"Give me the money!" Romeo called as he shimmied his shoulders while Elle made it rain on him. Charlie cheered and whistled. "I didn't even have to dance. The hold I have on woman."

"Oh, please." Tao rolled his eyes.

"Hand over." Charlie held his hand out to him. Tao huffed, passing him the money. "Thank you."

"It's nearly midnight, can we please call it a draw?" Elle sighed with a pleading look.

"No, because i'm clearly winning. I just have unlucky rolls." Tao rolled his eyes. Romeo pulled the blanket over a sleeping Issac when he realized.

"No, i'm winning becomes I have more money." Charlie argued with him.

"Arrogant." Romeo rolled his eyes, leaning back on his elbows.

"No, the winner is the superior buissnessperson, that's me. Tell him, Romeo." Tao smacked his ankle with a nod to his head.

"Why would I know? I'm not a monopoly player, this is my first time." he explained with a crazy look in his direction.

"Why am I not surprised? Taking Charlie's side." he rolled his eyes, throwing his pillow in his direction.

"As he should." Elle agreed.

"Wrong. I am always on Elle's side. Very different." Romeo hummed, winking in Elle's direction.

"I'm the superior buisnessperson seeing as I have more money, which is the goal of Monopoly." Charlie ranted on, tossing his hands around in the process.

"You have more money cause you know the Monopoly cheats." Tao tossed his finger in his direction.

Romeo laughed. "He really said Monopoly cheats."

"You can't cheat at Monopoly!" Charlie laughed and argued all at once. Issacs foot dipped under the board, tipping it over in Taos lap.

"Oh, whoops." Issac hummed as he shut his eyes again.

"Charlie won." Romeo confirmed, hanging his head off the side of his bed and high fiving Issac.

"Draw?" Charlie suggested.

Tao sighed. "Draw."

"Thank god." Elle sighed in relief.

"If you want me to play match maker, I can." Romeo spoke to Charlie as he sired the cups. "Nick and I have became good mates."

"Do not play matchmaker." Charlie gave him a knowing look.

"Please do." Issac smiled.

"I can't blame you really, Charlie. People would be weird not to have a crush on Nick." Romeo said honestly as he dropped the spoon in the sink. "My friend Imogen really likes him. You should hear the way she talks about him."

"The one with the blonde pieces?" Charlie nodded as he motioned around his face. "I see you with her a lot."

"Partly Harry's fault. He made her think she's gonna die if we don't talk to each other." she shrugged, passing one of the cups to Issac while the pair got the rest. "Maybe you guys can meet her...."

"Introducing her to the family? Must be serious." Issac grinned as they went up the stairs.

"I just think she needs better friends. That's all." Romeo defended his original statement. "Maybe if I bring her around the rest of you she'll realize what better company she can keep."

"Yeah, i'd be glad to meet her." Charlie smiled, pushing the door open to see Tao backing up in Elle's direction.

"You made it rain on the wrong person, I fear." Romeo gave Elle a grin as he gave her the cup. "Someones giving me a run for my money."

"Shut up." Tao cracked a smile.

"So, I was thinking of inviting Nick to my birthday thing on Saturday." Charlie sat down as he looked at the group. "I really want him to come, but I don't want it to be awkward or weird since you don't really know him."

"It's your birthday." Romeo pointed out with a head nod. "I'll even pick him up if he needs a ride. Since you really want him there."

Romeo winked at the end, Charlie's eyes widened slightly.

"It won't be awkward." Elle's shook her head as she adjusted her seating.

"I assumed he was coming anyway." Issac smiled in his direction.

"Hi, Love." Romeos mum smiled when he came home later that night. "Didn't want to stay the night?"

"Ugh, no. Not this time." he gave a forced smiled. He never liked staying at others peoples houses. Maybe he got homesick, maybe his missed his Mum, maybe it was just hard to sleep without the routine he had. "Charlie says hello."

"He hasn't come around in a while." she looked up from the laptop she was typing on, accepting the forehead kiss. "His birthday is close, isn't it?"

"This weekend." Romeo nodded. "Not sure what to get him though."

"You'll think of something." she turned to him, holding up two paint samples. "Which colour should the top floor be?"

Romeo blinked. "Are they not the same shade?"

"You're just like your father." she waved him off, Romeo smiled as he went for the stairs. "Oh! Almost forgot. A girl came by, she needed to drop a form book off for you? I let her go put it in your room."

"A girl?" he looked in shock.

"Yeah, I was shocked too." she agreed, getting an offended look. "Cute little thing. Very blue eyes."

Romeos eyes widened. "You let Imogen go into my room?"

"Y-" before she could answer, he was sprinting up the stairs. He was immediately flooded with embarrassment. He wasn't the type to make his bed, his rugby bag spilling across the floor, a desk filled with unfinished homework.

But, no form book.

Romeo looked around oddly, searching for where Imogen might have put it. His eyes traveled to the bathroom, seeing the door cracked. No one in the house even kept doors open unless they were bedroom doors. He pushed it open, flipping on the light quickly as staring at the lipstick on the mirror.

Happy Sunday. Figured this was better then a boring text.

With a little heart at the end. Romeo smiled, she didn't even have to say who it had been, he'd just known. Walking back into his room, he fell onto his bed and pulling his phone from his pocket. With a few rings, the other line picked up. "I liked the red, but I think pink might be more my colour."

"Oh." Imogen sniffled from the other line. "Can I call you back?"

Romeo sat up quickly. "What's the matter?"

It wasn't long before he was leaving the house once again.

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kylie speaks

i promise i didn't abandon
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the ST s4 excitement die down
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