The ride home to the apartment was filled with silence, and disapproving glances at Jack from Jeremy. Jack kept thinking of what he could say to persuade Jeremy, but he kept coming up with nothing. So as the walked into the door, Jack wasn't expecting Jeremy to yell again.

"What the hell were you doing!?" Jeremy shouted again.

"Uh, cheering up my friend?" Jack said sheepishly.

"Like hell you were."

He paused. Jack could see the fury building, as his muscles flexed.

"I should've known you were a little slut." Jeremy said, trying to keep his cool. "I bet none of the kids are mine, but that's okay. I loved you Jack, I really did. And it makes me mad that the way you repaid that love was with cheating on me."

"Jeremy-"

"SHUT UP!"

As he yelled, he punched the wall he was standing next to. Jack took a step back in recoil. Jeremy looked over and realized the effect it had on him.

"Sorry." Jeremy said, dejected. "I haven't been myself lately. I guess you've noticed that. I did hear what you said to Goldie. If you want to break up, that's fine. It's high time to move on. I'll leave for tonight, but I'll be back for my stuff in the morning. Okay?"

"Yeah." Jack replied. "Really I did love you, but then…"
Jeremy held up a hand. "It's okay. I've changed and so have you. There's no real need to keep up the masquerade of that. I'll see you later, or in the morning if you're up."

"See you around."Jeremy left, and shut the door gently behind him. Jack then locked up the door, and went over and examined the wall that Jeremy punched. He had made a slight dent in the wall, nothing major, but very noticeable. He shuddered, and then felt immensely happy about his decision to leave Jeremy.

Exhausted, Jack staggered to his bedroom, and collapsed on the bed, not bothering to take his uniform off before doing so.

Hope had made sure to come in early to work the next day. After missing work after the incident, and being late after her break up with Goldie, she wanted to get back on Mangle's good side. She set up everything she and her coworkers, Chica and Goldie, needed for the day. By the time everything was set up, Chica was just walking in the door.

"So you're finally good enough to be here on time?" Chica asked giving Hope a dirty look.

"Chica, can you please please not act like this? It's bull shit that you and I can't be friends just cause I'm not dating Goldie!" Hope said. Through her time with Goldie, Hope and Chica had become friends, but now, Chica seemed to hate her.

"You hurt my best friend's feelings! He's devastated over the loss of you. How could you go and get a new boyfriend in just a couple weeks?" Chica asked, raising her voice angrily.

"You have got to be kidding me Chica! It is not my fault that we broke up! He broke up with me if you actually wanna pay attention to the details!" Hope said, raising her voice as well.

"That doesn't change the fact you immediately got a boyfriend!" Chica said fuming.

"So what Chica? Are you implying I was cheating on Goldie?" Hope asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, I guess that is what I'm implying." Chica said putting her hands on her hips.

"Are you kidding me Chica? You know I would never do something like that. I can't even believe you would say that.." Hope said, frowning at her former friend.

"I just… I care about Goldie so much. He's been a father to my son, and he's been like a brother to me. I can't handle being friendly to someone who broke his heart." Chica replied, calming down.

"Then what about Foxy? He's part of the reason this all happened." Hope said, feeling disgusted at the mere mention of Foxy.

"I can't help that. I'm in love with him, but he controls the relationship. I couldn't leave him, not for you, or Goldie, or anyone." Chica said quietly.

"I think you need to reevaluate that Chica." Hope said, turning back to her work and effectively ending their conversation.

On his lunch break, Jack poked at his meal before devouring it. He had a lot to think about, considering his recent breakup with Jeremy. Should he go out with Goldie? Or should he take a break?

Jack sighed. He likes Goldie. Feelings like the ones he had been feeling should not be ignored. Life was somewhat simpler before starting at Freddy's, but life isn't simple. He crumpled up a napkin, but it did little to relieve the tension he was feeling.

Yet, he would be happy, right? That's all he's wanted in a relationship. When was the last time he was happy in a relationship? Like, truly happy. As he thought, he realized that being friends with someone first may help.

Immediately, he stood up. He knew what he was going to do. However it was still during the shift, so he wasn't going to get to act on it until it was over. But when he did, he was finally going to be happy.

"Hey Hopey! I'm sorry your party was ruined!" Carrie said greeting Hope with a hug.

"Don't worry about it." Hope said smiling at Carrie. She was really happy that she was able to go to the Alliance meeting and be with her friends

"Hey Carrie can you go grab the drinks for me?" Toni called from her spot next to Mike.

"Sure. Sit down. I'll be right back!" Carrie chirped skipping off to get the group some drinks.

"Sorry it's been so long guys." Hope said taking a seat next to Mangle.

"I'm just glad your feeling better honey." Mangle said with a smile.

"I don't know. She didn't flip her shit as much as I thought she would when Goldie freaked earlier. Maybe she's still sick." Toni said with a laugh.

"Hey, I was trying to be nice to him. I still wish he could be my friend. It's not like I just forgot about him and stopped caring." Hope said, frowning at the topic of her ex boyfriend.

"Come on guys. Goldie is probably the last thing Hope wants to talk about." Mike said, hoping to get the topic changed.

"But he totally freaked when he found out she got with Spring!" Toni exclaimed.

"Speaking of which, we need to know. What's he like?" Mangle asked siding with Mike on changing the subject.

"Spring? Oh. Uh, fine I guess?" Hope said hoping to avoid talking about her new relationship, especially with how he had acted after the whole goldie thing.

"What are we talking about?" Carrie asked bouncing around and handing out drinks.

"Hope's new boyfriend." Toni answered with a smirk.

"I wanna know what he kisses like!" Carrie squealed, plopping down by her girlfriend.

"What makes you think I kissed him already?" Hope asked defensively.

"That. Sweetie, why would you be defensive if you didn't." Mangle answered, joining Toni and Carrie in the hunt for information.

"I, uh, I am not a slut. I wouldn't kiss a guy after knowing him for like a week!" Hope exclaimed, blushing bright red.

"Oh, sure. I bet you two have kissed tons by now." Toni said, her tone implying a little more.

"It was just once!" Hope shouted before covering her mouth.

"I knew it!" Mike exclaimed, surprising everyone with his interest.

"Screw you guys! You always make me say things I want to keep private." Hope said crossing her arms and glaring at the group.

"Oh come on, what was it like!?" Carrie asked bouncing with curiosity.

"He was… sweet, but also passionate." Hope mumbled quietly.

"See was that so hard?" Mangle asked with a smile.

"Oh shut up. Don't we have anything else to talk about? Ya know, something other than me?" Hope asked grumpily.

"Have you guys noticed Chica's baby bump?" Mike asked.

"I think she looks farther than 3 months along." Toni said.

"I just hope it doesn't interfere with her ability to work." Mangle said, already worried about what she was going to do when all the pregnant employees went on leave.

"At least you guys don't have to deal with her hormones." Hope sighed recalling the argument earlier that day.

"She can't be that bad right? Being pregnant doesn't make you that much of a bitch right?" Carrie asked sounding a little worried.

"Come visit the kitchen for a day and then say that." Hope grumbled.

"I remember when my mom was pregnant with my little brother. I don't ever wanna deal with that again." Mike said with a shudder.

"Awww, but you would be a good parent Mike." Mangle said hugging her lover close.

"Mike pregnant would be a glorious sight." Toni said laughing.

"You pregnant would be even more pretty." Carrie said, snuggling close to Toni and kissing her neck.

"Down girls. Don't forget there are still other people here." Hope said rolling her eyes.

"Oh shut up and invite Spring next time. Don't get mad at me cause I have a hot girlfriend!" Toni said, pulling Carrie close and making out with her just to annoy Hope.

"Anyways. There's at least one thing I wanna talk about before we let those two go do… Well whatever. We need to discuss what's happening with our double J ship." Mangle said with a serious tone.

"Your what?" Hope asked, confused.

"Oh, last meeting we gave Jack and Jeremy a ship name." Carrie explained.

"Oh. So what's going on with them. I mean Jeremy has been weird since Foxy got put in the hospital, but nothing weird with Jack that I've noticed." Hope said.

"Well that's cause you've been busy making out with your own security guard." Mike said, rolling his eyes.

"Jeremy has been like really violent. I heard him yelling at Jack when I was uh, talking to Mike." Mangle said.

"Well, that means I win the bet then? I told you double J wasn't gonna last. as soon as you agreed on such a weird name." Toni said triumphantly.

"So does that mean Jack and Bonnie have a chance again?!" Carrie asked excitedly.

"No." Everyone said giving her weird looks.

"Anyways, I'm all for them splitting up. I'm pretty sure Jack and Goldie would make great babies." Toni said nonchalantly.

"Well you have to wait a while for that. They are both already pregnant. If I remember right Jack is having twins." Mangle said.

"But the real question is who's the bottom?" Mike asked.

The group was instantly in an uproar with bets made every which way as to which inherently bottom male would end up topping.

After another grueling work day, Jack was completely nervous. Even though he was excited to this, and wanted to do it, he was still anxious. Walking up to the kitchen's double doors, he fixed his hair before he went in. Taking in a deep breath, he pushed open the doors.

Walking in, Jack saw Goldie sitting near his station, eating what appeared to be a small pizza topped with chips.

"Is that a pizza topped with chips?" Jack asked aloud.

Goldie spoke, but it came out mumbled due to the food in his mouth.

"Say that again."

"I said yeah, it is."

Jack chuckled. He then pulled up a chair and sat next to Goldie. Glancing at the remaining slices, Jack realized he was hungry. When he looked back up at Goldie, he saw that he was motioning for him to take the slices. Jack thanked Goldie by starting to eat the pizza.

"How is it?" Goldie said, trying to laugh at how ridiculous Jack looked scarfing down the pizza.

Jack swallowed. "Delicious."

"That's good to hear," Goldie said with a smile. "I didn't think anyone else but me would like it."

"Well, you're not alone."

Both shared another laugh. Silence soon fell upon them, but it wasn't an awkward silence, yet it was a comfortable one. Jack chomped down the last slice quickly. Sitting in the silence just a little longer, he formulated what he was going to say.

"Hey Goldie," Jack said, "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," Goldie replied. "What is it?"

"Well, uh… uh. Okay, so I like you, and I'm pretty sure you like me based on our actions the other day. So what I wanted to know is, Goldie, w-would you be w-willing to g-go out with me? Like it doesn't need to be anything big at the start, we can keep things pretty laid back."

Jack felt his face was warm, and no doubt very pink. The thing with Goldie made him realize that he actually likes Goldie, and probably would be willing to love Goldie, more than previous relationships. Those were based on looks alone, or due to the current situation.

While they sat there in silence, time seemed to stop. Jack cursed himself for even suggesting it to Goldie, and his nervous heart kept beating faster and faster with each passing minute.

Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity, Godlie replied, "Yes."

"W-what?" a still dazed Jack asked in confusion.

"Yes, I'll go out with you."

"Really?"

Goldie laughed. "Of course! I wouldn't be saying yes if I didn't want to! Besides, you're one of, if not the only, person that I have actually made friends with before getting into a relationship."

"Same with me."

"Guess we have a bad habit of rushing into things without getting all the information first, huh?"

"Yeah, we do."

They met each others gaze. In that moment, Jack was aware it was the most sincere he has ever been in his life, and he felt that Goldie was feeling something similar.

"So, what do you want to do?" Jack asked.

"Well it's not too late," Goldie said, after looking over at the clock, "Want to come over? Pretty sure we could find something on TV or watch a movie."
"I'd like that."

Goldie smiled. Both stood up, and cleaned up what was left of the potato chip pizza. After it was cleaned up, they walked out together.