Can You Keep A Secret?

Chapter Three

-Liv's POV-

"What's up with Andy?" I asked, staring at the space where he had just been.

"No idea," Mikey replied, reaching for his leftover ice cream. "You should probably check up on him later, though."

"I hope he's okay," I sighed, raising an eyebrow at Mikey.

"What? There's no need to waste some perfectly good ice cream," he argued, spooning me a bite. "I hope he's okay, too. He's been acting kinda weird lately." I'd noticed it, too – And it worried me more than I was letting on. Slowly but surely, I'd felt us getting more and more out of touch since I'd started dating Mikey. I couldn't remember the last time that we'd sat down and had a serious talk about, well, anything.

"Do you think...this...us...is what's upsetting him?" I voiced my fear.

"Come on, Liv. You and I both know him." He took my hands and leaned over to kiss my forehead. "I know he wants you to be happy."

"I'm sure you're right..." I sighed, not feeling sure about it at all. It was then that Brooklyn strolled into the room, wearing nothing but a pair of boxers.

"Ew! Put some clothes on!" I laughed, and Mikey playfully covered my eyes, even though I was more than used to seeing the guys walking around bare naked.

"It's so hot," he moaned. "Is that ice cream?!"

"Get your own," Mikey said defensively. "Besides, haven't you had chocolate already today? You're hyper enough."

"Like, half a bar. The rest melted on my hands," he said, peering into the fridge. "There's none left," he noted sadly.

"Get more at the store then," Mikey shrugged.

"I don't want to go alone," he whined.

"Well, Andy and Rye just left and Jack's asleep," Mikey said.

"Pleaseee go with me, Mikey. Pleaseee," he begged.

"I guess," he gave in. "Liv, do you wanna come too?" he asked.

"Nah, I'm good."

"Okay, I guess I'll see you later then." He kissed me quickly before he left, and, even after all this time, it still set off a wave of butterflies in my stomach.

Once they left, the flat was quiet – A rarity around here. I couldn't stop my mind from straying back to Andy. What if it was Mikey and I's relationship that was bothering him? We were both his best friends, so it had to be at least a little weird for him. Still, we'd been together now for nearly four months – surely I would've noticed some other signs before now? All I knew for sure was that I couldn't imagine a life without either of them. I shook my head, even though nobody else was around – there was no use worrying about it now and ruining the present. I would simply ask Andy about it later.