UNDER THE MASK ✔️

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Brook's POV-
Today's the day EJ comes back and we're all excited, especially me. There's been some crime going around here and it's hard for me and Gina to handle without EJ and Dennis.
We all met up at an ice cream shop waiting for EJ and Ashlyn.
I look over at Ricky to check on him. EJ told us to watch after him before he left. After Ricky's incident he became real protective of him.
"Are you excited to see EJ!" Gina ask Ricky bumping his shoulder.
"Yes obviously. I haven't seen him in forever and I miss his cuddles." He says whispering the last part.
We hear the bell above the door jingle and see EJ and Ashlyn walk in. We all run up to them, Ricky gettin to them first hugging EJ. We have a group hug and back away, Ricky being the last to let go of EJ.
"Hey guys we missed you guys so much." Ashlyn says as we all walk to a booth.
Ricky is sticking close to EJ's side, EJ slides in the booth first then Ricky slides in right after. I could see the annoyed look on Nini's face since she didn't get to sit next to her boyfriend. She instead sits next to Gina and they start chatting. We all talk to each other eating our ice cream, EJ and Ashlyn telling about their time in France.
"So what do y'all want to do now?" EJ ask as we walk out the ice cream shop.
Ricky was still stuck to his side and nini on the other side of EJ. He seems to be paying more attention to Ricky then his own girlfriend.
"How about an arcade?" Big Red suggests.
We all agree and walk to the arcade that was just a block away from the ice cream shop.
We go inside and hear all the games and see all the bright lights.
We get our cards at the front and split up our separate ways. Carlos, Seb, Kourtney, Ashlyn and Big Red stick together. Obviously Ricky is with EJ but Gina and Nini are also with them. Great now I'm by myself.
"Brook, hey!"
I look over and see my friend Matt waving to me. (See what I did there)
I walk over to him and give him a hug and we start to chat.
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Nini POV-
Ricky has been sticking to EJ's side the whole day and he's really starting to piss me off.
Don't get me wrong, I love Ricky he's really sweet, even if he doesn't like to be around me. But he's kinda hogging my boyfriend.
Gina grabs my hand. "You good Neens?" She ask.
All though I'm not ok I put on a fake smile and nod my head.
"Yeah I'm good. What game you wanna play?"
She looks around the arcade and I can't help but stare at her. She's really pretty.
"Ohh how about basketball!" She says excitedly.
Adorable.
"Uhh sure, but let me just warn I'm really shit at basketball and every other sport." I say and she laughs the cutest laugh.
"Ok Nini I won't go hard on you."
I smile at her and look over at EJ. He's playing a shooting game while Ricky watches. I can't help but notice that he keeps touching him.
"You coming Neens? Neens?"
"Oh- uh yeah let's go." I say and we walk to the basketball game.
After the basketball game, which Gi won, we played some other games. We end up at the same game as EJ and Ricky. Ricky's on his back while EJ throws balls in a hole.
"You guys look like you're having fun." I say trying not to sound angry.
EJ looks at me but doesn't say anything and goes back to the game.
Oh. Wow so you're ignoring me now.
Ricky gets off his back as he throws the last ball in getting his tickets from the machine. I grab his hand immediately and I could see Ricky looking at me but I ignore it.
"Hey babe I saw a photo booth over there let's take some pics." I say dragging him to the booth.
I can hear Ricky's footsteps behind but they stop. I turn my head over my shoulder and see Gina holding Ricky back. I smile now that he's not here and push EJ in the booth.
I slide the card and push the button. It's giving us a count down to 5 so it give us time to think of our poses.
"Ok just smile." I say as it's about to take the picture.
"Ok now make a funny face." I say as it takes the second one.
Before the third one goes off I lean in to kiss EJ's cheek.
"Ok now kiss my cheek." I say.
He leans down and kisses my cheek but something was off about it.
"Ok for last one kiss me."
"What?" He questions.
I look at him confused. Maybe he didn't hear me.
"Kiss me. Come on it's not like we don't do it all the time." I say leaning in to kiss him.
My lips touch his but he doesn't kiss back. After picture is taken I back away. He didn't kiss me back. He always kisses me back.
I take the photos as they come out. I look at EJ in the pictures and I can tell his smiles were fake.
"Alright I'm gonna go back to Ricky." He says getting out.
"Do you like him?"
"What?" He ask turning around.
"Do you like Ricky? Because you've been really close with him and you seem to talk to him more then you talk to your own girlfriend." I say letting a tear fall down my face.
"Baby you're being ridiculous. I love you, and yes I like Ricky but he's just a really good friend." He says whipping the tear away from my face.
"But you never FaceTime me anymore, and we barley text! You haven't even invited me to sleepover your house like you used to! It just doesn't feel like you love me."
He kisses me on the lips and I kiss him back. He pulls away and wipes my tears.
"I will always love you Nini, and I know we haven't been talking like we used to. I'm just really busy with helping my uncle but hey, how about on Friday we go out, just you and me, and then we can go back to my place and you can stay for the weekend."
I smile and nod my head. "Yeah, I like that a lot."
He smiles back and kisses me again.
"Come on princess, everyone is probably wondering where we are."
I smile grabbing his hand and walking out the booth shoving the pictures in my pocket. He hasn't called me princess in awhile.
"Hey where we're you guys." Brook ask us.
"In the photo booth taking pictures. See look, don't we look adorable?" I say showing pictures to everyone.
They all say how cute we look and how adorable the pictures are.
I see Gina and Ricky towards the back so I go to them to show them.
"See look guys." I say holding it up.
"Aww y'all are too adorable." Gina says. I show Ricky since he didn't say anything.
"Look Rick."
"Yeah I have eyes I can see, and it's Ricky."
I slowly lower the picture trying not to start crying. He's just still getting used to me that's all.
I see Gina bump his shoulder and he just rolls his eyes and walks towards the exit.
"He's just tired and cranky, couldn't get any sleep last night." Gina says.
I smile and nod my head and we all walk out the arcade walking to the ice cream shop because Carlos and Brook's cars are there.
"I gotta get home, talk to you guys later." Red says grabbing his skateboard from Brooks car and skating home.
"Did you drive here?" I ask my boyfriend.
"Yeah, want me to give you a ride?" "Yes please." I say kissing his cheek.
I see Ricky get his skateboard from Brook's car and is about to skate off before EJ stops him.
"Ricky let me give you a ride, it's getting dark you shouldn't skate in the dark."
I'm confused. He didn't offer Big Red a ride but he offers Ricky one?
"Uh ok." He says.
We say bye to the others and get in the car.
Ashlyn and Ricky in the back and me in the front with Ej.
We listen to music jamming out on our way to Rick- I'm mean Ricky's house.
We get to his house and he hops out going to EJ's window.
"FaceTime me tonight?"
"Uh?" He looks over at me and I look down at my hands.
"Sorry Rick, not tonight, but tomorrow I will."
I look up surprised by his response and so does Ricky.
"Oh-uh yeah ok." He says speed walking into his house.
He grabs my hand he drives to my house bring it up to his lips kissing the back of my hand.
"Ok stop it this is disgustingly cute. Ashlyn says from the back and we all laugh.
When we get to my house I open my door and so does EJ.
"I'll be right back." He says to Ashlyn, who just nods looking at her phone.
He grabs my hand and walks me to my door. He's so sweet.
"I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7."
"Ok, I can't wait." I say.
"I love you princess ." He says kissing me.
"I love you too babe." I say as we break.
"One more kiss." He says pulling me in close.
Our short kiss soon turns into a make out session. I missed this so much, I missed him so much.
I hear the door open and jump back as I see mamma D looking at me with her arms crossed.
We jump back our faces completely red.
"H-hey Mrs. D." EJ says nervously.
I giggle a little as he stutterers.
"Hey EJ, did you have a good trip?" She ask.
He nods his head. "Yes, it was very nice."
"Hmm, well it's getting late you should head home."
"Oh, yeah I should." He goes to kiss my cheek and whispers, "Bye beautiful."
"Bye." I whisper back as I step inside my house.
I walk past Mama D and she stares at me.
"What?!" It wasn't like we did anything, we were just kissing."
"Yeah but if I didn't interrupt when's did it probably would of turned into something more." She says her eyebrows raised.
"Leave her alone honey she's a teenager with a boyfriend, there going to do stuff like and eventually do some more....adult things." Mama C says.
It take me awhile to get what she was talking about.
"Eww stop I'm not talking about that I say running upstairs to my room closing the door. I could hear them laughing downstairs, they're so annoying.
I go to the bathroom taking a shower. I get out and dry myself off putting on my pajamas. As I hop in bed I get a FaceTime call from EJ and immediately pick it up.
"Hey princess." He says making my stomach do backflips. We talk until we both fall asleep.

Hey guys! Sorry for posting this late but here this chapter. Omg the holiday special was so good if you haven't watched it yet you should. Ok but baby Matt was just so adorable I'll put a picture at the bottom of this if you haven't seen the picture yet! Next chapter coming out on Monday 12-14-20. Don't forget to vote!

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