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"HOPPED OFF THE PLANE AT L.A.X." lilith screams into her phone, as if it's a microphone.

"WITH A DREAM AND MY CARDIGAN" nick sings the next lyrics from beside lili.

"WELCOME TO THE LAND OF FAME EXCESS" lili throws her hands up as matt sings.

"WOO!" nick and lili yell in unison.

"AM I GONNA FIT IN" chris joins in on the singing.

"JUMPED IN THE CAB, HERE I AM FOR THE FIRST TIME" lili starts dancing as she sings.

"LOOK TO MY RIGHT, AND I SEE THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN" nick grabs chris' arm while singing.

"THIS IS ALL SO CRAZY" they all sing loudly together, "EVERYBODY SEEMS SO FAMOUS"

-

"so, since we're on a road trip, it's only necessary that we do a gas station haul. right?" lili talks into the camera sitting in front of her. they stopped about thirty minutes into the drive to get some snacks and let nick use the bathroom. lili and chris also switched spots, so now chris and nick are in the backseat while matt and lilith are sitting in the front.

"matthew will start since he's driving." matt grins and opens the bag, pulling his things out.

"i got a cotton candy bang so i can stay awake while i drive these dumbasses around." matt looks back to see nick and chris arguing on who's going after him. "then i got a bag of chips and a snickers bar." matt hands the bag over to lilith.

"hmm. so i got a tall can of dr. pepper, a bag of the fuego takis and a twix!" as lilith is handing the bag to the back, it's snatched from her hands by nick.

"ha, bitch! i'm going first." he takes his snacks from the bag. "i got a red icee, skinny pop and mini gummy worms."

chris starts immediately after nick. "i got a tall can of pepsi, a twix and box of original cheez-it's."

"you got a whole box?" lili turns around, asking him. he nods and shows her the box. they both laugh together. she turns to look at the camera. "i'll see you guys when we stop the car again."

as lili turns her camera off, she gets a text.

lilith's bitches💋🖕🏼

greyy🤙🏼 : lili, your ma called me today

lili💋 : wtf
about what

peyy<33 : oh shit

greyy🤙🏼 : she's got a new boyfriend.
well i say new
she said they've been together for 8 months now

lili💋 : andddd
that's nothing surprising

harls🤍 : is she pregnant or smth

lili💋 : better fucking not be
she can barely take care of me
much less a fucking baby

ridges⛰ : holy shit
if heather has a fucking baby i'm literally going to jump off a bridge

lili💋 : me too

greyy🤙🏼 : SHES NOT PREGNANT
she's getting married

lili💋 : what the actual fuck

greyy🤙🏼 : and he has four kids

lili💋 : are you fucking joking, grey?
because you're literally fucking up my whole day

chris : please stop making her mad
i'm pretty sure she's about to throw the phone at someone
and matt's closest to her but he's driving

nicky🥰 : yeah she's smoking out of her fucking ears

lili💋 : grey, facetime me right fucking now

incoming facetime call from greyy🤙🏼
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"bitch. are you serious?" lili puts the phone up to show her face. grey's face twists slightly.

"yeah, unfortunately. she called me so i could break the news to you."

"what the fuck." lilith groans. "i cannot handle four fucking kids."

"they're all older. 17, 16, 16, and 12." grey explains. "want their instagrams, too?" grey jokes.

"yeah, whore. i do. send them to me." lilith deadpans. "love you grey."

"i love you too, lili. have a good day." grey grins at her.

"fuck off." lilith hangs up and throws her phone down. she puts her face in her hands.

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"wait. they're all so good looking." lili says, giving the guys their instagrams.

"holy shit." nick gasps. "you're about to have some hot stepsiblings, lili."

"i'm confused." chris leans up, showing lilith a picture of all four of them. "they're all different races. do you think they're adopted?"

"probably, chris." lilith takes a look through their instagrams again. "they all have comments turned off. do you think their dad made them do that?"

"i'm sure. i mean, no teenager will turn their comments off by themselves." nick explains, turning his phone off.

matt pulls into a gas station. "i have to tinkle!" he sings, making lilith laugh.

"hey, guys. so we stopped again, but i'm not getting food this time. we're about an hour away from six flags, andddd i think i'm sitting in the back with chris until we stop again." she rolls her eyes and groans playfully. chris walks up behind her.

"you know you're excited." he whispers in her ear, sending chills down lilith's body. she shuts the camera off and turns around, her face feeling very hot. chris' face is wearing a smug smile at how worked up lili got over his flirting.

christopher lays his arm over lilith's shoulder, both of them walking together to the register, where nick and matt are paying.

as they get back to the car, chris moves things out of the way so lili can sit in the middle. he lets her get in the car first, then follows closely after, closing the door behind him.

"finally! it's my turn for the aux!" nick yells in the front seat, immediately turning on billie eilish.

lilith yawns, grabbing nick's pillow he just had to bring for the ride. she also grabs the blanket she brought. laying the pillow on chris' lap, she puts her head on it, which surprises chris, but he just goes with it and lets her get comfortable.

after a few minutes of chris running his fingers through her hair, lilith falls asleep, snoring softly. chris sits for a second, admiring her again, before he falls asleep with his head laid back.

-

"aww." nick whispers. he looked in the backseat because he heard snoring, only to see chris and lilith all cuddled up.

"what?" matt copies nick's low voice.

"they're asleep together." nick takes a picture and shows matt as he puts the car in park. matt looks in the back to see that chris has now opened his eyes and sat up carefully.

"whatsup?" chris asks quietly.

"you guys are so cute!" nick basically squeals before matt slaps his arm.

"bro, she's literally still asleep. shut the hell up." chris says, whispering loudly.

"no, i'm not." lili rolls and faces the sunroof. she looks up at chris as he smiles down at her.

"ugh. young love." nick sighs, making the three laugh. he steps out of the car, stretching then opening chris' door. "alright romeo and juliet, let's go pee again before we get to six flags."

"no, no. i refuse for us to be referred to as 'romeo and juliet'. that is the stupidest fucking love story ever. they literally talk twice then die for each other. like what the hell?" lili rants as they walk inside the gas station. chris chuckles lightly while walking towards the bathroom.

a girl stops the quartet.

"hey, aren't you guys the sturniolo triplets?" she asks, pointing at them.

"yeah, we are." nick smiles, feeling so happy that they got recognized.

"can i get a picture?" the girl hands the phone to lilith when nick nods, and stands between matt and chris. "thank you guys so much. my friend is going to flip."

lilith walks to the bathroom and listens as nick gossips about what he feels like that girl likes to do.

while waiting for the guys out by the car, lilith opens her phone to see 2 messages from her mom.

mom

hey honey.
when are you coming back home?

i'll be home thursday afternoon.
grey told me the news

oh good. i'm glad he did.
how are you feeling about it?

i don't really know. like, i'm excited to meet the kids, but i can't just forget about dad.

i'm not trying to make you forget dad, but i really like paul. and when he proposed, i just couldn't say no.

mom, i don't think our house is big enough for five new people.

we would move in with paul

what?
where's his house at?

closer to the beach

will i have to change schools?

it's possible

no way. i won't
i cannot change schools my senior year. and right at the end before finals?
no way

you might have to

i won't.

okay
be careful, honey. i love you

i love you too

the triplets finally exit the store, matt unlocks the car for lilith, but she waits for them to get over to the car.

"mom texted me." she starts, explaining more when they get in the car.

-

lili drove the remander of the way to six flags, jamming to music and eating matt's chips.

when she pulls into the amusement park, the biggest issue is finding a parking spot. eventually, she stops the car.

"AAAHH!!" nick screams in the backseat. "WE ARE HEREE!"

"WOOO!" chris yells, climbing out of the car and lili gets out with her camera.

"guys, we are finally at six flags, about to buy some tickets. chris is already walking. asshole. CHRIS!" the brunette turns around, looking at lilith. "WAIT UP!"

chris runs back over and throws the camera back into the car. once the car is locked, christopher picks lili up over his shoulder and jogs up to where nick and matt are walking.

"chris!" lilith says through laughs as she hangs upside down.

he sets her back on the ground as the get closer to the entrance. the best friends walk alongside each other, forgetting about all their problems to enjoy the moments their about to have together.

author-to-reader:

chapter nine is out!!

and we hit one thousand reads!! that's so exciting!! thank you guys so much for reading.

however, despite that milestone, watching the cufboys podcast has me worried that this story would make the triplets uncomfortable.

on another note, i'm so excited for merch to come out!! i'm pretty sure i want a shirt and a hat, but it all depends on how much the hats cost. in their video they said shirts are around $30 which is fine, but if hats are expensive, i'll just buy a shirt.

see ya next time, loves <33