Taylor and Priya get out of Taylor's car laughing about something they saw at the mall.
The Sturniolo's invited all of them to sleep over at their house after the mall.
As soon as they all walked in, Mary Lou greeted everyone.
Eventually, they all walked upstairs to the loft.
"So, what do y'all wanna do?" Chris asks.
"Truth or dare?" Nick suggests.
"OMG yes." Taylor smiles.
Priya, Matt, Taylor, and Nick head to the kitchen to get snacks for the game.
Emerald's face drops slightly. Most people didn't like the dare part of Truth or Dare, but she was the opposite. If she gets dared to do something, she'll just do it and tell that person it's a dare eventually. But if she has to do a truth, she'll have to reveal something that she doesn't want to answer.
"Hey, you ok?" Nathan asks her.
"Huh?" She looks up at him. "Yeah, I'm doing good." She smiles the fakest smile he's ever seen.
"You don't have to be ok," he says, placing a hand on her back. "After what happened with Jake, it's probably not easy at all."
Emerald doesn't think about how Nathan knows and just puts her head in her hands.
Chris notices the conversation.
"Seriously, what Jake said is so fucked up, and we're here for you." He nods.
Emerald feels a tear drip down her face but continues to cover her eyes with her hands.
Nathan notices and looks at Chris.
They glance at each other and make faces to figure out what to do.
Nathan doesn't think twice to hug the girl. Chris joins too.
After a few minutes, she sighs and wipes her tears away.
"Thanks guys." She says.
"Anytime," Chris smiles.
"Of course," Nathan says.
Nick, Matt, Priya, and Taylor are still heard downstairs bickering on what snacks to pick.
That's when Emerald gets confused. How the fuck do Nathan and Chris know about "what Jake said"?
"Um, guys," she says.
"What's up?" Chris asks.
"Um, how do you guys know about what happened with Jake?" she says. "I never told you guys?"
"Priya told us," Nathan says.
"What?" Her face drops. Priya, the friend that's she could always trust, told Nathan and Chris about her argument with Jake without telling her?
"Oh, shit." Chris says, looking at her. "She didn't tell you, did she?"
"No, she didn't fucking tell me." She breathes.
"I'm sure it was an accident," Chris tries to cool her down, "she probably forgot to let you know."
"Yeah, right." She feels a sense of betrayal up her neck. "I can't believe it. After I literally told her not to."
"Ummm." Nathan parts his mouth. "Emma, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have intruded. If I'd known that, I wouldn't have said anything."
"It's not your fault that she told you two."
The boys look at each other, knowing that they weren't the only two who knew.
"What now?" She says, noticing their expressions.
