"So... He told you to meet him here?" Ryan looked up at the giant, creepy looking hotel, lit up by bright neon lights. He then turned to Bryce, who shrugged his shoulders, still looking down at his phone.

"I guess so. I mean, this is the address he texted me. So he should be somewhere around here. Or maybe he's inside? I don't know. It's possible he went inside, I doubt he's gonna wait out here in this weather." Bryce shuddered as a gust of wind blew past the two, and Ryan nodded in agreement.

The two decided to wait a few more minutes, but eventually gave into the cold and went inside. Ryan looked around, before quietly pulling Bryce to some couches off to the side of the lobby.

"He'll be here eventually, right?" Bryce looks around at the little lobby, before tugging his hoodie a bit tighter around himself.

Ryan just nods his head, rubbing his hands together to provide some kind of warmth to them.

It was another five minutes before Jonathan showed up, grinning at the two like he was the happiest guy in the world. "Hey! Come on, we got some good shit t' do tonight! This is gonna be sick!"

Bryce and Ryan share a look, before joining their weird friend in his car.

"So why'd you wanna meet us here? Especially at such a creepy hotel?" Ryan gives Jon a curious look. "Couldn't you have just picked us up at our houses instead?"

"Well, first off, nobody even- nobody invited you in the first place, mister Ohm! Why the fuck are ya even here?!" Jon laughs, "And second, I had some shit t'do beforehand. Sooo, I made y'all guys wait for me at the weird hotel because I knew you guys wouldn't miss it."

"Oh. Well, for your information, Bryce invited me to join your little night out together. Sorry for interrupting your date, Delirious." Ryan gives a small scoff, jokingly turning his head away from Jon with a small huff.

"Oh? Hah! Bryce, how could you?! Inviting Ohm to our first date!" Jon is giggling and squirming in his seat, paying close attention to the road.

Bryce chuckles and shakes his head. "I'm sorry you had to find out this way, Delly! I promise it's not what it looks like!"

They all laughed out loud, and waited for Jon to take them to their destination.

Their destination, apparently, was the downtown park, with its big, pretty gardens and playground. Despite the cold weather, the three of them ran around, laughing like a bunch of children.

"Ryan? Ryan! Push me on the swings!" Bryce calls to Ryan, swinging his legs in the air.

Ryan jumps off the slide, then runs over to Bryce. "Can't you push yourself? You're like... You've got really long legs, can't you use them?" Ryan rambles to Bryce, even though he's already behind Bryce and his swing.

Before Ryan can even push Bryce, though, Jonathan comes running out of nowhere and tackles them both to the ground. The three laid on the ground in a pile, laughing it off.

"What the heck was that?" Bryce pulls his arms out from underneath Ryan, not bothering to move his head off of Ryan's legs. Which, as a result, means that Ryan can't get his ass off of Jon's back, which also means that they're stuck here.

"I wanted to scare you guys. Did- did I did it?" Jon stutters slightly, but giggles nonetheless. He shifts underneath Ryan, rolling onto his back somehow.

"I mean, I was pretty spooked," Ryan says softly.

He felt calm right now. Just him and his two best friends, in a park downtown at one in the morning, in some really cold weather.

This was nice. It really, truly was. 

"I love y'all guys, y'know that?" Jonathan's voice is quiet and soft, adding to the soothing atmosphere. But his voice had something else laced in it, a sense of finality to it.

"I love you too, Jon!" Bryce gives this breathy, content giggle, and Ryan feels funny at the sound of it.

He ignores the feeling, and hums in agreement.

"Yeah. You guys are the best."