A Beautiful Mess - A Before You Exit Story *On Hold*

Chapter Eight

Tegan's POV

As Thomas and I stepped onto the bus, I heard a voice I knew from a recent meeting, and then I heard a giggle from a girl I definitly recognized.

"What's she doing here?" I asked Thomas.

"Cody stopped by with her. I'm not really sure why, but Alli seems more than willing to forgive Riley seeing as she's been hanging all over him the entire time she's been here." He replied.

"Shouldn't it be Riley forgiving her? I mean SHE cheated on HIM." I said.

"Yeah well, Riley doesn't seem to remember that factor, seeing as he's hanging all over her as well." Thomas gestured towards the two as they came into view.

I mentally threw up at how cute they looked together. I hated that. It was like drinking a venti cup full of espresso shots from Starbucks. That's how sick it made me feel. 

"There's no way to avoid them, now what do we do?" I asked.

"Well, we could walk past them quickly to the back lounge. Connor, Toby, and Chris are back there playing video games." He said.

"Let's do it. You should piggy back me back there. Maybe they won't say anything." I suggested.

"How is that going to keep them from saying something?" Thomas asked, confusion clear on his face.

"I don't know, it was just an idea, and I'm lazy." I shrugged.

Thomas laughed before picking me up and just throwing me over his shoulder.

"Does this work?" He asked.

I let out a giggle before answering, "I guess it does."

We made it past Riley, Cody, and Alli with a simple hello and goodbye before reaching the back lounge. Thomas dropped me onto the sofa, my head landing in Connor's lap, and my feet in Toby's. 

"Well hello there." Connor said as he looked down at me.

"Hi, how's it going?" I asked with a smirk.

"Just fine thanks." He said with a smile.

"And you Toby? How's the baby of the group doing?" I asked.

"Don't call me that." He whined.

"Why not? I mean it's the truth." I replied.

"I'm fine Tegan." He said before roling his eyes.

"What's his problem?" I asked Connor.

"He's mad cause you're back, which could potentially mean that you're going to beat him at Mario Kart again." Connor replied, laughing a bit afterwards.

"Seriously Toby? I mean my god, it was one time." I said.

"One night, but like 20 times." He huffed.

"Sorry." I said.

"I can't stay mad at you. So you're forgiven. Now, ultimate rematch. I will win at least once." Toby said as he stood up, my feet dropping to the ground.

"Hey! You were my foot rest. What the hell Toby?" I whined.

"Sorry, had to get the controllers." He said as he sat back down, handing me one.

"You sure you want to do this?" I asked him.

"Yes, I'm sure." He said with an intense look on his face as he focused on the TV screen. 

I let out a chuckle before looking at the TV screen. This was going to be good.

*30 minutes later*