Can You Keep A Secret?

Chapter Fifty-Three

-Brooklyn's POV-

"Okay, does anyone need a bathroom break?" Blair asked. Rye looked at me and snickered.

"I do," Mikey said, clearly desperate to relieve himself after all that time.

"I had the right idea, didn't I," I smirked, lightly shoving him on the shoulder.

"Okay, one, shut up," he said. "And, two, don't jiggle me. I'm about to burst." I laughed, rocking him again. He clutched my arm, looking me straight in the eye.

"I will kill you." He said, deadly serious.

I laughed again before adding, "I actually have to as well."

"Ah, fuck you," Mikey said.

"Language," Blair warned. "There's a rest stop in a couple of miles, so I'll stop there."

"Waterfalls," I whispered in Mikey's ear. "Listen to that rain. Oooo, the water."

"I swear to God, Brooklyn," He warned.

"Stop teasing Mikey, Brook. I don't need anyone pissing themselves in my car," He said, shooting us a look in the rearview mirror, which made me laugh again.

Once we reached the rest stop, Mikey literally booked it to the bathroom, leaving me in bits for a moment before I followed the rest of them in.

Mikey and Rye finished up quickly, and I called out, still at the urinal, "Not quite as fun as the bush, but it'll do."

"You're a weird one, Brooklyn," Rye said, turning off the sink and walking out.

"I'll take that as a compliment!" I yelled after him. I didn't know what it was that had made me so giddy – The late hour of night or the fact that Andy was back, but something had me a little happier than I had been in a while.

Washing my hands, I wondered for a moment how Stacey would react if she were there –She'd find it gross, probably. I took my phone out as I left the bathroom, texting her, just in the slight case that she was still up.

"Can we get something to eat?" I asked Blair, looking longingly down the florescent-lit aisles of junk food galore. He sighed and handed me a couple of pounds.

"Yessss," I said, zooming off around the store. I grabbed a couple bags of crisps, one of those jumbo cookies, and a box of cereal before checking out. I opened one of the bags of crisps as I walked back, chewing one loudly.

"Now, don't eat too much," Blair advised, making a pointed remark about earlier.

"I'm fine now, I swear." Fine and starving, that was. I wondered if there was a Nandos nearby, and if it would be open at this time, and if Blair would let us go eat there.

"Is everyone here?" He asked, looking around him.

"Andy's not out yet," Rye noted.

"He's taking an awfully long time to pee," Liv noted.

"Oh, he was in a stall." Mikey did an over-exaggerated wink.

"I'll go check on him," I offered, handing Mikey the food before entering the bathroom again.

"Andy? You alright?" I asked.

"I'm good," he said quietly.

"Are you...sure?" I asked, a little nervous now.

"Yeah," he replied. "I'll be out in a moment."

"Okay," I said, a little confused, but deciding against pushing it any further. Still, my mood had been altered a bit. Even through the small bursts of happiness, nothing had felt quite right lately.