CONVERSATION WITH: MASON
LIAM
so the bet was lost
LIAM
theo and i don't have to pretend anymore.
MASON
hey what does that mean? did you two sort things out or whatever?
LIAM
no
LIAM
i told him the one thing i didn't tell you
MASON
....???
LIAM
that i have feelings for him.
MASON
OH SHIT
MASON
YOU REALLY LIKE HIM???
LIAM
yep. go ahead and laugh whatever. im not in the mood.
MASON
hoLY SHIT BUDDY IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!
MASON
MASON
SO ARE YALL TOGETHER OFFICIALLY OR WHAT OMG I CSNT BREATHE
LIAM
no
LIAM
i told him how i feel and i told him to take the tickets and forget about my feelings
LIAM
so basically i told him to do the one thing i was afraid of: leave
LIAM
he obviously didn't feel the same because he didn't even answer me at the end when i said goodbye and when i said that i was gonna take a nap and not feel humiliated
LIAM
which was sarcasm.
LIAM
so yeah that's how it went.
MASON
SHIT
MASON
SO YOU DIDNT MAKE OUT AS A CLIMATIC ENDING?????
LIAM
nope buddy.
LIAM
hate to break it to you but it's over
LIAM
and im sad ???? i feel empty??? i wanna cry???? idk im gonna take a nap
LIAM
but first we should tell Corey the truth
MASON
ugh man im so sorry i got you in this mess
MASON
i only made it hurt for you more because it turned out you liked him the whole time. i basically led you into failure and im so sorry about that. i feel super guilty and like a shitty friend for putting you through that.
MASON
and we should tell corey. he should know.
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GROUP NAME: we gotta be serious for half a second here ok
GROUP MEMBERS: LIAM, COREY, MASON
MASON
hey babe
COREY
hello everyone
LIAM
we have something to tell you. you might not like it.
COREY
uh oh
COREY
are you pregnant
MASON
oh my god what are you talking about
COREY
i don't even know i panicked and said the first thing that popped into my head idk sorry about that i have no idea where that came from
LIAM
we're gonna get to the point
COREY
okay okay im listening
LIAM
mason really wanted to win the bet because he had never won one before. so he talked to me and theo separately and told us about the bet you guys had going on.
LIAM
so mason said that you would be in iowa during the time of the nicki minaj concert that mason had tickets to. so he said that if we fake dated to convince you that we were together, he would give one of us the ticket. he would give the ticket to the one who committed into the fake relationship more and made it look more real.
LIAM
so we fake dated to make mason win because he would only give one of us the ticket if he won the bet
LIAM
but the reason we aren't talking right now (and haven't been for a week) is because i told him that you lost about seven minutes ago and that i have a crush on him, and had one the whole time when we weren't supposed to like each other
LIAM
so yeah. i told him my feelings and said he could have the ticket. we wanted to make this right and tell you and not keep you in the dark about it.
MASON
im really sorry babe. it was really ignorant of me to do that to you AND Liam. i was being a bad boyfriend and a greedy friend just because i wanted to win this stupid bet. i lied to you and i made liam go through hell. im so sorry to both of you.
COREY
wow
COREY
this is
COREY
a lot to take in.
COREY
so you lied?
COREY
so all those times you two came over and cuddled and acted like you were dating was...fake? staged?
LIAM
yes.
COREY
bullshit
COREY
you two looked happier than i have ever seen you and im in drama club so i know when people are acting and when they aren't.
MASON
did you just....swear ???2?
COREY
lemme finish
COREY
look i kinda had an idea that it was rigged because you two got together THE DAY AFTER the bet was even made so i was a little skeptical.
COREY
but i put my negative thoughts away and just admired you two and your relationship. you looked so happy together and he truly was too. he isn't the one to like contact but he seemed fine while cuddling you and handling you as if he'd been doing it for years.
COREY
mason told me about that day you came in late to school. the night where you two had a crazy series of events. now that i analyze it i realize that he willingly wanted to be with you and hang out with you. he put his arm around you and cared about you and didn't press any uncomfortable subject onto you. he was gentle and sweet and patient with you and he just wanted you to feel better since you were having a tough day.
COREY
also people don't just wrap their arms around you unconsciously. you do things in a sleepy state of mind to feel comfortable. he clearly found comfort with you in his arms and subconsciously kept it that way. he wanted to hold you and be with you. he was concerned enough to bring over a pizza and check on you early in the morning and wondering why you didn't come back upstairs to sleep.
COREY
he cared about you enough to be concerned about your sleeping habits and your education.
COREY
you also mentioned to me that you were fighting because he was being overprotective of you and he wanted revenge for what happened to you. i think he just wanted justice. he wanted to make sure that they didn't take advantage of you like that ever again. why? he cares about you, liam.
COREY
i know you may be scared of relationships but this is one that you shouldn't run away from. the one with hayden was toxic and not good for you. but this one is different because he cares about you in his own expressive way.
MASON
babe im crying that was beautiful wow tattoo that on my forehead damn.
LIAM
im crying corey what
LIAM
that was amazing and im taking it into consideration.
LIAM
you're actually very right.
LIAM
he does care. he cares.
LIAM
wow.
LIAM
he cares about me and it doesn't matter if he likes me back or not because i know he respects and cares. that's enough, right?
MASON
love is everything. respect and mutual concern is always important.
COREY
it's nothing but the truth. i speak for you and for him together. you should be able to hear an outsider's perspective upon the relationship and analyze whether is art to see with the eyes and music to hear with the ears.
LIAM
you two are truly amazing and i love you
LIAM
hold on im gonna tell scott what happened. he deserved to know.
MASON
okay boo you do you
COREY
😊😊😊😊
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