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The next few days were the longest time Jonah had spent in his apartment in a week. It worried his mom immensely that he wasn't going out to hang out with friends or making any sort plans. She was desperate to find out what was troubling her only son.

However, before she was able to check on her son, there was a knock on the door. Upon opening it, she was greeted by Marty, who she knew was a close friend of Jonah's.

"Hi Ms. Beck. I can call you Ms. Beck, right? Um, anyways, is Jonah in?"

"You can call me whatever you'd like, sweetheart. Jonah's in his room. Did he call you over?"

"No, I came on my own merit. Everyone's kinda worried about him." Judy could understand that. She was worried about Jonah too. She let Marty in and directed the boy to Jonah's room. Marty knocked on the door, but didn't receive a response.

"Jonah?" He called out when he opened the door. Jonah was almost completely covered in his blankets. "Hey there, bud,"

"Why are you here, Marty?" Marty sighed gently before sitting next to Jonah on the bed.

"Jeez, hello to you too. But, um, I'm here because I'm worried. Even your mom's worried. Did something happen?"

"No, it's nothing, it's not important." He mumbled in response.

"Obviously it's important, but if you don't want to talk about it, can we at least do something to cheer you up?" Jonah was silent for a minute.

"I guess, as long as it doesn't involve going outside." Marty gave him a side hug.

"If you ever want to talk, I'll be here, okay? Now, c'mon. You got any games I can destroy you in?" Jonah smiled at that.

The boys spend some time hanging out. Things got quite chaotic, considering two members of the Dumbass Trio were in the same place, however, Judy made sure nothing got too out of hand. Eventually, Marty and Jonah retreated back to Jonah's room. They were laughing and smiling, and Jonah was feeling a lot better.

"Well, Jonah," Marty started. "Next time I come over, I demand a rematch. That was totally bogus."

"Wait, uh, are you about to leave? Don't leave yet, please." Marty raised an eyebrow at that.

"Oh, uh, I'm sure my mom won't mind me staying here a little longer. Why? What's up?"

"Marty, I messed up, like really bad. That's why I haven't really left my apartment. I'm scared of running into the person I messed things up with."

"Listen, Jonah, I've said it before but...if you ever want to talk about it, I'm here for you." He smiled and Jonah gave him a small half-smile.

"Basically...I kinda have a crush on Cyrus. So I maybe, like...kissed him..."

"Whoa, what? Dude, you know he has a boyfriend, right?"

"Yes! I know! You're not helping, Marty!" Jonah groaned. "I don't even know why I'm telling you this, this was a terrible idea."

"No, no, I'm sorry. I just wasn't expecting that. Does TJ know you kissed Cyrus?"

"Probably," He shrugged. "TJ wasn't there so I can't know for sure, but I'm sure Cyrus told him. I hope TJ isn't mad at me. We were really getting close, y'know? I'd be a shame if this ruined our relationship."

"I am so sorry, Jonah. I'm sure it'll be alright. Cyrus wouldn't just stop being friends with you because you have a crush on him."

"I hope not. It'd be pretty hypocritical of him to, though."

"What?"

"Uh...Cyrus had a crush on me in the past."

"I mean, yeah, I knew that, but I thought you didn't." Jonah shrugged and Marty was dumbfounded. Was he actually oblivious but picked up on that? Did someone tell him? Is the obliviousness just an act?

"Anyways, back to the topic at hand...how am I ever going to face again? After what I did? Even if he doesn't mind me liking him, how can I live with myself? I think I'm just going to stay home until my crush blows over."

"I think talking to Cyrus will help you move on faster, Jonah. You can't just avoid your problems forever. Maybe if you're lucky, this is a bad fanfiction and Tyrus is fake dating because Cyrus is secretly in love with you and he wants to be with you."

"You know, my mom said like the same thing when I told her I had feelings for Cyrus. I guess you and my mom have the same taste in gay fanfiction, huh?"

"Shut up, Jonah." He exclaimed with mock offense before giving Jonah a playful shove. "Seriously though. You should really talk to him, maybe even TJ."

"Yeah...you, uh, should probably head home now..."

"Yeah, I should. If you ever want to talk to me again, hit me up. Oh, and, Jonah? If you're feeling up to it, we're all meeting at the Spoon tomorrow. It really isn't the same without you. Maybe you can even score yourself a chance to talk with Cyrus alone." Marty gave Jonah a hug, then he was off.

Jonah contemplated what Marty had said. Honestly, he really missed his friends. Plus, it'd probably be good to go out. And he could always avoid questions about where's he's been as that was something he'd gotten good at. You know what? Screw it. He wasn't going to let Cyrus indirectly dictate his life. Jonah just hoped he'd be able to face Cyrus without everything hitting the fan.

(No tea, no shade to fake dating fanfics. I've read a very good Tyrus story where they were originally fake dating until Cyrus started falling for TJ and TJ's feelings for Cyrus increased. I have nothing against fake dating fanfics.)