" Ben!" JoJo squealed, running into his room.
" What?" He jumped up.
" I got the part!" She jumped onto him, sending them tumbling to the ground.
" You did?" He grinned as she sat up, straddling his hips.
" And, guess what?" She rested her hands on his chest as he sat up.
" What?"
" I'm the understudy for the lead role." She beamed.
" I'm so proud of you." He pulled her into a hug.
" I'm so excited." She said excitedly.
" Do I want to know?" Josh said from the door.
" JoJo got the part in that show she auditioned for!" Ben announced for her.
" Bro, do you even know what show it is?" Josh laughed.
" Nope but I'm proud." He grinned.
" Congrats, Jo." Josh smiled.
" Thanks Joshie!" JoJo replied.
" Joshie? I haven't heard that one in a while." Bexley chuckled as she appeared in the doorway next to Josh.
" JoJo got the part." Josh said to her.
" Wait, you got the part!" Bexley bounced.
" Yeah!" JoJo climbed off Ben and onto her feet.
" That's amazing!" Bexley grinned.
" No, but seriously," Ben said from the floor," What is the show?"
" I'm gonna be in the revival of Bandstand. I'll be ensemble and understudy for Julia Trojan." JoJo laughed.
" Like the condoms?" Josh muttered.
" Yes, actually. There's a lot of jokes about it throughout the show." JoJo nodded.
" I love that." Josh chuckled.
" So, is now a good time to announce that I also got into a show?" Bexley raised her hand.
" What show?" JoJo's eyes lit up.
" That, I'm not allowed to share but I have to go help with a chemistry reading tomorrow." Bexley smiled.
" I'm proud." Josh smiled, looping his arm around her waist.
" I have a callback tomorrow." Ben announced.
" Me too." Josh nodded.
" Guys!" Cara barged into the apartment.
" Does everyone have big news today?" Bexley laughed as they walked down the hall to greet Cara.
" I got in the pit for the revival of Bandstand!" Cara nearly shouted.
" No way, me too. I mean, in cast, but same!" JoJo pulled her friend into a hug.
" Guys!" Sky and Natalie charged in.
" Did you guys get cast in a show?" JoJo immediately asked.
" How did you know?" Sky asked.
" Are we sure we're on Earth?" Josh questioned.
" What shows?" Cara waved him off.
" Well, I have a callback." Natalie shrugged.
" But I got cast in the revival of Guys and Dolls!" Sky exclaimed.
" Am I sleeping or...?" Josh muttered.
" This calls for a celebration!" Bexley cheered.
" To the 54 Below, we go!" JoJo shouted. They all filed out aside from Josh.
" So, nobody gonna question how we all go into shows or callbacks? No?"
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" Sky, stop staring before you turn green." JoJo deadpanned. Sky had his eyes glued on where Cara was sitting at the bar with some guy.
" Bro, you have a girlfriend." Ben nodded to where Natalie, Bexley, and Josh stood.
" What could possibly be so funny?" Sky muttered bitterly as Cara's laughter filled his ears.
" Jealous, are we?" JoJo said into her drink.
" Isn't jealousy the fear of losing something you have?" Ben asked.
" So, this would be a case of envy." JoJo agreed.
" You guys suck." Sky grumbled.
" Hey." Natalie chirped as her Josh and Bexley rejoined the table.
" Hey, Nat." JoJo grinned.
" What's going on?" She knit her eyebrows.
" Is Cara gettin it?" Josh glanced over at the bar.
" I think so." Ben nodded, sending a not so subtle glance to Sky.
" He's cute." Bexley observed.
" He is." Natalie agreed.
" Hey." The guys all called in sync.
" Just because we're with you guys, doesn't mean we can't observe others as cute." Natalie stated.
" Exactly." JoJo gave a short nod. They watched as Cara exchanged numbers with the man before returning to the group.
" He was cute." Bexley smirked.
" Yeah." Cara grinned.
" What's his name?" Ben asked, slightly protective of his friend.
" Levi." She slid into her seat between Natalie and Josh.
" If he hurts you, I will remove his organs." Josh said into his drink.
" Noted." Cara laughed.
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" Hey Josh." Bexley walked into their room.
" Yea?" He looked up from his phone as she settled in the bed next to him.
" Can I ask you something?"
" 'Course, what's up?" He asked.
" Well, I was thinking," She started, absentmindedly playing with his hand, " Would you consider fostering a child?" Bexley asked.
" Possibly, why? What's got you thinking?" Josh asked.
" Well, you know I was in the system. And there's so many kids in there that only want someone to love them and-"
" Bex." Josh chuckled, cutting her off.
" How bout we look into the requirements?" He offered.
" Really?" She restrained a grin.
" Of course." He nodded. She smiled, launching herself into a hug.
" I love you!" She shouted.
" I love you more." He chuckled.
" Unlikely." She laughed.
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RomanceIt had been three years since tour. Three years since moving in with Josh, Ben, and Bexley. Two and a half years since JoJo made her Broadway debut. A year and a half since Sky and Cara got engaged. One year since Cara went on tour with the cast of...