Ash's POV
The tension finally loosened up.
Dominic was laughing again.. like real, chest-deep laughter, and it made me wanna cry and hug everyone at once.
He looked lighter. Like himself again.
You could tell his friends genuinely adored him. Even tho they were loud, dramatic, slightly deranged, but pure love nonetheless.
And that… made me really glad.
We'd gone through three boxes of pizza, half a chocolate cake, and what I'm pretty sure was a very illegal amount of vodka.
Jasper was slumped on the couch.
Casper was trying to convince Ren that pineapple on pizza was a government conspiracy.
Dominic had one arm slung lazily around my shoulders, looking hungover.
The alcohol left everyone a little honest and everything was a little too funny.
"Okay," Jasper announced, waving his red cup dramatically. "I just wanna say…."
"Oh god," Ren muttered. "He's about to monologue."
"…that I'm the hottest twin. Objectively. Science agrees."
Casper sat up. "Science can kiss my ass."
