A/N: Set in the finale after the 'meal fit for a king' scene.


After Roman tips the jug of truly disgusting drink over Kendall's head, once they've all finished laughing and making a terrible din as their mother would say, they have to clear up the mess. Shiv gets a mop and bucket and they dance around, still doing the English accents, managing to make more of a mess with their footprints. Roman wraps up Peter's cheese and puts it back in the fridge.

"You're disgusting," Kendall tells him.

"I'm not the one covered in Branston pickle and our sister's spit."

Kendall doubles over laughing again at that. "I'm gonna go wash it off in the sea."

They leave the mess and run back out to the beach instead. Kendall dives straight into the sea without taking his clothes off. Roman threatens to skinny-dip. They all end up splashing around in the waves. Kendall can't remember the last time he was this happy. Maybe never.

"I love you guys," he says. "You guys are my best friends."

"Dunk him," Shiv instructs Roman.

"I mean it," says Kendall. "Apart from Sophie and Iverson, I love you two the most. And Connor, obviously," he adds as an afterthought.

"Obviously," says Roman. "He was nearly our President." They all crack up again.

Kendall stays in the sea for longer than the others, making sure he washes all the gunk out of his hair. He holds his head under the water and counts down for two minutes. Roman and Shiv have gone back inside by the time he emerges, dripping wet in the dark. He traces a number one in the sand with his toe before following them.