Jared POV

"What up, Con?" I put my elbow on his shoulder. I had to stand on my toes to do so.

He pushed my arm away. "Get off me, Kleinman. And do not call me 'Con.'"

"Jeez. Someone buttered your toast with the wrong butter, huh?"

"What the hell does that even mean?"

I shrugged. "Like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Like you're just irritated, I guess. I'm trying out new sayings."

"Whatever. I don't want to talk to anyone -- especially you -- about it, so you can go eat a bathbomb or something."

"I'd never do that. That sounds disgusting. I did lick a pumpkin spice candle once though. Nasty."

Connor rolled his eyes and stared someone down. Wow. Intense. I looked over and saw that the person was Zoe. She glared back at him.

"Listen. Zoe and I don't talk anymore. I feel bad about it, but I don't know how to get her to talk to me," Connor said quietly.

"I thought you didn't want to talk to anyone, especially me." I said that humorously. Connor didn't think so.

"If you're going to be a little shit, just walk away."

"Okay, okay."

Connor sat on the bench in the front of the school. I followed him. When I got there, he sighed and he looked like he wanted to cry. Or maybe my emotional radar isn't very good, Connor doesn't cry. Right?

"It's just so stupid, like she was purposely a bitch, then I talked to the guy she stood up, now she's all rude to me and Evan. Though I wanted to, I couldn't talk to her. I couldn't find a way."

"That sucks, Murphy. I don't get it either." He looked away. "Maybe she likes Evan or something."

"Really? Makes sense, I guess. He is super cute and lovable, you know?"

"Um. Sure?"

"I mean like I feel bad about the shit I've done to her in the past. She's an obnoxious little sister, of course, but that doesn't make it okay for me to scream at her, push her against a wall, blah blah blah."

"Yikes. I'd hate to be your sibling."

"I'm horrible."

"Meh. You suck, but only sometimes."

"Gee thanks," he said sarcastically.

Evan POV

"Haaiiiii." I waved through the window on the door to Connor's house.

He waved back and opened the door. "Hi." He took my hand and led me upstairs. I giggled as we passed some of the pictures on the wall. OH MY TREES. Connor as a toddler! I'm practically in tears. Connor just smiled at me while I fangirled over tiny him.

Zoe walked by the room right before Connor closed the door. She didn't look at either of us. Huh.

Connor sighed and shut the door quietly. He sat down next to me and hugged me. "I love you Ev."

"I love you too, Connor."

"Evan?"

"Hm?"

"Am I a bad person?"

"No."

"Okay. And Evan?"

"Yeah?"

"You'll love me no matter what, right?"

"This sounds like a cliche fanfiction. But yes. I will."