Ace shows up to class fifteen minutes late with a black eye, a hickey on his throat, and the same clothes he was wearing yesterday. He looks very disheveled and very not Ace-like. Everyone stays silent, watching him realise he missed a button on his shirt and having to pull the shirt all the way open to re-button it correctly, his tanned torso showing to all of the boys around him.

Andy and Joe nudge each other at Ace's abs on full view, which earns them a smirk from Patrick and an eye roll from Pete. Ace drops his backpack so he'll be able to button his shirt, looking up to find all eyes on him as he buttons the shirt. He pulls it together, chill bumps arising on his skin from being exposed to the chilly air.

"The fuck are you all looking at?" He sneers, reaching into the backpack he's just taken off, grabbing a hoodie and pulling it on. It covers the hickey, but it does nothing to help how disheveled he looks.

"Did I misread the situation we left you in last night? What's with the bruise?" Pete asks, pointing at his own eye to signal what he's talking about.

"TJ's brother walked in on us.. uh, 'hooking up,'" Ace does air quotes around the words, "and he got pissed."

"BJ punched you?" Andy is unable to hold in his laughs, despite the elbow jab from Joe. Ace narrows his eyes.

"Who names brothers TJ and BJ anyways?" Pete wonders aloud, scratching his neck. He sufficiently changes the subject, saving Andy's ass yet again.

"They're twins." Joe says, and Pete nods, as if that's an acceptable reason to name kids things that sound so much alike.

"He brought his kids with him and showed up to Thomas's without any warning. Thomas said Britton doesn't like people macking on his brother, even though Thomas is older." Ace explains, pulling his sleeves over his hands to get warmth. "Ever since TJ came out, BJ has been so overprotective of him, apparently. Britton apologised after I regained consciousness."

"I usually don't enjoy seeing my brother going down on random strangers, especially not with my children in the house." A guy with blackish curly hair says, walking up from behind Ace, who jumps at first and then rolls his eyes. The guy laughs, sitting down on the bench next to Ace.

"I usually don't enjoy getting jumped by angry brothers who come in unannounced either." Ace mumbles, and the guy Pete recognises as TJ's twin brother - BJ - just laughs, clapping Ace on the back. He doesn't look anything like TJ, however, except for the piercing green eyes.

"It's okay, dude. I actually like you, unlike Tom's ex, Zac. That dude was such a dick." BJ says, shuddering at the thought of the mysterious Zac. "'Trick, Andy, Joe, some dude I don't know! How are all of you?" BJ says once he notices the four boys standing there.

The first three head over and get pulled into what look like bone-crushing hugs by BJ, while Pete stands awkwardly to the side; like he usually does when someone he doesn't know shows up. "I'm Britton Jaeson Phillips. But you can call me tonight." BJ says with a wink, holding his hand out to Pete. "I'm kidding, dude. Not about my name, just the call me tonight. I'm old enough to be your dad." Patrick's eyebrows raise, and Pete thinks that TJ is probably the smart twin.

"You really aren't, but okay. I'm Pete." Pete says, taking BJ's hand. BJ rolls his eyes, not letting go of Pete's hand.

"You're just Pete? Not Pete something? What are you, Cher? Madonna?" BJ asks, and the other guys snort, but Pete just thinks he's kind of stupid and tells unfunny jokes.

"Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III." Pete grumbles, mad that he had to reveal his full name to the group.

That's cute. Pete hears, and he flushes bright red, turning to his unofficial official boyfriend and rolling his eyes. He grabs Patrick's hand, squeezing it and getting the same back.

"Andrew John Hurley." Andy says suddenly, smiling softly at Pete at the confused look he gets. Andy nudges Joe with his shoulder.

Joe looks up to the eyes on him with a confused look. After a few seconds, he finally gets it, saying, "Joseph Mark Trohman." Ace snorts, stepping into the circle, not willing to be left out of this little conversation.

"Aeson Hollis Aiken." Ace says, a smile on his face. BJ matches Ace's smile and throws his arm around his brother's maybe boyfriend.

"Britton Jaeson Phillips." BJ repeats his name, looking around the group at their smiling faces, as if he knows what's going to happen next.

As if on cue, everyone turns to Patrick as soon as BJ finishes, looking at him expectantly. He smirks back at them, licking his lips before turning to Pete and nodding. He takes a deep breath, opens his mouth, and says, "My name is Patrick Vaughn Stump-Wells, and I'm in love with Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III."

Y'ALL I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT THE ENTIRE BOOK LIKE FR I REMEMBER COMING UP WITH THIS AND WRITING THE WHOLE BOOK AROUND IT!!!!!

PATRICK FINALLY SPOKE IN FRONT OF PETE !!!!!!!!!

also i would like to thank u all for your response to every one of my books. it's like if i post a book, y'all are all over that shit in ten seconds flat.

thank u all for sticking by me as i've been through good and bad times, and i hope everything is going good in your lives. make the most of your day today or tomorrow (depending on where you live) and make sure you're happy.

i love each and every one of you to the fucking moon and back. which holy shit. that's a far ass way away.

thank you simply for existing on this day today, and i hope you continue to exist tomorrow and the day after that.