~Chapter Seventy-Eight~

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(".... I hate when you're right, shut up and let me go to class.") he gets through class and sure enough Jake is passed out in his bed when he gets home. Rich just sighs and gets his pants off, crawling into bed with Jake. Jake pulls him close, nuzzling his head in Rich's neck. Rich sighs happily.

("Honestly, I guess I gotta thank you for... For him. ")

("He IS who you wanted. If you just wanted to be cool then there was a possibility of ending up happily with Rory. But if you went that route, you wouldn't have Jax.")

(".... All right, got me there... ")

("You should get some sleep.")

("Will do.") The next morning, Jake is already up before Rich. Rich mumbles in his sleep.

"N... Stupid comp... Fuckin glitchy..." Jake turns his head to look at him.

"Huh?"

"Goddamn-" he twitches in his sleep. "Motherfuckin... Squip..." Jake pushes him slightly.

"Richie."  Rich snaps up, breathing heavily.

"??? Jake??"

"Rich are you okay???"

"I... I think so."

"You sure?"

(" he knows")

"... I'm... I'm not sure."

"Is your...... is IT back?"

"I-It... Yeah."

"I can get the Mountain Dew red-"

"No! No, it's fine"

"Richard."

"It's fine. He isn't that bad."

"Rich. Do you even REMEMBER what happened last time?? You burnt my fucking house down!"

"He's helping this time!"

"How??"

"By telling me about Jeremy's Squip!"

"......... why do you need to know about JEREMY'S Squip??"

"Because... Because it's important, all right?? I gotta know about it so it doesn't fuck something up!"

"I worry more about you than Jeremy!"

"Well I worry more about Jeremy and Michael than about me!" Jake just looks a little hurt.

"Rich-"

"Look, Jake, I honestly could not give less fucks about myself right now. My Squip has been back since before Jax was born and it hasn't tried any shit quite yet. If it does, fine. I don't really care as long as it lets me take care of you guys."

"I........ I just don't want to lose you. Not to him."

"You haven't yet. Mine hasn't tried to kill me."

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