Peridot, Amethyst, Lapis, and Jasper all sat in the dining hall. Peridot had just told her friends the story about what had happened earlier that day, and needless to say, they did not take the news well.

Lapis cried in Jasper's shoulder, sobbing as she clung to her girlfriend. Jasper wrapped an arm comfortingly around Lapis' body, her own expression void of emotion. It was just so hard to believe that Peridot, of all the people in the world, could have been forced to take the life of another.

Amethyst and Peridot sat next to each other. Peridot stared down at the table, ashamed for making Lapis cry. Amethyst rubbed Peridot's back comfortingly, in much the same way that Jasper held Lapis. No one really spoke for a few moments. What was anyone supposed to say after having a bomb like that dropped on them?

After a set amount of time passed, Peridot, surprisingly, was the first one to speak. "I' sorry."

"You damned well better be." Jasper scolded, causing Peridot to flinch. "I was having a good nap until you came and ruined it."

"That's what you're mad about?" Amethyst asked, anger evident in her voice.

"And don't even get me started on you." Jasper ignored Amethyst's question with a dry chuckle. "I personally brought your new bed into you cell, and now you're suddenly free? Seriously, I put a lot of effort in moving that bed."

"Hey screw you!" Amethyst shouted, standing from her chair. "Peridot's been through enough shit today, give her a fucking break."

"I'll give her a break when I want to." Lapis' crying had become quiet through this little exchange, but her body was still shaking. "I mean, do you even know what I was dreaming about?"

"What the fuck does that have anything to do with-" Amethyst stopped herself short. Lapis' cries were replaced with another noise. High pitched, and quick, Amethyst realized that Lapis was in a fit of giggles against Jasper's blue tee shirt. Amethyst looked down at Peridot in the chair beside her, who was covering her face, but behind her hands was a wide smile. Then Amethyst looked to Jasper again, who had a knowing smirk on her face. Then it clicked. "You're fucking with me."

"No, what gave you that idea?" Jasper asked rhetorically. Lapis turned around in Jasper's lap, facing Amethyst and Peridot. Tears still streaked her face, but her smile showed that she was far from being sad.

"Oh my god, babe.." Lapis said between little hiccupping sobs and giggles. She leaned back into Jasper with a sigh, closing her eyes. "I love you."

"Love you too, hun." Jasper whispered, kissing the back of Lapis' head.

"Well I hate all of you." Amethyst said in a huff, sitting back down in her chair, crossing her arms.

"Hey, I wasn't in on it!" Peridot defended herself, taking her hands away from her face. "I felt like shit until I realized what was going on."

Lapis laughed and raised her hand. "I'm guilty, though. I knew what she was doing the moment she complained about being woken up."

"Not my fault you actually thought I'd get mad for moving a bed to your cell that you never used." Jasper said, wrapping her arms more tightly around Lapis in a hug from behind. "It's your fault for being so gullible."

Amethyst's only response was the middle finger. Peridot, Jasper, and Lapis all had a laugh, and Amethyst couldn't help but let the edge of her lips curl.

"Really, though, Peri.." Lapis started, wiping more tears from her eyes out of laughter. "I'm so sorry that happened to you. I can't even imagine what you went through."

Jasper nodded. "Yeah. If you ever need us, we'll always be there for you. Just give us a call and we'll come running."

"Thank you." Peridot replied, happiness and sincerity beaming from her face. "You're the best friends a girl could ever have."

Amethyst cleared her throat. Peridot continued.

"I mean, seriously. I couldn't ask for better friends."

Amethyst cleared her throat again, more loudly this time. Peridot turned to her girlfriend, faux concern on her face. She knew exactly what Amethyst was trying to do, but she wanted to milk this as much as possible. "Hey, you alright? Do you need a cough drop or something?"

"Nah." Amethyst refused, putting her hands behind her head. "I think I got it out of my system."

"Well alright then." Peridot turned back to Lapis and Jasper, who's cheeks were puffed out trying to hold in their laughter. "Anyway, what was I saying? Oh right. Best friends I'm ever gonna have."

"Screw you." Amethyst said with a laugh, smacking Peridot's arm with the back of her hand. Jasper and Lapis burst out laughing, the latter of the two falling out of her girlfriend's lap to roll on the floor.

Peridot laughed along, rubbing her arm. When the laughter had died down, Lapis pulling herself up from the floor while wheezing, Peridot spoke seriously to Amethyst.

"I did miss you.." Peridot said, sliding her hand over Amethyst's to lock their fingers together.

Amethyst smiled sadly. "I wish I could say the same, Peri."

"But you did miss me." Peridot replied. "You missed me so much you forced yourself to have amnesia. That's missing me pretty freaking badly."

"Whatever." Amethyst really didn't want to talk about it. She still felt bad about forgetting the best friend she's ever had. So to shut Peridot up and hopefully close this whole conversation, Amethyst leaned in and kiss her girlfriend.

"Oh my god, I think I'm gonna puke." Jasper said. She puffed out her cheeks and held her hand over her mouth, then ducked her head under the table to pretend to vomit.

"Oh my god, you guys are so cute together." Lapis said, almost at the same time as her girlfriend.

Amethyst grinned against Peridot's lips. Another peck and she pulled away, resting her head in her hand, elbow on the table. "Oh don't you even start, Jasper. The worst Peridot and I have done is make out topless. I'm positive you guys have done a lot more dirty things than we have."

Jasper's head poked back up from the table, her grin wide. "Oh, you have no idea. If you were still a whore and I started working, I'd drive you out of the job."

"You would not." Lapis chided, climbing back in Jasper's lap. Lapis put her arms behind her to wrap around Jasper's neck, and Lapis kissed her cheek before whispering in her ear. Whatever Lapis said was enough to bring a bright blush to Jasper's face.

"Oh my god, what'd you say?" Amethyst asked, her grin wide. Peridot was just as excited, leaning forward.

"Yeah, I've never seen you so red, Jasper!"

Jasper groaned and hid her face against Lapis' shoulder. "Please don't tell them."

"Oh? And why not?" Lapis asked, turning around to straddle Jasper. Lapis rubbed at Jasper's chest and stomach teasingly. "I thought you would have more of a reputation than Amethyst. What happened to all that bravado?"

"Okay." Peridot said, standing up from her chair, hands flat on the table. "To save Jasper from being humiliated, and to spare me from having to watch you two fuck each other on the dining hall table, I'm gonna bring this back to the subject at hand." After a pause, when Lapis stopped teasing Jasper and the heat from the bigger girl's face died down, Peridot spoke her mind. "As your employer's daughter, I order you not to speak a word of this to Yellow Diamond."

"You're serious?" Jasper asked, her mouth agape in disbelief. "Why would I not tell her?"

"Because I ordered you to." Peridot stated flatly. There was no hesitation in Peridot's voice, nor was there any doubt in her look. Jasper was about to shoot back another retort, but Lapis put a hand over the bigger girl's mouth.

"Yes, Miss Diamond."

"Good." Peridot sat back down, holding her face tiredly in one hand. She allowed her other hand to be taken by Amethyst, and that gave her a little comfort.

Lapis sighed and removed her hand from Jasper's mouth. "Sorry Jasper.." She apologized, tilting her head back to look up at her lover. "But I can't do anything when she plays that card."

"..whatever." Jasper said solemnly. She closed her eyes and pulled Lapis tighter to her once more. "I hate when she does that, though."

"I hate it too." Peridot said. Then she added with a grin, taking her hand away from her face. "But really, if I told you not to tell my mom as a friend, you guy's would've done the right thing and told her anyway."

"You're not wrong." Lapis agreed, nodding. "We care about you, Peri. More than you think we do."

"I know, I know.." Peridot knew what Lapis said was true. Almost seven years of devoted service and friendship. Seven years of Lapis, Peridot, and Jasper bonding over the antics they got themselves into without her mother's permission. Seven years of learning how to let someone into her life again. Seven years of getting over the girl that now sat right beside her.

Amethyst looked between the three other girls, and being Amethyst, couldn't help but break the silence with comedy. "So… should I leave you guys to your threesome or am I invited?"

"Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that." Peridot answered, turning to face Amethyst. Amethyst put her hands up, her laugh awkward and forced.

"Woah, Peri, I was only joking."

"I'm not talking about the threesome thing." Peridot pushed that thought to the side, taking Amethyst's hands in hers. Peridot stared in Amethyst's eyes, rather intensely. Almost uncomfortably, in Amethyst's case. A moment passes and Peridot doesn't say a word. Another moment, still silence. Then another, still quie-

"Babe, seriously." Amethyst said seriously, all manner of humor gone from her expression. "You're creeping me out."

Peridot's face immediately blew up in a blush. She let go of Amethyst's hands and turned away, hiding her face in her hands. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I don't know why I froze up like that, I practiced it over and over in my head."

"Dude, I'm flattered, I really am." Amethyst started, holding her hand over her heart. "But I think getting married is a little too much for us right now."

Peridot looked up from her hands at Amethyst, her whole face now as red as a beet. "THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT!"

"Alright alright, I'm sorry!" Amethyst apologized, raising her hands again in a defensive state. "Can you blame me?! You were staring at me all intense and everything!"

"I know, I'm sorry!" Peridot yelled. Today was just not turning out to be a good day, whether it was Peridot's killing a man or getting the wrong point across. Lapis and Jasper stared wide eyed at the interaction they were witnessing. It was turning out to be one hell of a night.

"So what do you want to say?" Amethyst asked. "Peri, I love you. Seriously, anything you need to get off your chest, I'm there for you."

"Move in with me." Peridot blurted out.

This was it. Peridot closed her eyes, preparing herself for the worst, for Amethyst to reject her. Well, that wouldn't be the absolute worst, but it would be damn near close to it. The worst would be if Amethyst were to break up with Peridot after having been asked such a thing. Peridot waited for the outburst of rage, for the rejection she was inevitably going to receive.

What on Earth was Peridot even thinking?! Of course Amethyst was going to reject the offer. It was much too soon for them, especially after Amethyst just got her memories back. There was no possible way, in all of logic or reason, that Amethyst would feel close enough to Peridot to want to move in with her, not so soon at least. Peridot should have waited longer. A few weeks, at least. No, not even that. Even a few months would be far too soon after having just discovered each other again. Now all Peridot had to do was wait. She waited for Amethyst to say-

"No."

There it was. It was so obvious that this would be the outcome. Peridot could feel the tears threaten to force themselves passed her closed eyelids. But at least Amethyst didn't seem to want to break up, since Peridot felt her hand against her cheek. Perhaps Amethyst was trying to console her? It was a sweet gesture, but Peridot doubted that anything Amethyst did or said would lift her spirits.

"You move in with me."

Say what now?

Peridot opened her eyes to see that Amethyst's eyes were brimming with tears, her smile wide. What was going on?

"You have no idea how happy I am to be asked that, Peri." Amethyst started, wiping Peridot's own tears away. The had fallen when the blonde opened her eyes, opening the dam, so to speak. "But I can't just come live with you, just like that. You know this."

"Why not?" Lapis asked, confused as to why anyone who lived in poverty wouldn't want to live in the lap of luxury. "I'm sure Yellow Diamond could set you up, maybe make you Peridot's personal assistant if she likes you enough."

"But I don't want the easy life." Amethyst replied, turning her head in that brief moment to answer Lapis before looking back at Peridot. "I love you, and I'd love to live with you. Yeah, we've only technically been dating for a couple days, but what better way is there to catch up with each other? But I just can't imagine myself living in this house. Spend the night, sure, but it just doesn't feel right."

Peridot thought about Amethyst's words for a moment. She then chuckled, bringing a hand up to clasp Amethyst's on her cheek. "I can understand that."

"Then why don't you live with me?" Amethyst asked. "When I get a legitimate job. I can hold down our rent and you can still do your nerd studies. When it's time for you to take over your mom's company, we can live together, work from my house but do your business at the mansion. Lapis and Jasper get their privacy and everyone wins. What do you say?"

"I.." Peridot really didn't know what to do. She was so set in stone, having invited Amethyst to move in with her. But having it done the other way around, she just had no idea. What would her mother even say? It couldn't be that easy, anyway. Nothing was that easy. Peridot sighed in the palm of Amethyst's hand. "I can't. Not until I talk to my mother about it."

"That's okay." Amethyst immediately responded. She wanted to make sure that nothing would make Peridot upset. She deserved to be happy. "Hell, even if we don't move in together, we can still see each other, right? Yeah, we live on the opposite sides of New York City, but it could be worse."

"Yeah.." Peridot agreed. She looked back at Amethyst, and on impulse, gave her girlfriend a quick kiss to the lips. "It could always be worse."

"Why don't you stay over anyway?" Jasper suggested. Amethyst and Peridot looked at Jasper with inquisitive looks and she began to explain herself. "Peri's been through some shit today. A lot more than either me or Lapis have gone through. Why not stay here with her until Yellow Diamond gets back? Then we'll all tell her about the little incident, ask her how she feels about you moving in together, and we'll go from there."

"That's.." Peridot started, trying to find the right words. "..surprisingly well thought out for you."

"Hey, I'm more than just muscle." Jasper retorted, pretending to be offended. Lapis saw this as a chance to push her girlfriend's buttons again. She ran her hands over Jasper's legs, craning her neck back to talk into Jasper's neck, making sure her breath was hot on the sensitive skin.

"Mm, yeah you are. I love all your soft bits."

Jasper let out a low growl, determined not to lose out in this battle of teasing. She gripped Lapis' neck with her hand, running her fingers along the skin as she brought her other hand to rub up and down Lapis' inner thighs. "Don't make me fuck you."

"But I love it when you fuck me." Lapis whined, closing her legs around Jasper's hand.

"Oh I haven't fucked you yet." Jasper moved her hand further up Lapis' legs, going so far as to reach under her maid skirt to tease the outside of her underwear. "All this time I've been trying to be gentle with you." Jasper whispered, pushing a finger against Lapis' crotch. Lapis arched her back, mouth open in a silent moan. "You want me to really fuck you? Then you better be ready to scream for me."

"So, uh.." Amethyst stood from the table, Peridot following suit. They allowed their hands to hold each other, almost automatically, as Amethyst made an excuse to leave the room. "Yeah, we'll just.. leave you guys alone. Gotta unpack and stuff."

But Jasper wasn't even listening. By the sound of Lapis' breathing and the feral look in Jasper's eyes, things were about to get really messy, really fast. Amethyst didn't waste another second and pulled Peridot from the dining hall. Both girls laughed as they ran from the porn that was about to happen. Really, the driver ending up having sex with the maid on the dining hall table? That was so cliché.

Author's Note:

So this chapter was kinda all over the place. Nothing really got done, but I hope you guys enjoyed the witty banter. Like I said, I love writing this story. I think that I'll go ahead and start writing the next chapter, so be on the lookout for it.

As always, if you have any questions about my story, or just wanna talk in general, I'll be happy to receive your messages. Son long for now.