for the housewarming he and Rose were hosting. โ€œAlright, Sloane texted me and said sheโ€™ll be here in a minute which means basically everyone else will be too.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose is sitting on the barstool in their kitchen, starting to pick at the food as she nods, โ€œGood because Iโ€™m not waiting any longer, Iโ€™m hungry.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan takes a deep breath and holds it for a few seconds before letting it out and opening the front door like Ben told him to, smiling as he pokes his head inside Rosenโ€™s place, โ€œUh, hey guys itโ€™s Nol! I brought beerโ€™โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins at him, โ€œCome in!โ€ He goes over to hug him and Sloane walks in behind him, โ€œIโ€™m here too now!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose continues to eat a few more pieces of popcorn while Ben greets them before finally standing up and leaning into Benโ€™s side, โ€œHey, guys. Thanks for coming and for the beer.โ€ย 
Chase is following Kai and Evie into the new place and looks around as he does, โ€œDamn, this is nice.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie strolls in with the boys and makes her way directly to Rose, pulling her into a big hug with a giggle, โ€œHello hello!!! How exciting it this?!โ€ย 
Nolan hugs Ben back and sets the beer he brought down on the counter before looking around a little and giving Sloane a wave as he jokes, โ€œHey stranger.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and hugs Evie back, โ€œHey, E.โ€ She pulls back and hugs Chase then Kai.ย 
Chase fake sniffs and pretends to wipe his eyes, โ€œThey grow up so fast, donโ€™t they?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles and holds out a bag with wine, โ€œI brought wine.โ€ Ben smiles, โ€œThank you!โ€ He hugs her then takes it and goes to set it down.ย 
She grins at him, โ€œHey you. How are you?โ€
Kai grins and wraps his arms around both Evie and Rose, โ€œItโ€™s gorgeous!โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie grins as she leans into Kai and nods in agreement, โ€œAre you going to give us the official royal tour, your majesties?โ€ย 
Nolan shrugs and puts his hands in his pockets, โ€œCanโ€™t complain. Although the idea of these two living together is still something Iโ€™m trying to wrap my head around.. How are you?โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose rolls her eyes at Chase and shakes her head, โ€œBen can do tours, heโ€™s much better at them. Iโ€™ll man the drinks.โ€ย 
Chase laughs and nods, โ€œSpeaking of which, thought weโ€™d bring some champagne, Evieโ€™s choice obviously. And some rum from us boys.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben comes over to Rose and he smiles, rubbing her lower back, โ€œI heard my name and tours.โ€ Kai grins, โ€œYeah, youโ€™re giving us all one!โ€
Sloane smiles at him, โ€œWas just a matter of time. Are you sad in the frat house without him?โ€ He takes his hand and tugs him to the other group so they can join in on the tour.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose looks over her shoulder at Ben and grins, โ€œJust adding something to your resume, Benny.โ€ She pulls back from her friends and nods, โ€œHow about everyone gets a drink first?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan nods as he laughs a little, โ€œThat must be it, Iโ€™m lost without my bro.โ€ He raises his eyebrows and silently hopes his palm doesnโ€™t get sweaty as he follows Sloaneโ€™s lead towards everyone else.ย 
Evie agrees with Rose and gives Chase a look, โ€œItโ€™s champagne time! We must start off the celebration with a toast!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase laughs and nods his head as he hands Ben the champagne before going to grab the cups that they have out. โ€œAlright, go for it!โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben laughs, โ€œAlright! Here we go!โ€ He pops the champagne and Sloane cheers. Kai claps and grins, โ€œYesss, now the partyโ€™s started!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose grins up at him and shakes her head before taking the cups from Chase.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins widely and starts to pour everyone champagne, โ€œThank you all for coming. The start of the tour will begin in approximately five minutes, I just donโ€™t want to leave my fiancรฉes side quite yet.โ€
Kai grins at them, โ€œAwww, cute and cheesy!โ€
Sloane laughs and looks at Nolan, โ€œAre you free from DJ duties tonight, you think?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie holds her cup out excitedly and thanks Ben and once everyone has some champagne she clears her throat and holds up her drink, โ€œI just want to say how proud and happy I am for my dear friends Rose and Ben! May this next step in your lives bring you nothing but joy and adventures!!โ€ย 
Nolan smiles at Sloane and slowly nods his head, โ€œYou know what, I think I am. At the frat house, Iโ€™m usually the host so I feel obligated to, but here Iโ€™m just a guest. Iโ€™m off the clock tonight.โ€ He chuckles and holds his champagne up as well, chiming in after Evie, โ€œHear, hear!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose takes her champagne and leans into his side with a smile as she raises her brows at Evie. โ€œThanks, E. Youโ€™re such a sap.โ€ She laughs and cheers before taking a sip.
Chase lifts up his cup and cheers before taking a big sip, โ€œAnd for this new dope party house!โ€ He winks at them with a grin.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins and cheers, โ€œThank you, Evie. Chase, Thatโ€™s gonna be a hard no.โ€ He laughs and looks down at Rose before sipping his champagne. Kai smiles, โ€œWeโ€™ll have a lot of options of places to host.โ€
Sloane smiles at Nolan, โ€œThat mean I can convince you to dance with me?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie beams before taking a sip of her champagne and adding, โ€œOur place is always an option! I love hosting! Besides, it would give the boys an excuse to clean up after themselves for once.โ€ She giggles as she winks at Kai and Chase.ย 
Nolanโ€™s eyes bug out at Sloaneโ€™s request and he laughs nervously, โ€œHave you ever seen me dance? Scratch that, have I ever seen myself dance? I think the answer to both is no.โ€ He chuckles and continues softly so only she can hear, โ€œBut maybe I could be convinced after a beer or two. One of my resolutions this year is to try new things, so I guess that might start tonight with your help.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose narrows her eyes and shakes her head at Chase before looking up at Ben with a smile, โ€œCheers to us, Benny?โ€ She holds up her cup to his.
Chase shrugs innocently before laughing at Evieโ€™s comment. โ€œWe arenโ€™t that bad! I mean clearly itโ€™s clean enough that you arenโ€™t leaving us too.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins and clinks his cup against hers before taking a sip, and he laughs at Evie and the boys. โ€œWell, actually, Evie.. When we were finding a place for us, we happened to find one that we agreed would be perfect for you.โ€ He takes keys out of his pocket and holds them out to her, โ€œSo now itโ€™s yours.โ€ย 
Sloane smiles as she listens to Nolan, nodding her head, โ€œI can make that work.โ€ She grins and winks at him.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie starts to say she would never leave the boys but drops her jaw as she watches Ben, furrowing her brow slightly as he holds out the keys to her. She hesitantly takes them from Ben and inspects them and stares at Rosen, โ€œYou guys, if this is some prank, Iโ€™m not laughing.. Are you.. are you being serious?โ€ย 
Nolan bites down on his lip nervously and nods with Sloane before remembering to sip his champagne, downing most of it in one go before laughing, โ€œI am not paying attention at all, look what youโ€™ve done.โ€ He teases Sloane as he sets his empty glass down on the counter.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase raises his brows as he watches them before trying not to frown. He quickly takes a sip of his champagne and starts over to the bar to grab some food.
Rose laughs and nods her head as she glances at Chase before turning back to Evie. โ€œItโ€™s not very big but itโ€™s enough for you and your own studio. Plus itโ€™s adorable.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kaiโ€™s jaw drops and he laughs, moving his hand to Evieโ€™s shoulder, โ€œEvie, thatโ€™s amazing!โ€ He gently squeezes her shoulder and then goes to look at Chase, and he frowns as he seems him walking off. And he quickly goes after him, โ€œBuddy..โ€
Ben grins widely, โ€œBut it is very Evie and not a prank at all. We canโ€™t wait for you to see it.โ€
Sloane laughs and grins at him, โ€œHey, thatโ€™s one less beer for me to have to convince you with.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie gasps a little as she stares at the keys then back up at her friends and shrieks excitedly, โ€œOh my god! Youโ€™re serious?! Rose, Ben.. I... How can I accept this?! A place of my own where I can live and work and... I donโ€™t know what to say!โ€ She starts to tear up a little and rushes to hug both Ben and Rose, โ€œThank you, thank you! I cant wait to see it.โ€ย 
โ€œTouchรฉ.โ€ Nolan laughs at Sloane and then gets distracted by Evieโ€™s shrieks, raising his eyebrows a little, โ€œDamn, thatโ€™s some gift.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins widely and hugs Evie with one arm so Rose can hug her too, โ€œYouโ€™re welcome!โ€
Sloane nods and smiles, โ€œTheyโ€™re pretty amazing like that. Especially since not everyone has a palace waiting for them in their future.โ€ She shrugs and then looks at Nolan with wide eyes, realizing heโ€™s a prince, โ€œNot that Iโ€™m assuming you do.. shit sorry that sounded mean.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose looks at Kai and nods her head as he walks away before turning back to Evie. She hugs her back and laughs, โ€œYou deserve it.โ€
Chase looks up as Kai follows him, โ€œWhat?โ€ He eats some chips and shrugs, โ€œI didnโ€™t want to impose on their moment.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai looks at Chase and half smiles, โ€œItโ€™s me. You are allowed to be honest.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie pulls back from Rosen as she wipes a tiny tear off her cheek, โ€œLook at me, Iโ€™m a mess! Today is supposed to be about you two! I donโ€™t want to steal your spotlight.โ€ย 
Nolan offers a โ€œCongrats, Step-Auntyโ€ in Evieโ€™s direction as a measure of good faith then listens to Sloane, blinking a little as she apologizes. He laughs and shrugs, โ€œI mean, I do, but I donโ€™t have to take my parents up on their offer if I donโ€™t want to. Donโ€™t worry, no offence taken, I get it.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben smiles at her, โ€œPlease, take our spotlight. We just wanted to show our love and appreciation even if thatโ€™s not what Rose would say.โ€
Sloane lets out a breath of relief and she smiles at Nolan, โ€œOkay, good. Not trying to piss off my potential dance partner.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase rolls his eyes and shrugs, โ€œJust didnโ€™t expect that.โ€ He sips his drink, โ€œWhatever, she deserves it.โ€
Rose laughs and nods her head, โ€œListen to my fiancรฉ. Plus you can always take the spotlight from me.โ€ She reaches out and squeezes her hand.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie holds Roseโ€™s hand in hers for a moment before clearing her throat and smiling, โ€œWell, thank you, thank you times infinity! How about that tour for real now, hm?โ€ย 
Nolan shakes his head and chuckles, โ€œWeโ€™re still a ways away from that, but not because of anything youโ€™ve said or done, I swear.โ€ He looks over at Ben and grins as he starts to chant, โ€œTour, tour, tour!!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods and sips her champagne, โ€œAlright!โ€ She laughs and moves to take Benโ€™s hand, โ€œLead the way.โ€
Chase looks up as he hears Nolan chanting before patting Kaiโ€™s shoulder, โ€œLetโ€™s go on the tour.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai nods his head, โ€œShe does deserve it and maybe you two will get even closer now that youโ€™re not living in the same house. And besides, youโ€™ve still got me.โ€ He smiles and then nods, โ€œLetโ€™s go!โ€ He goes back to the group with him.
Sloane grins before going over to Evie and hugging her from the side, โ€œCongrats on your new place! I was half expecting the boys to put their hands out and go okay our turn.โ€
Ben laughs, โ€œOkay, okay! Thank you for the support, Nolan. If youโ€™ll all follow me into the kitchen.โ€ He starts to lead everyone.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan goes closer to Ben once Sloane heads towards Evie and follows him into the kitchen whistling in amazement as he looks around. โ€œI know youโ€™re royalty and all, but shit.โ€ย 
Evie pulls Sloane into a tighter hug as she giggles, โ€œI wouldnโ€™t put it past them! Thank you! Youโ€™re of course welcome to come over for girls nights whenever the mood strikes.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins at Nolan, โ€œand this house was never even owned by royals. A lot we renovated but the kitchen has most of its original bones.โ€
Sloane grins, โ€œOhhh, I could have my aunts make us some of the best face masks youโ€™ve ever tried.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods and smiles as she looks around, โ€œI wouldnโ€™t want it to be too โ€˜royalโ€™ for our own place.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai grins as he looks around, "Dang, taco night is gonna be fun in here!" Ben laughs, "Now that, we definitely wouldn't mind hosting."
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan looks around in awe as he listens to Rosen then perks up at Kaiโ€™s suggestion, โ€œCount me in for tacos. Iโ€™m on a Mexican food kick lately, canโ€™t get enough.โ€ย 
Evie drops her jaw a little before exclaiming, โ€œLike passed down from actual goddesses? I need that type of skincare in my life! I was just saying to the boys the other night I wanted to make DIY face masks!โ€ She turns around to Kai and Chase and smiles at them, โ€œDidnโ€™t I?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai grins widely and high fives Nolan, "You like enchiladas? I have a killer reci-" He gets distracted by Evie and looks at her with a smile, "Yes, you did, and I'm very happy that Sloane is willing to take my place in the DIY face mask adventure."
Sloane laughs and nods at Evie, "Aunt Aphrodite's masks are my favorite. I could have her teach us."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase looks around the place and chuckles softly at Evieโ€™s comment, nodding before sipping his drink.
Rose laughs and nods her head, โ€œAs long as everyone else does the cooking, thatโ€™s fine with me.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan returns the smile as Kai high fives him and waits until he finishes talking to Evie, โ€œLetโ€™s do it up, man. Iโ€™ve been playing around with guacamole recipes and am always looking for more taste testers.โ€ย 
Evie reaches out and squeezes Sloaneโ€™s hand as she squeals, โ€œI am so there!โ€ She links her arm with Sloaneโ€™s as they look around the kitchen and thinks out loud, โ€œI am definitely cooking our holiday meals here. So gorgeous.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben smiles at Rose and laughs, "I guess our casa is now su casa."ย 
Sloane grins widely at Evie and then at Rose, "You'll come too, right?" Kai smiles at Nolan, "This is happening. I hope you know that now."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ โ€œWith warning, su casa. Not a free for all.โ€ She laughs and raises her brows at the girls, โ€œYeah, sure. Evie has forced me to suffer through her โ€˜spaโ€™ days living together so I guess here and there I can attend now willingly.โ€
Chase looks over at Ben and nods, โ€œWhere to next?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben smiles, โ€œUmm, youโ€™ve seen the foyer, living room, kitchen, I guess now the dining room and then movie theater.โ€ย 
Sloane grins at Rose then Evie and wiggles her brows.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie cheers when Rose agrees to join in and continues to walk with Sloane, dropping her jaw at Benโ€™s words, โ€œMovie theater?? I didnt know about that part!โ€ย 
Nolan nods excitedly at Kai, โ€œIโ€™m so down. I know we can always count Ben in and uh, hey Chase? You game for a Mexican food night with the guys sometime soon?โ€ Nolan calls over to Chase with a smile.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs as she squeezes Benโ€™s hand and starts to lead them towards the dining room.
Chase raises his brows over at Nolan, โ€œYeah, man. Iโ€™m in. Iโ€™ll bring tequila.โ€ He chuckles and holds up his hand to fist bump him.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben chuckles, โ€œIt was a playroom but we donโ€™t have to worry about that for a while so we converted it.โ€ Sloane laughs, โ€œWow! This house is a dream!โ€
Kai grins and points at Chase, โ€œMy man!โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins at the guys, โ€œAlright! We can have it at the frat house if no one else wants to host, I donโ€™t mind.โ€ย 
Evie giggles at the boys making plans as they enter the dining room and she drops her jaw, nudging Sloaneโ€™s arm, โ€œPinch me, go on.. Thereโ€™s no way our friends live here!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose smiles and squeezes Benโ€™s hand, โ€œYou guys can have a boyโ€™s night here. This theater is made for you guys.โ€
Chase widens his eyes as he looks around, โ€œHoly hell..this place is insane.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai lets out a low whistle, โ€œWowza! Thanks Rose!โ€
Sloane laughs and squeezes Evie, โ€œThey do! Itโ€™s incredible.โ€
Henry comes to the front door with Sam, Mei, and Jack before looking at Jack as he knocks on the front door, โ€œSo, do you think your brother will actually show up?โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack wrinkles her nose and shrugs as she looks up at Henry, โ€œOh who knows? He isnโ€™t a big party person but since itโ€™s a smaller get together he might.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Mei bites her lip, โ€œWith Carson, probably.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack huffs softly and looks back at Mei and Sam, โ€œDonโ€™t remind me.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben raises his brows as he hears the door, "Oh, that should be the rest of the group. Rose, you continue the tour, I'll let them in." He smiles and kisses her cheek before going to the front door and opening it for the four. "Hey, you all made it! Come on in."
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie brings Sloane with her as she inches closer towards Rose once Ben leaves, โ€œWhere to next?โ€ย 
Nolan looks surprised at the sound of the door and chuckles, โ€œI didnโ€™t realize more people were coming.โ€ย 
Jacob waits from a distance as he watches the others approach the front door before texting Carson that heโ€™s at Rosenโ€™s house and waiting for her so they can go in together.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane laughs as she goes with Evie to Rose.
Kai nods his head, โ€œHenry and Jack. I think Mei and Sam. Probably Carson and Jacob.โ€
Carson gets to Rosenโ€™s just after Jacob but she sneaks up behind him, โ€œBah!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods to Ben before smiling at the others, โ€œDining room before we go upstairs?โ€
Jack smiles as the door opens, โ€œHey!โ€ She quickly hugs Ben, โ€œOh my god this place...โ€ she walks inside and looks around.
Sam squeezes Meiโ€™s hand before letting go to say hello to Ben, โ€œThanks for inviting us.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie giggles as she speaks, โ€œYou mean the โ€œRoyal Dining Roomโ€? I think thatโ€™s officially how you need to introduce each room with how beautiful it is here.โ€ย 
Nolan thanks Kai for the heads up and watches as practically everyone he named walks in, offering them each a polite smile and the occasional wave.ย 
Jacob gasps and whirls around before playfully nudging Carsonโ€™s arm, โ€œHoly shit.. Way to give a man a heart attack!โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane laughs, โ€œThat might end up being a mouthful for them.โ€
Ben laughs and hugs Jack before shaking Henry then Samโ€™s hands, โ€œIโ€™m glad you were all able to make it!โ€ Mei smiles and hugs Ben, โ€œItโ€™s beautiful here.โ€
Carson laughs loudly and links her arm with his, โ€œOh come on, Jakey. You should always be aware of your surroundings.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose rolls her eyes and laughs at Evie, โ€œItโ€™s not the castle. No royal anything.โ€ She smiles and shakes her head before saying hello to the newcomers.
Jack grins and looks around, โ€œI didnโ€™t miss a tour, did I?โ€
Sam shakes his hand and nods in agreement with the others.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie giggles with the girls and waves to the joiners because theyโ€™re all in the same general area now before smiling at Jack, โ€œYouโ€™re just in time! Weโ€™ve covered a few things but youโ€™re basically looking at it right now.โ€ย 
Nolan excuses himself to the kitchen to pour himself a drink as he notices his hands getting a little jittery from the new arrivals and needs something to fidget with.ย 
Jacob sighs as he walks with Carson towards the house and mumbles, โ€œYeah yeah.. I donโ€™t wanna stay here too long, okay? I donโ€™t mind dipping out early alone as long as youโ€™ll be fine without me.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane sees Nolan and goes to follow him, watching him poor a drink. โ€œDrinking will just help me get you to dance later, you know.โ€ She smiles and goes over to him, โ€œYou okay?โ€
Kai looks at Mei and grins, waving at her. Mei smiles shyly and waves back before holding Samโ€™s hand again.
Henry smiles a little, โ€œDonโ€™t worry Jack, youโ€™ll be able to see the bathrooms no matter what.โ€
Carson raises her brows, โ€œYouโ€™re not leaving without me. Cโ€™mon, lets make our presence known.โ€ She tugs him inside and grins, โ€œWeโ€™re here! What an upgrade from the frat house.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase goes and grabs another champagne bottle to pour drinks for the newcomers.
Sam raises his brows at Kai and Mei before shrugging his shoulders.
Jack elbows his side and giggles, โ€œIโ€™m just excited!โ€ She hears Carson and whips her head around, narrowing her eyes a little, โ€œOh, here we go.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben goes back over to Rose and wraps his arm around her waist, โ€œGangโ€™s all here.โ€
Carson smirks as she hears Jack, keeping her arm linked with Jacobโ€™s. โ€œHi, Jackie, miss me?โ€ She looks at Henry and grins, โ€œHey, Henrizzle.โ€
Henry smiles back at her, โ€œHey, CJ.โ€ He doesnโ€™t even look at Jacob.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan gets a little startled by Sloaneโ€™s voice but laughs it off as he shakes his head, โ€œYouโ€™re persistent, I have to say Iโ€™m impressed by the commitment.โ€ He tries to sound nonchalant as he shrugs, โ€œIโ€™m fine, I think. Just wanted another drink before things get too crazy is all. Can I get you another?โ€
Evie looks around for Chase and makes her way over to him, watching him pour the champagne for the others. โ€œAny chance I can talk you into giving one of those to me?โ€ย 
Jacob stays rooted in place by Carsonโ€™s side and tries not to glare at Henry but it happens anyway. He gives Jack a nod of acknowledgment then waves weakly over at Rosen, โ€œThanks for the invite, you have a cool place from what I can see.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods and smiles a little. โ€œIโ€™ll take a drink,โ€ she hesitates, โ€œYou can talk to me, you know. About however youโ€™re really feeling. No judgement.โ€
Ben returns Jacobโ€™s smile, โ€œThank you for coming.โ€
Henry ignores Jacob and presses a kiss to Jackโ€™s head.
Carson watches them and looks back up at Jake, โ€œIโ€™m gonna get us drinks.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose leans into his side and smiles, โ€œYou finish leading the tour, babe.โ€
Jack rolls her eyes Carson before giving her brother a small smile and leaning into Henry and whispering to him, โ€œSheโ€™s so annoying.โ€
Chase raises his brows as Evie comes over and nods his head, โ€œMhm..โ€ He takes her cup and refills it.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grabs the nearest bottle and makes Sloane a rum and coke, smiling as he hands it to her, โ€œOh, uh, thank you. Iโ€™m still trying to figure out how Iโ€™m feeling lately but, noted.โ€ He takes a sip of his beer and then taps his fingers against it as he speaks, โ€œI love parties, at least I used to. Or Iโ€™m supposed to, I guess? Now I sort of feel overwhelmed or unsure in crowds. It doesnโ€™t really make sense to me, but thatโ€™s where Iโ€™m at right now.โ€ย 
Evie thanks Chase and grins widely at him, โ€œCan you believe Rose and Ben? Itโ€™s crazy to think we all wonโ€™t be under the same roof anymore.. Of course Iโ€™ll come visit you and you and the others are welcome to come over whenever but Iโ€™m just so thrilled to have a place I can call my own!โ€ She squeezes his arm in excitement, โ€œItโ€™s been my dream since I was a little girl to have my own studio space to design in, and now itโ€™s coming true! And look at tonight, us partying and being friendly with Auradon kids! What a dream!โ€ย 
Jacob scowls at the sight of Henry kissing Jackโ€™s head but brings his hand up to his mouth, pretending to yawn to hide it. Carsonโ€™s voices makes him let out a sigh of relief and he nods, โ€œAlcohol, now please.โ€ He lets Carson lead him through the house to grab a drink and frowns before taking a sip of champagne, โ€œFirst of all, Iโ€™ll need something stronger than this. Second of all, why did we come to this again?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane listens to Nolan, nodding her head so he knows that she's listening to him. She bites her lip as she thinks for a moment, "How about.. when you're starting to feel overwhelmed or unsure in crowds you get me and we can get some fresh air together?" Her hand takes ahold of his free one, "Then this way you have someone to ground you."ย 
Ben looks at Rose and smiles, "Okay, where did we leave off? I forgot already."
Carson makes a face as she listens to Jacob, "You're being such a sourpuss." She grabs vodka, pouring him a mixed drink, "We're here to have fun, so drink up Jakey cause we're not leaving until we've had a good time."
Henry looks down at Jack and raises his brows, "What'd she do?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase sips his drink as he listens to her, โ€œItโ€™s very exciting, Evie. Iโ€™m happy for you.โ€ He musters up a small smile before looking down at the filled cups of champagne, โ€œLet me get these drinks to the newcomers.โ€
Rose hums softly and nods, โ€œI was about to head to the dining room.โ€
Jack shrugs a little and looks up at him, โ€œI mean itโ€™s Carson. She doesnโ€™t have to do anything. All she wants to do is flirt with anyone around me to make me mad. You or my brother.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles at Sloaneโ€™s suggestion and lets her take his hand in hers before panicking a little and taking his hand back, rubbing it against his leg as he comes up with a lame excuse, โ€œSorry, sorry. My palms are kind of sweaty right now, itโ€™s gross.โ€ He sips his beer and licks his lips before nodding once more, โ€œBut I like the sound of that, Iโ€™ll hold you to it.โ€ย 
Jacob rolls his eyes and sticks his tongue out at Carson but lets her make him a drink and starts taking big sips as soon as she hands it to him. โ€œFine. Iโ€™m way too sober for this shit anyway. Fun and vodka it is.โ€ย 
Evie beams at Chase obliviously and nods as she speaks up, โ€œDoes anyone else need champagne before Ben and Rose keep the tour going?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane tries not to let her smile fall when he pulls his hand back and she nods, "Oh, it's okay.. And good, I want you to." She sips her rum and coke and looks away from him, her cheeks heating up as she feels slightly embarrassed for holding his hand.
Carson smirks and winks at him, "That's more like it."
Kai sighs softly as he watches Evie and Chase before going over to them, "I'll definitely take another glass." He hums, โ€œYou know, Evie. Before you move into your new place how about you let me and Chase make you a big dinner with all your favorites. As a thank you for being the best and to show our love and well wishes.โ€
Ben laughs softly, "The very exciting dining room is next, so you better be prepared."
Henry looks at Jack and quirks an eyebrow, "She wasn't flirting with me, and your brother likes her so..."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase looks up as Kai comes over and he rolls his eyes a little, โ€œYou guys can do it. Iโ€™d rather not celebrate our house being broken apart.โ€ He takes the cups to give to Heck and Samei before walking away quickly. Chase immediately holds them out to the other couples as he joins the tour again.
Rose laughs and shrugs her shoulders, โ€œWe should just take them outside through the dining room. Itโ€™s perfect out there right now.โ€
Jack thanks Chase for the drink and sips it quickly before wrinkling her nose, โ€œSheโ€™s always flirting with you.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie starts to get excited over Kaiโ€™s suggestion but her face falls as Chase walks away and she frowns at Kai, looking confused, โ€œI donโ€™t.. What was that?โ€ย 
Nolan is mentally kicking himself for making it awkward and hesitantly reaches out to squeeze Sloaneโ€™s arm gently, โ€œHey, thanks. I mean it. Wanna hop back on the house tour together?โ€ย 
Jacob chuckles and downs his drink in seconds before setting the cup down, โ€œAnother!โ€ He smiles at Carson but makes his own drink this time, holding it up to cheers with her, โ€œTo partying with Auradonโ€™s elite.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai frowns and puts his hand on Evieโ€™s shoulder, โ€œUmm.. I think heโ€™s really down about you moving out, E. Heโ€™s happy for you but is gonna miss you.. Weโ€™re losing you and Rose at the same time and I guess he wasnโ€™t expecting it. It might be best if you talk to him and not me..โ€
Ben grins and opens the doors to the back, โ€œLetโ€™s go outside for a bit everyone.โ€
Sloane nods and smiles at Nolan, โ€œSure.โ€
Mei thanks Chase for the champagne and looks at him and Sam, โ€œIโ€™ve never had this before.โ€
Henry rolls his eyes and smiles, โ€œShe does not.โ€
Carson grins and clinks her cup against his, โ€œHere here!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods and starts to lead them all to the back.
Sam nods at Chase and chuckles, โ€œMe neither.โ€
Jack sips her champagne and huffs softly, โ€œMhmm..regardless I still donโ€™t like her.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Mei grins and clinks her glass against Samโ€™s, โ€œCheers.โ€
Henry shakes his head and laughs, โ€œStop. Come on, letโ€™s go outside.โ€ He pulls her outside to follow Rosen.
Ben motions around to the deck that has lights all set up and has an amazing view of their big yard, โ€œThis is the back.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan notices the others heading outside and smiles at Sloane as they start to follow Ben, โ€œShit, and I thought the frat house had a nice yard, we have nothing on this.โ€ย 
Evie frowns as she listens to Kai but nods slowly as she thanks him, โ€œI guess I didnโ€™t think about it that way.. But itโ€™s not like Iโ€™m moving back to the Isle or somewhere far away! Do you think I should go talk to him now?โ€
Jacob drinks with Carson and smirks as he watches the others heading outside, โ€œJoin the others on a guided tour or going on our own little tour. I donโ€™t know..โ€ He moves his arms up and down in a weighing the options motion with a chuckle.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane looks around with a grin, โ€œThis is gorgeous.โ€ She looks at Nolan and smiles, โ€œAnd the lighting looks really good on you.โ€
Kai rubs Evieโ€™s shoulder, โ€œYeah itโ€™s just different for us, I guess. Go talk to him, I think heโ€™d appreciate it.โ€
Carson smirks and downs her drink before setting the glass down, โ€œJacob Pan, I like the way you think.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Sam taps his cup against hers with a grin before taking a sip and humming softly, โ€œYeah, not bad.โ€
Jack wrinkles her nose before sighing with a nod as she follows him out. โ€œWell wow, this is amazing.โ€
Rose smiles out at the backyard and leans into Ben, โ€œThis is one of my favorite places of the house.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows and feels himself blush as he turns his head away slightly to rub his cheek. He chuckles before grinning at Sloane, โ€œI think it uh, looks twice as good on um, you.โ€
Evie continues to frown at Kai but eventually nods and pulls him into a big hug, โ€œOkay, Iโ€™ll pull him aside in a few. Promise me you and I will still be this close even when I move out?โ€
Jacob smiles before he finishes his drink. He then keeps his head down as he tries to pass by the door to the yard inconspicuously and hopefully unnoticed, knowing Carson is following close behind. He roams aimlessly until they get to the theatre room and he laughs, โ€œThis is so excessive.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane blushes and grins widely as Nolan flirts back with her, a little surprised but very happy. โ€œThank you, Nol.โ€
Mei laughs and looks at him, โ€œNot a drink of choice.โ€
Henry looks around and smiles, โ€œThis is really nice.โ€
Kai hugs Evie back and rubs her back, โ€œYouโ€™re stuck with me, Evie. Weโ€™ll always be this close.โ€
Ben kisses Roseโ€™s temple and smiles, โ€œMine too.โ€
Carson laughs as she looks around, โ€œWow, a whole movie theater in your house!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Sam chuckles and takes a small before whispering to her, โ€œIt tastes too fancy for me.โ€
Jack takes Henryโ€™s hand and grins, โ€œI want a backyard like this. But smaller house. This is too big.โ€
Rose sips her drink and leans into his side, โ€œSo far no one is too rowdy, thankfully.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolanโ€™s head tilts down shyly as he smiles and speaks quietly to her, โ€œMaybe youโ€™ll get that dance after all.โ€
Evie lets out a sigh of relief, squeezing Kai a little tighter before she nods as she steps back, โ€œThank you. Now go on, join the others. Iโ€™m going to find Chase.โ€
Jacob rolls his eyes as he looks around and shakes his head, โ€œOh to be royalty and get to live like this... I wouldnโ€™t even know what to do with this much space.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane bites her lip to fight an even wider grin as she hears Nolan's soft voice, and she brushes her hand against his before linking their pinkies, "I better."
Kai nods at her reassuringly, "Everything will be okay, I promise." He smiles at her before going over to Rose and Ben, "I don't know if I can watch Evie talk to Chase."
Ben raises his brows and rubs Rose's waist, "He's not happy about her getting her own place?"
Henry looks down at her and smiles, "That sounds nice. Just having a house in general sounds nice."
Mei giggles at Sam and pecks his lips, "You're cute, did you know that?"
Carson hums and runs her fingers over one of the theater chairs, "Think if we stole anything that they'd even notice?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose looks up as Kai comes over and sighs softly, โ€œYeah..I knew he wouldnโ€™t take it well but heโ€™ll get over it with time. I mean he couldnโ€™t expect her to live with you two for the rest of her life.โ€
Jack smiles and squeezes his hand, โ€œOne day. For now we have the crazy frat house and my Cora filled apartment.โ€
Sam returns the quick kiss then blushes, โ€œYouโ€™re cute.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan tries to play it cool as Sloane links their pinkies and smiles at her before he takes a few relaxing breaths, hoping Ben doesnโ€™t look over at him and make a big deal about it.
Jacob raises his eyebrows at Carsonโ€™s question and chuckles a little, โ€œI guess it depends on what it is. Something small in this big house? I doubt it would be noticed.โ€
Evie nods at Kai and looks around the group before her eyes land on Chase. She goes up to him and gently taps the back of his shoulder as she speaks softly, โ€œHey, can I steal you for a sec?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles widely when Nolan doesn't pull away this time and she looks up at him, "Oh, I'll definitely get that dance."
Carson hums as she looks around, "Not from this room, unless there's a movie you've been dying to get your hands on." Ben listens to Kai and Rose, glancing over at Nolan and Sloane. He sees their pinkies and smiles to himself before turning his attention back to his fiancee and friend. "He'll come around."
Kai nods, "I know, but it's also so close after you moved out, I think it might be a lot of change at once for him."
Mei grins at Sam's blush and squeezes his hand, "I think it's kinda crazy that Ben invited us. Like the soon to be King of Auradon invited us to a private party in his new home."
Henry grimaces at the mention of Cora, "I can't wait til that day."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase is looking around the backyard when he feels Evie come up. He sighs softly as he looks back at her, โ€œSure..โ€
Rose nods with a small frown, โ€œYeah, I know. But hey maybe itโ€™s a good thing. Maybe Evie will open her eyes to how much Chase is in love with her when heโ€™s not around her all the time.โ€
Sam shifts to put his arm around her and a chuckle, โ€œI canโ€™t believe it. I mean Ben has been a great role model with Tourney and everything and to be considered a friend...itโ€™s crazy to me.โ€
Jack giggles and leans up to peck his lips, โ€œHey you canโ€™t pout about her because you wouldnโ€™t let me pout about Carson.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels heat rush to his cheeks and swings their hands gently as he speaks, "I still don't know why.. I didn't inherit my mom's gracefulness, that's for sure."
Jacob laughs with a shake of his head, "Definitely not. If we spot any books, you know that's more my speed."
Evie frowns as she puts a hand around his wrist loosely and guides him further into the yard away from the rest of the group, letting go as she puts her arms over her chest. "So.. something's off with you. And I can't help but think that I did something wrong."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane does her best to contain her smiles but feels herself failing, "You still don't know why I wanna dance with you?"
Carson makes a face and rolls her eyes playfully before leading him out of the home theater. "We're not stealing a book, nerd," she teases.
Ben half smiles and rubs her waist, "We know how close you all are, but... Evie being the only girl in that house probably wouldn't have been the best."
Kai nods his head, "I agree. It's best that she's moving out on a happy note rather than she felt like she had to because she was living with us without Rose."
Mei looks at Sam and raises her brows, "That means we'll probably get invited to the wedding."
Henry sighs and looks at her, "I'm not pouting, I'm just saying being away from her as much as possible would be the best."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase lets her pull him away and shoves his hands in his pockets while she talks. He tries to play it cool and shrugs his shoulders, โ€œThereโ€™s nothing wrong. Iโ€™m just looking around the house and trying to enjoy the party. Now are we done?โ€
Rose sips her drink and nods in agreement with them both, โ€œYeah, she wouldโ€™ve felt guilty and never left herself.โ€ She looks over at Evie and Chase, โ€œIt doesnโ€™t look like itโ€™s going too hot.โ€ Sam widens his eyes slightly and laughs, โ€œWow..yeah I guess youโ€™re right. I didnโ€™t even think about that.โ€
Jack hums and leans up to nudge her nose against his, โ€œAnd I feel the same way about your ex hook up thing whatever.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan shrugs as he answers simply, "No, I honestly don't. Wish I had some mind reading abilities but I've got nothing."
Jacob bumps his arm against her as he follows her out of the theater, "Knock it off. If you're so smart, what souvenir should we snag then, hm?"
Evie's eyes widen at Chase's reaction and she gently holds a hand out to stop him, speaking gently, "I'm... I'm sorry? Who am I talking to right now? No, we are not done here, not even close."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane tilts her head to the side and smiles shyly as she looks at him, "Cause it gives me a reason to be closer to you."
Carson smirks mischievously at him, "Something worth money."
Ben frowns as he watches them in the distance, "It's Evie, she can turn it around."
Kai turns to watch too and bites his lip, "Yeah, he'll soften up."
Mei grins excitedly, "That would be insane."
Henry rolls his eyes, "Friend, the word you're looking for is friend."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase raises his brows at her and laughs, โ€œWhat more is there to talk about, E? You are moving out.โ€ He shrugs slightly, โ€œRose is already moved out so yeah thatโ€™s that.โ€
Rose leans into Ben and nods her head before looking at Kai, โ€œYouโ€™ll take care of him though, right? Heโ€™s going to be heart broken for a bit. Even if he tries to hide it.โ€
Sam chuckles and squeezes her shoulder, โ€œWhat would I even wear? Iโ€™ve never been to a wedding.โ€
Jack laughs and kisses him gently, โ€œCora is my friend. And roommate.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan blinks, stunned by her answer as he laughs a little nervously, "Oh. Understood." He rubs his forehead with his free hand and half smiles at her, "I'm sorry, I'm not good at this. But I'm trying."
Jacob hums as he looks at her and then at their surroundings, teasing her back, "You're a bad influence. Besides, I'm certain they would notice the lack of something valuable the moment it was gone."ย 
Evie frowns at him and shakes her head, "But you didn't act like this when Rose moved out. What's different?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head and smiles, "Don't apologize. But I mean, don't feel obligated to try so you don't hurt my feelings or anything. Only try if it's something you want to do."
Carson pouts and sighs, "Fine. What do I get in return for behaving?"
Kai gives Rose a knowing look, "Of course I will, Rose. He's my brother."
Mei grins, "A tuxedo. You'll look very handsome in one."
Henry kisses her again, "Can we stop talking about her now?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase sighs in frustration and throws his hands up, โ€œWell maybe thatโ€™s because...โ€ He trails off and shakes his head, โ€œYouโ€™re reading too much into it. Iโ€™m not acting any way.โ€
Rose nods and laughs softly, โ€œI know, I know. Just worry about him. You and Evie are strong, heโ€™s a little more..sensitive.โ€
Sam grins at her as his cheeks flush, โ€œYou think so?โ€
Jack hums softly and shrugs, โ€œFiiine. But Iโ€™m allowed to complain about Carson.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan subtly takes a deep breath and nods as he unlinks their pinkies to tentatively hold her hand, "It uh, is something I want to do. Except I need time, I know you get that."
Jacob grins at her as he tilts his head, "What do you want in return?"
Evie takes a step back from him as she gives him a concerned look, "Chase.. come on.. It's me. What's going on?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane slowly grins as he holds her hand and she nods, "I do." She kisses his cheek , "I'm patient."
Carson hums and shrugs, "Dunno, but it's gotta be worth a lot. I was gonna bet a nice, pricy item in one of my games this weekend." She grins a little.
Ben watches Evie and Chase, "Should we have warned Chase ahead of time?"
Kai shakes his head, "No, because it would've ruined the surprise for E."
Mei grins and squeezes his hand, "I'm positive. What do you think you'll wear to the tourney banquet?"
Henry groans, "Noooo, I wasn't even complaining!"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase groans and leans his head back, โ€œNothing. Nothing is going on!โ€ He shakes his head, โ€œItโ€™s the same as itโ€™s always been. You are moving on and Iโ€™m staying right where I always am. So can we just end this conversation?โ€
Rose bites her lip gently as she watches them, โ€œWhen do we step in?โ€
Sam smiles at her and shakes his head, โ€œNo idea, I need your help.โ€
Jack giggles and shrugs one shoulder, โ€œThatโ€™s the deal going forward. One complaint about Cora is one about Carson.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan freezes in shock as he feels all of the blood in his face rush to his cheeks but feels a smile grow at Sloane, "Patient is good. I can't promise you much... but I can promise I'm trying, I hope that's enough for you right now."
Jacob chuckles as the walk down the hall, "Always about the next game with you. How about something only fancy looking? Will the guys you play with know any better?"
Evie recoils at his words but shakes her head, standing her ground, "No, we can't. I've never seen you like this and I'm worried. Maybe I am reading into it too much but I can tell something is upsetting you and if I have anything to do with it at all, I won't be able to live with that."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him fondly and nods, "It is." She leans her chin on his shoulder, "It's more than enough."
Carson hums and nods, "I just have to take a picture to prove it's in Prince Ben's house, and they'll think it's a family heirloom from King whoever."
Kai frowns as he hears Chase's voice raise, "Um, well, now seems like a good time to start going over."
Mei smiles and nods, "I can do that. Maybe Henry could even lend you something."
Henry sighs, "Get it out now."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase laughs bitterly and shakes his head, โ€œYou know maybe it should be telling that youโ€™ve never seen me like yet everyone else has. Maybe thereโ€™s something glaringly obvious that you just wonโ€™t open your eyes to.โ€ He shakes his head, โ€œIโ€™m done with this conversation. Itโ€™s for the best it ends right now.โ€
Rose pulls away from Ben slightly, โ€œOkay, lets go. I take Evie. You two take Chase.โ€
Sam nods with a smile as he finishes his champagne, โ€œYeah..maybe. He is in a frat after all. Iโ€™m sure he has stuff.โ€
Jack laughs and holds her pinky up, โ€œNo, we can start from now. Iโ€™ll let go the last one.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan stands there letting Sloane rest her head on his shoulder, and he lightly rests his head on top of hers for a moment, thinking out loud mostly to himself, "You make me feel calm. I don't have that with many people other than Ben."
Jacob laughs, "Right, so we need something that looks old school and castle-esque. Do you think they have a dungeon with hidden treasure?"
Evie feels her eyes well up with tears as she gets frustrated and raises her voice to match his, "Why won't you just tell me what's wrong? Whatever I did, I'm sorry! I take back every thing I've done to get you to this point because I see you're hurting. I can't fix this if you won't talk!" Her voice breaks on the last word and she looks away from him as she frowns.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane feels her cheeks heat up and she smiles to herself before replying softly, "I'm happy that I can do that for you..." She gives his hand a gentle squeeze.
Carson smirks, "I think that if they have a dungeon, it's not being used for hidden treasures." She wiggles her eyebrows at him and then goes to look around for some items in the living room.
Kai's eyes widen and he grabs Rose's hand, running over to Evie and Chase just as Evie finishes her response to Chase, though they overheard the both of them. Ben is right behind them and Kai places a hand on Chase's chest, standing between them and looking at Evie. "E, let's just give Chase a second to cool off, yeah?" He nods at Rose and then starts to move Chase away from the girls, "Dude, that is not how we talk to the people we love." Ben looks at Rose to make sure she's okay with Evie before walking with Kai and Chase.
Mei nods and smiles, "That'll be a lot easier." She raises her brows as she sees Kai, Rose, and Ben running, "Uh ohh..."
Henry smiles and hooks his pinky with hers, "Thank you."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose moves her hand onto Evieโ€™s arm as she watches the boys walk away. โ€œYou okay?โ€
Chase rolls his eyes as the others step in and lets them pull him away. โ€œSeriously? Iโ€™m fine. She doesnโ€™t get it and she never will. I could say so many worse things but I wouldnโ€™t do that to her. I donโ€™t want to hurt her but I just wanted to not talk and she wonโ€™t listen. I need another drink, not any more damn conversations about Evie.โ€
Sam watches the others and raises his brows, โ€œWanna avoid the drama and get something more us to drink?โ€
Jack squeezes his pinky with hers before leaning up to kiss him.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels Sloane squeeze his hand and blinks out of his daze, standing up a little straighter but still holding her hand, he notices the commotion between Evie and Chase and wrinkles his nose before given Sloane a concerned look, "Um, do you need to go over there at all? I know she's your friend."
Jacob agrees with her as he chuckles and makes a beeline straight for the bookcase, gently running a finger along the spines of the books as he leaves Carson to her search, "God, I wish I could do magic. This is a sick collection."
Evie swipes a finger underneath her eye to catch any stray tear that might have fallen and exhales as she fidgets with fixing her hair, looking at Rose sadly, "No, no I'm not. He's upset and won't talk to me."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane follows his gaze and frowns, "Rose will be best suited for this one, I think. ย I don't want to overwhelm Evie with making her explain or anything."
Carson laughs as she looks around, "Be careful, one of them might open up and bite at your finger."
Ben moves his hand to Chase's shoulder, "Hey, you're not fine. And that's okay, you're upset that she's moving out, that's okay. What's not okay, is you raising your voice at her and trying to make her feel bad for not knowing what's going on. Talking to her like that, isn't going to make her see. It's going to scare her and upset her." Kai frowns, "She just wanted to make you feel better, Chase. She feels guilty about being happy and leaving us. Just because the four of us aren't gonna be living with each other doesn't mean we're gonna lose our closeness."
Mei nods her head quickly, "Yes, please."
Henry smiles and kisses her back.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose wraps her arm around her and pulls her into a hug, โ€œI know. Just give him time. Heโ€™s upset about you moving out.โ€
Chase shakes his head and pulls away from the guys, โ€œIโ€™m fine! Why does everything think I need to be coddled? She can be happy, you think I donโ€™t want her to be happy? All I fucking do is watch her be happy.โ€ Chase holds his hands up and shakes his head, โ€œI canโ€™t do this with all you around. Can I leave?โ€
Sam leads her inside and into the kitchen, dropping his arm.
Jack grins and pulls back before looking at the rest of the party, โ€œSeems like thereโ€™s a lot of tension here.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan watches the other group break apart and then nods at Sloane's answer, "Okay, I did my part and asked." He chuckles before taking a small step back to look at her, "Are you still doing okay? You aren't cold? Do you need something else to drink?"
Jacob rolls his eyes playfully as he pulls out a book titled The History of Magic and starts thumbing through the pages, "Do you know who my dad is? I can spot a booby trap from miles away."
Evie hugs Rose tightly and frowns, "Then why wasn't he like this when you moved out? I understand he's protective of me and I love that about him, but I am capable of taking care of myself! Sure, I might act like a damsel in distress sometimes but you know I'm fine on my own."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at Nolan, biting her lip as she listens to him, thinking about how much she wants to kiss him but how she won't because she respects his boundaries. "I'm still doing okay, but we can head inside to give everyone out here some privacy. You're keeping me warm, and I think I would like another drink."
Carson laughs, "Not a booby trap, a magic trap. But I do like it when you say booby trap." She takes a picture of some candlesticks, "Jacob, what about these?"
Kai frowns at him, "We-we're not coddling you, Chase. We're worried because you're clearly upset but keep insisting you're fine, when we all know if you were fine, you wouldn't have talked to Evie that way or keep trying to push everyone away. We're family, Chase, you're really gonna walk away because you're upset when I'm right here. I'm right here for you to talk to."
Ben steps back a little to give them some privacy.
Mei smiles, "Would it be rude to eat without them?"
Henry nods his head, "There certainly is, let's head inside."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose rubs her back and sighs softly, โ€œEvie..he isnโ€™t just protective over you.โ€ She pulls back and looks at her, โ€œYou know that. You have to see it after all this time. Itโ€™s more than that.โ€
Chase shakes his head and sighs, โ€œFine Am I upset? Yes. But I donโ€™t want to talk about it. Iโ€™m going to be okay. I always am.โ€ He rubs his forehead and shrugs, โ€œI need my space guys. Please? I know I raised my voice at her and Iโ€™m sorry but I just want to be alone.โ€
Sam shrugs and looks around, โ€œI think we may be okay. It looks more like itโ€™s snacking.โ€
Jack takes his hand and starts to lead him inside, โ€œOh look itโ€™s Mei and Sam at least.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles as he listens and starts to lead Sloane inside, still holding onto her hand as he makes eye contact with Ben. When Ben sees him, he makes sure Sloane isn't looking before mouthing oh my god at his best friend. Once they get back inside, he notices they aren't the only ones who have thought to bring the party indoors and lets go of her hand to bring out his phone, "Hey, you fix yourself a drink, I'm going to put on my new playlist, okay?"
Jacob chuckles and repeats the word booby like a child before putting the book back and looking over in Carson's direction, "Oh those are perfect! They look practically medieval. Passable as a family heirloom if I do say so myself."
Evie blinks at Rose as she shakes her head in confusion, "What? No, absolutely not. You mean something more than friendship? He's.. he.." She continues to shake her head as her eyes sort of glaze over and various memories flood her mind all at once. Feeling overwhelmed, she reaches out for Rose's arm to ground herself and whispers, "Are you telling me Chase has romantic feelings for me?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben looks around, not wanting to invade Kai and Chase's privacy. He makes eye contact with Nolan, who he sees holding hands with Sloane and he grins as his best friend mouths to him. He gives him a thumbs up and laughs to himself, shaking his head.
Sloane nods and smiles, "Okay, sounds good." She pecks his cheek before going to make herself a drink.
Carson grins and slips them into her purse quickly as she hears people in the kitchen, "Already now let's go pretend like we were not just stealing." She grabs his hand and pulls him to the kitchen.
Kai frowns at him and backs off, "Okay..."
Mei starts to fix herself a plate of snacks and smiles at him.
Henry laughs, "What does that mean?" He goes over to his brother and puts his arm around his shoulder, "Hi, Sammy."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose bites her lower lip and shrugs a little, โ€œItโ€™s not my place to say anything, E. But just...give him some time.โ€
Chase sighs softly and nods, โ€œThank you.โ€ He looks over at Ben, โ€œTell Rose that I love the place. Thanks for having me. I just donโ€™t wanna cause any more drama being here so Iโ€™m heading out.โ€ He gives both of them a weak smile before going in the house to head out.
Sam does the same and grins as he feels Henryโ€™s arm, โ€œHey guys, having fun?โ€
Jack smiles at them and finishes her drink, โ€œIโ€™m excited to see you two because you are drama free and adorable.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan rubs his cheek where Sloane kissed with a grin. He connects his phone to the bluetooth speaker and shuffles his newest playlist starting with an upbeat song he hopes everyone likes. Once the song starts he smiles and heads back over to Sloane, "I think I need a beer. What are you having now?"
Jacob laughs with Carson as she pulls him into the kitchen just as Nolan starts his music. Jacob grins, nodding along with the beat before tightening his hold on Carson's hand and twirling her once. "Alright, now I'm having fun."
Evie starts to breathe unevenly as she looks back and forth between Rose and the guys, "I can't! I feel horrible if that's the case. He was there for me 24/7 throughout the whole Kit saga. I told him everything just like I told you!" Evie hides her face in her hands as she shakes her head, "Why didn't I see this, Rose?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane sways her hips to the beat of the music and then smiles at Nolan when he comes back, "Vodka cranberry, want a sip?"
Carson squeals and laughs happily as she faces him again, "Very suave, Pan!"
Kai frowns and Ben holds his arm out to him. He half smiles and moves into Ben's side as they walk over to the girls tentatively.
Henry smiles, "We are having fun, are you?" Mei grins shyly at Jack, "We're just happy to be here."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose shakes her head and rubs her shoulders, โ€œHeโ€™s pretty good at hiding his feelings, E.โ€ She looks over as the boys head back, โ€œHey..โ€
Sam nods as he pops a chips in his mouth and smiles, โ€œYeah, this place is amazing.โ€
Jack grins at them and nods her head, โ€œWanna help me make drinks, Mei?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows at Sloane's offer but takes the drink from her hand and has a small sip before making a bit of a face with a laugh, "It's good, really sweet though." He grins before finding a beer for himself and leaning back against the counter and looking at her curiously, "Favorite thing to do in Auradon: go!"
Jacob does a half bow as he laughs and sort of nods along to the beat of the music, "I do what I can." He looks over at the others inside and rolls his eyes at Henrizzle, "Not the best company, though. I wish I knew what my sister sees in that guy."
"Yeah but it's us, Rose. I always know if something's up with you or Kai. I feel like a fool.." She looks up as Kai and Ben approach without Chase and she starts to look around the yard frantically, "Where is he?!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane brows raise and she tries to think quickly, stuttering a little, "Uh uh, oh! Does flying around on my pegasus count? I feel like it might not."
Carson bites her lip to fight a smirk and she looks at Jacob, "I mean, if you really wanna know I can tell you what she sees in him, but you wouldn't like it."
Kai's eyes widen, "He said he wanted to be alone and leave, he's headed out through the house."
Ben goes to Rose's side and puts his arm around her, "There's still time to get him if you want to, Evie."
Henry laughs, "It is something."
Mei smiles at Jack, "Sure."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose leans into Benโ€™s side and sighs softly, โ€œJust be aware, E. He isnโ€™t in the best state right now and he might say things he doesnโ€™t mean just to keep his walls up.โ€
Sam raises his brows at Henry, โ€œWhat do you mean? Itโ€™s..more than I could ever dream of.โ€
Jack grins and takes her arm to lead her to the drinks.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan sips his beer as he narrows his eyes, pretending to think it over, "Hmm.. I think I'll allow it. The rules were vague."
Jacob gives Carson a look and takes her hand before twirling her once more, "No thank you. I'm happy in my bitter world, don't need no sunshine at my rainy parade."
Evie nods as she listens to all three of them and fondly thanks them before running back inside and through the house. She scans the faces inside and doesn't notice Chase so she heads for the front and once she's outside again she calls out to him, "Wait!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles, "Then yeah, I love taking Arcalix out. He's the best."
Carson grins and raises her brows, "Keep up the twirling and eventually you'll get your sister mad at me and then he'll get mad at her."
Kai watches her with wide eyes, "She's doing it." Ben nods, "She is a force to be reckoned with."
Henry laughs and nods, "I know, it's honestly a house I didn't even know could exist."
Mei follows Jack, "What are we making?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase raises his brows as he hears her voice. He sighs softly, โ€œIโ€™m sorry about raising my voice but we please just talk later at home. I just am not in a good mood right now.โ€
Rose watches her and bites her lip, โ€œDamn..Iโ€™m not sure I shouldโ€™ve said anything. I feel like this could go terribly.โ€
Sam nods with a grin and holds up his plate of food, โ€œWant some? On top of everything they have great snacks.โ€
Jack narrows her eyes as she sees her brother and Carson again before shaking her head, โ€œHmm lets see maybe some vodka and sparkling water?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins, "I haven't seen a pegasus in person since I was really little, at one of those community events. I know they've been around and stuff like that, but that was the last time I got to actually see one up close. My mom let me feed it a treat."
Jacob steps a little closer to her but groans slightly, "I don't want to upset my sister if I don't have to. The only thing she's done wrong here is have shitty taste. No offense."ย 
Evie approaches him quickly before he can run off and keeps her voice quiet but firm, "Then let's go home. Right now. I'm here and I'm listening and I see you."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "I mean, we can always change that if you want. He's very friendly and loves sugar cubes."
Carson brings one arm around his neck and laughs, "Oh, none taken!"
Kai shrugs his shoulders, "We've done all we can do, the rest is up to them." Ben looks at Rose, "He's right."
Henry takes a snack and smiles, "Thank you. You and Mei look like you're having fun."
Mei follows Jack's gaze, "Are you okay?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase furrows his brows at her and shakes his head, โ€œWhat? Evie, please I just want to be alone right now. Iโ€™m happy for you, okay? I just wasnโ€™t prepared to lose you tonight. Thatโ€™s all.โ€
Rose sighs and hugs Ben close, โ€œI know. I hope they arenโ€™t too hurt.โ€
Sam smiles with a nod as his cheeks heat up slightly, โ€œYeah..I like her a lot.โ€
Jack wrinkles her nose and nods, โ€œYeah..I just canโ€™t stand that girl. She always is flirting with Henry and now sheโ€™s trying to get with my brother. Itโ€™s like she wants to piss me off.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles excitedly as he nods, "Yeah? I'd really like that. If it's not too much trouble, of course."ย 
Jacob chuckles with her, "Noted. Although the twirling is pretty cool isn't it? It's not our fault if it irritates others."ย 
Evie frowns at him and reaches out to touch him but pulls her hand back at the last second, instead she bites down on her lip to stop it from trembling, "You aren't losing me, Chase. I haven't gone anywhere. ย I don't have to go anywhere if it makes you uncomfortable. I can stay.. I'd be happy to stay with you and Kai."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins and nods her head, "No trouble at all, I'd love to have a friend to go riding with."
Carson smiles widely at him, "I am a big fan of the twirling. Should we add some dancing to that twirling?"
Ben hugs her back and kisses her head, "Me too." Kai bites his lip, "Can we go back in?"
Henry smiles as he sees his brother's blush, "I'm happy you're happy. You deserve it."
Mei raises her brows and looks at them then back at Jack, "Doesn't your brother hate Henry?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase frowns and shakes his head, โ€œNo, no. Stop that. Iโ€™m not taking this away from you, Evie. You deserve the house and I want you to have it. I just need to..get over it.โ€
Rose nods with a small smile as she starts to lead them back inside.
Sam smiles at him and nods, โ€œSo do you. Jack is great, you know. Sheโ€™s crazy but..in a good way.โ€
Jack starts to make her drink and nods with a shrug, โ€œYeah. Not sure why though. Heโ€™s just so..different from me.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan nods thoughtfully then puts out his free hand for her to shake, "Then I think we have ourselves a deal." Jacob laughs as he starts to sway a little along to the music but shakes his head, "I'm sort of a horrible dancer, you know. It's fun but not pretty to look at." Evie gets her breathing under control as he speaks and looks at him a little nervously, "Or you could tell me what's really been going on all this time and we can talk about it together."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins widely and shakes his hand, "Pleasure doing business with you."
Carson laughs and dances with Jacob, "Why don't any men from the United States of Auradon have rhythm? Were you all born without it here?"
Kai, Ben, and Rose all go back inside. Kai looks around, "Oh boy."
Henry laughs and shrugs innocently, "That's not wrong."
Mei makes a drink too, "Well, it's not a villain thing."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase furrows his brows at her and shakes his head, โ€œWhat are you talking about?โ€
Rose raises her brows, โ€œWhat?โ€
Sam chuckles and hums, โ€œThat youโ€™re happy or sheโ€™s crazy?โ€
Jack shakes her head as she looks over at her brother again, โ€œNo, sure isnโ€™t. Hey if I drink enough Iโ€™ll ask him.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ "Likewise." Nolan shakes her hand and holds onto it for a few seconds longer as he grins widely at her like a doof.ย 
Jacob dances with her and shrugs, "Call it a mild curse. Exile or no rhythm, pick your poison I guess."ย 
Evie's gaze softens as she looks at him and shrugs her shoulder at him, "I'm talking about you and me."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins widely back at him, her cheeks heating up and she takes the opportunity to playfully tug him towards her, "Can I have that dance now?"
Carson tilts her head back as she laughs before twirling him under her arm.
Kai nods to Carson and Jacob then to Jack, "That's not gonna end well."
Henry laughs, "Both. So is Mei officially your girlfriend?"
Mei smiles, "Better start now then."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase takes a shaky breath and rubs his forehead, โ€œI know moving out wonโ€™t change anything. Weโ€™re all going to still be friends. Is that it?โ€
Rose shrugs with a small laugh, โ€œAt least that drama we can just watch.โ€
Sam shakes his head and looks down at his plate, โ€œNo, we are just..hanging out. Still trying to figure out how just dating works from being friends.โ€
Jack laughs and nods as she sips her drink, โ€œExactly.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan squeezes his eyes shut for a moment as he pretends to pull back but quickly nods with a laugh, "Ah what the hell! If I don't now I never will."
Jacob lets out a genuine hearty laugh as he spins then pulls Carson in a little closer as they dance, "I can't believe we're at The Ben's place right now and I'm actually having a good time. There's gotta be some sort of spell on this place, right?"
Evie slowly shakes her head at him, "No one else. I meant just the two of us."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins at him, "Yesss!" She pulls him over to where Carson and Jacob are dancing.
Carson laughs, "It's not a spell, Jacob, it's me! You're having fun because of me." She dances closer to him.
Kai looks at Rose, "I'll drink to that." Ben whispers, "I'm just glad I'm done giving the tour."
Henry watches him and nods slowly, "Okay.. but you're not dating anyone else, right?"
Mei sips her drink and wrinkles her nose.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase runs his fingers through his hair as he swallows thickly, โ€œIโ€™m not..I donโ€™t understand, Evie. What is going on? Where is this coming from?โ€
Rose laughs and shakes her head, โ€œNo more tour, people are dancing. Our friends might be making out or crying..who knows? Letโ€™s grab drinks you two.โ€
Sam shakes his head quickly, โ€œDefinitely not.โ€
Jack raises her brows and laughs, โ€œToo strong?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles politely at Carson and Jacob and stands an appropriate and respectable distance from Sloane as they start to dance.ย 
Jacob puts a hand on her waist as he chuckles, "Damn it, I didn't want to have to admit it and then give you an opportunity to say I told you so, but here we are."ย 
Evie frowns as she tries to explain, "I don't understand either. But I'm trying.. What I do know, or at least what I've realized is that I might have been taking you for granted and been unfair to you. I just wish you would open up a little so I could get the full picture.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles as she dances with Nolan and she bites her lip before asking quietly, "Can I touch your shoulders or is that too much?"
Carson grins and locks both arms around his neck, "I won't say I told you so."
Kai nods his head, "I'll get them for us. Three drinks coming up." He goes to make them drinks and Ben rubs Rose's side, "How you feeling, baby?"
Henry hums, "And do you want her to only date you?"
Mei laughs, "I don't really drink."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase looks towards the house and clenches his jaw slightly, โ€œItโ€™s fine. Iโ€™m fine. I donโ€™t know what Rose or Kai said but they are treating me like Iโ€™m a child ignore them.โ€
Rose smiles and nods at Kai. She looks up at Ben and sighs softly, โ€œA little worried about Evie and Chase. But Iโ€™m also happy to show off our house.โ€
Sam eats more and nods his head, โ€œYeah, I do.โ€
Jack grins and nods her head, โ€œIโ€™ll give that to Henry. Try one of the hard seltzers. Those are basically sparkling water only.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins a little as he shakes his head and takes a small step closer to Sloane, "Not too much."ย 
Jacob taps his fingers against her waist as he gives her a look, "But you so want to."ย 
Evie gently tugs on his arm so he looks back at her, "This isn't about them. Please, Chase. Is it true?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles and dances closer to him before placing her hands on his shoulders, โ€œNolan?โ€
Carson smirks at him, โ€œThe most satisfying part is that I donโ€™t need to.โ€
Ben nods understandingly, โ€œThey need their space right now.โ€
Henry grins at him, โ€œSo sheโ€™s basically your girlfriend then.โ€
Mei laughs and nods, โ€œOkay.โ€ She hands Jack the drink she made and then gets a seltzer for herself and Sam.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase bites his lower lip and looks down at her, โ€œIs what true?โ€
Rose wraps her arms around his middle and leans up to kiss him, โ€œThank you for helping and being the voice of reason.โ€
Sam blushes and shrugs, โ€œI guess so..โ€
Jack grins and takes both drinks, โ€œLets head back to the boys.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan tries to keep it cool as he nods while dancing, โ€œSloane?โ€ย 
Jacob groans as he drops his hand from her waist and bops along to the music, teasing her, ย โ€œRemind me again why I keep you around?โ€ย 
Evie lets out a shaky breath and stays silent for a few moments before whispering, โ€œThat you care about me as more than a friend.โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane moves her hips to the music and looks into his eyes, smiling widely, โ€œYou make trying seem very effortless.โ€
Carson hums and takes his hand to spin herself out and then back into his chest, โ€œCause Iโ€™m funny and hot.โ€
Ben nods and smiles, โ€œI try.โ€ He returns the kiss.
Henry grins and taps his brotherโ€™s cheek fondly. Mei goes over to the boys with Jack and she smiles at Sam and holds out the seltzer to him, โ€œJack recommended these for us.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase closes his eyes and turns his head away from her as he rubs the back of his neck nervously, โ€œFuck..โ€ He takes a couple deep breaths as he tries to think of what to say. Finally he shakes his head, โ€œI mean I used to. Iโ€™m fine now. We are friends. Thatโ€™s it.โ€
Rose smiles and shrugs one shoulder, โ€œThats why youโ€™re going to be a great king, Benny.โ€
Sam wrinkles his nose at his brother before smiling at Mei. โ€œOh great. Thanks Jack.โ€ He takes the drink.ย 
Jack nods with a smile and holds out a drink for Henry, โ€œFor you, babe.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows in surprise and laughs nervously, "Seriously? I hope that's a good thing.."
Jacob rolls his eyes playfully and nods, "Yeah, yeah, you've got me there. You're sort of fun to be around, whatever."
Evie stares at him as he speaks and gives him a small shake of her head, "I don't believe that's it. Look at us right now! I'm saying this because I care about you, and you don't seem fine right now."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and nods, "It's a very good thing, it means that trying for you doesn't even seem like you have to try because, you're already good at it."
Carson smirks at him, "You forgot hot."
Ben smiles shyly and kisses her cheek, "Thank you." Kai comes back over with their drinks, "For you."
Mei smiles and shrugs, "Figured we'd try it out."
Henry pecks her lips and takes the drink, "Thank you."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase groans and shakes his head, โ€œIโ€™m not having this conversation with you. I canโ€™t, Evie. I just canโ€™t.โ€
Rose grins at him before pulling away slightly to take her drink, โ€œThanks Kai.โ€ She looks towards the door, โ€œI wonder how itโ€™s going.โ€
Sam nods and puts his plate down before opening the can and taking a sip with hum, โ€œTastes like flavored water.โ€
Jack grins with a nod and sips her drink, โ€œCan we dance at some point, Henry?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan chuckles a little as they dance, "That's surprising.. I guess it's one of those practice makes perfect things. I might slip up sometimes though, fair warning."ย 
Jacob gives Carson an amused look, "That goes without saying, obviously."
Evie slowly reaches out to him and sighs, "Then we won't right now. But please don't shut me out, I'm begging you."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane shakes her head and smiles, moving closer to him, "You're too hard on yourself."
Carson grins and then pulls back to twirl him again.
Kai bites his lip, "Well, Evie hasn't come back in crying or texted us..."
Mei tries it and hums, "Interesting."
Henry raises his brows and looks to see who's dancing, "Near CJ and your brother?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase takes a couple deep breaths and nods his head, โ€œIโ€™m trying not to.โ€
Rose sips her drink and hums, โ€œMaybe they are making out.โ€
Sam smiles and raises his brows, โ€œIn a good way?โ€
Jack rolls her eyes and shrugs, โ€œIโ€™m not letting them ruin our time.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins nervously as she moves closer and tilts his head slightly, "I'm also trying to unlearn that. It's tough sometimes."ย 
Jacob laughs happily as he spins then points to the kitchen as he asks, "Keep dancing or pause to get more alcohol?"ย 
Evie puts a hand on his shoulder as she tries to comfort him, furrowing her brow a little, "So what would you like to do? I won't leave you alone right now."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head understandingly and smiles, "I know." Her hand moves to brush over the hair on the back of his head.
Carson raises her brows, "Obviously more alcohol."
Kai laughs, "We can only hope." Ben chuckles, "Fingers crossed."
Mei nods, "I think so, it's just different."
Henry grins, "Good."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase looks down at her and bites down on his inner cheek, โ€œUh..lets just go back to the party. I didnโ€™t mean to ruin your time.โ€
Rose laughs and shrugs, โ€œIf we got her a boyfriend and a house in one night, weโ€™d be the best friends ever.โ€
Sam smiles and sips his again, โ€œI like it. Doesnโ€™t taste like alcohol.โ€
Jack pecks his lips before taking a long sip, โ€œSo was that a yes?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels shivers run down his spine at her touch but continues to smile, "Are you happy now that you're getting your dance?"ย 
Jacob shakes his head with a laugh as he stops dancing and motions towards the kitchen, "Then after you, please."ย 
Evie shakes her head fiercely as she takes his hands in hers for a moment to give them a squeeze before letting go, "You could never ruin my time. Now I'll only go back in there if you think you'll be able to have a good time. If not, we can go."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "I was already happy to just be spending time with you, now I'm even happier."
Carson smirks, "Oh, what a gentleman." She grabs his hand and tows him into the kitchen, "What are you in the mood for?"
Kai chuckles, "We can only hope."
Mei sips it again, "It doesn't, I'm just not used to drinking bubbly stuff."
Henry laughs and nods, "It was a yes."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase glances down at their hands then back at her quickly. โ€œNo, lets go back in. I donโ€™t want you to leave because of me.โ€
Rose sips her drink with a laugh, โ€œNow Kai we need you to get someone. Who can we play matchmaker with?โ€
Sam sips it again and nods, โ€œTrue. Itโ€™s still better than the champagne bubbles.โ€
Jack grins and takes his free hand before pulling him away from the kitchen, glaring at Carson and her brother as she does.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan bites down on his lip to fight a wider grin as he feels his palms get a little clammy, "Because of me?"ย 
Jacob chuckles, "It's been known to happen from time to time." He follows Carson and hums as he thinks, "Something strong. Is there any whiskey?"ย 
Evie looks at him for a moment before slowly nodding at him, "Okay, then that's what we'll do. Come on.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane gives him a small look, her lips still quirked up in a smile, "Yesss, of course because of you."
Carson smirks at Jack as she passes her and then looks at Jacob, "I'm sure. You have to tell your sister to work on her glare, it wasn't that scary." She looks through bottles before finding whiskey for Jacob.
Kai's eyes widen and he looks around innocently, smiling as he makes eye contact with Mei but then looking back at Rose, "I don't need a match maker."
Ben raises his brows and laughs, "What was that then?"
Mei laughs, "Yeah, definitely will not be attempting that again."
Henry smiles at Carson but ignores Jacob as he follows Jack, spinning her towards him once they're near where Sloane and Nolan are dancing.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase nods and stuffs his hands in his pockets as he leads her back towards the house.
Rose raises her brows and follows his gaze, โ€œOh?โ€
Sam laughs with her and nods, โ€œAgreed. Iโ€™ll usually just take some beer.โ€
Jack opens her mouth to complain until he spins her. She laughs and moves one arm around him, โ€œNice distraction.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels some tension release from his body as he relaxes his shoulders and dances with Sloane, "Then I'd have to say right back at you."ย 
Jacob tries not to let Jack's glare affect him and focuses on Carson instead, shaking his head with a laugh, "I don't know, as far as Auradon folk go, I'd say that was pretty convincing."ย 
Evie follows close behind him as they head back inside, quickly sending Rose a text: We're on our way back in and it's a little awkward.. pls try to act normal
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane feels him physically relax and she grins at him, "And now somehow, you've made me even happier."
Carson rolls her eyes, "Weak." She makes him a whiskey and coke, purposefully not using jack out of principle before holding it out to him.
Kai's ears turn red, "Stop. She's seeing someone and doesn't like me like that." Ben hums softly, "Well, are they exclusive?" Kai tries not to blush more, "It doesn't matter."
Mei smiles up at Sam, "I usually just hold one for the whole night."
Henry shrugs and grins, "I don't know what you're talking about."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase leads her inside and starts back towards the main party. He narrows his eyes a little as he spots Rose and Kai.
Rose feels her phone buzz and reads the text, she quickly reads it for Ben and Kai before feeling eyes on her. โ€œShit..heโ€™s going to be so mad.โ€
Sam puts his arm around Mei and laughs, โ€œMe too actually. Thatโ€™s why we get along so well.โ€
Jack smirks and shakes her head at him, โ€œMhm..sure you donโ€™t.โ€ She sips her drink and sways with him.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan blushes then makes a face as he lets out a weak laugh, "Is my face really red right now?"ย 
Jacob watches Carson as she makes him a drink then glances back over at Jack and Henry, "Looks like we picked a good time to leave the dance floor. How convenient."ย 
Evie enters the house with Chase and bites her lip as she looks around, grinning a little at Sloane and Nolan before facing Rose and Ben and Kai, faking some enthusiasm, "Hey everyone.. we're back!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and avoids looking at anything but his eyes because she doesn't want him to be embarrassed, "No. Just the same amount of very handsome as always."
Carson laughs and grins at him, "Are you suuuure, you don't wanna ruffle their feathers?"
Kai's eyes widen at the text, "I'm innocent, and I'm definitely gonna get beat up tonight."
Ben looks up and sees Evie and Chase, noticing Chase's narrowed eyes at Rose and Kai, "No you're not." He grins and waves Evie and Chase over, "Hey, welcome back! Oh, Chase, I have got to show you home gym. Come with me," he nods for Chase to follow and starts to lead him out of the kitchen.
Mei grins widely and leans into Sam, "Cause we pretend to drink beer?"
Henry laughs as he wraps his arms around her and dances.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase raises his brows as Ben immediately starts pulling him away. He looks back at the other two and points at them with a glare before following Ben.
Rose raises her brows at her fiancรฉ and laughs softly at Chaseโ€™s threat. She rolls her eyes before wrapping an arm around Evie, โ€œHey E, lets get you a drink.โ€
Sam laughs and drops a kiss on her head, โ€œExactly.โ€
Jack kisses him a few times, โ€œTwirl me!โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan maintains eye contact with her for a few moments before looking away shyly with a smile, "Well, thanks.. I'm glad you're here."ย 
Jacob sips his drink with a hum and narrows his eyes over at Henry and Jack, "Maybe a little bit.."ย 
Evie watches Ben and Chase go off together and sighs as she leans into Rose and holds a hand out for Kai, "Yes, please.. I need it."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles and moves to dance close enough to lean her chin on his shoulder again, "I'm glad you're here too."
Carson smirks and takes a shot of rum, "That's my guy."
Kai holds Evie's hand and frowns, "I'm sorry, this isn't how I wanted things to go for you two."
Ben brings Chase to the home gym and bites his lip, "Don't be mad at Rose and Kai... It was me.. I told Evie to go after you, I told her everything because I'm a hopeless romantic and I just.. you two deserve each other and happiness. I'm sorry, it wasn't my place."
Mei grins widely and leans into him more.
Henry rolls his eyes, twirling her, "You're bossy."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods with a soft sigh as she leads them over to grab some more drinks, โ€œWhat happened?โ€ Chase crosses his arms and looks at Ben skeptically, โ€œWhy should I believe that? How did she know about my feelings for her when I only left you guys a couple moments before huh? Rose said something, I know she did.โ€
Sam grins down at her and sips his drink before watching the party, โ€œVery interesting dynamics going on here.โ€
Jack laughs as she twirls around and leans into him again, โ€œYou know that already.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles as she dances closer and hums along to the beat, trying his best to stay calm.ย 
Jacob takes another long sip from his drink then clears his throat, "Alright, what's our plan of action here.. I'm not very good at causing disturbances."
Evie frowns as she looks at the various bottles of alcohol then shrugs at the two of them, "Nothing, really.. I tried to get him to talk about how he felt but that's just it. He said he apparently had feelings for me before at some point but not anymore. So I don't know why he acted like that earlier tonight. I'm so confused.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles as she hears him hum and keeps moving to the music. After a moment, her shoulder tics and she quickly moves back from Nolan, moving her hand to her shoulder. "I'm sorry, you didn't do anything-" Her shoulder tics again, her voice getting cut off from it. Her entire face turns beat red, "Please excuse me." She rushes out to go back outside, wanting to die from starting to go into a ticking fit in front of Nolan.
Carson grins, "It won't take much. We can just dance again." She wiggles her brows at him.
Kai frowns at Evie, "His guard is up really high tonight, take everything he says with a grain of salt."
Ben looks at Chase, "I just blurted it out, said that you're upset because you have feelings for her and that she should go after you. And she did, even though Rose told her it might be best to give you space."
Mei laughs, "It's kind of overwhelming."
Henry nods and smirks down at her, "sure did."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose rubs her back and sighs softly, โ€œIโ€™m sorry E. Heโ€™s just probably hurting. Heโ€™ll talk to you when heโ€™s ready.โ€
Chase narrows his eyes at Ben and shakes his head, โ€œWhy would you even think thatโ€™s okay? Itโ€™s my business. Besides Iโ€™m over her, Iโ€™ve been over her.โ€
Sam nods and squeezes her shoulder, โ€œWanna go outside and look at the backyard again?โ€
Jack grins at him and kisses him quickly, โ€œYou love it.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan blinks in surprise at Sloane's sudden jerk back from him. He opens his mouth to ask if she's okay but before he can she's running towards the backyard and he's standing there alone and confused. Looking around for Ben, he can't spot him and starts to breathe a little unevenly, feeling uncomfortable. "Uh.." He wants to go after Sloane but rushes to the nearest bathroom and locks himself inside, closing his eyes as he sits on the floor to breathe.ย 
Jacob raises his eyebrows at Carson and looks back at where people were dancing and he chuckles, "Now would be a perfect opportunity, a spot next to them just opened up."ย 
Evie looks at them sadly, "All I know is I don't want him to be hurting, especially not because of me."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane goes outside to the patio, repeatedly whispering the word 'stop' to herself as she goes into a full fit, her shoulder and neck ticking uncontrollably and she feels tears fill her eyes out of embarrassment.
Carson grins and takes another shot, "Down your drink, we're going."
Kai rubs Evie's shoulder, "You didn't do anything, E. You're allowed to be happy."
Ben looks at Chase and shakes his head, "I know it wasn't okay. It was heat of the moment, and that's not an excuse. I'm sorry, I really am. Evie needed to see things as they were, and you were so hurt, she needed to know why... Chase, you don't have to lie to me about being over her. I get it, truly, but now it's out there and you owe her the truth. Because if you were over her, then you wouldn't have reacted that way, we both know it."
Mei shakes her head and smiles, "No, I'm okay in here with you."
Henry rolls his eyes again and grins before kissing her.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods in agreement, โ€œHeโ€™s right. I know heโ€™s our best friend but heโ€™ll deal with his emotions on his own time.โ€
Chase crosses his arms and shakes his head, โ€œCanโ€™t I just be sad about my best friend leaving? All of you need to stop thinking you know how Iโ€™m feeling. And if Iโ€™m feeling how you all think I am, I will tell her on my own terms and in my own time. Itโ€™s not your right to say anything. So butt out.โ€
Sam grins down at her and kisses her gently.
Jack laughs and returns the kiss as she sways a little more to the music.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan squeezes his eyes shut a little harder as he does his deep breathing exercises. He whimpers softly as he tries to take out his phone to text Ben but his hands are shaking too much. Balling them into fists, he brings his knees into his chest to ride out the anxiety. "Damn it.."ย 
"Yes ma'am!" Jacob complies and downs the rest of his drink but gags on it slightly at the sight of Jack and Henry kissing, "Absolutely disgusting."ย 
Evie frowns a little as she takes an almost empty bottle of champagne and drinks straight from it, "I don't feel much like celebrating at the moment but this stuff is really good." She takes another sip and sighs, "Oh Rose, I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a downer right now.. I promise I am having a good time."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane feels her tics starting to wind down and she sighs heavily, clenching her fist of her unaffected arm so tight that it causes a crack of lightning in the sky.
Carson laughs loudly at his reaction and she smirks, "Watch this." She stands in front of Jacob, hooks her fingers into the belt loops of his pants before pulling him over to Henry and Jack by them. She turns so her back so to him and takes his hands, immediately placing them on her hips before she starts to dance.
Kai rubs Evie's shoulder, "E, don't let this ruin your night. I'm sorry I pushed you to talk to him..." His trail to Sam and Mei and he quickly looks away.
Ben nods his head, "You're absolutely right. I'm sorry."
Mei smiles widely as she returns the kiss.
Henry pulls back and grins down at her.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose shakes her head, โ€œItโ€™s okay. Yeah, lets just try to move past it for tonight.โ€
Chase drops his arms and softens his stare, โ€œThank you.โ€
Sam grins against her lips and pulls back slightly.
Jack grins back at him until she sees Carson out of the corner of her eye, โ€œUgh..โ€ She rolls her eyes and looks back at Henry.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan lets out a few deep breaths and feels his hands start to steady so he quickly brings out his phone and sends Ben a text: Bathroom on main floor 911
Jacob chuckles as he holds Carson close to him and they dance near Jack and Henry. He hums along to the music and taps his fingers against Carson's hips.
Evie waves Kai's apology off as she takes a big swig from the bottle and tries to put on a smile, "It's all good guys. Consider the night not ruined. Do you think everything's okay between Ben and Chase?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Carson grins as she feels Jacob's fingers and she moves her hand to rest on the back of his neck, moving her hips to the beat with his.
Kai bites his lip, "Well, Rose and I are still alive so it's looking pretty good."
Ben nods his head and furrows his brows as his phone vibrates. He sees Nolan's texts and his eyes widen, "Go back and enjoy the rest of your night, Chase. I am sorry. Sorry, excuse me, there's an emergency." ย He's not even done finishing his last sentence as he starts to run out and down the hall to the bathroom to get to Nolan. He tries the doorknob but it's locked and he speaks softly through the door, "Nol, it's me, can you let me in?"
Mei giggles and grins up at him, "You're sweet."
Henry looks at her, "Ignore them." He twirls Jack again.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose grabs another bottle of champagne for her as she shrugs, โ€œYeah, I canโ€™t believe he whisked him away like that.โ€
Chas raises his brows and nods his head as Ben goes out the door. He furrows his brows and takes his time leaving gym, trying to relax for a moment before returning to the party.
Sam smiles and shrugs one shoulder, โ€œIโ€™m just being myself.โ€
Jack laughs as he twirls her and she wraps her arms around his neck as she comes back to him, โ€œIโ€™m trying.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan jumps as he hears the doorknob but once he hears Ben's voice he unlocks it and scoots to the side so Ben has room to get in. As the door opens, Nolan starts to hyperventilate, staying huddled in his ball, "I can't, I ca-"ย 
Evie giggles a little at the two of them, "I'm sure it'll all be okay. It has to be, right?"ย 
Jacob continues to dance with Carson and smiles to himself but it fades and turns into more of a hardened look as he notices Henry and Jack.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben quickly comes inside and he shuts the door behind him, locking it then crouching down to be at Nolan's level. "Hey.. what's going on?" He frowns puts his hand on his shoulder, "Breathe with me, okay? In.." He slowly breathes in deeply, "out," he slowly breathes out and tries to get Nolan to copy him.
Carson turns her head to look up at him, "We might have to kick it up a notch."
Kai sees Chase and smiles as he waves at him.
Mei nods and grins, "I know. And you're very sweet."
Henry nods and continues to dance with her, rubbing her back.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase rolls his eyes and waves at Kai before heading over to them, โ€œHey.โ€
Rose nods at her and smiles, โ€œIt will be.โ€ She holds out the champagne to her before looking up, โ€œOh hey..want a drink?โ€
Sam grins widely and kisses her gently.
Jack dances closer to him and smiles wider.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan gives Ben a pained look and grabs onto his hand on his shoulder to ground himself and tries to copy Ben's breathing. He tries to get a few words out between ragged breaths, "Everything.. was fine.. and then.. it wasn't?"ย 
Evie smiles at Chase and tries to make eye contact with him as she waves a little, "Where's Ben?"ย 
Jacob bites down on his lip as he looks at her and nods, "Okay, yeah. I'll follow your lead."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben frowns and keeps going with their controlled breathing, speaking between breaths, "What do you mean?"
Carson looks up at him and nods, "Alright, but don't read anything into this okay?" She slides her hand that's on his neck onto the back of his head and draws his face to hers as she kisses him deeply.
Mei smiles against his lips as she returns the kiss.
Henry takes Jack's hand and spins her out, accidentally doing it at the exact moment that Carson and Jacob kiss.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase shrugs a little, โ€œHe got a text and said he had an emergency.โ€
Rose furrows her brows and looks around a bit, โ€œI donโ€™t see Nolan so they may be together.โ€ย 
Sam hums softly against her lips and pulls back slightly.
She grins as he spins her out before spotting them kissing and her jaw drops.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan works on slowing his breathing with Ben before a few more minutes before letting out a huge deep breath. Holding on to Ben's arm, he continues to shake a little as he whispers, "Something's wrong with Sloane, I need to check on her."ย 
Jacob raises his eyebrows in confusion and then surprise as Carson kisses him but he leans into the kiss, smiling against her lips.ย 
Evie frowns as she looks at the others and wrinkles her nose, "Then where's my Sloane?" She smiles at the three of them and holds a hand out, "I'm gonna go look for her, give me a few minutes!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben frowns more, his brows furrowing, "Here, let me help you..." He carefully helps him up onto his feet, "Talk to me before you go back out there, what happened?"
Carson smirks against his lips and quickly deepens the kiss, running her tongue along his bottom lip.
Kai raises his brows, "Oh, okay.." He looks at Rose nervously.
Sloane is still outside on the patio, curled up on a chair and looking out at the view, not having the heart go back inside, worried she'll have another fit in front of them.
Mei smiles at him, "Do you wanna dance too?"
Henry's eyes widen as he sees Jacob and Carson and then he looks at Jack's reaction, "Jack.."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase frowns and shrugs his shoulders, โ€œYeah...I donโ€™t know.โ€
Rose nods at Evie, โ€œYeah, go look for her. Do you want me to come with?โ€
Sam smiles and glances over at the others, โ€œWell..for one Iโ€™m not the best dancer and two, I feel like thereโ€™s a fight about to happen.โ€
Jack stops her dancing and narrows her eyes at them and speaks loudly, โ€œWhy the fuck are you so obsessed with me, Carson? Go make out somewhere else, I donโ€™t know why you feel to need to be right on top of us.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan frowns at Ben as he slowly gets up and gives his friend a small hug as he sighs, "We were dancing and then, I.. She kinda jumped back and left. I swear I didn't touch her inappropriately or anything, Ben. I don't.. I don't know what I did." Nolan runs a hand through his hair and bites his lip, "And then I couldn't see you anywhere and it triggered an attack. God damn it!" He exhales sharply and looks down angrily, "I was doing better.."ย 
Evie starts to nod but hears Jack raise her voice and makes a face, "Yeesh, you might be needed more in here. I'll be quick!" She waves to them before looking around a couple of rooms with no luck. She eventually heads towards the back and pokes her head outside, "Sloane? Are you out here?"ย 
Jacob is so lost in kissing Carson that he doesn't notice Jack's raised voice right away but once he recognizes his sister's voice he snaps out of it and pulls back from Carson and sighs at his sister, "Jesus, Jack, take it easy.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben listens Nolan as he returns the hug, rubbing his back comfortingly and he half smiles at his comment about not touching her inappropriately cause he knows Nolan would never and the thought didn't even cross his mind. His smile quickly fades when he hears Nolan get upset again and he frowns, pulling back. "Nolan look at me. You didn't do anything wrong. Sloane must've had a good reason to run off because she really likes you. I saw you two, and you were doing great. And you just said that there was something wrong, so it wasn't you. I promise." He moves his hand to cup the side of Nolan's head, "You are still doing great, you got overwhelmed being here by yourself. It's okay, and you're okay now. I promise. I've got you. You're safe in my house."
Sloane raises her brows as she hears Evie's voice and she quickly wipes at her under eyes before perking up, forcing a smile. "Yeah, I'm over here!" She calls out from where she's seated.
Carson pulls back when Jacob does and her eyebrows raise before laughs at Jack, tilting her head to the side. "Yeah, Jesus, Jack. Why are you getting so upset? This is your brother. " She looks at Henry and smiles, "Hey, Henrizzle, why does your girlfriend hate me so much?"
Kai looks at Rose and takes her hand, bringing her into the other room to see what's going on.
Henry sighs and puts his arm around Jack's waist, drawing her back, "Jack, stop giving them attention."
Mei raises her brows, "Do we go in there or stay out of it?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose raises her eyebrows as she and Chase follow Kai to see all the commotion, โ€œOh jeez. This isnโ€™t as chill as I was hoping tonight would be.โ€
Jack tries to shift out of Henryโ€™s arms, โ€œBecause all you try to do is get involved in my life. Flirting my boyfriend then trying to get with my brother. Hey Jacob, why does is your girlfriend so obsessed with me? And why are you going along with it?โ€ She narrows her eyes at them.
Sam raises his brows and grabs his snack plate again, filling it with the popcorn before holding it out to Mei, โ€œItโ€™s safer outside of the boxing ring. Unless something happens with Henry, letโ€™s watch.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan continues to frown but listens to Ben and nods, "Thank you. I feel safe now. I'm just glad I got in here before anyone else saw me lose it."ย 
Evie perks up at the sound of Sloane's voice and follows it until she sees her and has a seat next to her, "What is up, girl! What are you doing out here by yourself?"ย 
Jacob shakes his head with a groan at Jack, "She's not my girlfriend but she's fun be around. Who I hang out with is none of your business, especially with the company you keep."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben pats his shoulder, "Me too, you're good. And you were doing really well with Sloane outside before. I noticed." He smiles, "Want me to help you find her?"
Sloane smiles a little, "Oh, just needed a break from being around everyone. An introvert energy recharge."
Carson purses her lips to fight a laugh but one comes out anyways, "I don't flirt with your boyfriend, Jackie. Been there, done that. Why are you so threatened by me? Jacob isn't."
Kai looks at Rose and Chase, "I'm not gonna lie, I've been waiting for this."
Mei stays close to Sam and laughs, shaking her head before starting to eat popcorn as she watches.
Henry wraps his arms around Jack to secure her back more, "Jack, stop, he's your brother."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack shifts in Henryโ€™s arms as she waves her hand at Carson, โ€œYou know what..you arenโ€™t worth it. But you.โ€ She points at Jacob and narrows her eyes, โ€œYou have no reason to be an asshole to Henry. Heโ€™s been nothing but respectful and kind to everyone. Unlike some people. So donโ€™t you dare try and act like heโ€™s some bad guy because thatโ€™s far from the truth.โ€
Chase hums softly as he watches for a moment before quietly slipping away to walk around the house alone. Rose laughs and shakes her head at Kai.
Sam widens his eyes a little and whispers under his breath to Mei, โ€œGo Jack.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles shyly and rubs his cheek, "You saw that hey? I'm trying so hard to be chill around her but every time she's around me I feel like I'm turning into a pile of goo, in a good way. His smile turns thoughtful as he shrugs, "I've never really felt that before.." He trails off thoughtfully and nods, "Yeah, I think I'm ready. Thank you, Ben. Seriously.."ย 
Evie smiles at her understandingly, "Ah, got it. Are you having a good time tonight?"ย 
Jacob glares at Jack and crosses his arms over his chest, "Not all of us are under his spell, Jack. But this isn't even really about him! It's about you! Like it always has to be, doesn't it?! It's always gotta be the Jack show and if you're not along for the ride you're as good as nothing." He looks around at everyone watching them and shakes his head angrily as he starts to head towards the front door, "Forget this, I knew I shouldn't have come tonight."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben watches Nolan with a grin, not wanting to say too much too soon, "You're welcome. Come on, let's go." He leads Nolan out of the bathroom but they go a different way to go outside so they miss out on the fight going on.
Sloane smiles at Evie, "Yeah, I am. Evie, don't be mad at me, but I have a big crush on your step-nephew. Like a big, big one."
Carson looks at Jacob with wide eyes and then at Jack, "Get over your irrational issues with me and fix your issues with your brother..." She shakes her head at her and crosses her arms over her chest.
Henry frowns and whispers to Jack, "Go after him, Jack, I don't want you to have problems with your brother because of me..."
Kai looks at Rose and nods, "Jacob's got a little bit of an edge to him, I admire that."
Mei looks at Sam with wide eyes, "This is crazy."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack stares at her brother in surprise before he walks away. She shoots a glare at Carson before turning to Henry, โ€œOkay...โ€ She pecks his lips gently before going to follow her brother, โ€œNot so fast.โ€ Jack takes his arm and pulls him away from the party.
Rose nods in surprise, โ€œYeah, who knew?โ€ She looks around and hums, โ€œWell hey at least Chase yelled at us like that..yet.โ€
Sam eats more popcorn and shakes his head, โ€œSo crazy.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan hums softly as they walk and then lets out a small laugh as he remembers something, "So you guys really got my step-aunt her own place? That wasn't some weird fever dream I had?"ย 
Evie puts a gentle hand on Sloane's shoulder as she smiles fondly, "Oh gosh, I can't imagine ever being mad at you. But seriously?" She wrinkles her nose and makes a face before giggling, "It's so weird to me! I swear I'll try to get over my revulsion towards him, but it's sort of genetic. At the end of the day, if you're happy, I'm happy."ย 
Jacob lets out an exasperated breath as he lets Jack pull him in the opposite direction, "What do you want Jack? I'm leaving, you win."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben laughs and nods, "We did. She deserves it. Being with Kai and Chase without Rose would've been too much for her, she needs her own space."
Sloane smiles at her and laughs softly, "I appreciate that, but I will never understand the two of you not liking each other. You know, you're actually pretty similar. Very sweet, thoughtful of others, smart, great smiles." She laughs and lightly knocks her side into Evie's, "he just makes me feel like I can be myself."
Kai furrows his brows, "Speaking of, where is he?"
Mei looks at Sam, "I thought this stuff just happened in the movies."
Henry returns the kiss and watches her go after Jacob before giving Carson a look. "Can you stop baiting her, please?" Carson looks at Henry with wide eyes, "She hates me for no reason, Henry. Jacob is my friend, you're my friend, I haven't done anything to her." Henry sighs, "I know you're not flirting with me and that Jacob is your friend, but this.." he motions to the area around them, "Was you trying to get a rise out of her and I don't appreciate it."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack shakes her head at him, โ€œIโ€™m not trying to get you to leave. Look, I donโ€™t care if you hang out with Carson. I donโ€™t like her, she tries to get a rise out of me but whatever.โ€ She shrugs her shoulders, โ€œAnd I donโ€™t know why you feel the need to join in with her to piss me off. But fine, but donโ€™t bring Henry into it. I donโ€™t know what your problem is with him. So please enlighten me.โ€
Rose shrugs and shakes her head, โ€œHe mustโ€™ve slipped out during the fight.โ€
Sam shakes his head and laughs, โ€œSame. Especially since itโ€™s not like fist fights that we had on the isle. Itโ€™s just insults and threats.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan chuckles at Ben, "Are you sure it's not the other way around and the boys can't wait to have a girl free zone?"ย 
Evie grins widely at the mention of her smile and bumps Sloane back playfully, "I don't think we're there yet. Buuut seeing you happy like this makes me all for it. You should always feel free to be yourself, that's important to me.ย 
Jacob bites his lip to fight a frown and shakes his head, "What do you care? It won't change how you feel about him so there's no point."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben laughs, "I'm positive." He notices Sloane and Evie on the patio and nods to them, "Speaking of the devil. Your girl is talking to your step-aunt right now."
Sloane smiles, "Maybe one day soon then." Her small falls a little, "Thanks, E. I want to but.. you know who kinda made that hard for me."
Kai sighs, "I know I need to give him space, but I wish he would just talk to us."
Mei raises her brows, "Did you ever get into a fist fight?"
Carson purses her lips, "Fine, I won't start anything anymore. But that doesn't mean if she starts something that I won't finish it." Henry sighs heavily, "I hope it won't come to that." He holds his hand out for her to shake, "Cause I'll choose her." Carson humphs and shakes his hand, "Then you better warn her."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack crosses her arms as she stares at him expectantly, โ€œNo, it wonโ€™t. But maybe you two can squash whatever it is.โ€
Rose sighs with him as she sips her drink, โ€œI know but Iโ€™ve been in his shoes. Different but with walls up, heโ€™ll talk to you. You know he will. But itโ€™s a lot for tonight.โ€
Sam chuckles and blushes, โ€œNo, never actually.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows as he follows Ben's gaze and purses his lips together, "Oh. Hm.. She doesn't look upset. Maybe I shouldn't barge in."ย 
Evie frowns as she takes Sloane's hand in hers comfortingly and shakes her head, narrowing her eyes, "I want to turn he who shall not be named into a toad! But that would still be too kind."ย 
Jacob sighs as he looks down, "It's not that simple, Jack! He's overshadowed me multiple times and now that he's with you, it.. it feels personal."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben gives him a look and laughs, "Nolan, we're going over there. You two need to talk, come on. I got your back." He keeps leading Nolan over to them.
Sloane half smiles at Evie, "Thank you... That's why I like being around Nolan. He just makes me forget about everything." She sees Nolan and Ben in the distance and she gently squeezes Evie's hand, "I actually need to go apologize to him." She gives Evie a kiss on the cheek and smiles, "Thanks for coming over to talk to me, and I'm going to find you later because we have to talk about you. For now, Ben and I are gonna swap places." She gives her an appreciative hand squeeze before getting up and meeting Ben and Nolan halfway. "Hey..." She says nervously to them with a small smile, "Ben, can I steal Nolan for a minute?"
Ben nods and smiles, "of course." He gives Nolan a reassuring squeeze on the shoulder before going to sit with Evie, "How you feeling?" He asks with a sympathetic smile.
Sloane looks back at Nolan, "Before you say anything, um, I just want to apologize again for running out. I-" She cuts herself off and looks down as tears prick at her eyes, "I just.. the last time I started to have tics in front of someone I liked, they used it to mock and ridicule me and I didn't want you to see me like that."
Kai nods his head, ย "I know, I just can't help but worry."
Mei looks at Sam and smiles, "Good, cause if anyone tried to hit you, they'd have to fight me next and we'd crush them."
Henry looks at Carson, "I'm gonna go wait for Jack and you should go wait for Jacob, but we have to do it separately." Carson rolls her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, I'm going." She goes to the couch and plops down, not wanting to leave without Jacob.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack raises her brows at him and shakes her head, โ€œHow has he overshadowed you?โ€
Rose squeezes Kaiโ€™s shoulder with smile, โ€œI know but you always put us before yourself. Focus on you.โ€
Sam grins and nods his head, โ€œAnd youโ€™re way tougher than me. Youโ€™d kick their ass.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan follows Ben nervously, not sure what to expect. When Sloane approaches them he smiles but remains a little tense as Ben goes over to Evie. Once Sloane starts explaining he frowns while listening and shakes his head, "But.. what? Why would someone do that? What's happening to you isn't your fault, you can't help it. Believe me, I know what that's like on some level.."
Evie squeezes Sloane's hand back as she leaves and lets out a sigh of relief when Ben sits with her, "Honestly? I'm not sure.. I've felt a lot of emotions in such a short amount of time and can't make sense of any of it." She rests her chin in her hand and bites her lip, "You were just talking to him, is he gonna be okay?"ย 
Jacob throws his hands up in defeat, "How hasn't he?! First he takes a girl from me, then the award that should have been mine, and now he's constantly glued to my sister's hip and I can't compete, not anywhere! I can't escape him! It's like no matter what I do, I'll never be good enough and he's always there as a physical reminder.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane bites her lip as she tries not to tear up more in front of him. "It's just hard for me... No one here has Tourette's except for me, they don't know what a ticcing fit looks like and I can't subject myself to getting made fun of for it again."
Ben puts his arm around the back of Evie's chair and looks at her, "Well, I told him that I'm the one who told you about his feelings and to go after you.. so it was a half truth. I think he'll be okay, he just does need his space and time. He thinks everyone is babying him for some reason."
Kai half smiles, "You're my family."
Mei laughs and kisses his shoulder, "Well, they have to be taught a lesson."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack widens her eyes at his outburst, โ€œJake..hang on.โ€ She puts her hands on his shoulders, โ€œFirst of all, Iโ€™m always going to be your annoying, attention seeking sister. He hasnโ€™t taken any of that away for you.โ€ Jack squeezes his shoulders and shakes her head, โ€œAlso, heโ€™s not the reason you are feeling like that. Thatโ€™s because of me I guess. Dad..is you know, dad. And tough on you. If it wasnโ€™t Henry then it would be someone else youโ€™d be projecting this on and thatโ€™s not healthy. But actually..you and Henry are much more similar than you think.โ€
Rose smiles at Kai and wraps her arm around him, โ€œI know. And we love you and want you happy. Forget about me and my never ending drama. Evie and Chase..what a mess theyโ€™ve been. What do you want?โ€
Sam rubs her back and chuckles, โ€œAnd youโ€™d teach them. I know thatโ€™s for sure. Youโ€™re tough, Mei.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan stares at her intently and gently puts his hands on her shoulders as he speaks, "I promise you, Sloane, I will never ever make fun of you for having a ticcing fit." He drops his hands and fidgets nervously, "I, uh, I get really bad panic attacks, sometimes out of nowhere, and I used to just let it overwhelm me but now I have coping methods and Ben's usually able to help pull me out of it.. Now I'll be honest, I don't know a whole lot about Tourettes, but if you need a buddy to help you through something, I'm open."ย 
Evie nods as she listens and runs a hand through her hair, "Hm, okay.. Chase has always had this protective layer to him, sort of like Rose I guess. And Kai and I are easier to get through to which we all know but I've never had this issue with Chase before.. I think that's what hurts and is the most confusing. I just want to be there for him because I care, you know?"ย 
Jacob drops his head to look at the floor once he feels Jack's hands on his shoulders, unable to look at her directly at the mention of their dad. But he shakes his head and grumbles, "How are we similar? I would never steal a girl from another guy and I definitely wouldn't cheat to win an award for academics."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane looks at Nolan and she takes his hands into hers as she listens to him. "Thank you... They don't hurt or anything, and a lot of the times I don't even notice them. My tics are more motor than verbal. So when Kennedy and Grant yell things at me, it's not-- that's not how it is for me. That's why when my shoulder ticked when we were dancing, I ran off. And if you need another buddy to help during panic attacks, I'm here for you too."
Ben nods his head as he listens, "I know what you mean. I think that's how all three of you are feeling about it right now. But now that you know about Chase... how do you feel?"
Kai bites his lip as he looks at Rose, "I don't know..."
Mei smiles and kisses his cheek, "Thank you." Henry comes up to them as he waits for Jack and sighs, "This is why I don't go out."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack shakes her head at him, โ€œI donโ€™t know about the whole girl situation but I do know that Iโ€™m the one who made the first move with Henry. And heโ€™s not a cheater. Heโ€™s annoyingly smart like you are.โ€ She laughs softly and shrugs, โ€œI mean that his dad has put the same pressure and expectations on him just like ours has to you. Except his dad is much worse and way meaner.โ€
Rose taps Kaiโ€™s nose and smiles, โ€œYouโ€™ll figure it out but you need to let us make our mistakes and be selfish. You deserve it.โ€
Sam smiles at Mei before looking up at his brother, โ€œOh hey, whatโ€™s going on? You okay?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan lets out a soft breath as Sloane takes his hands in his and he listens, "Those guys are assholes, that's a given. And it's good to know you aren't in pain when it happens. But next time you have tics in public, you don't need to run off. If anyone has a problem with something you can't control and I'm around, they'll regret it, okay?"ย 
Evie bites her lip at Ben's question and takes a few moments to think. After a minute or so she shrugs one shoulder as she sighs, "I've never thought about him that way. Or maybe I have and thought it wasn't possible because he's always been there like family. The four of us have been a unit since we were kids and I can't imagine loving Rose or Kai any differently than I do right now. Do I think Chase is attractive? Of course! I'd have to be blind to admit otherwise, but as for romantic feelings, I.. I'm not sure. This isn't something I ever expected.."ย 
Jacob furrows his brows and shakes his head, "No, that can't be right. Henry Westgate is not a natural academic, we know this?" He looks at Jack sadly, "I never told you this, but I was dating Odessa Tremaine awhile back. It wasn't too serious and we kept it rather quiet but we were having fun and I thought everything was going well.. Then out of the blue she ghosted me, I mean fully cut off communication and then next thing I know she's tagging Henry in posts everywhere as if they'd been friendly for much longer than our relationship. It.. it made my blood boil."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and tears up again before letting go of his hands to wrap her arms around his neck in a hug, "Thank you, Nolan..."
Ben listens to her and nods, "No one is expecting you to turn feelings on overnight. It would be ideal, but you need time to process too. And, you don't have to feel that way too. Don't force yourself because it's what everyone wants. Trust yourself, okay?"
Kai wrinkles his nose at Rose and he playfully sighs heavily, "I'll try. But I can't make any promises."
Henry shrugs, "I told Jack to go work things out with Jacob."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack raises her brows as she listens to him before shaking her head, โ€œHenry won best scholar at the frat formal. He loves books just as much as Mom does. Heโ€™s smart, Jake.โ€ She sighs softly and shrugs her shoulders, โ€œI didnโ€™t know that, but thereโ€™s no confirmation that is what happened. You should talk to him about that instead of assuming. He may have a good reason and if he didnโ€™t, give him a chance to apologize. Please..for me?โ€
Rose reaches up and ruffle his hair with a grin, โ€œAw come on, Seaward. If you donโ€™t, Iโ€™m gonna force ya. You donโ€™t want me to do that.โ€
Sam nods as he sips his drink, โ€œHow do you feel about everything though?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles to himself as she hugs him and he gently puts his arms around her frame to pull her against him, "No, thank you for being honest with me. I know it's scary and I have my own shit to deal with so I get it."ย 
Evie taps her fingers against her thighs with a nod of her head at Ben, "Thank you, I needed to hear that. It's a lot to take in right now." She sighs and looks at him sadly, "I'm lost, Ben."ย 
Jacob frowns as he struggles to grasp Jack's words, "That.. that doesn't add up for me." He groans as she continues and runs a hand through his hair as he shrugs, "For you? Fine. I'll try to behave. Even if it's the last thing I want to be doing."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles as Nolan hugs her back, drawing her in more. She relaxes in his arms, leaning her head against his shoulder, "I know I'm no Ben, but, I mean it when I say I'm here for you too. I think we understand each other more than we thought."
Ben listens to her and frowns, rubbing her shoulder comfortingly, "Tell me what you mean, Evie. I'll help as much as I can."
Kai makes a face and quickly fixes his hair, "I said I'll trrryyyy." He laughs.
Henry shrugs, "I don't know. Jack hates Carson, Carson likes Jacob, Jacob hates me, I'm friends with Carson, Jack's my girlfriend. It's just a mess."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack smiles with a nod, โ€œI promise heโ€™s a good person. I know that Iโ€™m not the best judgement all the time but cโ€™mon youโ€™re friends with Carson.โ€ She jokes as she nudges her hand against his. โ€œThank you though. Please just give him a chance and Iโ€™ll play nice with her.โ€
Rose grins and finishes her drink, โ€œLets go find Chase.โ€
Sam raises his brows and shakes his head, โ€œI donโ€™t know how you keep up.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan continues to hug Sloane as he nods, "I think you might be right. I've just become really closed off to most people who aren't Ben.. Especially after going through a crappy break up. I know I've said this millions of times but I am trying."ย 
Evie frowns as she tries to articulate her thoughts, "Well, now I'm going through all of these moments in my mind and wondering if I treated Chase a certain way because I subconsciously knew how he felt, and what if I took advantage of that.." She shakes her head and gives Ben a sad look, "That would be cruel of me and I'm not cruel, Ben, I swear I'm not. As much as I love her, I'm not like my mom.."ย 
Jacob rolls his eyes at his sister, "She's pretty and fun and makes me feel like I matter when she's around so sue me." He sighs softly before nodding and putting his arms out hesitantly, "Fine, fine, fine! But first, Pan hug. We're overdue."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane rubs his back and nods her head, "I know... You don't have to try with me, though. You could put minimal effort into spending time with me and I'd still enjoy every second."
Ben frowns and rubs her shoulder, "Evie, you did not do that. You love Chase, even if it's not romantically. You would never take advantage of him like that. We all know it, and deep down you know it too. Because you're right, you're not cruel."
Kai nods and smiles, "Yeah, let's do that."
Henry laughs, "Me neither." Mei gives him a sympathetic smile.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack grins and wraps her arms around him tightly, โ€œSee little brother. You should always listen to me.โ€
Rose nods to him and starts to walk around.
Sam smiles at Mei and shrugs with Henry, โ€œThey will sort it out hopefully.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan bites his lip as he nods and pulls back from the hug, "I'll try to remember that, thanks, Sloane. Are you feeling okay now?"ย 
Evie nods as she listens to Ben and feels her bottom lip start to quiver as he comforts her, "I do love him, of course I do. I guess I've never allowed myself to think about the possibility of anything more."ย 
Jacob hugs his sister and sighs, "Ugh, you wish. Just because you think you might be right this one time.." He manages to crack a small smile as he drops his arms and shoves his hands in his pockets, "I don't want to talk to him in front of everyone though."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head and smiles, "I am, thank you." She holds his hand, "I'm sorry if I ruined your night by running off."
Ben frowns and pulls her into a hug as he sees her lip tremble, "Evie, it's okay..."
Kai looks around, "Do you think he's mad at us?"
Henry nods and shrugs.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack laughs and pulls back from him, โ€œDo you wanna talk now or later?โ€
Rose shrugs and nods a little, โ€œProbably, I would be.โ€
Sam smiles and shrugs, โ€œWell you want a drink? You should try these bubbly water things.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan furrows his brows as he shakes his head, "Night's not ruined at all. Quite the opposite actually." He smiles at her as he swings their hands a little bit.ย 
Evie hugs Ben as she tries not to cry, "I know.. I'm just scared of what if I do try to put myself out there with him and it backfires and then our friendship is ruined!"ย 
Jacob shrugs as he looks down, "Maybe later? I don't know if I wanna go back to the group at all right now. These are your people, Jack. Not mine.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane blushes a little and smiles at him, "You are incredibly sweet."
Ben frowns and rubs her back, "Evie, nothing is going to ruin your friendship. The bond the four of you have is unbreakable, and if it doesn't work then at least you tried. Trying is one of the bravest things people can do."
Kai sighs softly, "Technically I'm innocent, but I doubt he'll think of it that way."
Henry smiles at his brother and ruffles his hair, "I love you, kid."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack nods her head and squeezes his shoulder, โ€œWant me to stay with you or go get Carson?โ€
Rose laughs and nods, โ€œIโ€™ll take the blame, donโ€™t worry. I donโ€™t live with him anymore.โ€ She leads him into the theater room and sees Chase laying back on one of the chairs.
Sam chuckles and raises his brows, โ€œWhatโ€™s that about?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels his cheeks turn pink at her words and he grins at her, "I try. Did you want join everyone else in there or should we stay outside?"ย 
Evie sniffles a little and lets out a deep breath, "I know you're right. At least I hope so." She pats Ben's back as she sits up straighter and looks at him, "I think we both know I need to have a serious talk with Chase but tonight is not the time. It won't be easy."ย 
Jacob looks at her for a moment before shaking his head, "Go, go back to everyone else and have fun. If Carson wants to come chill with me, she can."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles as she sees his blush and she shrugs, "Up to you. I'd never complain about alone time with you, though."
Ben nods his head, "It won't, but things that are worth fighting for are never easy." He gently squeezes her shoulder.
Kai sees Chase and nods for Rose to talk to him first.
Henry shrugs and smiles, "Just wanted to remind you that you're one of the best things to come off that Isle." Mei smiles and leans her head against Sam's shoulder, "He's not wrong."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack raises her brows at him and squeezes his shoulder, โ€œAre you sure? I like hanging with you too.โ€
Rose clears her throat, โ€œHey..โ€
Chase lifts his head and rolls his eyes, โ€œWhat do you two want?โ€
Sam flushes and shakes his head, โ€œOh hardly, stop it, both of you.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan laughs a little and gives her a playful look, "Oh yeah? Careful, you don't know everything about me yet!"ย 
Evie grins knowingly at him as she nods, "I've seen that between you and Rose and it's obviously paid off."ย 
Jacob half smiles, motioning for her to go, "I know that, but it's alright. Really, Jack, I'll be fine."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles, "So? More reason to hang out just the two of us so I can get to know more about you." She hums, "Let's go for a walk?"
Ben nods his head and smiles, "Exactly, but I promise that no matter what it'll be alright."
Kai sighs at Chase's reaction, "We're your best friends, Chase, what do you mean what do we want?"
Henry grins and squeezes his brother to him, "don't let anyone change you ever."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack ruffles his hair and nods, โ€œOkay..if youโ€™re sure. But weโ€™ll hang out just us soon to make up for it.โ€ She smiles before pulling away from him and heading back towards the rest of the party.
Chase sits up properly and huffs, โ€œBest friends donโ€™t reveal those kind of big secrets.โ€
Rose rolls her eyes at his antics, โ€œLook, I didnโ€™t even say anything all I told her was that she has to see it was more than just you being overprotective. She figured it out herself.โ€
Sam nods and wrinkles his nose, โ€œWhy would I?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins at her and nods, "Glass half full, I like it." He gets a better grip on her hand and laces their fingers together nervously, "A walk sounds great right now, actually."ย 
Evie bites her lip as she nods, "Thank you, Ben.. Your friendship means a lot to me, I don't think I tell you that enough."ย 
"Yeah, yeah, okay.." Jacob wrinkles his nose and fixes his hair after Jack leaves and wanders down the hall a little before finding a spot to sit down against the wall, sighing to himself.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles widely and gives his hand a light squeeze, "Let's go then."
Ben smiles at her, "You don't have to tell me, you show me." He squeezes her shoulder, "Wanna go back inside?"
Carson notices Jack come back in but when Jacob doesn't she frowns and sends him a text did you leave?
Kai frowns, "She's telling the truth, Chase. We wouldn't do that that to you."
Henry shrugs and smiles, "I don't know."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack looks around and spots Carson before going over to her, โ€œHey, Jacob wanted to hang away from the group for a bit. He said you can chill with him if you want.โ€
Chase shrugs and rolls his eyes, โ€œAt this point, whatโ€™s done is done. It wasnโ€™t your right to say anything. Now itโ€™s probably going to ruin our friendship, so thank you guys.โ€ He stands and starts past them to leave.
Rose catches his arm and pulls him back, โ€œStop it. You need to man up. This could be a great thing but not if you keep pouting like a baby!โ€
Sam smiles and shrugs back, โ€œWell, I love you too, bro.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles as he starts to walk through the yard with Sloane, inhaling the fresh air deeply, โ€œWhen I get my own place, I want a huge garden. In an open space like this..โ€ Evie beams at him as she nods, โ€œOkay, as long as you know. And of course, letโ€™s rejoin the party people, you are a guest of honor after all!โ€ Jacob feels his phone buzz and texts Carson back: Iโ€™m at the end of the main hallway near the bedrooms, bring boozeโ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, swinging their hands slightly as they walk, "That sounds beautiful. I want acres of land so I can have a pegasus farm."
Ben smiles and gets up, holding his hand out to her, "Me? I'm just a mere host. You are the guest of honor."
Carson looks at Jack and nods her head, "Okay." She feels her phone buzz and smiles as she reads his text, reading "bring booze" under her breath with a laugh.
Kai blocks the door and locks it, "And we're not leaving this room until this shit is sorted."
Henry smiles and looks at Mei and points a little, ย "Take good care of him." Mei grins, "Of course."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack nods and turns on her heel to go back over to Henry, Mei and Sam. โ€œHey guys.โ€
Chase sighs and crosses his arms, โ€œIโ€™ll say the same thing I said to Ben. It wasnโ€™t your job to tell her. Itโ€™s mine and if I never was going to then thatโ€™s my decision.โ€
Rose shakes her head at him, โ€œWhy would you never tell her?โ€
Sam squeezes Mei closer and smiles as Jack heads over, giving her a wave.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows with a grin, โ€œThat would be epic. Walk out your door to have a whole colony of them chilling in your backyard.. Wow..โ€ Evie giggles as she lets Ben help her up, โ€œSuch a prince, as always.โ€ Jacob sighs as he drums his fingers against his knees, waiting for Carson.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles widely and nods, "My brothers and I all have them. But even two pegasus having a colt doesn't guarantee another pegasus. I'd want all of my kids to have one too."
Ben smiles at her, "I can't turn it off." He brings her back inside and looks around, "I wonder where Rose went off to."
Carson goes into the kitchen and grabs rum and whiskey for herself and Jacob before going down the hall to find him. She smiles as she approaches, "Hey, Pan. Why so glum?" She sits down beside him and holds out the bottle of whiskey.
Kai sighs, "Chase, being mad at us isn't going to do anything."
Henry smiles and puts his arm around Jack, "Welcome back."
Mei grins at Sam and kisses his cheek.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase throws his hands up in frustration, โ€œWell, I am mad. You two are my best friends! And you told her my biggest secret. You had to know what that would do!โ€
Rose holds her hands up, โ€œWell someone had to! You never would!โ€
Jack leans into his side and smiles up at him before looking at the other two, โ€œWeโ€™ll be right back.โ€ She nods to the couch.
Sam smiles at Mei then nods, โ€œSure thing.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles as he listens to her and bites his lip, "I wish I had siblings. I mean I have Ben but still, it's different." Evie laughs as she follows Ben inside and then smiles around at everyone before humming in confusion, "Chase and Kai are missing too. Coincidence?" Jacob looks up at the sound of Carson's voice and lets out a small laugh as she hands him the bottle of whiskey, "You brought the good stuff, thanks." He takes a sip and passes it back to her, "Everything all good back there?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "You're more than welcome to borrow one of my brothers. They are overprotective and loud-- well, you know Declan cause he's in the frat. Ben seems like an amazing brother adjacent."
Ben sighs and looks at Evie, "Should we try and find them?"
Carson smiles and takes a swig from the bottle and shrugs, "I guess. I told Henry I wouldn't start anything with your sister anymore. And I'm sorry, you did say you didn't want to upset her, I just didn't think it would go that way."
Kai looks at Chase, "Don't you think Evie is owed the truth? And this way she knows instead of you resenting her for not requiting feelings that you didn't let her know you had."
Henry raises his brows and follows Jack.
Mei looks at Sam and smiles, "Tonight has been incredibly eventful."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase shakes his head and narrows his eyes at them, โ€œI would never resent her. I was upset that Rose moved out now Evie. Regardless my feelings are mine. Not yours!โ€
Rose shakes her head and crosses her arms, โ€œYouโ€™re being a dick. I get it but donโ€™t hold this against us.โ€
Jack leads him to the couch and sighs as she sits down, leaning into him.
Sam chuckles and shakes his head, โ€œSeriously.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan chuckles and gives her hand a light squeeze, "Declan's a good guy, but I think I'll let you keep him. And yeah, Ben's the best, I swear sometimes I forget we aren't actually blood related." Evie gives him an amused look and nods her head, "It's the right thing to do, don't you think?" Jacob nods as he listens and then bumps her shoulder with his as he laughs, "You kissed me."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "Blood relations aren't always the ones that matter. I mean, look at Rose, Evie, Chase, and Kai. They're closer than most siblings. Same with you and Ben."
Ben nods his head and smiles, "Let's go."
Carson raises her brows and laughs, "I thought she would get mad at Henry for defending me!" She looks at him, "You're not mad that I did, are you?"
Kai sighs softly, "It was more than that, we all know it. You were supportive for Rose, for Evie you ran off."
Henry sits next to her, "What's up?"
Mei smiles, "Do you want to head out?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase shakes his head with a laugh, โ€œI expected Roseโ€™s move. Youโ€™ve been with Ben for years and youโ€™re engaged. I was thrown off guard, give me a break!โ€
Rose shakes her head, โ€œItโ€™s still not the same. Just admit it.โ€
Jack sighs and shrugs, โ€œWe worked it out but I told he eventually needs to talk to you. He feels like you have some vendetta against him and have been trying to piss him off.โ€
Sam hums and looks down at her, โ€œWhat do you wanna do?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan nods as he thinks about it and then smiles at her, "You make a fair point. With you and your siblings, have you always gotten along in that picture perfect Auradon sense or have there been times where you wish you were an only child?" He bites his lip and looks down awkwardly, "Sorry, that's kind of a dark question." Evie follows Ben away from where Heck and Samei are and she hears voices down the hall which turn out to be Jacson so she turns to Ben and hums, "Where do you think they went? I know your house is big but they could have gone that far!" Jacob nods, "I thought so too. But I'm starting to realize I may have a warped perception of things these days.. I don't know." He looks at her for a moment before slowly shaking his head, "Nah, I'm not mad. You're a good kisser and I was having fun until Volcano Jack erupted."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "That's not a dark question at all." She squeezes his hand reassuringly, "we had a lot of pressures growing up. Being the grandchildren of Zeus and children of Hercules they just wanted us to be these incredible heroes. The smartest, the fastest, the strongest, the funniest. Stuff none of us could live up to, so we were always competing with each other. But being an only child might have made those pressures worse."
Ben hums, "Well, there's one room down here that offers optimal privacy, and I have a feeling its the one with the door shut right now." He nods his head to the theater.
Kai looks at him, "Stop yelling at us! We don't yell at each other!"
Carson raises her brows when he mentions having a warped perception. She smirks when Jacob says she's a good kisser, and laughs at the Volcano Jack comment. "Well, I'm glad you're not mad. And that you admit that I'm a good kisser."
Henry's brows furrow, "Some vendetta against your brother? I don't know what you're talking about, I didn't even know the guy til I started dating you."
Mei shrugs and smiles, "Cuddle in my bed?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase rolls his eyes and motions to Rose, โ€œShe always yells!โ€
Rose laughs and waves her hand, โ€œNot at you!โ€
Jack shrugs with a little, โ€œHe mentioned that you won some academics award and he thought you cheated. I told him thatโ€™s definitely not true.โ€
Sam grins and nods his head, โ€œSounds like a perfect idea.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan listens intently and purses his lips in thought while he nods, "I get that. My mom always urged me to learn more domestic things like how to cook and take care of a household, but my dad wanted, well I'm sure he still wants me to behave as if I was training for the Royal Guard. Felt like I was being pulled in different directions and it got to the point where they both sort of gave up once it was clear I wasn't really down with either of their plans for me." Evie looks in the direction of the theater and laughs softly, "Alright, if they're not in there I might just park myself in a seat and watch something. I could use the distraction." Jacob puts out his hand for the bottle and gives her a playful look, "Yeah, yeah, don't let it go to your head. Isn't that what you told me?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head understandingly and she walks closer to him, "What do you want to do, if you don't mind me asking?"
Ben sighs and walks towards the theater with her, stopping when he hears everyone's yelling voices.
Kai nods his head, "That is true."
Carson grins and gives him the bottle back, "I said don't read into it."
Henry scoffs, "I try to lose those types of things."
Mei smiles, "We can wait til after Henry and Jack are done talking though, I wouldn't wanna just ditch them."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase scoffs and shakes his head, โ€œAs if you havenโ€™t. You have. Ben hasnโ€™t changed you that much.โ€
โ€œExcuse me?!โ€ Rose steps closer to him and raises her brows, โ€œWhat is that supposed to mean?โ€
Jack laughs and strokes his cheek, โ€œI know. He also mentioned Odessa Tremaine? She was dating him and ghosted him then was tagging you in stuff.โ€
Sam looks over at them and shrugs, โ€œI can just text him.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan furrows his brows slightly as he shrugs, "I wish I knew. I'm almost finished with college and I still don't have a clue as to my, uh, path in life. Most days it just feels like I'm going through the motions." Evie cringes as she hears their raised voices and looks at Ben, "We have to stop this, don't we.." Jacob takes a quick sip of whiskey and lets out a laugh, "Well, whatever the case, it was nice in the moment, okay?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head, "I feel the same way a lot of the time."
Ben sighs and nods, "We definitely do." He tries the knob and finds that it's locked. "What is with people locking me out of rooms in my own house?" He knocks on the door, "Can you let us in, please?"
Kai hesitates before opening the door for Ben and Evie.
Carson grins and opens the rum, taking a few sips of it. "Mhmmmm." She smirks at him.
Henry furrows his brows, "I hooked up with Odessa a couple of times but she was single."
Mei nods and smiles, "Okay."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase sees the door open and groans, โ€œGreat, hereโ€™s the rest of gang to get in my business. This is why I tried to leave.โ€
Rose glances at Ben and Evie, smiling weakly.
Jack shrugs and rubs his shoulder, โ€œI told him I didnโ€™t know about that but you guys would need to talk about that but you wouldnโ€™t be with someone whoโ€™s cheating on someone.โ€
Sam grins and takes her hand before leading her to the door.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan taps his thumb against her hand as he sighs, "I just find it weird how our parents have all lived this epic exciting lives, and I can't help but feel like I'm coming up short, or letting them down in some way by not accomplishing much.." Evie frowns as they walk in and looks at the three of them, "Now what exactly is going on in here?! We could hear you guys from the hall!" Jacob tilts his head back against the wall as he chuckles and shrugs his shoulders, "I mean, I wouldn't get mad if you wanted to do it again but I wouldn't want you to read into it."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธย 
Sloane nods her head, "You're telling me.. but we're also not even done with college yet. And you're best friends with the next king of Auradon, I'm sure that'll you be doing a lot for him then."
Ben immediately moves to stand beside Rose and Kai looks down at his feet, not able to make eye contact with Evie.
Carson looks at Jacob and smirks, "Nah, if we kiss again you have to initiate it."
Henry laughs, "Jesus christ, that is what his hatred towards me has been about? A hookup and an award?"
Mei smiles and texts Ben a thank you as they walk out.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose leans into his side as she shrugs her shoulders, โ€œWell..โ€
Chase interrupts her, โ€œWe were fighting. Well, bickering. I just donโ€™t appreciate them trying to get involved in my business and no one seems to get that.โ€
Jack shrugs and shakes her head, โ€œWell..I think it goes a little deeper. I personally think heโ€™s projecting. Our dad is really tough on him. He wants Jacob to be just like him and heโ€™s always been quieter and softer, not..well like me. He feels like heโ€™s never enough. And a lot of that is because of me.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles at her and stops walking for a moment to look at her, "You know what I just noticed?"
Evie crosses her arms over her chest as she looks between them all and finally at Chase after he speaks firmly, "Well you all need to stop it. We are a family and your business is our business because we care about you! That's just how it is! I get that this is different and the way things happened tonight aren't ideal but here we are!" Jacob takes another small sip of whiskey and starts to laugh again, "Oh that's not a problem for me. I'm feeling the buzz now and you're pretty and no one else is around. The question is do you want me to?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane stops walking when he does and she raises her brows, "What's that?"
Ben rubs Rose's lower back and Kai bites his lip, nodding his head.
Carson looks at him and laughs, "Wooow! And no one else is around, very smooth. I'm not answering that question, you either make a move or you don't."
Henry's brows furrow, "What do you mean?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose crosses her arms and narrows her eyes at Chase.
Chase shakes his head and holds up his hands, โ€œFine. Iโ€™m dropping it for now. But Iโ€™m done, can I please leave like I tried to before? If you want me to stop fighting with you all, let me go home. By myself.โ€
Jack shrugs a little bit, โ€œI mean I donโ€™t know completely but I do know my dad tends to favor me and kind of ends up being an asshole to Jacob. I think itโ€™s made him feel like shit and when he saw you, someone who beat him at an award, was with the same girl as him and then with me, it triggered something.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins at her shyly, โ€œEvery time I bring something up in a glass half empty kind of way, you switch the perspective to make it more of a glass half full type of thing. Itโ€™s really impressive.โ€ Evie drops her arms to her sides defeatedly as she looks down and shrugs at Chaseโ€™s words, โ€œFine.. I wonโ€™t stop you..โ€
ย ย  Jacob rolls his eyes at her, โ€œYouโ€™re a pain in the ass sometimes.โ€ He chuckles as he leans in closer to her and cups her face in his hand as he kisses her.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and laughs timidly, "Sorry if it gets to be annoying. I just... Think you're really great and have a lot of great things in your life and ahead of you."
Kai sighs softly as he listens to Chase, speaking under his breath, "Just wanted to work it out.."
Carson grins at Jacob's comment before leaning into his touch and returning the kiss, moving her hand to tug at the front of his shirt to pull him closer.
Henry raises his brows, "And that somehow ended up all on me?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose squeezes Kaiโ€™s arm gently, โ€œWe will work it out.โ€
Chase nods and shrugs, โ€œJust give me the night to wallow please. We always work it out.โ€
Jack nods with a shrug and squeezes his hand, โ€œUnfortunately yeah. But I explained to him that Iโ€™m the one who annoyed you into dating me.โ€ She grins and scoots closer to him, โ€œAnd youโ€™re just a really smart guy. He said heโ€™d behave and give you a chance.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan shakes his head as he grins, "It's not annoying, it's refreshing and I appreciate it." Evie frowns a little as she nods and speaks softly, "Promise us you'll call or text if you want to talk. Doesn't matter who, just someone." Jacob sets the bottle of whiskey down next to him as he leans in closer to Carson and cups her face in his hand.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and gently squeezes his hand, "Thank you... Just so you know, I already told Evie that I have a crush on you." She pauses and bites her lip, "It was to make things less weird, but I might've made things weird now by telling you..."
Kai looks down as he frowns deeply, crossing his arms over his chest.
Ben looks at them, "You guys... I have never seen you all so... pouty. The four of you have a bond unlike anyone else in all of Auradon, unlike any of the other kids from the Isle. Living apart is not going to affect that. If anything, it'll bring you closer together because you'll have to make the effort to see each other. And knowing you four, it won't take much effort, it'll come naturally to you to make plans. Don't take this so hard."
Carson brings her one arm around his neck and sucks on his lower lip.
Henry bites his lip and shrugs, "Okay."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose looks up at Ben and nods her head, โ€œHeโ€™s always right, isnโ€™t he?โ€
Chase sighs and looks down, โ€œI know that. We all know that.โ€
Jack strokes his cheekbone gently, โ€œWhat? Tell me.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows in surprise at her honesty and exhales sharply as he feels his hands start to clam up, "Oh. Um, sorry.. I.. Wow, uh.. It's not weird, I just need a second." He smiles nervously at her as he nods. Evie sits down in the nearest seat as she listens to Ben and then nods in agreement with everyone, "Thank you Ben for being our voice of reason as always. Now if it's not too much trouble, can I have another moment alone with Chase before he heads out for the night?" Jacob grins into the kiss and starts to laugh a little as he trails his fingers along her arm.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane purses her lips and laughs, "I totally just made this weird, please forget I said anything."
Ben nods and takes Rose's hand, leading her out and Kai follows after them.
Carson laughs as she hears Jacob's and she pulls back a little, "Why are you laughing, Pan?"
Henry shakes his head and shrugs, "Nothing."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods and lets Ben lead her out, looking back at them once more before the door shuts.
Chase raises his brows and sits down next to Evie.
Jack squeezes his hand and furrows her brows, โ€œYou sure?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan lets go of her hand to hide his face in his hands as he chuckles, โ€œItโ€™s fine, I swear. Iโ€™m about to look like a tomato is all.โ€ Evie smiles at the others as they leave the room and waits until Chase is sitting down next to her. She brings her knees up into her chest as she curls up on the seat and looks at him, โ€œIโ€™m not trying to baby you or get all up in your business or get into an argument, I just have one question and then you can go if you want..โ€ Jacob smiles at her as she pulls back from the kiss and he shakes his head, โ€œI donโ€™t know.. Iโ€™m drunk at a party and kissing a pretty girl. Itโ€™s fun, okay?โ€
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins a little and wraps her arms around his waist, "Let me see."
Ben looks at Rose and smiles, "How do you feel?"
Carson giggles and nudges her nose against his, "So defensive." She pulls him back to her to reattach their lips.
Henry nods his head, "It's just kinda bull shit."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase taps his foot anxiously as he nods his head. He looks down and away from her as he speaks, โ€œWhat is it?โ€
Rose sighs and leans against him dramatically, โ€œExhausted by this.โ€
Jack tilts her head to the side and shakes her head, โ€œWhat do you mean?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels his cheeks heat up as he rubs them but closes his eyes, slowly dropping his hands so Sloane can see. Jacob rolls his eyes playfully as he laughs some more but it gets cut off as she kisses him again. Evie fiddles with the hem of her shirt as she bites down on her lip and lets out a breath as she reaches out to touch his arm, whispering, "When did it start?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles widely as she sees his rosy cheeks and she places a soft kiss on one of them.
Carson grins against Jacob's mouth and moves her fingers into his hair.
Ben rubs her back and half smiles, "It does seem like a lot of back and forth.."
Kai sighs, "That's one way to put it."
Henry shrugs, "That a villain kid is getting blamed cause of someone's daddy issues. Did you two work out your issues with CJ?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase glances up at her as his puts his hand on his knee to try and calm down. He clears his throat slightly and shakes his head, โ€œWhat do you mean?โ€
Rose nods at them both and laughs, โ€œHow did I become the sane one?โ€
Jack nods and smiles sadly, โ€œI know. I agree with you. I told him he was projecting on you.โ€ She shrugs a little bit and hums, โ€œWhile I donโ€™t agree with her as a choice of friend for either of you. Iโ€™ll play nice as long as she does.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels his blush increase as Sloane kisses his cheeks and he looks down shyly, "You're making it worse!" He chuckles as he wraps his arms around her and rests his chin on her shoulder, hiding his face again. Jacob hums into the kiss before pulling her closer, guiding her onto his lap. Evie brushes her thumb against his arm comfortingly as she shrugs, "How long was I blind?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane laughs with him and hugs him back, "Question, what's it like to be the sweetest person on the planet? Inquiring minds need to know."
Ben chuckles and rubs her back as Kai's eyes widen. "Excuse me, but I am, and always will be the sane one."
Carson smirks into the kiss as she straddles his lap, moving her hands to rest on the sides of his neck.
Henry taps his foot a little, "If you apologize to Carson, I'll accept Jacob's apology when it comes."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase bites his lower lip and looks away from her, โ€œI donโ€™t know..I think maybe senior year at Auradon Prep maybe. I donโ€™t remember maybe before.โ€
Rose laughs and hugs him, โ€œYouโ€™re right, King Benedict.โ€
Jack raises her brows, โ€œWhy do I need to apologize? She started it.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan shakes his head as he smiles to himself, "Sorry to disappoint those inquiring minds, but I wouldn't know." Jacob wraps his arms around her waist as he kisses her deeply. Evie lets out a soft breath as she nods slowly, "Oh.. I'm, I'm so sorry Chase.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane laughs and shakes her head, "I don't believe you, but it's okay." She pulls back a little and looks at him, "Should we start walking back?"
Kai wrinkles his nose, "I'm the sane one of the four us." Ben laughs, "That's also true."
Carson kisses him just as deeply and hums into the kiss.
Henry gives her a look, "By doing what?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders a little, โ€œItโ€™s okay, itโ€™s uh how would you have known anyways?โ€
Rose laughs and nods in agreement, โ€œBut usually Iโ€™m the hot mess with the drama.โ€
Jack gives him a look back, โ€œShe was trying to get rise out of me by even coming over to dance next to us.โ€ She shakes her head, โ€œNot to mention she flirts with you just to piss me off.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles at her before looking around and nodding his head, "Hmm, probably. But this was nice, yeah?" Jacob gently presses her closer against him as he smiles into the kiss. Evie shakes her head as she bites her lip, "It's me. I should have known and I'm sorry for not."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head and smiles, taking his hand again, "It was very nice."
Carson mumbles against his lips, "We're making out in the crown prince's house.." She grins.
Ben smirks, "Thankfully that's calmed down." Kai laughs a little.
Henry sighs, "She does not flirt with me, and she was dancing with your brother. Not trying to cut in. And you don't say very nice things about her."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase shakes his head and stands up quickly, โ€œItโ€™s okay.โ€ He holds his hand out to her, โ€œWeโ€™re good. Hug?โ€
Rose wrinkles her nose at him and looks at Kai, โ€œHe still liked me with the drama anyways.โ€
Jack rolls her eyes at him, โ€œWhat did I say that was mean? All I asked why she was so obsessed with me? Which I still think she is. Why else would she try and get a ride out of me?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins as he swings their hands while they walk, "Thanks for talking me into giving you that dance." Jacob chuckles into the kiss as he moves his hands along her back, mumbling mhm back at her. Evie watches him stand abruptly and goes to say something else but nods as she hesitantly takes his hand, "Of course!" She smiles as she wraps her arms around Chase tightly, sighing softly as she rests her head against his chest.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and laughs, "Thank you for accepting my apology after I ran off."
Carson grins and kisses him harder.
Ben smiles, "Correct, loved you."
Kai fake gags.
Henry sighs, "Probably because she knows that you don't like her. She's my friend and your brother's friend. Don't you want to try to make things work? Isn't that what you want Jacob to do?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase holds his breath for a moment as he hugs her back before letting it go and biting his lip.
Rose laughs and leans up to kiss his cheek, โ€œSorry Kai.โ€
Jack shrugs her shoulders a little bit, โ€œI said I would play nice but Iโ€™m not apologizing. And I just told him to give you a chance. Thatโ€™s the same thing.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan waves her off with his free hand as he speaks, "It's already forgotten, we all have stuff to deal with and I get it. Don't sweat it, okay?" Jacob grins against her lips as he winds his fingers through her hair gently. Evie continues to hug him, refusing to let go as she closes her eyes.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head, "Okay." She smiles and squeezes his hand, "Can I ask you something?"
Ben chuckles and kisses Rose's head.
Kai sighs and shrugs, "I'm used to it."
Carson parts his lips with hers and slides her hands down to rest on his chest.
Henry sighs softly, "Never mind, you don't get it."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase rubs her back as he looks down at her, โ€œYou okay, E?โ€
Rose smiles and shrugs, โ€œBen, we gotta hook Kai up with someone.โ€
Jack frowns at him and sighs, โ€œFine. Iโ€™ll apologize but only for you.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows as he brushes his thumb against her hand, "Yeah, what is it?" Jacob sighs happily as he kisses her harder, tapping his fingers against her back aimlessly. Evie squeezes her arms around him a little tighter momentarily before nodding and peeking a glance up at him, "I'm fine. Just really needed your hugs. No one's got them like you."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at his touch and she walks closer to him, "You don't have to answer if you don't want to. You mentioned your breakup earlier, and I was just wondering what happened?"
Carson makes a small noise against his lips and moves her tongue over his.
Ben raises his brows, "Kai, you got your eye on anyone?" Kai sighs softly and laughs, "I'm fiiiiine being on my own."
Henry raises his brows and nods, getting up and holding his hand out to her, "And I'll sort this shit out with your brother for you."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase gives her a half smile and rubs her back again, โ€œThanksโ€
Rose shakes her head and whispers to Ben, โ€œHe does.โ€
Jack takes his hand and sighs, โ€œUgh..now?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan frowns a little as they walk and he shakes his head, "Um, I don't know if I feel comfortable talking about the details yet, but basically I trusted someone I shouldn't have and it backfired on me, big time. I thought I was in love but it.. it wasn't." He clears his throat as he looks down at his shoes and shakes his head, "Sorry, I don't think I can talk about this right now." Jacob kisses her harder for a moment, groaning softly into it before breaking the kiss as he laughs breathlessly, "Oookay CJ, I think we need to stop." Evie reaches up gently to poke one of his dimples as she giggles, "It's all gonna be okay, you'll see."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane frowns and walks closer to him, holding his hand tighter, "It's okay, I'm sorry for asking. But if you do wanna talk about it... It sounds like I can heavily relate." She moves her freehand to hold his forearm.
Carson laughs and grins at him, "Oh, you're so fucking drunk right now."
Ben raises his brows, "Oh, who is it?" Kai groans, "Rose, stooooop."
Henry nods his head, "Yes please. Let's get it out of the way."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase chuckles and scrunches up his nose a little, โ€œI know it will.โ€
Rose laughs and shakes her head, โ€œI think Iโ€™ve had enough of putting into peoples love lives today.โ€
Jack rolls her eyes and huffs softly, ย โ€œFine but you owe me.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan bites his lip anxiously and nods, "Thank you.. I'm not ready yet, but I know you're patient." Jacob grins widely as he tilts his head back against the wall, "I am drink drank drunk, m'lady." Evie lifts her head up more to peck his cheek quickly and then releases him from the hug but holds onto his hands for a moment to reassure him, "Good?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head, "Don't even worry about it right now, I'm sorry for bringing it up. Just.. kinda thought it was crazy that someone could ever let you go." She kisses his shoulder quickly.
Carson grins and shakes her head, "Don't worry, Pan. By the time I'm done with you, you're gonna have the tolerance of a pirate."
Kai laughs and runs his hand over his hair, "I think that's a good idea."
Henry shakes his head and laughs, "I don't, but I'll let you think that I do. Where did they go?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase raises his brows and nods curtly, โ€œYeah..good..โ€
Rose looks at the door and sighs, โ€œTheyโ€™ve been in there a long time but no yelling?โ€
Jack shrugs and squeezes his hand, โ€œI left Jacob near the front. Maybe up there.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ "Maybe I'm not that much of a catch.." Nolan whispers mostly to himself but he squeezes Sloane's hand as the approach the house and he motions for her to step inside first. Jacob nods excitedly and reaches for the bottle of whiskey, holding it up as he speaks in a sing song voice, "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for meee!" Evie lets go of him and tilts her head towards the door, "Then come on, I've held you hostage long enough."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane steps in front of him in front of going inside and she moves her hands to his cheeks, "Nolan-- I don't know your middle name-- White. I am being patient with you because I know you're worth the wait. And if you need me to tell you all the reasons why I know that so you can see that you are a catch then we can stand here all night while I do."
Carson laughs loudly and covers his mouth with her hand, "Shhhh, you're gonna get us kicked out."
Ben nods his head, "No yelling is the best thing we could ask for. I think everyone is drained from fighting."
Henry nods and walks with her towards the door and he looks around, seeing Jacob and Carson on the floor down the hall.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase nods and heads over to the door, holding it open for her.
Rose raises her brows as she hears the door open.
Jack spots Carson and Jacob, raising her brows, โ€œYou lead the way.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan's cheeks heat up from her touch and he smiles shyly at her, "No, no, that's not necessary, plus that might just make my ego bigger than it needs to be." He gently takes her hands in his and chuckles, "And I don't think I'm gonna tell you my middle name yet. Gonna keep it a mystery for now for fun." Jacob sets down the whiskey as he bursts into a fit of laughter even with Carson's hand over his mouth and tries to fight back by tickling her sides. Evie leaves the room first but turns back to make sure he's coming out with her.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at the sound of his laugh, "Fine, but then you don't get to know mine either. And no cheating by asking around." She keeps his hand in hers and pulls him back inside.
Ben tries not to watch the door. Kai bites his lip and looks over at Evie, "E, want me to help you pack tonight?"
Carson screams and tries to grab his hands as she tries to wiggle away from him, laughing loudly, "Pan, I swear!"
Henry looks at them, "I changed my mind, interrupting their tickle fight would be awkward."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase follows her out of the room and stuffs his hands in his pockets.
Jack wrinkles her nose and tries not to make a sound of disgust, โ€œAw damn, another time.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan chuckles as he follows her back inside, "Alright you have yourself a deal." As they step back inside he blinks as he looks around and hears music but sees no people, "Were we gone that long?" Evie looks at the three of them and then at Chase before shaking her head at Kai with a smile, "That's so sweet of you, but I think I'll wait until tomorrow if that's okay?" Jacob cackles as he tickles her and hiccups a little between laughs, "You started this! I think?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane looks around and laughs, "There's no way. Maybe they just continued the tour?"
Kai nods a little and looks at Chase.
Carson laughs louder and grabs his hands, "I did not! Come on, we gotta get you to bed." She stands up off his lap helps him up.
Henry laughs, "Let's walk away before they spot us."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase connects eyes with Kai and shrugs, โ€œWell..Iโ€™m going now.โ€ He looks at Rosen, โ€œSorry for the drama but thanks for having me tonight. This place is great.โ€
Rose nods and smiles at him, โ€œOf course. Love you, De Vil.โ€
Jack smiles at him and turns before leading him away.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan chuckles as he scratches the back of his head, "Must be something like that. Are you doing good? Need anything?" Evie nods as she listens to Chase and says, "Text us when you get back safely, I'll be home soon." She puts on a smile and starts to head in the direction of the kitchen, "I don't know about anyone else, but this girl needs some water and snacks." Jacob lets Carson help him up and waves his hand around, "They probably have like thirty beds here, have you ever thought about that? Do his and her majesties plan on having thirty babies? I think not!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him and squeezes his hand, "I'm doing great, are you do need anything?"
Ben nods and follows Evie, speaking loudly, "That sounds like a great idea, Evie, I'll join you!" Kai looks at Rose, "He may be sane, but he can still be weird."
Henry laughs and goes back to the couch with her.
Carson presses her forehead to his chest as she laughs loudly, "Maybe it's for sex parties." She kinks her brows and brings her arm around his waist to walk him to the front door.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Chase laughs as the others walk out, then nods his head, โ€œSee you at home, Kai.โ€ He waves and starts to head to the door.
Rose rolls her eyes and nods, โ€œSo weird.โ€ She smiles and waves as Chase walks out.
Jack plops down next to him and grins.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan hums as he thinks and then shrugs, "I'm feeling pretty good right now to be honest." Evie hears Ben following close behind her and giggles once he catches up, "Hi there." Jacob snorts with laughter and lets Carson guide him, "You're nuts! But also probably right."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "Good." She moves to hop up onto a counter and sit there, still keeping her hand in Nolan's.
Ben smiles at Evie, "Hi. How are you?"
Kai nods, "See you at home." He looks at Rose, "Let's follow the masses then.
Carson laughs, "Do you need to say bye to your sister or anything?"
Henry puts his arm around her shoulder.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose puts her arm around his shoulders and leads him towards the kitchen.
Jack leans into his side and smiles, โ€œSorry for all the drama with them tonight.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan stands in front of her with a smile as he squeezes her hand, tilting his head slightly, "I know you already know this.. But I just wanna say you uh, make me nervous.. But in a good and different way than I'm used to."ย 
Evie loops her arm through Ben's as they walk and she sighs, "I'll be okay.. He'll be okay.. And the world keeps turning or something like that. It'll all work out the way it's supposed to, that's my perspective right now."ย 
Jacob raises his eyebrows at the mention of his sister and nods as he calls out, "Oh Jaaaacques, where are thee?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane looks up at him and she smiles, "Well.. as long as it's a good way. And I really am okay with just being friends, as long as I can still hold your hand and kiss your cheek from time to time."
Ben nods his head and smiles at her, "That's a good perspective to have." They go into the kitchen and he spots Nolan and Sloane, smiling a proud smile.
Kai walks close to her, "Rose, you know I'm happy for you, right?"
Carson laughs loudly and leads him towards where she last saw Jack.
Henry's brows raise, "Did you hear that?"
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose smiles at him with a nod, โ€œOf course I know that.โ€
Jack furrows her brows and looks over her shoulder, โ€œOh no..โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan looks at her shyly as he grins, โ€œThat sounds perfect to me for now, thank you..โ€ย 
Evie makes a noise at the sight of Sloane and Nolan and hides behind Ben as she giggles softly. โ€œOh my..โ€ย 
Jacob saunters into the room with Carson and sees Jack on the couch, โ€œIt is time I bid adieu, dear sister!โ€ He waves like a Genovian prince as he approaches Jack and drops his head to kiss the top of her head.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins widely at how he says for now and she squeezes his hand. She looks up and sees Ben and Evie, "Look, other humans! We were wondering you all got abducted."
Ben laughs and shakes his head at Evie before pulling her in more with him, "No, just dealing with some stuff, but we're back now."
Kai nods and smiles, "Good, cause I am. And for Evie."
Carson stands back as she watches him, covering her mouth to hide her laughter.
Henry watches Jacob with wide eyes and then looks at Carson who shrugs her shoulders before mouthing, lightweight.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose grins at him, โ€œI know. Youโ€™re the best, Kai.โ€
Jack laughs and raises her brows as she stands, โ€œOkay drunkie. Get home and go to bed.โ€ She puts her hands on his shoulders to steady him before looking at Carson with a small smile, โ€œSorry about earlier. It wonโ€™t happen again.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan blinks at the mention of more people but lets out a sigh of relief when he sees Ben, wrinkling his nose at Evie, "Oh, hey! Yeah, we thought we missed the end of the party."ย 
Evie grins at Sloane knowingly and ignores Nolan as she enters the kitchen more, "Like I was saying to Ben, I'm in need of some snacks and a bit of water, don't mind me."ย 
Jacob sways a little on the spot but steadies with Jack's help, grinning at the girls drunkenly before hiccuping, "Aww.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles and moves her other hand to hold Nolan's too. "Ohh, get a plate we can share?" She asks hopefully to Evie.
Ben stands next to Nolan and squeezes his shoulder, "We'd never abandon you."
Kai goes into the kitchen with Rose and looks at Nolan and Sloane before smirking at Rose and whispering, "Aww, look, your favorite person might end up being your cousin-in-law."
Carson raises her brows at Jack's apology and nods her head, "It's forgiven. And don't worry, I'll get him home safe."
Henry smiles at Jack gratefully.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose wrinkles her nose and laughs at Kai, whispering back, โ€œIf heโ€™s gonna be in my life rather him be with Sloane than psycho Cora.โ€
Jack glances back at Henry and smiles before nodding at Carson, โ€œThanks.โ€ She squeezes her brotherโ€™s arm, โ€œHave a good night, Jake. Donโ€™t forget to take some Advil tomorrow.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie bites her lip as she looks at Sloane and Nolan and nods slowly, "Of course. Any preferences?"ย 
Nolan squeezes Sloane's hands and shakes his head quickly at Evie's question. He chuckles at Ben, "I'd be surprised if you did."ย 
Jacob throws up the peace sign as he laughs, "Nighty night."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane shakes her head and smiles, "Whatever you're having." She makes sure Nolan isn't looking when she gives Evie a knowing look.
Ben smiles at him, "Are you having fun?"
Kai chuckles and holds his fist up for Rose to bump against his.
Carson brings her arm back around Jacob, "Come on, Pan. You're gonna sleep well tonight." She looks at Jack, "Just so you know. I'm not flirting with Henry, like ever. We're just friends. I won't start anything with you anymore though."
Henry lets out a breath of relief and nods.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ ย Rose bumps her fist against his and grins, โ€œEvie make us some too.โ€
Jack smiles and nods her head, โ€œThanks, I appreciate that.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Jacob leans into Carson and groans a little, "The room is getting shiny.. shi.. spinny. I'm spinning."ย 
Nolan nods his head at Ben's question, "I am, yeah. All things considered, you know. I'm feeling a lot better right now."ย 
Evie giggles as Rose chimes in and she clears her throat as she speaks up, "Plates of snacks for all it is!" She smiles to herself as she starts fixing up plates with a good variety of snacks on each, humming to herself as she sets them up on the opposite counter, "Completed plates will be here, help yourself!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Carson starts to stumble as she tries to keep Jacob up and Henry raises his brows, "Did you drive here?" She nods her head yes and Henry bites his lip, "May I?" Carson looks at Jacob, "Close your eyes, Pan. You're gonna go on a little ride." Henry goes over to her and hoists Jacob over his shoulder, "Jack, wanna come with?"
Ben smiles and squeezes his shoulder again, "Good. Thinks look like they're going well." He smirks and quirks a brow.
Kai goes over to get food, "Evie, you are a queen!"
Sloane squeezes Nolan's hand and smiles, "I'll be right back." She gets off the counter and lets go of his hand to get some food.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack laughs softly as he picks up her brother, โ€œYeah, let me thank the future king and queen so we donโ€™t seem rude. Iโ€™ll meet you outside?โ€
Rose grins and goes over to the food, โ€œYour inner Snow White is showing, E.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Jacob obliges and closes his eyes then laughs as he's lifted up, "Wheeee!"ย 
Nolan feels his cheeks flush slightly and nods at Sloane before giving Ben a look, "Yes, all good very good here. How about whatever you were dealing with?"ย 
Evie hums to herself as she organizes chips and popcorn and other snacks for everyone, smiling at Kai and grabbing the plate Rose was about to take as she gives her a look, "As much as I love being compared to a princess, read the room, Rosie!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Carson's eyes widen and she laughs, "Oh, Jakey." Henry laughs and nods his head at Jack, "Meet you out there." He leaves with Carson, carrying Jacob to her car.
Ben grins and pokes Nolan's cheek before shrugging, "It's calmed down, still not over though."
Sloane laughs and steals a snack as she stands next to Evie, "He might think it's funny."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack goes into the kitchen and waves her hands, โ€œHey guys, my brother got a little drunkie. Weโ€™re gonna take him home before he ruins your amazing place.โ€ She laughs and grabs a chip, โ€œFor the road..thanks for having us!โ€
Rose looks up as Jack comes in and nods her head with a laugh, โ€œGood luck. Youโ€™re welcome.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan swats Ben's hand away playfully as he laughs, "Glad to have missed it. We just went for a walk outside."
Evie grins at Sloane and Rose and sets up the last plate for the amount of people around, "Everyone's good?" She doesn't grab a plate for herself yet until everyone else has and goes to get a glass of water first.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Henry gets Jacob into the car and waits for Jack. Carson thanks him and then takes Jacob home.
Ben laughs softly, "Thanks for coming!" He looks at Nolan and smirks, "How was the walk?"
Sloane looks at Rose and smiles, "So what's your favorite room in the whole house?"
Kai nods, "That is a good question."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack comes out of the house and smiles over at Henry, โ€œHey..thank you.โ€
Rose hums as eats some of the snacks, โ€œWell..our bedroom. Thereโ€™s an amazing fireplace and balcony looking over the backyard.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan gives Ben an amused look and then shrugs as he grins but keeps his voice low so the others can't hear them, "It was nice.. She uh, asked what happened with Cora and I straight up couldn't talk about it so there's that. Overall, really really good, though."ย 
Evie sips her water as she listens to Sloane and Kai and as Rose answers she grabs a plate of snacks, munching on some popcorn, "That sounds like a dream! This whole house, it's just.. It's truly magical, Rose."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Henry nods his head and smiles, "You're welcome."
Ben listens to him and nods, "That's okay. I mean, I wasn't ready to talk about what happened to Rose for weeks each time we ended things. I don't think Sloane would fault you for that."
Sloane grins widely, "Wow, so every night is basically a romantic getaway but its your own home."
Kai laughs, "I'm moving in."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack kisses him gently and smiles, โ€œProud of me for being nice?โ€
Rose laughs and nods at Sloane, โ€œExactly. I can show you guys if you want.โ€ She nods to the stairs.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan nods and smiles a little nervously, "I hope not.. And then she said something else that made me kinda panic internally but in a good way." Evie squeals with excitement at Rose's suggestion, "Oh, we must! I'd love to see it!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben gives him a look, "You have to tell me now."
Sloane grins, "Yes please." Kai nods and smiles, "Definitely, I need to see it for myself."
Henry laughs and returns the kiss, "Extremely proud."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Jack grins and takes his hand, โ€œLets go.โ€
Rose laughs with a nod, โ€œFollow me.โ€ She starts towards the stairs.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie grins at Kai and Sloane as they follow Rose and she links arms with Sloane along the way, wiggling her eyebrows at her, "Sooo..."ย 
Nolan notices the rest of them leaving the room and lets out a breath once it's just him and Ben, "It's honestly nothing, but she straight up told me she had a crush on me and that she's told Evie as much, which I already knew she kinda did but hearing her say it out loud and confirming it made my heart race.." Nolan cuts off his own rambling with a nervous laugh.
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane laughs and looks at her, "Eviiieee. We're just friends for now, taking our time after going through bad shit with bad people." Kai walks close to them, "Are we talking about Nolan? I wanna know too."
Ben nods his head as he listens to him and grins, "Awww, Nolan." He gives him a pat on the back, "Look at you, you lady's man. And I didn't even have to intervene at all!"
Henry takes Jack's hand and takes her home.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose looks back at them and laughs, โ€œLeave the poor girl alone.โ€ She leads them into their bedroom.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan rubs his cheeks anxiously and clears his throat, "I feel really good about this, Ben. I know I'm not ready to be in another relationship right now but she's patient and I'm starting to become optimistic.."ย 
"Mhm.." Evie gives Sloane a playful look and giggles at Kai and Rose's reactions. "I know I don't want all the details but you've got to give us more than that!" She smiles as they enter the bedroom and looks around, "Oh wow, Rose, it's even more beautiful than I imagined..."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben smiles and hugs him, patting his back, โ€œIโ€™m really happy for you, Nolan. And I know that Sloane is the type of girl who says what she means and means what she says. You can trust her. Itโ€™s okay to let yourself be optimistic.โ€
Sloane smiles, โ€œThereโ€™s not much to share. Heโ€™s sweet to me and I feel comfortable with him but weโ€™re gonna be friends while we both mend broken hearts but he agreed to hand holding a cheek kisses.โ€ She laughs and looks around with a grin, โ€œWow!โ€ Kai grins, โ€œThat sounds really sweet.โ€ He looks at the room and smiles, โ€œThis is insane.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose smiles at them and nods her head as she plops down on the bed, โ€œHappy for you, Sloane. You deserve a nice guy even if heโ€™s been incredibly frustrating to me in the past.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles to himself as he hugs Ben back and nods, "I really hope you're right.. It's just tough sometimes."ย 
Evie tries to keep the smile on her face as she listens and she laughs softly at Rose's comments, "Couldn't have said it better myself, Rose." She sits down on the bed and lays on her back as she sighs softly, "Guys, Sloane doesn't know anything about the Chase stuff tonight.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane sits down on the edge of the bed, โ€œWell, I saw you all outside but didnโ€™t want to pry. Iโ€™m all ears if you wanna talk about it.โ€
Kai sighs, โ€œChase hates us.โ€
Ben pulls back and nods, โ€œI know. But itโ€™ll be worth it in the end. Youโ€™ll have another person. Just like I have you and Rose.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ ย Rose shakes her head and laughs, โ€œHe does not hate us. Go on Evie.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan sighs as he looks down at his feet for a moment, "I thought I'd already found that.. We all know how that turned out."ย 
Evie closes her eyes for a moment then speaks up, "Well, long story short, Chase has or had feelings for me for a very, very long time and everyone seems to have known about it except for me and now I'm lost in this limbo of not knowing how I feel or what to do next."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ He frowns and squeezes his shoulder, โ€œShe wasnโ€™t right for you. That doesnโ€™t mean no one is. And if you and Sloane are starting as friends, that might be for the best.โ€
Sloaneโ€™s eyes widen, โ€œYou finally found out? Wow.. I mean.. I guess he didnโ€™t react very well. You still need time to think things over, both of you. He has to get used to you knowing, and you have to get used to knowing his feelings. But... now you at least have the opportunity to act. When you didnโ€™t know, you probably wouldnโ€™t even consider it because of all your guysโ€™s friendships.โ€ Kai nods his head in agreement.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose leans back to lay next to Evie and smiles, โ€œSheโ€™s right. You wouldnโ€™t have thought about him, would you?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan nods a little as he listens to Ben and lets out a deep breath, "Yeah, that's what feels right at the moment so I'm trying to go with it and not overthink it too much."
ย  Evie bites on her lip as Sloane speaks and at Rose's question she sighs, "I probably wouldn't have, no.. I've always set my sights on royalty and especially ever since coming to Auradon, the thought of someone from the Isle hasn't even crossed my mind, let alone one of my best friends.." She rests her hands over her stomach as she fidgets with her fingers, "But now I can't help but think about how things might have been different if he'd just told me once it started.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben smiles, โ€œTake your time, and donโ€™t let anyone rush you. Or theyโ€™ll have to deal with me.โ€
Kai looks at Evie, โ€œHe was scared.. because what if you didnโ€™t like him back? He was probably worried instead of having the amazing friendship that you two do right now, it would be awkward and he ruined things. He wanted it to be on your own terms.โ€
Sloane half smiles, โ€œWhich is probably really hard to do when all you do is hear about your friendship. I donโ€™t think that itโ€™s that you donโ€™t or never felt that way.. just that you were never given a chance to.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose squeezes her hand gently and smiles, โ€œI think truthfully itโ€™s about where you go from here. You can dwell on what ifs and whys but itโ€™s about moving forward with this knowledge. Whether you continue to be friends or if you think you could want more. Itโ€™s going to be hard for bit. He feels uncomfortable and is putting walls up but things will level out, E.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan hums thoughtfully before grabbing a handful of chips and letting out a laugh, "Funny how it would be more appropriate for me to be your protector in the grand scheme of things. Yet it always seems to be the other way around.." He smiles at Ben fondly, "You're the best, bro."ย 
Evie smiles as she listens to them all and then lets out a soft groans as she covers her face with her hands for a moment, "What would I do without you guys? I know you're all right about this, and it'll be an adjustment between Chase and I, but I'm optimistic this will only make us stronger."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben grins at him, "I know that you're my protector too, you've proved that plenty of times. But our friendship isn't one sided, and I'll always be here for you, too." His eyes crinkle in the corners as he grins wider, "So are you, Nol. So are you."
Kai half smiles and rubs her shoulder gently, "Just take your time, Evie. No matter what, we'll all still be here supporting you."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose smiles and hums softly, โ€œYouโ€™d be a hot mess without us honestly.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan smiles widely before munching on some chips and hopping up on the counter to sit, "So overall, would you consider tonight a success?"ย 
Evie thanks Kai with a smile and then shakes her head as she laughs at Rose, "That's definitely true. I'd be reduced to a puddle of overwhelming emotions."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben watches him and leans back against the counter, nodding his head, "I think so. "I mean, you and Sloane got to spend time together. You're even sitting on the counter like she was before." He smirks at him and winks before continuing, "Chase didn't try to kick any of our asses. Evie now knows about Chase's feelings, and no one broke anything."
Sloane laughs and squeezes Evie's hand, "That's what we're here for."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and gets up off the bed, โ€œOn the better things. Like the view from our balcony.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan looks down shyly as Ben mentions Sloane and raises his eyebrows, "That still sounds.. eventful."ย 
Evie sits up more and gives Sloane a quick hug before getting up to follow Rose, "Ooh, yes please!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben laughs and nods, โ€œIt was. Wanna join them? I think they went upstairs.โ€
Kai grins, โ€œI was hoping youโ€™d offer.โ€ ย Sloane follows suit and grins.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and opens the double doors to their balcony with a grin.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan thinks for a moment before nodding and hopping off the counter, "Yeah, sure. Why not?"ย 
Evie gasps a little as they go onto the balcony and she grins, "I'm speechless.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben smiles and nods for Nolan to follow him. They go upstairs and he peeks into their bedroom, and laughs as he sees everyone on the balcony. โ€œCome on, you have to see this view,โ€ he grins at Nolan before following them outside, going over to Rose and wrapping his arms around her.
Sloane leans on the railing as she looks out, โ€œThis is gorgeous.โ€
Kai grins widely, โ€œWow. No wonder you two picked this place.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose smiles and leans back into Benโ€™s arms as she laughs, โ€œItโ€™s beautiful.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan follows Ben up and once they get to the balcony he stands next to Sloane on the opposite side of Evie, "Hey.."ย 
Evie beams as leans on the railing like Sloane and shakes her head, "What a dream.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben kisses Roseโ€™s head and smiles, โ€œA perfect fit for us.โ€
Sloane smiles at Evie and then hears Nolan, smiling at him, โ€œHey.. we walked all the way out there.โ€ She points off in the distance.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods with a hum as she closes her eyes at his kiss, โ€œI canโ€™t wait to show you your place, E.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows and squints a little as his gaze follows out to where Sloane is pointing, "Damn.. Not too bad for an impromptu walk, hey?"ย 
Evie smiles to herself as she hums softly before biting her lip and looking at Kai, "Part of me feels like I should head home soon.. I know he doesn't need checking up on but I can't help it.."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles and links her arm with his, โ€œI didnโ€™t realize how far we walked til now.โ€
Kai rubs her shoulder, โ€œIโ€™ll go with you. Do you wanna have a sleepover tonight? I donโ€™t want you to be alone.โ€ He looks at Rose and smiles, โ€œCan I come to her house tour too? I wanna see it.โ€
Ben kisses Roseโ€™s temple and smiles.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ She nods with a shrug, โ€œSure, why not. Do you want to see it tonight or tomorrow?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan lightly rests his head on top of Sloane's after he shuffles closer to her and chuckles, "I'm not that surprised, actually. What's that saying? Time flies when you're having fun.โ€
Evie continues to bite down on her lip for a moment before sighing, "Can we do it tomorrow? As excited as I am, I don't want to leave Chase alone." She smiles at Kai and then at Rose, "I can wait one more day."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins as she feels his head rest on hers, and she smiles even wider at what he says. "That makes me pretty happy."
Kai nods his head, "No of course, I meant at home."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods her head and smiles, โ€œBen and I will come help you pack up some tomorrow then take you to see it?โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan feels himself getting shy again and clears his throat as he stands up straighter but stays close to Sloane, smiling at her, "By the way, thanks for hanging out with me so much tonight, and while I'm at it I might as well apologize again for any weirdness on my part."ย 
Evie gradually nods at Kai and Rosen and gives them all a grateful look, "I think that would work perfectly, yes. If it's not too much trouble, of course."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane looks up at him and smiles fondly, โ€œYouโ€™re welcome. And donโ€™t apologize, there was no weirdness on your part.โ€ She gently squeezes his arm, โ€œBut I should be heading out now.โ€
Ben smiles at Evie, โ€œAnything for you, E.โ€
Kai smiles at Evie, โ€œLetโ€™s go enjoy our last night home, Evie. Iโ€™ll even make you hot chocolate with fluff.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose smiles at them and leans into Benโ€™s side, โ€œWeโ€™ll walk you all out.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows as he looks at the others getting ready to go and nods at Sloane's words, "Oh, yeah, me too. I'll walk you home."ย 
Evie grins at Ben and then loops her arm through Kai's as she giggles, "You're the sweetest. Now I know you're an actual prince, Ben, but I swear this one gives you a run for your money sometimes."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles at him, "I'd like that a lot." She takes his hand and pulls him to everyone else.
Ben laughs and shrugs innocently, "Kai is the best. I'll come second to him any time."
Kai rolls his eyes and laughs, "Stop. Besides, you'll be king soon enough."
Ben smiles, "Then there won't be any competition?" He teases and leads everyone out of the room and downstairs.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and follows them, โ€œAlso since heโ€™s king, maybe he can grant you a Prince title.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan nods as he lets Sloane lead him along with the others, sliding his fingers through hers and giving her hand a squeeze.ย 
Evie grins at them and nudges Kai excitedly, "Prince Kai has a lovely ring to it, we've got to make it happen!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane grins to herself and squeezes his hand back and she listens to the conversation, "Ohh, can I be a duchess?! I don't know what it means, but I always liked the sound of that title."
Ben laughs, bringing them into the foyer, "I'll have power, but I'm not sure if I'll have that amount of power. Though, Sloane, if you marry into royalty then you're more than likely to have that title. Kai, I can knight you?"
Kai grins, "Sir Kai Seaward sounds just as nice."
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and holds hand out to pretend to knight Kai, โ€œSir Kai, thank you for coming tonight.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan chuckles as he listens and nods, "Duchess sounds royally important. I think I have a cousin with that title.."
Evie squeals happily at the boys and claps, "A knight! Hooray for Sir Kai!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane nods her head and smiles, "Duke and Duchess. Sounds very fancy."
Kai laughs and grins, "Thank you, your future majesties, I appreciate the invite." He playfully bows.
Ben laughs and hugs Evie goodbye.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and gives Kai then Evie a hug, โ€œLove you both. Good luck with Chase.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan raises his eyebrows in surprise as they head towards the front with everyone but says nothing, just smiles shyly. Evie hugs Ben tightly and then gives Rose a hug just as tight, "Thank you both so much for having us! This place is beautiful, I'm so happy for you!" She grins widely at them and shakes her head, "And just thank you for.. everything, you know. I'll see you tomorrow."
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Kai hugs them goodbye and laughs at Rose, โ€œThanks, weโ€™ll need it.โ€
Ben nods and smiles, โ€œOf course. See you tomorrow.โ€
Sloane lets go of Nolanโ€™s hand and hugs Rose goodbye, โ€œBye, Cous.โ€ She laughs.
Ben chuckles and holds his arm out to Nolan.
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose nods at Evie and smiles, โ€œAlways.โ€ She moves over to Sloane and hugs her back, โ€œThanks for coming.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan starts to frown when Sloane lets go of his hand but he realizes it's to say bye to everyone else. Chuckling a little to himself he looks at Ben and mimics him before pulling him into a hug, "Thanks for having me, and thanks for earlier, you know.."ย 
Evie waits for Sloane to finish hugging Rose and giggles as she goes over to her, "I want a hug too just because!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben nods and pats his back, โ€œOf course, youโ€™re my brother.โ€
Sloane laughs and wraps Evie up in her arms, โ€œA hug goodbye is warranted!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose laughs and pulls back from them.
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan grins at Ben's words and nods as he pulls back from the hug. He looks at Rose and nods curtly at her, "Thanks, Rose."ย 
Evie squeezes Sloane, "I'll see you soon! You're totally welcome to come by tomorrow to check out my new place!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Ben chuckles and sighs at them.
Kai grins as he waits for Evie.
Sloane smiles, โ€œI would love to. Have fun with your last night with the boys. Text me if you need anything.โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose leans into Benโ€™s side and smiles as she nods at Nolan, โ€œNo problem. See you soon, Iโ€™m sure.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Evie nods as she pulls back from Sloane, "Oh definitely! Text me when you get home safe!" She makes eye contact with Kai and grins at him, "Sorry for the hold up, I'm coming!" Nolan smiles politely with a nod of his head at Rose and then raises his eyebrows at Sloane, "All ready to head out?"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธ Sloane smiles and nods at Evie, โ€œI will.โ€ She goes back over to Nolan and grins as she immediately holds his hand again, โ€œReady.โ€ She waves bye to everyone before heading out with him.
Kai offers Evie his arm, โ€œBye, guys. Thanks for having us, weโ€™ll see you tomorrow!โ€
๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Rose leads them out to their front door, โ€œSee you guys soon.โ€
๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ Nolan gives everyone a wave before leaving with Sloane.
Evie takes Kai's arm with a grin and blows a kiss to Rosen as they head out the door, "Love you, thanks again! See you tomorrow!"
๐Ÿ‘‘โšก๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‘๐Ÿฅ‹โ˜ ๏ธย  Ben smiles, โ€œSee you tomorrow!โ€ He waves back and watches everyone leave before heading back in with Rose.
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005 of 2023
In the new year, I want to....
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In the new year, I hope to.... make a new friend. get pregnant. have a child. meet the love of my life. get married. ๐Ÿ’ get engaged. ๐Ÿ’ move to a new house. ๐Ÿก get a new car. ๐Ÿš˜ graduate. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ get to know my neighbors more. write in a diary or journal every day. have a better year than last year. move out of my parent's house. get a new dog. ๐Ÿถ get a new cat. ๐Ÿˆ quit my job. start a new job. travel. โœˆ๏ธ go to the beach. ๐Ÿ save money. ๐Ÿ’ฐ spend more time outside. โ˜€๏ธ exercise regularly. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ eat healthy. ๐Ÿฅ— find a new church. โ›ช๏ธ step outside of my comfort zone. start a new hobby. pick up an old hobby that I've laid aside. lose weight. gain weight. find a new doctor. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ break up with my current partner. learn to enjoy the single life. scrapbook. ๐Ÿ“” stay organized. practice daily gratitude. ๐Ÿ™ de-clutter. thank God for my many blessings every day. ๐Ÿ™ re-connect with an old friend. go back to school. start seeing a therapist. continue seeing a therapist. get a new haircut or new hairstyle. get a new tattoo. get a new piercing. make my bed every day. ๐Ÿ› change my appearance. go for walks more often. be less lonely. give more hugs. ๐Ÿค— move to a new city. ๐Ÿ™ cut someone toxic out of my life. spend less time on my phone. ๐Ÿ“ฑ start a new art project. ๐ŸŽจ start a new craft project. ๐Ÿซ™๐ŸŽจ go after my dreams. have more structure in my life. keep to a set schedule. eat more vegetables. ๐Ÿฅฆ quit smoking. ๐Ÿšฌ quit drinking. ๐Ÿบ drink less pop. ๐Ÿฅค eat less sweets. ๐Ÿซ do something I've been putting off. organize my closet. ๐Ÿ‘š spend more time with family. spend less time complaining. live each day to the fullest! volunteer. donate blood. ๐Ÿฉธ be a good citizen. be a good friend. love the Lord with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. love my neighbor as myself. forgive someone I've been angry at for a long time. overcome an obstacle. talk to a doctor about something I've been putting off talking to a doctor about. take less medication. ๐Ÿ’Š take more medication. ๐Ÿ’Š become a member at a gym. ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ build muscle. ๐Ÿ’ช run a marathon. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ run a 5k. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ run a 10k. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ take a new college class. re-decorate your living room. rearrange the furniture in your bedroom. adopt a child. become a foster parent. date the same person all year. eat sushi. ๐Ÿฃ get drunk. ๐Ÿบ kiss someone. ๐Ÿ’‹ stay out of the hospital for the entire year. ๐Ÿฅ overcome an obstacle. win an award. ๐Ÿ† win Employee of the Month. get a new phone. ๐Ÿ“ฑ get a new computer. ๐Ÿ’ป get a new TV. ๐Ÿ–ฅ ask out my crush. confess my feelings to my crush. "come out of the closet." ๐Ÿšช attend a Gay Pride event. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ join the military. ๐Ÿช– (I wish) learn to a play a musical instrument. perform on stage in front of an audience. ๐ŸŽญ travel somewhere new I've never been before. go for a hike in the woods. ๐ŸŒฒ go camping. ๐Ÿ• stargaze. โœจ get caught in the rain while on a run. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐ŸŒง take pictures of things I find beautiful. ๐Ÿ“ธ gamble at a casino. ๐ŸŽฐ build something out of wood. ๐Ÿชต paint rocks and then hide them in my town. ๐Ÿชจ๐Ÿ–Œ see a rainbow. ๐ŸŒˆ build a snowman. โ›„๏ธ see snow. โ„๏ธ make a dreamcatcher. eat more fruit. ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฅญ bake bread. ๐Ÿž eat fast food less. ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŸ cook more. ๐Ÿซ• bake a pie from scratch. ๐Ÿฅง treat myself to a donut. ๐Ÿฉ attend a professional sporting event. ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ€โšฝ๏ธ catch a fish. ๐ŸŽฃ fly a kite. ๐Ÿช learn to skateboard. ๐Ÿ›น skydive. ๐Ÿช‚ bungee jump. snowboard. ๐Ÿ‚ ski. โ›ท do a cartwheel. ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ play basketball. โ›น๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ practice yoga. ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ learn to surf. ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ kayak. ๐Ÿ›ถ ride a bike. ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ learn to juggle. ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™€๏ธ sing a solo in front of an audience. ๐ŸŽค audition for American Idol. ๐ŸŽค complete a jigsaw puzzle. ๐Ÿงฉ get my driver's license. ๐Ÿชช set off fireworks. ๐Ÿงจ visit a friend or family member's grave at the cemetery. ๐Ÿชฆ try sword fighting. โš”๏ธ take a relaxing bath. ๐Ÿ›€ always keep my scissors in the same place, so I won't lose them. โœ‚๏ธ surrender my life to Christ each day. โœ๏ธ celebrate Hanakuh. ๐Ÿ•Ž recycle. โ™ป๏ธ throw a party. ๐Ÿฅณ overcome a fear. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ celebrate Halloween. ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป pray. ๐Ÿ™ learn to cook. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ plant a garden. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ dye my hair a crazy color. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽค๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽค become a teacher. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ become an artist. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ become a scientist. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ become a flight attendant. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โœˆ๏ธ celebrate Christmas. ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… grow out my hair. ๐Ÿงโ€โ™€๏ธ dance. ๐Ÿ’ƒ go on more walks. ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ swim. ๐Ÿ‘™ wear a dress. ๐Ÿ‘— wear flip-flops. ๐Ÿฉด wear heels. ๐Ÿ‘  feed the ducks. ๐Ÿฆ† enjoy the beautiful fall foliage. ๐Ÿ live a life I'm proud of. celebrate life. be myself. take more risks. be more spontaneous.
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