Chapter 3
Chase was sitting down at the kitchen table. Jonathan came into the kitchen and sat across from him.
"Good morning," Jonathan said cheerfully. "Isn't it such a great day?"
"Why are you so cheerful?" Chase asked.
"I'm just so happy to be home, and I'm glad I got to hang out with my awesome girlfriend," Jonathan said.
"I'm glad to be back too," Chase said.
"We had a good time in California," Jonathan said. "Well, except for when you went on the date with that girl in West Covina."
"She was nice," Chase said. "But you were right about her. She's crazy and she kept bursting out into song. And I think she wants to destroy her ex-fiancé who left her at the altar."
"What do you expect?" Jonathan asked. "She's the crazy ex-girlfriend."
"She should have her own show," Chase said. "I have a feeling it would win an Emmy."
"Yeah," Jonathan agreed.
"Well I'm super hungry," Jonathan said. "I'm going to make waffles, pancakes, sausage, eggs, and toast."
"Whoa there," Chase said. "You are not making all that. I don't want you to have a stomach ache."
"I'm just so hungry and happy!" Jonathan cheered.
"Why don't we go eat at Karen's Café?" Chase suggested.
"Good idea," Jonathan said. "I'll go change out of my pajamas!"
Jonathan ran out of the kitchen as Chris walked in through the kitchen door.
"Hey Chris," Chase said.
"Hey," Chris said. "Jonathan seems very happy."
"Yeah," Chase said. "I've never seen him this happy. And he's very hungry. So what's up?"
Chris waited until he heard the sound of Jonathan's door shutting.
"Listen," Chris said. "Chris Keller was sitting on his porch last night trying to come up with a song.
"Okay," Chase said.
"I noticed that when you came home from the grocery store, Lydia snuck out of the house from the backyard," Chris said.
"Why would Lydia sneak out and not say hi?" Chase asked.
"I'm not trying to jump to conclusions," Chris said. "But yesterday at the beach, I noticed Lydia and Jonathan making out more than usual."
"They hadn't seen each other for the whole summer," Chase said.
"Listen," Chris said. "Making out, and then later Lydia snuck out of this house when you got home."
"Are you saying you think they had sex?" Chase asked.
"Yes I am," Chris said.
"There's no way they did that," Chase said. "I mean Jonathan didn't act weird. But he is acting weird now."
Chase gasped.
"Uh huh," Chris said.
Jonathan walked into the kitchen.
"I'm ready," Jonathan said.
"Did you sleep with Lydia last night?" Chase asked.
"No," Jonathan lied.
"Chris saw her sneaking out," Chase said.
"Okay, yes," Jonathan said. "Look, I really don't want to talk about this right now. I'm going to anywhere but here to have a panic attack."
Jonathan walked out the kitchen door.
"That went well," Chase said sarcastically.
