Candy Crush

Taffy

Oliver stared at the hotel television blankly, wondering how he somehow ended up in Leavenworth for two days for Thanksgiving week. With Cooper, and his friends, who were strangers. Away from the shop, away from Lavender. Sid walked in from the bathroom, just having finished her makeup.

She glanced at him and rolled her eyes."Ollie quit being pouty. You need this. All you do when you do have some kind of day off is either give yourself more errands to run, or sit in the living room with instant ramen and rewatching shit."

"But I enjoy it."

"No you don't. Not all the time. You enjoy yourself just as much as when I take you to places."

Oliver pouted."Okay so I do."

She sighed,"So what's the problem with this trip then?"

Oliver sighed and threw himself on his hotel bed."It's not that it's a problem, I just, I don't know. What's to say this is a get together for Cooper and his friends and you and I are just there. You know how much I hate situations like that."

"So what if it is? He invited you didn't he? It was for a reason, he wants you here."

Oliver sat up."Maybe you're right. He did ask me to be here, I should enjoy myself, Lavender has a phone in case something goes wrong, the shop is safe,"he let out a long breath,"All is well."

There was a knock on the door and Cooper's voice excitedly called out."Hey Oliver, Sid, ready to go out?"

Oliver laid back down."I take it back. I'm not ready."

"Yeah just a sec!" Sid called back,"Oliver's just...feeling weird."

He gave her an incredulous look and she shrugged."Quit being a soggy noodle."

Oliver sat up and grabbed his jacket, opening the door. Cooper stood there with his same charming smile.

"Hey, you doing okay?" He asked, looking genuinely concerned.

Oliver grinned back, even though his brain was screaming and his stomach was filling with stupid butterflies."Yeah I'm great."

They made their way to the lobby, and Oliver was met with four other people. One of which looked slightly bored. He was the second tallest, with smooth black hair, and blue piercing eyes shielded by rectangular glasses.

Two of the others were bickering, a cute dark skinned guy who was having his curly dark brown hair 'fixed' by a shorter girl, with short, curled, pink hair which complimented her coffee brown skin.

The last was a muscular blond with piercing green eyes, who immediately seemed to size up Oliver with his eyes. He looked back at Cooper,"So this the guy you mentioned?"

Cooper put an arm around Oliver,"This is Oliver Sugar and Sidone Williams. Oliver, Sid, this is Kieran Grey-"

Oliver nodded."Hi."

Mr. Intimidating Blond didn't say anything, except look intimidating.

"Mason Jones, with his girlfriend Candelaria Rodriguez-"