Chase's POV

"Chase I'm so sorry! I really wanted to stay until-"

"It's ok!" I immediately try to stop the guilt that Mason is probably feeling at cutting his visit short. After our backyard camping last night, he was supposed to spend the entire day here and leave once Jesse got back from Bryan's house at five this evening. However, little Amy came down with a fever. Although both Justin and Chloe are there with Aerial, I can tell that Mason is beyond worried so I convinced him to go.

"Are you sure you don't want me to wait until Jesse actually gets here?" Mason asks for what I swear is the hundredth time.

"Jesse said that he will be back in under ten minutes," I lie and roll my eyes. "Besides I'm a grown man, I'm fine on my own for a few minutes." Or a few hours, since it's only about eleven in the morning and I didn't text Jesse about Mason leaving early.

He has barely been able to see Bryan since they reconnected and he's already so enamoured with Bryan; I know that he will be disappointed if his time is cut short. I was also a complete jerk to him over the past two days and I owe him, this is the least I can do to try to make up for it. Besides, I'm not a baby in constant need of supervision.

"Go," I urge Mason, shooing him towards his car.

Mason frowns and seems to be in deep thought for a moment before he relents. "Ok, I'm going. I'm sorry I couldn't stay as long as I planned!"

I flash Mason an appreciative smile. I wasn't expecting to spend any time with him at all. I know how busy he is, especially with the new baby. So I'm actually quite happy with the little chunk of time he was able to carve out for me.

I wave at Mason, watching him drive away. As I'm reentering the house, my phone pings and I unlock it to see a message from Jesse. I mentally prepare myself for all the incoming messages about how hot Bryan is and what Jesse will do to his body. Jesse has always been very open about these things and has absolutely no problem divulging any details about his sex life to Shawn and I. I furrow my eyebrows upon not seeing a message about Bryan's chocolate abs or bubble butt as he likes to describe it.

Dork: Baby bro! How was your camping thing with Mason?
Me: It was really fun! We ate a bunch of junk food!

It was actually really fun. We talked a lot about Aerial and the baby and I told him about meeting Diego and my phone call with him earlier that day. I sigh and plop down on the couch. I stuff a pillow under my head and swing my feet up onto the couch. Weird. Why isn't he telling me about Bryan? Is it because of what happened with Mike? I see the three dots as Jesse starts to reply:

Dork: Did you save me some?
Me: Nope! But I'm sure your boyfriend Bryan is feeding you well

I wonder if I bring up Bryan if he will start behaving like he normally would. I always shy away from his suggestive comments about his latest flings but it's even weirder that he isn't mentioning anything provocative. Usually his first message is some comment on the sex or what they will do later. Why isn't he telling me?

I stare at my phone, waiting for Jesse to reply. Jesse really hasn't had any solid relationships and Bryan is the first guy that he has ever been interested in who isn't a total player. I really hope that Bryan will never hurt him. But from what Jesse has told me about him, I have nothing to worry about.

It's been fifty four seconds and Jesse still hasn't replied. I'm starting to get worried that he's treating me differently and is no longer comfortable talking to me about his life. He's already stopped telling me about his emotional state. He's always worrying about me and never talking about himself. I don't think I could handle it if he stops telling me about the more trivial things in his life.

My phone pings again and I release a sigh of relief as I read Jesse's suggestive message.

Dork: Oh he's feeding me alright ;) It was almost too much for me to take at once but I managed to fit it in and OMG the juices were delicious ;)
Me: OMG stop! And I'm sure you're boyfriend is wondering why you're ignoring him
Dork: He's focused on making me breakfast! And I'm staring at his beautiful butt. You think he'd let me tap that?

I visibly cringe reading Jesse's message, trying to resist the urge to dunk my phone in a bucket of holy water. I can't believe that I was hoping that he would send me these messages a minute ago!

Dork: I think I'm going to slap his ass!

I cover my face with my hand and peek out through my fingers. Oh my goodness! What is this conversation that we are having! Jesse really has no filter.

Dork: Should I slap it? Hello?

I groan. I know I wanted him to treat me like he normally would but why is he torturing me!

Dork: I don't think you understand how beautiful his butt is! I'll take a photo!

I shriek and immediately remove my hands from my face, furiously typing my response.

Me: NO! DO NOT SEND ME A PHOTO OF YOUR BOYFRIEND'S BUTT!

I see the three dots appear and I pray to whatever god is out there that they will have mercy on me and Jesse will not send me a picture of Bryan's butt.

Dork: Ok, ok. I won't but should I slap it?

I groan again. Jeez he's relentless.

Me: You seem like you really want to so sure
Dork: Score! If he reacts badly I'll tell him that you told me I should slap his butt

I let out a frustrated shriek and throw my phone on the couch. I forgot how cringe worthy it is to hear him talk about his sex life. I groan once again as I hear it ping.

Dork: Hahaha you threw your phone away didn't you? :P
Me: I can't reply, I'm pouring bleach into my eyes to cleanse them of this conversation!
Dork: Hahahahaha What are you and Mason up to today? Want me to come back early?
Me: Just going to watch something on Netflix and order in some food

Technically it isn't a lie because that's what I intend to do for the rest of the day.

Me: Anyway, I'm going. Have fun slapping your boyfriends butt

Oh my gosh! I can't believe I just wrote that sentence! I cringe again, trying to shake the disturbing image of my twin and his boyfriend being intimate out of my head.

Dork: Oh I will ;) I have to take a photo of it first, it looks too good to pass up! Bye baby bro. Call me if you need me! I silenced my notifications but not my calls so I'll hear a call and answer immediately though I won't see your text right away. So call if you need me!
Me: Ok! Thank you! Have fun!
Jesse: ;) <3

I giggle and shake my head at the absolutely ridiculous conversation I just had with my twin. Jesse has always been sex positive and unafraid of talking about his sex life so I've gotten very used to it over the years. He's asked me on more than one occasion if it bothers me and even though it is very cringe worthy it doesn't actually bother me.

I smile happy that Jesse didn't censor his inappropriate jokes and is clearly still comfortable talking to me about these things.

I toss my phone aside, grab the blanket on the back of the couch and curl up into a ball. I awaken two hours later feeling famished but well rested. I had another dream about Diego. This time we were cuddling on a picnic blanket by the lake. I sigh longingly as I think about how perfect that would be.

Should I call Diego? I did tell him that I would call him later. I don't want to make a habit of saying I'll call then not calling and waiting for him to call. I sit up and grab my phone. Biting the inside of my cheek, I ponder whether or not I should actually call him. "Don't overthink it," I mumble and press the voice call button.

Diego answers after two rings. "Little lamb!" He says excitedly and I feel my heart skip a beat just from his greeting.

"Hi Diego," I murmur, pressing the phone to my ear as a soft smile spreads across my face.

"How was your day, my sweet?" Diego coos and I giggle at his gentle tone and the new term of endearment.

"I mostly just slept, I'm going to order some food now. Then I'll probably watch something on Netflix while I wait for Jesse to get back," I respond, putting Diego on speaker phone so that I can scroll through Uber Eats.

Diego gasps before he exclaims, "Jesse is still at Bryan's!"

"He is," I reply with another giggle. Why does Diego make me feel so happy? It always feels like he is genuinely excited to talk to me! "He doesn't know that I'm here on my own though. Mason was supposed to be here but he had to leave and I know how much Jesse wanted to spend time with Bryan so I didn't tell him."

"Mason?" Diego asks curiously.

Oooh sushi! Yes! I'll order that. I place the order in the app and nonchalantly reply to Diego. "He's my older brother. My other older brother's name is Justin."

Diego hums a response and I turn on the TV and flip through my Netflix recommendations.

"How about we have a teleparty? That way we can watch something together!" Diego suddenly exclaims.

I giggle at the pure enthusiasm in his voice. "Ok!" I all but shriek. I would love to watch anything with him! My heart is pounding with excitement and I can't seem to stop smiling. "Anything in particular that you wanted to watch?"

Diego chuckles and coos at my reaction which just makes me giggle even more. "How about the Umbrella Academy? I've been meaning to start that show for a little while now."

My face immediately falls and my chest constricts. My grip on the TV remote tightens as I start to have flashbacks of that night. I was going to Mike's house to watch this show. I struggle to get air into my lungs. I make a gagging sound as my stomach immediately feels queasy. I feel myself slowly sinking into despair as flashbacks of Mike start to overpower my mind.

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