||London - 8:25 PM||

Tom and Tord wheeze, desperately trying to catch their breath. They had been laughing the moment they left that restaurant. When the waitress came back, she had thrown a fit. She practically spilled the food over Tom and Tord, shouting and cursing, sobbing over Tord.

Turns out, she was his ex-girlfriend from high school. The one he dumped before he came out of the closet. Jealousy was all over his face, she was seething with rage. When the manager stepped in, he immediately apologized, before firing the girl on spot.

Tord and Tom left, the manager turning black and blue apologizing. When they left, they couldn't help but laugh. It had been an eventful date. Tord held onto Tom's hand, leaning on him for support as he caught his breath.

"Gah... I- I missed this..." He giggled, locking his fingers with Tom's. Tom turned his head, with a lopsided grin as he chuckled. He ruffled Tord's hair, as they took a moment to regain their thoughts.

"Tom?"

They both froze, hearing the chilling familiar voice... Edd. They both turned, their eyes wide open with slight worry. Edd's face turned from confusion to joy as he and Matt bolted towards Tom, jumping him with a hug. There was a bittersweet moment of happiness between the 3 until Edd pulled away and saw Tord. His face immediately became sour and dark, as he shot a cruel look towards Tord.

"What are you doing here?" He spat, holding Tom close to him. He was fiercely guarding him like a mother bear would protect her cubs. Tord held his hands up in defense, shifting to the side. "I-I-"

"Edd, it's okay... We're- Trying to make it work."

Edd's head shot up, as he gave Tom a look of betrayal and disbelief. Before he could finish, Tom gripped his shoulder, smiling softly. "Please, just, go with it? Okay?" Edd let out a sigh, narrowing his eyes before shaking his head. "Fine, okay..."

Matt shuffled in the background, before letting out a chirp. "Uh, Edd and I were out to get some food... Do you guys want to come with us?" He chuckled, nervously tugging at his sleeves. Tord purred, grinning. "Sure, it'll be fun. A double date."

Edd faked a smile, nodding. "Yeah, we can all regroup and rekindle at dinner."

The 4 boys smiled and grinned at each other, as they left to their favorite parlor that wasn't too far down.

//A/N: Sorry for a short chapter! I wanted to get this out as soon as possible. Love you guys <3