Beebo:
I am running out of patience, Pen-Pen

Look, I swear I'm finding out what's up with Sarah. Actually, I think I have a PRETTY BIG idea why her relationship with you isn't working.

Just give me time please 👏👏👏

Beebo:
Alrighty, alrighty

So what IS up with Sarah? Well, what you think is up with her.

Oh, uh, I'm pretty sure it's not that interesting

Beebo:
Because I'm sure wanting to know why your wife seems to hate your marriage is already a boring subject as it is 😑

Trust me, Brendon you don't wanna know

Beebo:
WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF I KNOW OR NOT? I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, HELL YOU COULD BE WAY OFF I JUST WANNA KNOW BECAUSE I'M DYING OVER HEEEERRRREEEE

I'M POSITIVE THAT YOU'LL KNOW WHY IF SHE EVER TELLS YOU

Beebo:
THAT'S THE THING

SHE WON'T SAY ANYTHING

LOOK IT'S BARELY 8 AM AND I HAVE PLANS RIGHT NOW SO CAN WE DO THIS LATER?!

Beebo:
FINE, BUT AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME I'M SPAMMING YOUR ASS

I leave tomorrow

Beebo:
What happened to you guys leaving today?

Nolan extended my stay so we could talk more later tonight

Beebo:
Who the hell is "Nolan"? Sounds like a douchebag 😑

Nolan happens to be my favorite photographer. He owns the magazine I was in a contest for.

Beebo:
Hold on...'WAS' in a contest for???

You quit??

Yeah, Nolan offered me a job. That's why we're having dinner. I'm excited af

Beebo:
I mean that's amazing Penny...but he sounds like he's only doing this to get inside your pants

Pfft please. Nolan actually admires my work as much as I do his. We're professionals, Beebo.

Beebo:
I know, I know, I just don't like this guy 😓

Why not? He likes your band, MCR, and who knows what else you all have in common! 😄

Beebo:
Well that doesn't mean I have to like him, where are you guys eating at?

Applebee's

Beebo:
The one next door??

Yes, why?

Beebo:
Just wanna know where to start looking for you once you get kidnapped

He's a nice guy, Brendon. Anyway, I have to go. I got myself a little meet- up with Melanie.

Beebo:
Kay, I'll text you later

💙

Beebo:
😚😚

I LET MY BLOOD RUSH TO MY CHEEKS seeing Brendon's sent emojis. Part of me thought that he sounded jealous, but I know how ridiculous that sounds. Why would he have feelings for some girl who he obviously is platonic for? It didn't make sense to me, his whole flirtatious manner. It's clear he loves Sarah and wants to fix their relationship, so him liking me would disrupt everything. Pushing my hair behind my ears, I let out a deep sigh. Last time I was dressed up this nice was the previous night when Sarah took me out for drinks. Still not sure if I should bring the kiss up when I see her next, but after all that's why I'm going to go see Melanie. Hopefully she'll know what to do.

I walked out of the hotel and made my way over to Dennys. The weather wasn't bad at all, it had a nice breeze that blew gently passed you every so often. Even the sun was being gentle with a soft warmth snuggling against you and the clouds providing a calm shade above you but not at all blocking out the sunlight. It seemed to be a nice day overall so I hoped that maybe the rest of it would be as nice as the weather.

Finally, I reached that glorious destination of pure breakfast carbs. A small ringing of charms played as the door swung open. Automatically, the smell of fresh pancakes, sizzling bacon, smoked sausage, and every other breakfast item hit my nose, swirling together to create this sweetly delicious scent. That's when I started to feel hungry.

"Penelope! I'm over here!"

I turned behind me to see that adorable half dyed hair girl waving at me in a frenzy. She had syrup stains all over her long, bright bluebonnet colored overalls and a little bit of chocolate milk along her pastel blue blouse tucked underneath them, but she still managed to pull the look off. The one and only Melanie Martinez, everybody. I thought to myself.

I took a seat on the other booth in front of her. "Sorry I ordered before you, it's just that I walked in and the smell kept taunting my willpower and before you know it, I've got two pancakes, a side of soft scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, a cold glass of chocolate milk, and an 'on the house' cheesecake!" While Melanie laughed at her huge order, I checked out everything she'd gotten. It all checked out, except for the cheesecake, although there was an empty plate put to the side of the table and looked as if it had been used.

"You gonna order anything?" She asked with those big, bright brown eyes of hers. "Probably just some eggs with toast." Melanie scoffed at my response like if I had just told her something absurd. "'Just some eggs with toast' my ass. We're at Dennys, now make America proud and stuff your stomach till you have that golden double chin." She huffed out while shoving a peice of pancake in her mouth. "Melanie, you're as tiny as my pinky and as thin as this chair's legs, I doubt you have a double chi-" She didn't even let me finish my sentence before retracting her head into her neck revealing not just one, but multiple chins. "You were saying?" She said still showing her chins off. "Nothing. I didn't say anything."

With enough convincing Melanie had gotten me to order what she had. We were having fun, just talking about little things until she brought up the incident of last night and things bounced back and forth from awkward to difficult. "So any advice?" I asked her after explaining the whole thing to her, and I mean the WHOLE thing. "I just can't believe you like Brendon. I mean, I had some solid advice prepped for you, but this just chucks it out the window." We were both processing everything I had said, knocking our heads together to try and solve each problem. "Okay, well let's take a break from Brendon and Sarah for just a minute and focus on Cassidy and Kira instead." I nodded in approval,"Alright, so why do you think Cassidy is so upset?" I searched my brain for answers, trying my hardest to figure out why,"I don't remember doing anything wrong to her. A couple days ago I told her I hung out with Sarah and she said she felt like I cheated on her, but I swear we were playing. We always do stuff like that and nothing seemed different the last time." I threw my guess to Melanie, who had gone through about four cups of chocolate milk,"Hmm, interesting." Her eyes went big for a small second before she bent down to grab something from her pastel pink purse, a notebook. I watched in silence as she wrote down some words in her bubbly handwriting.

Cassidy:
○ Jealous of Sarah *maybe*

"Can you think of anything else you might have done?" She asked with a sense of seriousness in her tone. "I dropped the contest without telling them. So if it's that, she's either upset because I didn't tell her about it or because I quit." Melanie nodded and jotted down some more words.

Cassidy:
○ Jealous of Sarah
○ Upset w/ not being told decisions
○ Upset w/ Penny quitting contest

"Why do you think she'd be upset if you'd quit though, shouldn't she be happy she has a better chance of winning now?" It wasn't like Cassidy to get upset over me quitting, actually, she'd do what Melanie said she would, be happy she's got a bigger chance. "No, no, no, if anyone's going to be upset about me quitting, it's Kira." Another bunch of words.

Kira:
○ Upset w/ Penny quitting contest

"What makes you say that?" Melanie put down her pen and devoted her full attention to me. I kept tossing the idea back and forth through my head. Why was I so sure Kira would be upset? Was it because that's just her personality? That she would be upset if I said I quit something I had a good shot at? It didn't make sense to me though. The reason I quit the contest was because I got a better position for the company than I would have gotten if I won, so Kira being upset over how I gave up an opportunity would be irrelevant. I kept tossing some more. Maybe it was because I got the better job? Could she be jealous? It's not at all like her to be jealous, she's more of the 'I'm-so-happy-you-have-what-you-do' kind of person. But it could be a possibility. "It's so unlikely because Kira is literally the sweetest person alive, but I think it's possible-"

"-But is it plausible?" Looking up from my empty plate of food, I give Melanie a dead look the eye. She, on the other hand, looks like she's having the time of her life with that big smile on her face. "I'm opening up to you and you're making a Twenty One Pilots references." I half-joke. "Sorry, you should expect that from me a lot haha." I chuckle and give her a smile. "But anyway, what's up kiddo?" "I'm older than y- never mind, I'm thinking it's possible that Kira may be jealous I have the better job." Melanie tilts her head while her lips form an upside down U before writing again.

Kira:
○ Upset w/ Penny quitting contest
○Jealous of Penny getting job

"Okay so here's what I'm thinking, just like how you're hanging out with Sarah to get to know why she's being the way she is, do the same thing with the girls. Not at once though, hang out with them separately and be subtle when asking questions. Even if you have to go on multiple dates with them, you'll eventually find out." Melanie was right, I'd eventually find out why, and it only took two dates with Sarah to find out her reason, or at least get a good guess at why.

"Okay so now what about Sarah?"

"Oh she's gay as fuck dude."

"That's all? No advice?"

"Lesbi-honest, that problem will sort itself out."

"Oh for God's sake, Melanie."