"I really don't understand why people are already assuming stuff is going on." The boys and Caden were now eating while looking at the comments on Caden's last post. Caden looked up from her food to Austin. "They are just jealous that I'm now hanging out with all of you, it wouldn't surprise if some people started to think that I want to date my brother." Cole choked on his drink. "Ew, that's gross."
"I don't necessarily mean the hate, just why the moment you are hanging out with someone that's not the same sex as you everyone starts to think you are dating." Caden shrugged. "They are fans I'm not really that surprised. I don't think some of them realize that I'm also not cheating since I'm not in a relationship anymore."
"About that... how are you doing?" Cole asked. Caden knew that the boys probably knew about what happened, considering they weren't faced at all. She didn't mind speaking about the topic, but it did feel uncomfortable. "I'm... better, I guess." She took another bite of her taco. "I'm not really comfortable talking about it. It happened recently and I'm still questioning what I did wrong." She laughed out of sarcasm, it hurt her that it bothered her so much. "I came here to have fun with you and your friends not to talk about my ex, so... what's the plan for tonight?"
"Just chill and probably watch some movies or play some video games," Brandon told her, not looking up from his phone. "We should probably go and buy some snacks though. Whose house are we staying?" Nick pointed to himself and Cole, looking at all of the guys and Caden. "Let's do it at Coles so I don't have to walk home afterward." Nick pouted at Caden. "That's not fair!" She just smirked at him, "you told us to decide so I did, " she was mocking Nicks' voice, annoying him more.
All of them finished their food and proceeded to throw it out. They all walked out to the car, talking on the way. "Who's going to sit next to me now?" Nick quickly volunteered himself. "These two guys, " he pointed towards Edwin and Zion, "zoom out and act like they are dead, I need someone to talk to." Brandon pointed to his chest, offended as Zion and Edwin both went in to hit Nick.
"I'll go with Cole! Austin you go with these two." Brandon ran as fast as he could to the seat next to Cole, leaving Austin dumbfounded. "Z and Ed you guys go to the far back while the three of us go in the middle."
"But I don't want to sit with Edwin!"
"Well, I don't want to sit with you!"
"Why?"
"Why do you think I'm on my phone when I sit with you? You are always looking at the far distance never listening!"
"Can someone else drive?" Cole was now getting annoyed, they were children. At this point, everyone was trying to hold their laughs, Zion and Edwin included. Both boys were still fighting over where should everyone sit, they were doing it to annoy everyone and to keep them waiting because that's just who they were. Eventually, Brandon got tired and went to wait inside the car, Zion couldn't hold his laugh anymore, snorting and cracking up with Edwin following shortly.
"That's enough, " Cole hit Zion on the back of his head, doing the same with Edwin, "Zion you are drivin-"
"But I don't want to drive!"
"And I don't want you to keep acting like a kid but sometimes we don't get what we want."
Zion got in the driver's seat, "you owe me, " he said to Cole before closing the door, Brandon sitting next to him. "So now that we are done with that, I'll sit in the very back with whoever wants to." Nick offered, leaving Caden to sit in between Edwin and Austin.
The ride wasn't awkward, but no one was talking. The music was blasting through the car's speakers, most guys singing to the songs they recognized. Caden was texting her best friend.
