That's Just How It Goes

Jameson "JJ" Rowe McKinley "Kinley" Davis Elena "Ellie" Cabrera Aubree "Bree" McKinnon Sutton Munroe

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Glancing at Dash, Nat also blushed a little when his sister offered to leave so they could be alone and it was then that Nat started to understand what Dash meant when he said she was a handful. Letting out a chuckle, she shook her head and rested her hand on Dash’s arm. “It’s okay. Kiyah, could you please call me Nat?” She tried asking with a smile. Jordyn glanced at her sister before looking back at Nat and her brother with her arm resting on the back of the couch. “I wanna know that too. How did you two meet?” Letting out a small chuckle, she looked at the girls. “It’s actually an interesting story. I was in the bar one night and I was upset and angry and humiliated so I was drinking. A lot. I got very, very drunk and I could have ended up who knows where but Dash brought me back and took care of me. Even made me breakfast in the morning.” She smiled but looked confused as Jordyn gasped loudly. “Ohh! That was you? Well, it’s nice to finally put a name to the drunken spewing.” 

Kiyah let out a dramatic sigh and tossed her head back. “I suppose I can.” Looking back up at her brother and his girlfriend, she raised an eyebrow and let out a snort of laughter. “That was you?!” She jumped up. “Dash made me leave because I was just feeding into the drunken jibberish coming from your mouth. But oh my god, we could have had so much fun that night. Here, let me break out the tequila and-” Dash narrowed his eyes at his sister. “There will be no tequila tonight. You two-” He pointed between the two of them. “Are going to your room.” Kiyah let out another laugh. “What, so we can make no noise and pretend we don’t exist?” She shook her head. “Not gonna happen, bub. I’m quite comfortable right here. Besides. My bed is currently occupied-” Dash glared. “If you brought another homeless man home, I swear to god...” Kiyah rolled her eyes. “Nah. I just have about a months worth of dirty laundry that needs to be done.” Dash threw his hands up and sighed. “We have a washer and dryer! Why is there that much laundry?!” She looked at Jordyn and shrugged. “I’m leaving it there till you do it, because I know eventually you’ll get sick of it and will.”

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Going back to clean up the lamp, Jordyn grimaced as Kiyah wiped her hand on her cheek. “Ewww, Ki!” She complained, pouting as she wiped her cheek with the back of her hand. Hearing her sister mention that she slept at their parent’s house, Jordyn’s attention instantly sparked with concern because as much as she complained about Kiyah when she stayed with her and Dash, at least she was safe there. She glanced at Nat, wondering how much her brother had told her about their family. “I know. If it weren’t for us having the same face.. Sometimes it’s hard to believe we shared a house, let alone a womb. And don’t worry. I bought some the other day.” Sweeping up what was left of the lamp and throwing it away, Jordyn hurried into the bathroom to wash the blood off of her face. Coming back out, she rested on the couch and looked at her brother. “So.. Are you Dash’s girlfriend? Oh my god! Are we ruining your date?” 

Dash cleared his throat again, feeling awkward in the presence of his sisters. He knew they’d be there, but it was still awkward having them in the apartment with Nat there. “You’re not ruining our date. I warned her what we would be walking into.” Kiyah flopped onto the reclining chair and smirked. “Meaning you warned her all hell could break loose if I’m around.” Dash shrugged. “Something along those lines.” He chuckled. “We can leave if you want so you can get laid.” Dash turned red and cleared his throat. “Remember that thing we talked about the other day, K? You know...” Kiyah tilted her head. “What - a filter?” He nodded. “Yeah...that’s never being turned on. Life is way too boring with it.” She smirked. “So, Anything At All Really, what’s the story behind you and my brother? How’d you meet?” Dash rolled his eyes. “Would you call her Nat please?” Kiyah shook her head. “She said call her Anything At All Really!”

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Hearing a crash from inside the apartment, Nat winced and glanced at the door before looking back at Dash. “Better go find out.” She chuckled. Seeing the situation inside and hearing their conversation, Nat couldn’t help but let out a chuckle. She smiled and gave a small wave at the girl in front of her. “Hi. Oh, no.. Don’t worry about it. Fix your hand first. Uh I’m Natalia by the way. Feel free to call me Nat, or Lia, or well.. just about anything really.” She chuckled. Jordyn, hands over her eyes, wondered out of her room and let out a sigh. “If that’s the lamp again, Kiyah..” She removed her hand from her eyes and let out a groan. “Can you at least stand over the sink? You’re going to bleed on the floor.” Looking at the other girl, Nat did a double take and looked between the two girls before looking at Dash. “There’s two of them. Like.. I know you told me there were two but.. there’s two of them!” Jordyn let out a chuckle as she started to clean up the mess left by the lamp. “He didn’t tell you we were identical, huh? I’m disappointed in you, big brother.” She shook her head jokingly at her brother and smiled at Nat. “I’m Jordyn.” Standing up, she moved to Nat and eveloped her in a hug. Surpised, Nat let out a chuckle and hugged her back. “Natalia. Nice to meet you both.”

“Okay, just about anything really.” Kiyah shrugged before looking at Jordyn. “It’s the lamp again. I’m telling you. Stop putting it in my way and we won’t have this problem.” She wiped her hand on her sister’s cheek as she walked past her on her way to the sink, smirking. “What, you don’t want to clean up a pool of my blood?” Dash sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Knock it off or you can find somewhere else to sleep tonight.” Kiyah shrugged. “Slept at the sperm and egg donor’s house last night. That was fun. They send their regards, by the way.” Dash sighed before looking at Nat. “...right. Forgot to mention that. I just sort of forget sometimes, because while they look identical, they are far from identical personalities.” He chuckled a bit. “Example A. Jordyn’s a hugger. But Kiyah? You’ll be lucky if you so much as get a wave.” Kiyah yelled from the bathroom. “Excuse me for liking my space. By the way, D, you’re out of toilet paper. But it totally wasn’t my fault.” She walked in, her hand wrapped in more toilet paper than necessary.

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Expressing his concern that she may not want to go back to his place, Nat tilted her head and couldn’t help but look confused. Did he not want her there? Was this his way of saying ‘it’s been fun but see ya’? Hearing him speak again about his sisters, she gave a smile. “I’d like to meet your sisters, unless you don’t want me to..” She gave a shrug and looked down for a moment before looking back up at him. “As for what we’d walk into, well-mess.. organized chaos.. Is there really any difference? I’m not going to leave if there’s a shirt out of place.” She chuckled. “Trust me, I’m aware of what a pain in the ass sisters can be.” Wrapping her arms around his neck, she gave a smile. “I don’t scare so easy if you’re worried about them scaring me off. You’re all out of excuses, mister.” She teased. 

Resting his hands on the small of Nat’s back, he let out a small laugh and shook his head. “Oh...trust me. If Kiyah’s around, it’ll be more than a shirt out of place. ...I once came home to a homeless man sleeping on my couch because she’d invited him. ...and fed him all the leftovers from my fridge and left all the empty cartons scattered around the living room. I found old lo mein in the couch for a week after that. Jordyn pretty much had an aneurysm. They’re complete opposites. Kiyah is an absolute mess maker, and Jordyn is a complete neat freak. When they were younger, Jordyn had to draw a line down the middle of their room so that Kiyah would keep her mess on her side. Didn’t really work, though. The dust bunnies grew eyes and after that, Kiyah came home to a completely clean room.” He laughed at the memory and ran a hand through his hair, his thoughts being interrupted by a loud ‘crash’ coming from the inside of the apartment. Letting out a sigh, he shook his head. “...I’m scared to know what that was.” All he could hear from the other side was one of the girls, Kiyah he assumed. “Shit! Well that’s gotta be replaced again.” Opening the door, Dash gave his sister a stern look, not even batting an eye at her bleeding hand. “Not the lamp again...come on, Ki...that’s the third one this month!” Kiyah just shrugged. “Well stop putting it in my way and we won’t have this problem, now will we?” She smirked before noticing Nat. “Hi Dash’s friend. I’m Kiyah. I’d shake your hand, but uh...well, the lamp beat me up.”

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“Right so uh...it’s been a great night and all, but uh...I don’t know if you’ll want to come back to my place.” It wasn’t that Dash didn’t want her there. Trust me...he wanted her there. But he’d neglected to mention the other two that frequently popped into the apartment. At this point, his sisters may as well just move in fully. He cleared his throat, wondering if he should just tell her about the girls. It wasn’t that he was hiding them, he was just hiding the harsh reality that was his family. Nat didn’t need to know about that just yet, if ever. But she’d find out about his sisters one way or the other. “I have two sisters that basically live in my apartment. And I have no idea if they’re there right now. And if we go in there, well...you’re either going to walk into an absolute mess or organized chaos, depending on who got there last. Jordyn is a sweetheart. You’ll like her. She really lives there. Kiyah though...” He shook his head and let out a slow laugh. “Well...Kiyah is another story. I’m pretty sure I’ve found a few gray hairs because of her over the past few years. I love her to death, but she’s a handful. Sometimes she’s at my place, other times...I don’t even want to know.”

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Listening to JJ explain himself, Mariana found herself believing that he was telling the truth. Maybe it was because she already liked him or maybe because he was cute but she let out a sigh and shook her head. “Wait-” She paused for a moment and looked at him. “I don’t hate you. I don’t even think I have a right to hate you. I was far away, and we were just talking. We weren’t officially.. anything.” She wasn’t sure if that was going to be any comfort to her sister but at least it was the truth. “I don’t play games so I’m going to be honest. I like you, JJ. Or.. I think maybe I could like you as we get to know each other more. Most days talking to you was the highlight of my day. I’d smile every time I saw your name pop up on my phone. ..And it helps you’re even hotter in person.” She smiled before thinking she’d crossed a line. “Uh, sorry. The point is I’m not going to tell my sister and if you decide to stay with her then I’ll deal. At least I got an awesome friend from it. But you should at least know how I feel.” She gave a shrug and a small smile.

Honestly, he’d really hoped Mariana would just tell him that she felt nothing. That she valued her relationship with her sister too much to hurt her. But of course, that didn’t go as planned. Letting out a groan, JJ ran a hand through his hair. “I...” He sighed. “I don’t really know what to do. ...your sister...she means a lot to me. Sure, we haven’t been together long. But still. She’s really nice. ...and sort of terrifying. And I don’t want to hurt her. Or ruin what you two have.” He leaned against the counter and took a deep breath. “But I can’t ignore what’s there. And there’s something there between us.” Leaning his head back, he groaned. “Maybe we should just talk to her. ...see what happens.”

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Thinking about how she’s going to go back out there after the awkwardness that just occurred, Mariana knew there was no way her sister didn’t suspect something was up. She also wrestled with the thought of whether to tell her sister since they had just been talking. Even if some of it was constant, it wasn’t like they’d done anything, or even met. But still, there was a guilt inside that she couldn’t shake. Hearing someone come into the room, she didn’t even turn around before she started talking, assuming it was her sister. “Nat, I’ll be out in a second. I’m just-” Seeing JJ’s face, she stopped and listened to him. When it came to them meeting, this is not how she’d imagined it. Thinking for a moment, she gave a small nod. “Fine. I’ll hear you out. Talk fast.”

JJ let out a sigh. His hands ran through his hair again, a nervous habit. “I wasn’t with Natalia when we started talking. I promise. I had just gotten back from overseas, and I had been out of the dating game for...god...ages. I can’t even remember how long. So I downloaded that stupid app, not expecting anything to come out of it. And then we started talking, but it wasn’t like we were close by or anything. Yeah, you were kick ass. But I didn’t actually think we would...you know. ...meet. Not anytime soon, at least. Or...not at first. But you were someone I looked forward to talking to, and even if nothing came out of it, I figured I’d made a cool friend. And then I met Nat, but I didn’t want to stop talking to you. Cuz you were still far away, and then you weren’t so far away, and I was already with Nat, but when we did meet up, I was going to tell you. I wasn’t going to let anything happen. ...and I guess the part that makes me an asshole is purely because she’s your sister, and if there was something there when we had met, I was gonna tell her the whole thing. That we were talking before, and that’s all it was, was talking, and she’s awesome, but...yeah.” He sighed. “I dunno. Hate me if you want and go tell her everything. I’ll just...I dunno. See myself out.”

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Sliding into the booth, Blake looked around, as if he was amazed by everything, in order to pretend he was anywhere else other than in a diner having his sex life discussed for everyone to hear. Seeing Sutton go red and give them confirmation enough that they had indeed hooked up last night, Blake let out a sigh and avoided looking at Bree or Sasha. Instead, he looked at Kinley and ignored the question being posed to him. “Kin, can I have a coffee please? And all the sedatives you’ve got?” He joked, acting serious. “Are those for you or us?” Sasha asked and Blake let out a sigh, finally looking at them. “I’m not sure yet. And no.. I’m not answering you question.” He answered and watched as Sasha pouted. “Come on! Why not? We already know you guys did it!” Blake shook his head and rolled his eyes. “I’m not giving you two the satisfaction.” Catching what he said, it was too late as he saw Sasha already start to smirk. “No, you gave all of that to Sutton last night.” She laughed.

Giving a small nod, Kinley grabbed the pot of coffee and poured some into his cup. “Coffee’s on the house. ...sounds like you two could use it.” Sutton’s head shot up and gave Kinley a glare. “Not. Helping.” Kinley shook her head. “I meant dealing with these two! Not-” She sighed. “Forget about it. There’s no coming back from that.” Bree smirked. “Don’t worry, Sutton came enough last night for everyone.” Letting out a groan, Sutton hid her face. “I hate you all.” She grumbled. Bree let out another laugh. “No you don’t! You at least love Teeny Weenie!” Sutton didn’t even bother lifting her head from her arms and let out a muffled response. “It’s not teeny!” Bree had heard what she said, but wasn’t satisfied with a mumble. Forcing Sutton to lift her head, she smirked. “What was that, my dear?” She blinked her eyes a couple times before Sutton groaned. “You heard me.” Bree shrugged. “For the folks down back.” Letting out a dramatic sigh, Sutton took a deep breath. “I said...it’s not...teeny.” A shit eating grin on her face, Bree jumped up and pointed. “A-ha! I knew it! I told you! You did it! And admit to doing it!” She looked at Blake. “...still calling you Teeny Weenie. Sorry, not sorry.”

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Shaking the look from her face, Mariana gave a smile and waved back. “Hi. Nice to meet you too, uh.. Jason, was it?” She asked, pretending to look confused which received a glare from her sister.  “Jameson.” Natalia said slower to her sister, knowing she wasn’t as bad with names as she was making out. “Just.. call him JJ.” Mariana nodded and gave a forced smile. “Right. Sorry. Long drive. Excuse me.” Before waiting for anyone to reply, she rushed back inside and took a deep breath as she began to process. The guy she was talking to, who she was talking to about meeting when she was back - the guy she was starting to think she likes - was her sister’s boyfriend. Getting a glass of water, she tried to compose herself as she thought about going back outside. Watching her sister walk away, Nat looked at JJ. “She’s not normally that weird, I promise. It’s not you. She’ll like you once she gets to know you.” 

Well that certainly made things even more awkward. That beer really, really looked good right about now. Letting out a soft sigh, JJ looked in the direction that Mariana had just left before his girlfriend began to speak. “No...it’s fine. Really not a big deal. Let’s face it. Jameson isn’t exactly a common name.” He let out a soft chuckle before clearing his throat again. “I uh...I gotta use the bathroom. I’ll be right back.” Giving Natalia a quick kiss on the forehead, he made his way into the house, having no intention at all of finding where he could take a leak. His focus was on speaking to Mariana. As he approached her, he let out a small sigh and ran a hand through his hair. “...I can explain. Honestly. ...I may make myself sound like an asshole in the process, but it can’t really make things worse than they already are. ...so. Will you give me a chance to at least talk before you say anything to your sister?”

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As they stood in front of the diner, Blake heard Sutton’s words and nodded. “Don’t worry about it.” About to comfort her that he understood and that her sister and Bree were giving them enough shit already, if they found out they were right, the two of them would never live it down. Hearing all the cheering and clapping as soon as they entered the diner, Blake rolled his eyes and looked at the two people making enough noise for 10. “Very funny. Blake and Sutton had sex jokes. How original. Next you’ll call me Teeny Weenie and continuing teasing us. You guys need a new routine.” Sasha, looking up from her pancakes, shook her head. “Except now we’re right. You can deny it all you want but Sutton has an after sex glow and besides.. You call us loud?! You were in another apartment and we could hear you. ..I guess we need another nickname for you, Teeny. Unless.. Sutton? Confirm? Deny?” She leaned her head on her head as she smirked at her sister.

“I am not confirming or denying anything. I don’t have the information you’re looking for. Perhaps the ‘after sex glow’ you’re talking about is because I had a good nights sleep and I didn’t need to wake up and go to work this morning.” Sutton rolled her eyes and slid into a seat away from her sister and Bree. “Guys, I have told you a million times, it isn’t-” Kinley was cut off by a death glare from Bree. “You. Don’t. Count.” Getting up, she slid into the booth next to Sutton and smirked. “Sutton. My friend. My sister. Payer of rent of the apartment I reside in-” Sutton rolled her eyes. “Sex is not a bad thing! Admitting you had great sex is not a bad thing! And, as my lovely girlfriend so kindly explained, everyone heard you. ...everyone. We had Mrs. Smith from down the hall knocking on the door to make sure you weren’t dying at one point, because she had never heard you make such a noise.” Hiding her face, Sutton turned beat red, which, of course, made Bree burst out laughing. “Your face says it all! You can’t hide it! You and Blake had sex, end of story! ...well, not end of story. More like end of chapter. And beginning the next is me, having my point proved.” She looked over at Blake. “So, Teeny. How was it?”

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“The favorite has arrived!” Mariana announced with a grin on her face as she burst though the front door of her family home, pulling her suitcase in behind her. Seeing no one there to greet her, she let out a sigh and pouted. “Rude.” Walking around, she started to consider the option that they forgot she was coming home today but she figured that was almost impossible since her mother demanded they have a family dinner so she could meet her sister’s boyfriend. It would have been a lie to say she was looking forward to the occasion. Usually Ivy leaguers or frat boys, Mariana and the men in her sister’s life had nothing in common. Walking through to the backyard, she saw her family there but barely had time to take anything in before Natalia came rushing towards her, pulling her into a hug. “I missed you!” Mariana let out a laugh and hugged her sister back. “Obviously. Kinda need to breathe here, Nat. I thought you guys had forgotten about me.” Being pulled to the table, Mariana watched her sister’s excited face. “JJ, this is my sister, Mariana. Mariana, this is Jameson. My boyfriend.” Mariana’s polite smile faded into shock as she saw the face of the man opposite her.

JJ didn’t really do families. He had never been close to his, and once he was old enough to take off, he was more than happy to. So being around a family that actually enjoyed being around their children and interact with them was more than a little strange and uncomfortable for him. He’d already been over what he was doing in life, having finished his tour overseas and going through the academy before joining the force, and sure he was charming, it wasn’t that hard. But still, he felt out of place being there with all of them. Taking a deep breath, he ran a hand through his hair trying to think about how once this was over he could head down to the bar and grab a much needed drink, but there was just one last person he had to meet. Sure enough, the attention shifted from him to someone new entering the yard shortly after his thought of a cold beer had ended. Following Natalia closely, he stopped dead in his tracks the second he saw Mariana. Clearing his throat, he took a deep breath. “Uh...hi.” He gave a small wave. “Nice to uh...meet you.”

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She couldn’t stop smiling. She couldn’t help it. Last night was just...Sutton didn’t even have words to describe what last night was. It’d been a long time since she had just let herself enjoy the now and stop living in the past. But she knew she had to wipe the grin off her face and drop Blake’s hand before they got within a block of the diner, because if Sasha and Bree got so much of an inkling of a hint of what had gone on the previous night...and that morning, if she was being completely honest...well, they would never let them live it down. Clearing her throat, she dropped Blake’s hand and smoothed out her hair. “...I really, really don’t need-” Her thoughts were interrupted as she pulled the door open to the diner and sure enough, the clapping and whistling started. Sutton let out a sigh and looked at Blake. “That. I don’t need that.” How the two knew what happened was beyond her, but there they were, giggling and laughing like children. “Sutton and Blake, sitting in a tree. F-U-C-K-I-” Bree’s mouth was covered quickly by Kinley. “There are children in here. Watch it.” Bree smirked and looked at Sutton, who shrugged and played dumb. “Seriously? Do you have no new material?” Bree shook her head. “I don’t need it! The whole city heard you two make it official last night.”

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Hearing Sutton ask JJ who will keep him and Blake out of trouble if he died, he let out a chuckle and rolled his eyes when he heard her next comment about him staying out. “You don’t have to worry about that. I’m not looking to turn into my dad.” He reassured her. Slowly finishing his cigarette as Sutton caught him up on what’s going on with everyone, he raised his eyebrows and smirked at them both when JJ mentioned the rumour that Sutton and Blake were sleeping together but the conversation took an awkward turn when Kinley was brought up. It was inevitable that it would. Looking down, he tried to hide how hurt he was. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt Kinley but in his mind, she was better off without him and she’d move on to someone better. Nodding, he looked up at her and sighed. “I don’t know what I have to say to that. I have lots of things I wanna say but they’re no good being said to you two.” Looking in through the window of the diner, he looked for Kinley. “She’s gotta speak to me first though. Hell, looking at me would be a good start. …I thought she’d be better off without me.” He admitted but his thoughts were interrupted when Blake opened the door and looked out at them. “This is the longest cigarette break in history. You forget how to smoke in jail?” Blake teased with a chuckle. “Please.” He scoffed. “Sutt was just telling me about the non existent sex Bree and Sasha think you two are having.” 

“Can you really blame her, though? She gave you chance after chance to talk. She tried to go and visit you, and you turned her away. Every single time. Em, I’m not against you or anything. Trust me. I want you to be happy and I want her to be happy. But I don’t know what it’s going to take to get there.” Running a hand through her hair, she looked over at the door as it opened and Blake appeared. “They’re evil little shits.” Sutton put her cigarette out against the ground and sighed. “Blake, my friend, you are a great guy. And I appreciate you letting me crash on your couch every night when those two go at it like rabbits. However, I’m not moving from your couch to your bed. Capiche?” JJ gave a pout. “Aww, come on Sut! I bet Teeny Weenie over here is great in bed.”

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As he heard the story of Brady’s family coming to his funeral and pretending to care, he scoffed and rolled his eyes. “I swear to God, if anyone does that at my funeral.. Pretending to care acting like I was the light of their life and it’ll be dark without me. Ugh. I give everyone permission to kick them the fuck out.” Seeing JJ step outside, Emmett gave a nod and took a drag from his cigarette. He heard Brady had left his pension to Sutton and let out a laugh. “Good old Bray.” He said smiling fondly. Glancing back into the diner, he watched everyone and started to realise how much had happened and how long he’d actually been gone. Brady had died, Kinley couldn’t stand to look at him, and he was walking on egg shells trying to figure out who was upset with him. “So anything else I should know before I put my foot in the shit again and make a moment ten times more awkward? Break ups? Anything?” He asked, looking between them, part of him wanting to ask about Kinley and whether she’d moved on.

“Noted. Same for my family. Don’t let them try and throw some fancy ass funeral and flash their cash around.” JJ shook his head and Sutton rolled her eyes. “If you died, you’d get an officer’s burial. Your sperm and egg donor wouldn’t get a say in what happened.” JJ thought for a moment before smirking. “That’s true! Ha! ...shit, if I die, who gets the flag they’d put on my casket?!” His eyes got wide. “I don’t have a next of kin!” Shaking her head, Sutton let out a laugh and patted him on the back. “I’ll take your flag and hang it next to Brady’s. But seriously...don’t die. I don’t think I can handle another death. Plus if you die, who’s going to make sure the other two goons stay out of trouble?” She asked, referring to Blake and Emmett. “This one’s already been to jail once. Gotta make sure he stays out.” She nudged Emmett before thinking. “I dunno. I mean...Sasha and Bree are the same. They got a fucking cat and walk around calling it their son. Thing pisses all over my carpet because it knows I hate it. But other than that, they’re the same. This idiot over here finished his tour overseas and became a cop. Can’t stay away from the action, can you JJ?” JJ smirked and shook his head like an idiot. “I’m the same, you’ve heard my drama.” JJ cut in. “According to Bree and Sasha, Sutton and Blake are sleeping together.” Sutton rolled her eyes. “Okay, those two are screaming banshees when they’re fucking like dogs in heat at night, so I was sleeping in the hall one night and Blake tripped over me and offered to let me sleep on his couch. That’s the extent of our relationship. I sleep on his couch, I leave the next morning, I go to work, repeat the cycle.” She sighed. “And then there’s Kinley.” She looked down awkwardly. “But I don’t know if I should tell you much about her. ...you sort of destroyed her, Em.”

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Shaking his head, he let out a small chuckle when she mentioned Sasha. “I’m not scared of your sister. I’ve met scarier 8 year olds. If I cared every time someone thought I was no good, I’d have broken down years ago.” It was only partly true that he didn’t care. He didn’t care what people said about him because it was nothing he hadn’t heard before but it did affect him even though he pretended it didn’t. Lighting a cigarette, he took a drag and started listening to Sutton, though it didn’t take long before he guessed where the story was going. Shaking his head as she finished the story, he heard the words he’d been scared to hear and he looked down at the ground. “Holy shit…” He ran a hand through his hair as he looked back up at her. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t know or I wouldn’t have-” Letting out a sigh, he took another deep drag, knowing nothing he said could make her feel better. “Brady’s gone… Fuck.” He shook his head, speaking more to himself than her as he tried to process. “Hey, if you need anything.. I don’t have much but if it’s a shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to, I’m your guy.”

Letting out a small sigh, Sutton shook her head. “I’ve done all the crying I can handle. I’m so tired of crying...” She looked down. “His family came to the funeral. They hadn’t seen him in three years, and they showed up, crying their eyes out, acting like they cared.” She looked up. “After the funeral, the first thing they did was ask about his pension. They didn’t give two shits about him. They just wanted his money.” She shook her head. “Greedy fucks.” She took a drag of the cigarette that was between her fingers. Sticking his head outside, JJ looked over at them. “Just making sure nobody’s killing anyone.” He gave them a small smile before noticing Sutton’s face. “...sorry.” He stepped outside. “...didn’t mean to interrupt anything.” Sutton shrugged. “Nothing you haven’t heard before. Just complaining about how douchey Brady’s family is.” JJ gave her a soft smile. “At least they didn’t get the pension.” “Damn right they didn’t. Smart son of a bitch made sure to leave it all to me.”

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As Kinley snapped and commented on him belonging with the rest of the trash, he looked away to avoid her glare and the look of amusement on Sasha’s face. Emmett had gotten used to comments like that as he grew up; some of them coming from his own mother when she’d had too much to drink, which was all the time. It was no surprise he’d even started to believe them but the words hurt so much more coming from the woman he loved. Watching the awkwardness fall onto the group as everyone tried to not make eye contact, he knew something was up. Looking confused as Sutton suddenly got up and left, he was startled when he suddenly felt Sasha hitting his arm. “What the hell did you say to her? Don’t you think you’ve upset enough people today?” She raised her eyebrows as she watched him shrug. “I- I don’t know what I said.” He replied, before heading out the door after Sutton. Watching him leave, Sasha rolled her eyes and glared at him. “Should have stayed in jail. Good for nothing son of a bitch.” She muttered as she sat back down and angrily ate her fries. Stepping outside, he got out a pack of cigarettes and looked at Sutton. “I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened with you two but I didn’t mean to upset you..”

Looking up as the door to the diner opened, she already suspected who it would be before she’d even seen him. Letting out a sigh, she shook her head. “It’s okay. ...it doesn’t take much to upset me these days. ...don’t let Sasha scare you. She’s all talk, no bite.” She had no idea how she was going to break the news to him. It had killed her inside when she’d gotten the news. She hadn’t even said it out loud even though it’d been a few months. But it had to be said. She couldn’t let Emmett go on thinking they’d simply broken up. Staying quiet for a moment, she pulled her sweatshirt closer around her and spoke quietly. “...there was a fire. It was...a horrible, horrible fire over on 29th. A big, abandoned building. Some kids were playing with matches, thought it was funny, and things got out of hand. It went up in flames in no time. Fire department came in, thought they got everyone out, turns out one of the kids was still in there, hiding. He didn’t want to get in trouble. ...Bray went in for him. Made it in, got him, and right when he was about to cross the threshold, the building collapsed.” She took a deep breath and wiped a tear away. “...Em, Brady and I didn’t break up. ...Brady died.”

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Seeing Aubree get up from the table, Emmett crossed his arms and chuckled, shaking his head. “Oh man! Here comes trouble.” He smirked. As Bree talked, Emmett looked confused at Blake, raising an eyebrow. “Teeny Weenie? I’m guessing she’s talking about-” Nodding, Blake sighed and interrupted him. “Yeah. It’s a long story that involves Bree here taking a piece of information and her imagination running wild. I’ve given up trying to prove her wrong.” Giving a shrug, he let go of his curiosity and looked down when Bree started to talk to Kinley. “Hi, Kin.” He looked up and spoke, knowing it’s a long shot she’d even look at him let alone give him time of day by speaking to him. Carrying her fries over to her girlfriend, Sasha grabbed a handful and shoved them into Bree’s mouth. “There. I love you but put something in your mouth besides your foot.” As she turned to look at Emmett, he could tell she still didn’t like him, or disliked him more if that were possible. “Emmett Harvey. As I live and breathe.” “Sasha Munroe. Good to see ya. ..Excuse me.” He replied giving a nod and a small smile before walking up to the table and looking at Sutton. “Hey. I knew that was you. Where’s Bray? Working? Or are you two not attached at the hip anymore?”

“Okay, so! Sutton over here sleeps at Teeny Weenie’s house every. Single. Night. She claims she sleeps on the couch, but we all know the truth. And she comes home grumpy as ever and-” Bree was cut off by fries being shoved into her mouth and she pouted. “What?! I was just talking.” She let out a dramatic sigh. Kinley, however, kept on ignoring Emmett. She gave one more look at the group before shrugging. “Kay, I’ll go get the check then.” Bree tilted her head. “But what if Emmett wants something?!” Kinley rolled her eyes. “He can help himself to the garbage out back. It’s where he belongs anyways.” She glared at him. “With the rest of the trash.” She turned and stormed into the kitchen area. Bree just blinked. “...ouch. Who peed in her cheerios?” Looking up as she heard Emmett talking to her, she gave him another small smile. “Hey...” She said quietly, before feeling her heart drop into her stomach again. She took a deep breath and shook her head. Of course he wouldn’t know what happened. It wasn’t like he was connected with the outside world over the past couple years. She cleared her throat and stood up. “N...no. He uhm...he’s not working.” She swallowed hard before grabbing her bag. “E-excuse me. ...I need some fresh air.” She hurried past him and out the door.