LUCY'S POV

I looked over at the text. "Janice is home! Maybe we could all meet up at the old baseball field? She wants to say hi!" Janice? Like the girl who moved away and brought Linus into a spiraling depression for like ever? And the one he had a crush on? Well this is getting interesting. I walk into Frieda's room, the door was wide open. "Did you get the text?" Frieda jumped out of her seat at her vanity and ran towards me. "Is this how you normally go visit people!?

"I just woke up!" She drags me over to the vanity. I guess after yesterday you could say we are on good terms. For the first time ever. She gives me flowy beach waves and we called it there. I was honestly scared what else she would do. And she gives me some pretty sundress which was rather short. I have to admit, Frieda knows what she's doing.

We drive over to the old baseball field that was practically our entire childhood. It was a baseball field no more, now the grass was dead and the only thing that remained the same was the lousy pitchers mound for a lousy pitcher. Although now he's not lousy. Charlie has been doing pretty well, he made his way to the school team and has been helping them win championships. So good for him I guess.

We arrive as I exit Frieda's shiny white sports car. I try not to look at it because I didn't bring sunglasses. The worst part is I'm not exaggerating. I brush my dress off. This was the best I've looked in a while. And Frieda just always looked perfect. The entire gang was there. Sally was talking to Charlie. Kinda. She was talking to him, he was looking at his phone. I saw Frieda run to Violet and Patty. Shermy walked over soon after handing each girl punch. I look over to see a table of food, kind of like a party. I thought this was just a get together.

I could see Linus and Schroeder talking from the corner of my eye. I run over waving at them. "Brother! I'm here!" I give him a huge smile. He smiles back, Schroeder takes a glance at me and spits out his drink. Like those people in the movies. Normally they do that because someone's hot or they are shocked. That's a good thing right? I see Linus give him a bad look. I run over and wrap my arms around my brother. "Hi Linus I missed you!" Linus rolled his eyes and pulled me away holding onto my shoulders. "What do you want?" I opened my mouth to defend myself, before I get the chance to say anything Linus grips my shoulders tighter. I sigh rolling my eyes back at him. "I want you to leave." Linus look kind of confused but he had learned awhile ago not to question these things. He walked over to Sally and Charlie. Once he's far enough I look over at Schroeder who was doing his best not to look back. "Look Schroeder I don't hate you."

Schroeder looked confused and finally looked me in the eyes raising his eyebrow. "I don't want to never talk to you for the rest of my life, I still need you. Frieda is broken and honestly I don't think I could ever date you again but I still need you, I still want you." He looks back at me with a twinkle in his eyes. "Friends?" He grins as he says it, I grin back as he pulls me into a tight hug and I bury my face into his chest. "Best friends." I didn't know this would end up being like a routine for us, but it was nice. Schroeder was like my therapy, his presence makes all of my fear, doubts, and worries vanish. It was a beautiful phenomenon.

Schroeder pulled me closer and ran his fingers through my hair. I wish this moment would last forever. Knowing he was there for me helped a lot with everything going on. He felt like home. He was home. I could hear the crowd of people getting louder as Schroeder looks down at me. "Heather and Janice are here, do you want to see them?" Honestly I didn't really come to see Janice, technically I didn't come to be touched by Schroeder either but it was definitely a plus. "Can we just stay like this?" Schroeder chuckled and didn't move. He didn't seem too excited to see Janice either.

SALLY'S POV

I was with Linus and my big brother at some get together to welcome back Janice, I didn't really care for her but Linus wanted to go so why not get outside? Big brother was on his phone, I tried to strike up conversation but he barely ever responded. I could see Linus studying Schroeder and Lucy, they were having some kind of very passionate embrace. "I thought they were over, that looks romantic, right?" He questioned looking back at me. I shrugged "I don't really get love, but there might be some romantic tension after everything that happened." Linus nodded trying to read their faces.

When he looked away his expression changed completely. "It's Janice!" He grabbed my hand and ran towards her. I had never seen him run so fast. Why was this Janice girl so important? When we got there Linus instantly let go of me dashing over to Janice who had a huge smile on her face. I'm getting deja vu, where have I seen this before?

I thought long and hard. It was the airport, when Linus came home. That's what I did when I saw him. Was Linus in love with Janice? Was she a threat? I felt my stomach turn, I felt threatened and terrible. It probably would be bad to leave them alone together but I just couldn't stay. This weird suspicion made me feel awful. I run over to Schroeder and Lucy practically in tears. They instantly let go of each other and turn towards me. Lucy pulls me into a hug. "Sally what happened?" I didn't really want to say, I had no real evidence to back me up but I knew something was wrong in my gut.

I sniffled and looked over at Schroeder. He was looking over at Janice and Linus talking and hugging each other so passionately, I couldn't bear to look. "It's them isn't it." I sniffle a bit while nodding my head. Lucy darts her eyes towards her brother. She looks down at me, "Sally we'll get you home." I smile back at her and follow them to Schroeder's car.

Lucy scoffs at the recent memory of seeing her brother like that. "He's gross, he can't even keep a girlfriend!" She looks back at me. "I'm sorry Sally you deserve so much better." I couldn't really say anything, I just looked down. Schroeder jumps in defending Linus. "Lucy be nice! He's probably just excited to see she's back, Sally she's not a threat." I smile, maybe she isn't a threat. Maybe I'm just overthinking it.

I could hear someone's phone buzzing, it was Schroeder's. He slowed down a bit to pull out his phone from his pocket. He gave it to Lucy. "Could you answer that?" She complied. She took a look at the contact. "Ugh it's Linus." She answered the call and put him on speaker. "What the hell do you want brother?"

"Where did you guys go? Is Sally there with you two?" Lucy rolled her eyes looking back at me. "She is, Sally care to explain?" I shook my head and slumped back into my seat. Lucy answered for me. "Well maybe if you remembered she had existed there she wouldn't have left. She asked for a ride home Linus."

Linus hesitated before answering. "Was this about Janice? I'm sorry Sally I promise it's nothing to worry about." I look up and smile. Lucy scoffs and hangs up. "Can you believe that lame apology!? That's bullshit!" Schroeder reached out for her hand. She complied. "It sounded pretty sincere to me." Schroeder replied. Lucy was taking deep breaths as she grasped Schroeder's hand. I glare at the two of them. "Just friends huh?" I could see Lucy face turn red as she turns away, Schroeder lets go of her hand trying to focus on driving clearly being thrown off on what I had said. He replied staying calm. "We aren't dating, and we never will again. It's complicated Sally." I glare at him not convinced in the slightest.

Lucy glares back at me mouthing for me to shut up. I roll my eyes at her. Lucy's phone starts to ring. She grabs it and answers without seeing the contact. Her face instantly became angry. "Fuck off Archer!" Schroeder made a harsh break in front of Frieda's condo glaring at Lucy and her phone. I couldn't make out what Archer was saying but Lucy's words were loud and clear. "Archer we are over. What is unclear about that!?" Schroeder grabs the phone while Archer was midway through a sentence and hangs up. He throws the phone back to Lucy and rolls his eyes. Was he still jealous?

Schroeder has always been the jealous type. He's always glared at people who talk to Lucy alone. I don't think he notices how obvious it is. Well except to Lucy. Who scoffs whenever he acts this way thinking he's just being a brat.

I still don't feel secure about Janice and Linus only being friends but I'll brush it off for now, Linus said there's nothing to worry about. So there isn't, right?