"We'll be back in an hour or so." Chris said grabbing his keys off the table. Blake reached for his wallet and got up off the couch. The girls looked at them confused. "Where are you going? It's Blake's birthday! I thought we were just going to chill here and party." Alyssa stated frustrated. "Well I wanted to take him out somewhere. Like we used to." Chris got his sweatshirt and pulled it over hi head, realizing it was raining. "Oh, that sounds cool. So can we come?" Brooke asked. "Uhm, no. It's like a guy time thing." Alyssa rolled her eyes and got off the couch. "Fine." She glided her hands up his chest and around his neck. She hugged him tightly and rested her head on his shoulder. "I'll miss you." She murmured against his neck. "And I'll miss you too." Chris replied after kissing her cheek. Brooke got up too and hugged Blake. "You're so going to get it when you come back. You know that right?" She whispered in a voice only audible for him to hear. He smiled widely. "No, I think you're going to get it babe." He whispered back. "No you are." "Nope, you." "Blake. When you get back here, you are in serious trouble." Blake smiled again. "It's my birthday and what I say goes." He said loudly while pulling away from her hug. Brooke laughed. I can never win with you." She ended. He laughed and followed Chris to the door. It closed behind them and Brooke fell backwards onto the couch.
Alyssa followed her actions and sat pretzel style on the couch. "Sooo…how's Chris?" Brooke asked her eagerly. "Uhm, good?" She answered confused picking up the television remote and pressing the power button. "Alyssa. I think you should know what I mean by now. Let's try this again. So, how IS Chris?" "Uhm, damn good?" She replied again in the same voice as last time. Brooke rolled her eyes. "What is your problem? You never talked about this before and you're still not. It's annoying." Alyssa's eyes drew from the TV to Brooke. "Alright, let's talk about Chris. He's big. Bigger than Blake will ever be." She laughed in disbelief. "Yeah, um, no. You wish. Blake definitely wins this one." "No he doesn't. Chris wins. Done." She concluded. Brooke laughed again. "Wow. You seem pretty sure of yourself." Alyssa laughed as well. "Well I know a winner when I see one."
Chris pulled the car into the Burger King parking lot. Him and Blake got out of the car and ran towards the building, trying not to get wet from the pouring rain. Chris got to the door first, held it open for Blake, and followed him in the restaurant. The room was empty except for the employees. Outside, there was a giant line at the drive through. "Everything's on me. What do you want?" Chris asked analyzing the menu on the wall behind the counter. "Uhm, I'll have a number five. And thanks man, for everything. Letting us stay at your house, letting Adam and Jake stay over…and the burger." Chris laughed. "It's no problem. I like having you and Brooke over, and Adam and Jake…and buying you burgers."A man walked over to them and crossed his arms no the counter. "Hey, I'm Matt. How can I help you?" Chris faced him and answered, "Yeah hi, uhm, can I have a number five…and a number two?" "Sure thing. Here or to go?" Chris turned around to Blake. "Here, sir." He answered for him. Matt disappeared into the back of the kitchen. "You wanna go get a table and I'll pay and get drinks?" "Alright, can I have a Sprite?" Blake asked him. "Sure thing." He said back, imitated the worker. He laughed and walked away and sat down in the corner of the room at a table with two chairs. Minutes later, Matt came back to the counter with a tray that had two boxes of French fries, two burgers, and two empty cups. Chris paid for the food and carried the dark blue tray over to the soda machine. He pushed the button for ice and collected some on each cup. Next he placed one of them under the Sprite nozzle and pushed in the button. It filled all the way up and he released the button. He sealed a lid on the cup and moved over to the Dr. Pepper. Again, he pressed down the button and soda came pouring into the cup. He let go of it and put another lid on. Chris put both cups on the tray and went on searching for Blake. He spotted him in a corner next to the rain covered window and walked over. He placed the tray in the middle of the table in between them and sat down. After a couple seconds, Blake looked away from the window and to the tabletop, thinking. "You okay?" Chris asked him before shoving a french fry in his own mouth. Blake regained his focus and reached for his drink. "Yeah, sorry. Just thinking. So, uh when are you getting Alyssa's ring?" Chris took his burger and unwrapped it on the table. "Oh, I wanted to talk you about that. I don't know when though. Why?" He took a bite and wiped his mouth with his hand afterwards. "I think I want to get Brooke an... something too." Blake got a straw from the tray, took the wrapper off, and stuck it through the X in the middle of the lid. "Oh, well that maybe we'll go after this. What do you want to get her?" Chris asked. He seemed so clam talking about it, but Blake wasnt. He didnt make eye contact with his friend. "Well i wanted to as-. You know what? You go first. What did you want to tell me?" Chris dropped the burger on the foil. He looked at Blake, very serious. "Alright, the ring was suppost to be for our anniversary, but i think it's gonna be an engagement ring." He confessed. Blake cursed to himself. He planned on getting Brooke the same thing, and he could of if he hadn't asked Chris to go first. He didnt want to ruin their moment, so he couldnt ask her to marry him now, or anytime soon. "Man, thats great. I'm really happy for you." He tried to make his words sound real but couldnt. "Mhmm. And what did you want to tell me?" Chris asked him, putting his own straw into the lid of his drink. He sipped his soda and waited for his answer. "Oh. Uhh, nothing. Just forget it."