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a peaceful death?"
Penny instantly joined Auggie, teasing, "Oh please, you know that's his baby."
"Isn't it a classic?"
Braden gave Seth a quick nod of appreciation as he replied, "Yeah, she is."
He had almost forgotten Mina was there until she stepped forward, asking, "Is your car broken?"
Before Braden had the chance to answer, Liv opened his car door, saying, "She's in need of good jump," as she slid into the driver's side.
"He called the right man then." Charlotte insinuated with a sly smile.
Liv slid out of the car and stood up holding her sunglasses that Braden had walked out of her house with the night before.
Braden fussed, "Don't talk dirty about my girl."
Penny laughed, "See."
Sliding her sunglasses on, Liv smirked, "You left your lights on, punk."
Sure enough, when he looked at the steering column, she was right. Damn it.
It took a minute for everyone's teasing to subside. After all the jokes were out of the way, Auggie jumped Braden's car and it started right away.
As they stood in the parking lot while Braden let his car run to recharge the battery, Penny asked, "So what's everyone doing today?"
Charlotte answered, "We're taking Liv to get her car from The Dog House then she and I are going shopping. You want to come?"
"Mina and I are going to lunch."
Charlotte gave Braden an odd look that he mirrored in return.
"I though you two broke up?" she questioned directly at Mina.
Penny quickly looked at Mina asking, "Y'all broke up?"
Before she could reply, Liv glared at Braden, "You broke up with her?"
"We broke up."
"He broke up with me." Mina pouted in a soft voice right before Braden griped, "I broke up with her. Damn."
Braden stood there wondering if there was any way for the situation to be more awkward. Maybe his mom could stop by and then they could invite Pat over.
Everyone was silent until Auggie walked over and closed Braden's hood.
"Game's on. You got beer?"
Braden gave his brother an 'of course I do' nod before asking, "Seth, you stayin'?"
"Sure." Seth replied before Penny cautioned, "Only one beer, okay."
As they all stared at her in horror, Penny defended herself, saying, "What? It lower's sperm count."
Auggie, griped, "Oh, what the hell," and turned, walking towards Braden's apartment.
Shaking his head at his sister, Braden urged Seth to follow, saying, "Come on, man," as he took off to his apartment also.
"I'm serious," Penny swore as Seth followed him.
With a wide smile, Braden assured, "Gotcha, Pen, only one beer."
~
The second the guys were inside Braden's apartment, Liv noticed an interested look on Penny's face as she turned to Mina.
"When did y'all break up?"
A pitiful expression coated Mina's face as she re-emphasized who was responsible, "He broke up with me Wednesday night."
Liv was glad Braden broke it off with her before he found out about their high school hook up. That meant she was guilt free in the break up and actually kinda proud of him for finally cutting her loose.
"Well, are ya grievin' or grateful?"
Mina gave Liv a confused look, questioning, "Am I what?"
With a slight huff, Charlotte explained, "Is this the first day you've drug yourself out of bed or are you like 'woo, I dodged that bullet'."
When Mina still appeared confused, Penny asked, "Are you happy or sad?"
Liv and Charlotte looked at each other as Mina gave a heavy sigh, replying, "Sad."
Giving a sigh of her own, Liv offered, "Come on then."
"Penny and I are supposed to go to lunch."
"And now y'all are shopping with us," Liv informed, opening the door to Auggie's truck.
Mina managed to get out a, "But..." before Charlotte cut her off, saying, "No buts. Just get in."
~
Although Liv felt a certain satisfaction in how uncomfortable Mina appeared while shopping, she wasn't sure why she was acting that way. They had never been anything but nice to her. If Liv had to guess, Mina had a plan to get Braden back through Penny and she just ruined her day. Why else would she have asked
Penny instantly joined Auggie, teasing, "Oh please, you know that's his baby."
"Isn't it a classic?"
Braden gave Seth a quick nod of appreciation as he replied, "Yeah, she is."
He had almost forgotten Mina was there until she stepped forward, asking, "Is your car broken?"
Before Braden had the chance to answer, Liv opened his car door, saying, "She's in need of good jump," as she slid into the driver's side.
"He called the right man then." Charlotte insinuated with a sly smile.
Liv slid out of the car and stood up holding her sunglasses that Braden had walked out of her house with the night before.
Braden fussed, "Don't talk dirty about my girl."
Penny laughed, "See."
Sliding her sunglasses on, Liv smirked, "You left your lights on, punk."
Sure enough, when he looked at the steering column, she was right. Damn it.
It took a minute for everyone's teasing to subside. After all the jokes were out of the way, Auggie jumped Braden's car and it started right away.
As they stood in the parking lot while Braden let his car run to recharge the battery, Penny asked, "So what's everyone doing today?"
Charlotte answered, "We're taking Liv to get her car from The Dog House then she and I are going shopping. You want to come?"
"Mina and I are going to lunch."
Charlotte gave Braden an odd look that he mirrored in return.
"I though you two broke up?" she questioned directly at Mina.
Penny quickly looked at Mina asking, "Y'all broke up?"
Before she could reply, Liv glared at Braden, "You broke up with her?"
"We broke up."
"He broke up with me." Mina pouted in a soft voice right before Braden griped, "I broke up with her. Damn."
Braden stood there wondering if there was any way for the situation to be more awkward. Maybe his mom could stop by and then they could invite Pat over.
Everyone was silent until Auggie walked over and closed Braden's hood.
"Game's on. You got beer?"
Braden gave his brother an 'of course I do' nod before asking, "Seth, you stayin'?"
"Sure." Seth replied before Penny cautioned, "Only one beer, okay."
As they all stared at her in horror, Penny defended herself, saying, "What? It lower's sperm count."
Auggie, griped, "Oh, what the hell," and turned, walking towards Braden's apartment.
Shaking his head at his sister, Braden urged Seth to follow, saying, "Come on, man," as he took off to his apartment also.
"I'm serious," Penny swore as Seth followed him.
With a wide smile, Braden assured, "Gotcha, Pen, only one beer."
~
The second the guys were inside Braden's apartment, Liv noticed an interested look on Penny's face as she turned to Mina.
"When did y'all break up?"
A pitiful expression coated Mina's face as she re-emphasized who was responsible, "He broke up with me Wednesday night."
Liv was glad Braden broke it off with her before he found out about their high school hook up. That meant she was guilt free in the break up and actually kinda proud of him for finally cutting her loose.
"Well, are ya grievin' or grateful?"
Mina gave Liv a confused look, questioning, "Am I what?"
With a slight huff, Charlotte explained, "Is this the first day you've drug yourself out of bed or are you like 'woo, I dodged that bullet'."
When Mina still appeared confused, Penny asked, "Are you happy or sad?"
Liv and Charlotte looked at each other as Mina gave a heavy sigh, replying, "Sad."
Giving a sigh of her own, Liv offered, "Come on then."
"Penny and I are supposed to go to lunch."
"And now y'all are shopping with us," Liv informed, opening the door to Auggie's truck.
Mina managed to get out a, "But..." before Charlotte cut her off, saying, "No buts. Just get in."
~
Although Liv felt a certain satisfaction in how uncomfortable Mina appeared while shopping, she wasn't sure why she was acting that way. They had never been anything but nice to her. If Liv had to guess, Mina had a plan to get Braden back through Penny and she just ruined her day. Why else would she have asked
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