The day flew by, and Julia got to meet Theas boyfriend- er- Oliver. He was really nice, and in Julias math class. He was pretty smart, but also kind of quiet. The strong and silent type.

The opposite of Thea; loud, happy, and bright and openly hilarious.

At home, Julias Mom was listening to a book and making bread. The house smelled amazing, like a warm blanket of mouth watering smells that made you feel all happy.

Julia took a deep breath through her nose, smiling. "Ooo it smells good in here." She said softly, dropping her backpack in the mudroom.

"Does this?" Nic asked, shoving his gym bag under Julias nose and snickering when she gagged.

"Ew when was the last time you washed your clothes Nic? Thats gross!" Julia squealed, wrenching the bag away from him and throwing it under the mudroom bench.

"Nic I told you to wash your clothes after the game on Friday!" Mrs. Brooks called from the kitchen, snickering under her breath at her children as she pulled a pan of golden bread out of the double oven.

"Mmm." Julia hummed pleasantly, sitting at the kitchen counter and looking over at the bread that her mother had just pulled out of the oven, and was replacing it with another two loaves. "Whats its for Mom?"

"It-" Julias mother, Kim, closed the over door behind her and turned to face Julia. "Is for the Mastons. Lake is sick and Mrs. Maston is out of town." She laughed, throwing the oven mitts on the table. "And Mr. Maston is handling it about as well as your father would."

Nic laughed loudly from the laundry room, the washing machine running with his dirty clothes in it. He emerged from the room eating a granola bar. "So  not very well?" He said through a mouthful.

"Please tell me that you got that from school or my backpack." Julia said, eyeing the squashed granola bar skeptically, turning in her barstool.

"I don't know where it came from." Nic looked down at his snack, and shrugged, looking back up at his sister. "What? It was in my gym bag and I wasn't gonna waste it."

"Blech." Julia scoffed, their mother snickered through a groan as she brushed flour off of the table and into the pull out garbage can. "You're disgusting."

Julia got up, rounding the corner to the foyer and going up the stairs to her room. "And you love me!" Nic called after her amusedly. She shook her head, laughing under her breath.

***

The next week went so fast Julia had no idea that it was Friday until Mom was piling snacks into a bag and yelling for Nic to get a jacket and get in the car.

"Where are we going?" Julia asked, pulling on her shoes.

"We're going to Aces game." Her Dad, Mike, said, scrambling around the kitchen and dining room for his keys.

"How did you forget?" Nic asked excitedly, coming out from down hall in his Trenton University jersey over a black hoodie. He was so excited, it was very evident. "I've been reminding you all week!"

To be honest Julia was focused on other things. Like music and how Oliver and Thea where hanging out in the morning now. And more music. Her cover of Say Something was finally coming together!

"Oh, right!" Juls says, starting to get excited. She wasn't huge on sitting in a loud gym for four hours filled with stranger, at least at school she knew all the players and the people there.

But she was excited to see Ace play, he really was great. He got a full ride basketball scholarship to Trenton U about two hours drive away.

Maybe it would be funner that Julia was expecting.

Hello goldies!
(Ignore the cringe lol)
Welcome to the end of chapter five!
I know its short, and kinda boring, but the next one will be long and full of fun!
Question:
Thea and Nic-
Or
Thea and Oliver?
Thanks for reading! I read all the sweet comments and appreciate all the votes!! Thank you!!