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"Morning." Max yawned, stepping into the kitchen and finding El at the stove, a wooden spoon going through a pan. "What are you making?"

"Scrambled eggs." El replied, not looking at Max.

"I think I'll have some toast." Max nodded, grabbing a glass from the cupboard and a juice carton from the fridge.

"Hey, it's scrambled eggs, there's not really a lot I could do wrong." El protested.

"You'd think." Max scoffed as she poured herself some juice. "You could burn it or you could have put too much salt in it. The eggs could have gone bad."

"I won't, I didn't and they haven't." El huffed, answering all her objections in order.

El kept her attention on the eggs, then remembered what Mike had said the morning before. She remembered the image of Max bouncing on Lucas on her desk, showing off everything, and also Mike's confession about what Max did before that in the kitchen when he was drinking tea. Rage flared in El's head and she turned her head to see her friend returning the carton into the fridge. Before she could take her glass, El took the wooden spoon into her other hand and swung as hard as she could.

"YEEEOOOOOW!" Max shrieked in pain when the kitchen utensil connected to her right butt cheek. "Jesus El! What was that for?"

"As if you don't know." El grumbled and turned off the stove before taking a step into her direction, only for Max to take a step back. "If you ever reveal your naked body in front of my boyfriend, I will hurt you. And then I will kick you out of this house. Am I making myself clear?!"

"Yes!" Max shouted, at the moment genuinely afraid of her best friend. "Painfully. I won't do it again."

"Good, see that you don't." El nodded and took the pan from the stove.

"You know I wasn't really trying to take him away from you, right?" Max said.

"I thought so at the beginning but showing yourself naked to him and saying that the offer is still on the table isn't quite joking anymore." El said.

"Alright, listen to me." Max sighed. "I never intended to actively seduce him. I won't anyway as long as he's with you and as long as I'm with Lucas. Also, he made it quite clear that he loves you too much to even contemplate cheating on you."

"Good." El nodded again, inwardly happy at Mike's proclamation. "Remember, we have more spoons."

"Jeez, when did you become so scary." Max shuddered. "Where has the virgin gone that wouldn't talk about sex?"

"She fell in love and gets lots of great sex now." El chuckled. "And I was scary before."

"Never to us." Max shook her head. "To creeps like Andrew, yes, but not us."

"Just remember, whenever you feel the urge to show your naked body to my boyfriend, don't." El smiled sweetly. "Because if you do, I will knock your teeth so far down your throat that you will have to shove a toothbrush up your ass to brush them."

"Holy crap." Max laughed. "I want the old El back."

"She's dead." El smirked. "Now get out of the way, I need to get this to my sweetie."

"You're serving him breakfast in bed?" Max was astonished. "Jesus, the sex last night must have been good."

"Seven orgasms." El singsonged as she walked past Max with the tray in hand.

"Oh, come on!" Max called after her, too astonished to even move.

El grinned to herself, knowing that her comment wouldn't help with the situation but at the same time, she felt that she had made her point rather well. When Mike had suggested that she should smack Max on the ass, she wouldn't have thought that the opportunity would present itself only twenty-four hours later. Still grinning, she entered Mike's room again and saw her sweetie turning onto his back, his eyes opening.

"Hey." he smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"Sore." she grinned. "But not painfully sore."

"Good. I was concerned when you said 'I'm coming' seven times last night." he breathed a sigh of relief.

"As I recall, I said it lot more than that." she chuckled. "I do tend to repeat myself when I'm climaxing."

"Well, no need to blush this time." he laughed. "Our erstwhile neighbors who spent the night in your bed drowned out everyone, even Max and Lucas."

"Yeah, that was a bad decision to offer them my bed." El nodded, flopping down on the bed. "Now feed me some eggs."

"I thought you brought this breakfast for me?" Mike grinned.

"But I'm hungry." El moped. "Eggs, and some bacon."

"Come on, lets head to the kitchen and make some more." Mike laughed and got up, taking the tray with him.

While Mike stood at the stove, cooking a lot more eggs and frying more bacon for everyone, as well as heating up some hot pockets, their roommates began to file in. El pointed at the can of coffee and the thermos where the contents of the first coffee can had been poured into and everyone poured themselves some before sitting down at the large kitchen island.

"Bella is walked. "Stacy said tired. "So, who else was kept away by our two love birds last night?"

"Jesus, I never thought they could be this loud." Max agreed.

"Exactly." Stacy nodded. "And I always thought Max and Lucas were loud."

"We're not that bad." Lucas huffed.

"Well, you're not." Stacy nodded. "All we can hear from you is grunting while Max shouts instructions."

"Hey." Max moped. "We're here to bitch about the others."

"Good morning." a cheery voice greeted them as two more people walked into the kitchen. "What's for breakfast?"

"You got some nerve." El stared at him. "Given how loud you were last night, you should be thankful if we don't throw you out of the house without opening the door first."

"It wasn't that bad, was it?"

"It was worse." Mike nodded. "Especially the part where you yelled, and I quote, 'You're destroying my ass, please go harder!', end quote."

"Sorry." Chris lowered his head.

"That reminds me." Mike got up and got a large cutting knife. "Put your hand on the table."

"What for?" Chris hid his hands behind his back.

"You ate my casserole." Mike squinted at him. "Did Will tell you about the punishment?"

"You're not actually cutting my finger off, will you?" Chris gasped, looking at the knife.

"Are you nuts?" Mike looked at him, slamming the knife into a lemon, slicing it into two halves. "This isn't the Yakuza or the Triads."

"Jesus." Chris breathed a sigh of relief that turned sideways when Mike put the lemon halves in front of him. "What now?"

"Suck on them." Mike gave him an evil smile. "Until they're dry."

"But it's so sour." Chris protested.

"I know." Mike grinned. "But a crime deserves a punishment."

"Come on, I only ate your casserole." Chris huffed.

"Which would have been our lunch for today." El pointed out. "So, imagine this is Will's dick and get sucking."

"At least Will's dick doesn't make my face turn inwards." Chris sighed and grabbed the first lemon half.

"Wait." Will stopped him and took out his phone, activating the camera. "I need to record this for prosperity."

"I hate you." Chris grumbled and put the half against his mouth, sucking hard, his face turning sour and shaking from the citric acid. "Jesus Christ!"

"One more." Mike pointed to the other half.

"Fuck." Chris took the second half. "Couldn't you have made me write 'I won't eat other people's food without their permission' a hundred times?"

"Way too easy." Mike shook his head. "Eat up."

"God." Chris winced and sucked the second lemon half dry as well, his face contorted almost in pain.

"Hope you learned your lesson." Will giggled.

"It wasn't my fault, it simply was tasting too good." Chris shrugged.

"If you pay me for the ingredients, I can make you some more." Mike chuckled.

"Jeez, that's a deal I will take." Chris nodded eagerly.

"I'll give you a list." Mike said before turning around. "Alright, food's done. We got eggs, bacon, toast and hot pockets."

"Finally, lets eat." Max said and everyone dug in.

"Um, where are Dustin and Jennifer?" Stacy asked. "They never came out of her room after you pushed him into it."

"We still heard them talk through the wall at three in the morning." Max told her.

"What were you doing up at three in the morning?" Will wanted to know.

"Grinding on my boyfriend's cock." Max shrugged, even though her direct answer made some of the others spit their coffee back into their cups or choke on the food.

"You were?" Lucas looked at her confused.

"Please tell me you're joking." Max squinted her eyes at him.

"Of course." he grinned, then shook his head a fraction at El and Mike who had trouble not to laugh.

"I'll go check on them, see if they want some breakfast." Stacy said and got up.

"What if they're naked in her bed?" El asked.

"Then we know that their talk went well." Stacy chuckled and left the kitchen, to return thirty seconds later. "Guys, they're not in her room."

"Maybe they left already to go to Dustin's place because someone kept them awake." Mike suggested, looking at both Max and Dustin as well as Chris and Will.

"Or maybe they didn't leave at all." El giggled after getting up to get some juice out of the fridge.

"What do you mean?" Mike asked, El just pointing at the window above the sink.

"Oh, nice." Mike grinned as he looked out the window, seeing Dustin and Jennifer snuggled together on one of the lawn chairs, a blanket covering them both. "Their talk must have been good."

"Or they were just tired." Max commented, having joined them. "We could see Jennifer or Dustin jump up in disgust when one wakes up."

"Gee, aren't you a ray of sunshine." El scoffed.

"Hey, I rode my boyfriend last night and he fell asleep while I was doing it, give me a break." Max huffed.

"I had a hard day at work, give me a break." Lucas justified it, repeating her own plea.

"I'm gonna break your hips bouncing on you if you ever fall asleep again." Max threatened him.

"Lucas, ever thought of uttering the words 'I'm not in the mood' when you're tired?" Chris asked.

"No, she likes that, she likes the challenge." he pointed to Max. "One time, she..."

"I don't think they need to hear that." Max stopped him.

"Oh, the lovebirds are awake." El pointed out when she noticed Jennifer sitting up and looking around.

"And what's the verdict on their relationship?" Stacy asked. "How's she reacting to waking up next to him?"

"Well, she just went back down and is devouring his face." El reported. "He's not reacting yet."

"Probably because he's just waking up and trying to figure out why he can't breath." Mike chuckled and watched as Dustin's arms enveloped Jennifer. "There we go, that's what I'm talking about."

"As long as they can refrain from having sex." Stacy grinned.

"Good point." Mike nodded and banged on the window, getting Dustin's and Jennifer's attention just as she was about to take off her shirt. "If you guys feel the need to copulate, tell us in advance and we'll vacate the kitchen."

"Thanks for the warning that you're there." Dustin called back.

"Just in time, Jennifer was just about to disrobe." Mike told the group.

"You could have let her." Lucas shrugged, only to be rewarded with a slap on his head and a death glare from his girlfriend.

"Lucas, I think we need to have a talk about you speaking without thinking it through." Mike laughed.

"Hey, don't you dare." Max wiggled her finger at him. "If he stops blurting out stuff like this, I don't get to punish him anymore."

"Hey, he's a guy, I'm sure he'd do plenty of other stuff you can punish him for." Stacy winked at her.

"I resent that." came a unison rebuke from every male person in the room.

"Come, prove me wrong." Stacy challenged them.

"Well..." Mike began to think.

"We..." Will tried as well.

"Shit, I think she got us." Lucas admitted.

"Did I do something wrong already?" Mike turned to El.

"Oh yeah." she nodded with a grin.

"Really, what?"

"You completely ignored my advances a few times." El told him. "I was horny, I was willing, I was ready, I got naked and you didn't even look at me."

"Was I writing?" Mike asked.

"Yes."

"Then you can't hold that against me." he protested.

"Oh, you have no idea how that hurt me." El theatrically put a hand on her head as Dustin and Jennifer walked in.

"Ah well." Mike shrugged. "Luckily for me, I can make it up to you real easily."

"You're quite sure of yourself, Paladin." Dustin snickered, unaware of the conversation that happened before his entry.

"Oh, I am, you know why?" Mike grinned and got up, opening the cabinet and reaching for a box only he could reach with his height.

"Why, oh my mighty friend?" Dustin snickered.

"Because I'm loaded." Mike poked out his tongue, bragging with his wealth for the very first time since he got wealthy.

"Oh, you want to buy your way out of trouble?" El asked with a smirk.

"Yeah." Mike shrugged and handed her an envelope, which she opened.

"Oh." she gasped. "Oh my god, oh my god, OH MY GOD!"

"What?" Jennifer asked. "What, what what?"

"Come on, tell us what your rich friend gave you." Stacy begged. "A diamond ring? A diamond necklace? Diamond earrings?"

"You like diamonds, do you." Lucas looked at her.

"Oh, I'd go for Rubies, or emeralds or even sapphires." Stacy shrugged. "But diamonds still are a girl's best friend."

"So, what did he get you?" Max asked, poking El who had been staring at her gift.

"This." she grinned, spreading it out in her hands like a fan.

"Is this...?" Stacy gasped.

"It is." El nodded. "Four coupons for a fully paid gold star weekend at the Rosewood Sense Spa over in Menlo Park."

"Four?" Jennifer perked up. "As in...?"

"Well, it was supposed to be a present for all of you for my six month anniversary here but now it's hers and she gets to decide who to take with her." Mike explained.

"I love you so much." El jumped up, hugging Mike and kissing him hard.

"El, I'm a real good friend." Chris spoke up.

"You're too loud." El scoffed. "I'm taking my girls."

"YES!" Max whooped and got up to hug El.

"Max, remember, you're still on thin ice." El whispered into her ear.

"Don't worry, I got the message." Max whispered back as the other two girls joined the hug.

"When are we going?" Jennifer asked.

"The coupons are redeemable at any time, you just have to call and see if they have rooms available." Mike told them.

"I think we should go while we're still on summer break." El said. "After that, we'll be too busy with classes and projects."

"True." Jennifer nodded.

"How come you never buy us something nice like this?" Dustin huffed.

"Yeah, we're your best friends and we..." Lucas began but stopped talking when he saw Mike looking at the wall, whistling all the while holding five Comic-Con tickets spread in a fan like El had done with the Spa coupons. "Oh my god, I love you!"

"But why five?" Will asked as Lucas hugged Mike.

"Didn't you say Chris was a comic book aficionado?" he looked at his friend.

"Oh man, I'm definitely offering my ass to you." Chris whooped. "Sorry for the casserole."

"See what you've done?" Will asked accusingly but with a smile. "How come anyone you meet wants to have sex with you?"

"Well, what I have can't be taught." Mike shrugged, receiving an elbow into his midsection from El and laughing while holding the spot she hit.

"For which day are the tickets?" Dustin wanted to know.

"For all of them, of course." Mike winked at him. "Already booked two hotel rooms."

"Why not one large one?" Will asked.

"Because you and Chris are way too loud." Mike shuddered. "So I got two where the only wall we share is the one in bathroom."

"Thanks man." Chris almost did a dance. "Are we going in costumes?"

"Well, we can take some, but we should figure out soon what we'll be going as, it's only a week away."

"Well, there's not that many choices for five people." Dustin mused. "Either Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel or DC."

"Hey, we could go as the Avengers, if the girls..."

"Girls, I think we have the date for the spa weekend." El interrupted Lucas before he could finish.

"Oh come on, Max already has red hair, makes for a perfect Scarlet Witch." Lucas argued.

"Then what would I be?" El asked.

"Hm, Baby Groot?" Lucas suggested.

"Right." El scoffed.

"Hmm, spending my day among thousands of nerds ogling me in a tight-fitting costume or having my body pampered by masseuses, water and anything else a spa offers." Max hummed. "Choices, choices."

"Spa!" all four girls yelled before giving a circle high five.

"Well, it was worth a try." Lucas shrugged.

"Comic-Con!" the guys yelled and gave each other a circle high five as well.

"We could go as the Guardians of the Galaxy." Dustin suggested. "Mike could be fully grown Groot, I could be Drax, Lucas could be Rocket, Will's Star Lord and Chris can be Gamora."

"Given that Gamora is a woman, we should keep thinking." Chris threw in. "Why not Justice League? I bet Mike would look great as the Jason Momoa version of Aquaman."

"Wouldn't we be missing someone?" Dustin asked. "I mean, the original Justice League was seven members."

"We would be missing a Wonder Woman and one more." Will agreed. "Why not... hey, where did the girls go?"

"Probably planning their spa weekend." Lucas shrugged, unfazed that the four women had managed to leave the kitchen without them seeing. "Will, what was your suggestion?"

"Game of Thrones." Will said. "Enough male characters to go around."

"Dibs on John Snow!" Dustin shouted. "Mike could be The Mountain."

"I'm not that tall." Mike rolled his eyes. "I could go as The Hound, though. Always wanted to wear a scar on my face."

"Lucas could be Grey Worm." Dustin grinned.

"Why?" Lucas looked at him. "Because I'm black?"

"No, because of nice smile." Dustin laughed. "Of course because you're black. Try as you might, nobody would think of you when imagining Jaime Lannister."

"True." Lucas had to admit. "Fine, I'll be Grey Worm."

"Jaime Lannister for then." Will lifted his hand. "Chris will go as Tyrion."

"He will?" Chris looked at his boyfriend. "Why?"

"Because for one, you're the shortest here and two, the Lannisters have no problem fucking their siblings." Will explained with a grin.

"Alright." Chris laughed. "And I admit, I'd make a lousy Cersei."

"Then it's settled." Mike said. "On Monday, we're going to get costumes and on Thursday, we're going down to San Diego."

"How are we getting there?" Lucas asked. "A plane ride would be rather expensive."

"I think we should go by car." Mike said. "It's an eight hour ride, give or take."

"We'd need two cars then, yours and Will's."

"Or, if Mike agrees to spend a bit more money, since he's the loaded one, we could rent a large van or RV." Lucas suggested.

"That's a great idea." Dustin said. "Mike, what do you say?"

"Sure, we can rent a large van." Mike nodded. "I'll check listings tonight."

"Do you think the guys even realized that we left the kitchen?" Jennifer asked, hearing the laughter coming from the other room.

"Probably not." El chuckled. "So, I called the resort and they have four open slots for us. It'll be a single room though."

"Good to know, I thought it would be more booked." Stacy nodded.

"I think that's because of the gold package that Mike bought." Max suggested. "I checked their website and that thing costs quite a sum of money."

"Damn, El, you got so lucky with him." Jennifer gushed.

"Oh, I know." El grinned. "Though I really don't care about the money."

"Has its perks, though." Stacy winked. "But there's one really important factor we need to think about when we go on that weekend while the guys go to San Diego."

"Which is?" El asked.

"What about her?" Stacy pointed to Bella, who was lounging on her doughnut cushion.

"Oh, crap!" El gasped.

"Shit, I'm horrible, I completely forgot about her." Jennifer admitted.

"Maybe my dad can take her for the weekend." El wondered. "Or we could call and ask if we can bring a dog, though I doubt that."

"Better call you dad, I doubt that resort takes dogs." Stacy said.

"Hey dad." El spoke into her phone after her dad had accepted the call.

"Hey, sweetie." Jim's voice came through the speaker. "How's my favorite daughters?"

"Aren't I your only daughters?" El giggled. "Listen, any chance you can take Bella for next weekend?"

"Sure, why?"

"The guys are going to Comic-Con and on the same weekend, me and the girls are going to a spa resort." El explained. "So, there's nobody here who could watch Bella."

"Sure, I can do that." Jim said. "Would it be okay if I crashed at your house? It's better than having her in my small apartment."

"Sure, no problem." El told him.

"Listen honey, I'd love to talk but I'm actually at the mayor's office right now."

"Oh, alright. Love you dad."

"Love you too, sweetie." Jim smiled into the phone. "Give my best to Mike."

"Will do, thanks dad." El replied and ended the call.

"Girls, when did you leave?" Mike asked as the guys exited the kitchen.

"When you began talking about superhero costumes." El giggled as he bent down to give her a kiss on the cheek. "By the way, I called my dad, he'll come here to watch Bella when we're all gone."

"Oh shit, I totally forgot about her." Mike gasped and looked at their dog, who looked back at him and gave a huffy bark. "Sorry, girl."

"So, you guys made a decision?" Stacy asked.

"Yeah, Game of Thrones characters." Will nodded.

"Oh man, I'd come with you for that." Max whined. "I'd make a great Ygritte."

"Too bad, the weekend is booked." El laughed.

Still laughing, the group sat down together, each group talking about their plans for their upcoming weekends.


Gotta stop the chapter here, need to go to work and I won't have any time to write over Easter.

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