Boom Clap (a Trace Gaynor Story)

Chapter Seven: Falling

{ { Trace's POV } }

Avoid awkwardness.

That really wasn't hard.

This was weird. I really wasn't sure if I should be happy or not. I mean, I lost interest in Allyson, but seeing her with Barry was just unexpected. My feelings were mutual. And I pretty much was just flat out annoyed. Lovey dovey stuff? Gosh, could they just not.

"What brings you to my lovely not my home?" Mia asked Allyson.

"Picking up my baaaabe." She replied dreamily.

"Get a room." Niko groaned. "Just kidding."

Joe sighed. "Young love."

"Who's your bae?" Mia asked with a sly dog grin, poking Allyson on the stomach. "Is it Bae-rry?"

"Bruh." Allyson replied. "Yas. You got a bae or nah?"

"Dis es me bust frund." Mia joked, wrapping her arms around me dramatically, probably noticing I was off. I put my leg up in front of her, so she could hold my thigh.

"Oh my gosh, smile." VJ said, holding up his phone. After he took the picture, we all ended up laughing.

"So how long has this been up?" I asked Barry.

"We aren't official... yet." He said, looking at Allyson for reassurance. "Because... I don't know."

"Yeah." Allyson said. "Are we gonna go, babe?"

"Can we go get ice cream first?" Barry asked all of us.

"Is that even a question?" Mia put her hand up sassily. "I think not. Carry me, Allyson."

"I'm making Barry carry me, I don't know what you're talking about." Allyson joked and hopped onto Barry's back. Mia climbed onto Allyson's.

"Mia, you literally just added an extra 90 pounds of weight." Barry grunted.

"You only weigh ninety pounds, yet you can hold twenty gallons of pee." Jules commented.

Mia pointed at him and jumped down. "Don't judge. My bladder is none of your business. Oh pun."

Allyson and Barry led the way out the door. Mia walked next to me.

"You okay?" She asked quietly.

"Yeah." I replied. "It's just kinda awkward, I guess. Old girlfriend. Best friend. Weird."

Mia's hand took mine. They fit perfectly...

"It's okay. I gotchwu, Twace."

I grinned. We all started walking to the ice cream place that was literally two blocks away. Mia's closeness comforted me. I wasn't sure why, I guess it just did...

We got to the ice cream parlor and went up to the counter all at the same time. I got some cookie flavored ice cream that was hella good.

"Who's paying?" Joe asked after we had all gotten our ice cream.

"Mama Mia." Mia said. "I sat on five babies to get enough monies for this."

"Mama Mia." Jules repeated. "Mama Mia."

Mia stared at him for a while. "What?"

"Mama Mia." He repeated. "Mama. Mia."

"Mia, look at me." I said to her. She did. "Mama Mia. Sound familiar to you?"

Mia stared at me and I stared back. Then, her face lit up. "OHHHH! MAMA MIA AS IN LIKE ABBA OHHHH WOW I'M SO CLEVER. YEAH GO MIA."

We all laughed.