demolition lovers // josh dun

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I stomp over to where my brother, Jenna, and Debby are standing. Jenna shrinks away, realizing what's about to go down.

I grab Debby by the cuff of her jacket, dragging her to the bathroom and slamming the door behind me.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?"

"Being cornered in a bathroom. What's your problem?"

"You, smartass. Didn't you see Ben walk in with his wife? Or does he have a big 'flirt with me' sign taped to his back?"

"He came on to me, okay? I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"You didn't know? Was the ring on his finger not enough for you?"

The two of us hear a loud smack coming from outside, followed by a string of Spanish curses. Oh no.

My brother is grasping his cheek, and I catch a glimpse of Mia walking out the front door. Now everyone is staring. I shoot Ben a confused look, but he looks defeated. He must have said something STUPID, because I never hear Mia speak Spanish.

I chase after her, followed by Josh. "I can handle this." I say, he stays close behind me.

I catch up with Mia, who's on her knees at the end of the hall, a few feet from the elevator. I instantly fall next to her, bringing her close to me. She's sobbing.

"What is it? Are you okay?"

"No. I'm just going to go home..." She says, between cries.

"I'll give you a ride, come on."

Mia turns to Josh and pulls him into a hug. "I'm sorry I crashed your party, sweetheart." They've gotten pretty close since the last incident with Shawn.

"It's not a big deal. I just want you to be okay."

"I'll be back to help clean up tonight, okay? Don't drink too much more." I say, grabbing my keys from my pocket. He's sobered up a bit already. "And...try to keep an eye on Ben."

I never thought I'd have to say that.

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I dropped Mia off at home, avoiding going inside because my mom's car was in the driveway. She must have babysat tonight.

Before heading back to pick up Ben from the party, I glance down at my phone.

From Tyler: Everything okay? bro is sloshed. i took his keys
To Tyler: For tonight. I'm on my way to pick him up.
From Tyler: just come to my place. everyone went home a few minutes ago. he's crying on the floor, saying he's sorry so jenna and i are just gonna bring him with us

Seriously, what is up with him tonight? If what Debby said was true, he starting flirting with her first? And now he's drunk, causing a scene? This is not like Ben at all. Mia refused to tell me what he said to earn himself a slap, too.

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The next morning

Earlier than usual, I get out of bed and shower before even checking my phone. I'm flooded with a whopping 17 unread messages. Yes, 17. 10 of which are from Josh, thanking me for throwing him the best party of his adult life and how he's going to throw me a "you're the best person ever" party. Those were from 1AM, so he must have still been pretty tipsy. There's also a bunch from a few minutes ago, consisting of him apologizing for sounding like an idiot, but he'll still 'throw me that party'.

Then there's the texts from Mia. Ranging from, "thank you for sticking with me last night and understanding everything" to "I'm sorry I didn't tell you what all happened, but I will soon" to the last text that I received this morning.

From Mia: I think I'm going to file for a divorce.

Wait a minute, what?

I head into the living room, where Ben is passed out on my couch. His eyes are red and puffy.

"Benjamin." I call out, loud enough for any normal, sober person to wake up. He doesn't budge.

"Ben!" I say, louder this time and hit him with a pillow. His snorts and opens his eyes, faster than the speed of light.

"What? What happened? Shit, I'm late for work, huh?" He starts rummaging through the pile of clothes he left on the floor.

"It's Sunday. Sit down."

He sits, coming to a realization. He knows he's in deep shit.

"Tell me what the fuck is going on."

"It's none of your business, Lilah. Don't worry about it."

"Yes, you're right. But when you publicly flirt with one of my best friend's exes at HIS OWN birthday party, it becomes my business. Tell me."

"She already told you, huh?"

"Who?"

"Mia wants a divorce." She must have called him last night. That also explains how red his eyes were, because he fell asleep almost instantly when we got home. "And she's pregnant."

"She did tell me. But why? What the hell did you do?"

"I uh...I started talking to a girl I used to know in college..." He looks away from me. "Mia didn't know about it until last night and..."

"And?"

"It was just one night. I didn't mean for it to get out of hand."

NOT what I wanted to hear.

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a/n
me: accidentally turns this into a benxmia fic oops lolol i'MS ORRY EVERYTHING WAS JUST SO DRAMA-FREE AND I HAD TO RUIN IT but do not fear, things will turn around and get better V SOON