Tink ; dibs the front
Andy ; we got longer legs then u
Tink ; still dibs
Ben ; and i don't care
Tegan: there's plenty room in the back.

They get in my car and i start driving to Brighton and half the time tink and andy were arguing but once they finally stopped arguing we had got to Brighton. 

Tegan ; parking is goinh to cost me an arm and a leg
Andy; u said u would drive
Tink ; I'll pay half
Ben ; so will i
Andy ; i won't
Tegan ; thanks for the offer but its ok
Tink ; should we get food now and then go to the beach or go to the beach and then get food
Andy : get food now and eat at the beach
Ben; i like that idea I'm hungry
Tegan ; me to plus i am craving chips
Tink ; u will honestly turn into a chil
Tegan ; i love chips
Tink ; no shit
Andy : so fish and chips and then beach
Tegan : yes
Andy ; sweet

We walk down to the chip shop

Ben ; what u getting I'll get it for u for driving us up here sort of a pay back
Tegan ; no its ok i get mine
Ben ; I'll get it
Tegan ; no
Andy ; I'll get it
Tegan ; get your girlfriends
Andy : no
Tink : screw u
Andy ; its a pay back
Ben ; what are u getting and I'm not taking no for answer
Tegan : chips curry sauce and batterd sausage 
Ben ; drink
Tegan ; i got water
Ben ; ok
Tegan : are u sure
Ben ; yh go wait outside
Tegan ; thanks

I go outside and i take my mask off

Tink ; he's been ass
Tegan ; he's your boyfriend
Tink ; isn't my boyfriend yet
Tegan ; he will be
Tink : shut up
Tegan : so weird
Tink ; you've barley hung out with us since lockdown lifted and i get it u and your family are trying to get your business back up and running . But u haven't been around its just been me and andy and then ben a couple times
Tegan ; ok
Tink ; i get it tho

I nod my head and i lean against the wall and we wait for the boys and when they join us we go down to the beach .

Tegan ; thank u
Ben ; thats ok
Tink ; its hot
Andy ; its scorching
Ben ; try training in this weather
Andy : yh screw that
Tink ; your injured u aren't training yet
Ben ; yh but I've still trained in wether like this for years
Tegan ; trained
Andy : he footballer
Tink ; a real footballer not like the oh I'm  footballer and then find out its a side hobby hes like in the premier league
Tegan ; nice
Ben ; do u watch football
Tegan; no is this why u started watching because he's a footballer
Tink ; yh also Andy
Andy ; yh if your gonna date me have to watch football
Ben ; really
Andy ; i would never miss game so if I'm dating a girl shes either got to deal with me watching every game or watch it with me .
Ben ; dedicated
Andy : football is the only consistent thing in my life
Tegan ; damn
Ben ; might not always be around but always be there
Andy ; i know but still
Tegan ; even if u are a pain in my back side i will be there
Andy : chill I'm good but u not gonna say anything
Tink : go away

I pull a face and i pull my sunglasses down and i lay down closing my eyes and i listen andy and tink argue again.

Ben ; hey

I look at him

Ben ; do they always argue
Tegan ; you've hung out with them
Ben ; a few times and yes they've argued but i thought i hung out with them on the wrong days .
Tegan : its constant
Ben ; doesn't it annoy u
Tegan : it did and it was frustrating but now its my intertanemnt

He starts laughing

Tegan : is it annoying u
Ben ; yes but then i don't want to complain because I've been invited out and i didn't have to come .
Tegan ; its fine to find it annoying
Ben ; its so annoying all the way here in the car and now
Tegan ; personally find it better then them sucking faces
Ben ; that is very true whos to say they won't makeup and start making out
Tegan ; i pray they don't
Ben ; i pray they get along
Tegan ; if they get along then that means something is seriously wrong with the both of them.
Ben ; the world would be ending
Tegan; exactly
Tink ; ben will u come with me
Ben ; huh what...where are u going
Tink ; just come
Ben ; ok

They get up and i close my eyes again

Andy : she drives me crazy
Tegan ; as much as i love u both if u guys drive each other why are u together if u make each other unhappy shouldn't u guys just go back to being friends.
Andy ; is there a reason your saying this
Tegan; i want my friends to get along and i want u both happy tell me to mind my own business
Andy: no its fine 
Tegan : well I'm just gonna mind my own business anyway
Andy ; do u think we should be together
Tegan ; not my business

i stick my bag under my head and i grab my phone going on that for a while

Andy ; u seeing anyone
Tegan ; what
Andy ; curious
Tegan : we don't talk about this stuff
Andy ; just answer
Tegan ; no
Andy : so your open to getting to know anyone
Tegan : andy
Andy: sorry
Tink ; is he annoying u aswell
Tegan ; no
Ben ; ice cream
Tegan : oh thank u

I sit up and he hands me my ice cream

Ben ; what are they whispering about
Tegan : i don't but anyd was being weird
Ben ; i don't know tinks well but she was being weird aswell
Tegan ; how so
Ben ; just asking me if i like anyone pr whats my usual type
Tegan ; oh
Ben ; what did andy ask u
Tegan ; he asked if i was seeing anyone
Ben ; right
Tegan : strange
Ben ; maybe Curiosity

I shrug my shoulders 

Andy : anyone want to go play mini golf its just down there
Tink ; I'm down
Ben ; yes because i will destroy u all
Andy ; oh u wish u have no chance against me
Ben ; don't forget who used to beat u at golf
Andy : shut up I've got better
Ben : yh yh
Tink ; come on boys

I let out a little laugh

Andy : we are not boys
Ben ; well u are
Andy; i am not
Tegan: come on

We all get up and i pick up our stuff and we walk over to the mini golf and we all play mini golf and we had some good round and we all had some bad rounds .

Tink : well this is bullshit
Andy ; what is it
Tink ; it last place with 70 is me

We all start laughing apart from tink and i try stopping myself

Ben ; 70
Tink ; shut up in 3rd place with 56 is andy
Andy ; no
Tink : yes
Tegan ; andy disappointing
Andy ; shut up

He pushes me

Ben ; out of me and u
Tink : with 40 is ben and coop with..34 making her the winner
Tegan ; oh hell yes 

I do a little dance

Ben ; well done
Tegan ; thank u
Tink ; u all suck
Andy ; u stick at mini golf
Tink ; shut up
Tegan; I'm just to good
Andy : I'll beat u at bowling
Tegan ; course u will
Tink ; well done coop proud of u
Tegan: thank u
Andy : are we ready to make a move
Tegan ; I'm happy with what ever
Tink ; lets go the sun has shatterd me
Tegan : its been a hot day
Ben ; been sweating the whole time
Andy ; me to
Tink ; u certainly sweated on the last hole of golf
Andy ; shh
Tink ; lets go

We walk back to my car and i pay for parking and i start driving

Tegan : are they asleep
Ben ; uh...yes and they couldn't be anymore separated from each other
Tegan ; shock
Ben ; weirdest couple I've ever met
Tegan : me to but hey I'm not here to judge
Ben ; oh I'm judging
Tegan ; like the honesty
Ben ; i only judge him tho
Tegan ; if i was to judge someone it would also be here
Ben ; its understandble its Andy
Tegan ; exactly
Ben: why do they call u coop
Tegan : oh there was another girl in my school called teigan spelt differently but still had the same name . It started getting confusing so everyone called me a shortened version os my last night whic is is cooper so shorten it down u get coop .
Ben ; ah ok i did think that

I nod my head

Tegan; do u have any nicknames kinda weird but oh well
Ben ; chilly
Tegan: chilly
Ben ; yh got ice in my veins
Tegan ; mmm ok and what do u prefer chilly or ben
Ben ; eithers good what u do prefer

He looks at me

Tegan; same as u either is good
Ben ; ok
Tegan ; thank u for getting my lunch today
Ben : thank u for driving
Tegan ; i don't mind driving i like it
Ben ; relaxing
Tegan: it is unless u get stuck in traffic and then u have people honking or London traffic is the worst
Ben ; i refuse to drive in london
Tegan ; thankfully i don't go offten
Ben ; luckey
Tegan : mmm
Tink : shut up

We both go quiet and i drive us all back to andys and i go back to mine

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