*Tony's POV*

I left Cara's before she woke up and went straight home. I knew Ali was upset, but I needed to see her. I needed to apologize for what I let happen with Vic and I needed to tell her what I did. I needed to beg on my knees for her to forgive me. I needed her. Once I arrived home, I went straight to her room. "Ali, I'm so, so sorry I-" I stopped in my tracks as I saw an arm wrapped around her waist that sure-as-fucking-hell shouldn't have been touching the bare stomach of the girl I loved. At that point though, I didn't even have words to describe the way I felt. In a way, I knew I deserved it.

But I was still pissed. I walked out of the room without another word, but made sure that I slammed the door loud enough to wake her.

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*Aleah's POV*

"Oh, shit." I whispered as I looked down to see the arm wrapped around my waist completely clear of tattoos. Judging by the door slam that woke me, Tony was home and saw Vic. "Vic! Vic, wake up!" I whisper-shouted as I violently shook his shoulders.

"Hmm?" He mumbled as he woke up.

"Tony saw you. I need you to get dressed and get the hell out. That was a mistake." Without looking at him, I got up, put some clothes on, brushed the sex out of my hair, put in some plugs, and left my room. I didn't bother with makeup, I wasn't planning to go anywhere and I just wanted to talk to Tony.

"I'm sorry." Was the last thing I heard from Vic before leaving my bedroom.

"Can I come in?" I whispered as I knocked on Tony's door.

"It's your house." He mumbled from the other side of more than just the door. I realized that for the first time since we met, Tony Perry wasn't on my side in the infinite battle we call "Life."

"We both cheated…" I mumbled as I walked through the door. He had been laying face-up on his bed staring at the ceiling while My Chemical Romance played softly in the background, but when he heard my words, his head snapped over to face me and he bolted upright.

"You knew?" He asked in shock.

"Of course I knew, dumb-ass! It was Cara, do you think that whore would fuck you without shoving it in my face?!"

"When did you-" I cut him off as I walked closer and sat on his bed.

"She answered your phone last night. I was alone after m-"

"Your dad left and I wasn't here for you." He whispered in guilt, then sighed heavily. "I understand why you called Vic. You were sad and stoned and I wasn't here for you." I gave him a look as if to say, How the fuck did you know I was baking? to which he responded, "I can smell it all over you."

"So… You knew Lin was with me, so it seemed like a good opportunity to call Cara?" Clever, considering they live together. Not only was Cara alone, but I was busy.

"No, I promise it was nothing like that. Mike took me to a club and I got hammered and I just ended up leaving with her, I guess."

"You guess? Really? That's all you've got to justify it?" I asked.

"Hey! Let's not forget that I'm in the only one that screwed up last night!" He snapped, making me jump a bit.

"You're right, I'm sorry. Just forget it, I'll leave you alone." I said as I turned to leave – a failed attempt to hide my tears.

"Ali, stop." He said, jumping up and grabbing my wrist and feeling the gauze under my sleeve. Well, I guess he knew why I took so long in the bathroom before coming to talk to him. Wordlessly, he slumped back onto his bed, pulling me into his lap as he sat indian-style. "This is my fault, isn't it?" Tony asked, I could tell he was crying. He rested his forehead on my shoulder and wrapped his arms around my waist, gripping my wrist and holding it tightly against my stomach.

"It isn't your fault, Tony. If it wasn't for me refusing to face the problem, you would've never gone to the club."

"We're kind of even, I guess. What do we do now?" He asked, one hand holding my wrist and making small circles on it with his thumb while the other rested on my still-bruised thigh.

"That's the thing, Tone." I sighed as I pulled myself off his lap and turned to face him. "I don't wanna be 'even', I wanna be okay." I made air-quotes around 'even'.

"I don't know what you mean." He whispered.

"I don't think we can just continue like this never happened. I think we need to start over; Just two people living in the same building that drive each other to and from school and happen to hang out in the same group of people."

"Ali…" He muttered my name as he rubbed his face with his hands. "I can't lose you. I don't wanna be just housemates or friends or anything like that! I wanna be us!" He waved his hand through the air between us.

"Tony, I know, and I feel the same. But at the same time, could you honestly say that you aren't hurt and that you can just forget about everything that happened since we left the venue on Friday night?!"

"No…" Tony looked up, staring right into my eyes with the most intense stare I'd ever seen on his face. "But I don't want to lose you!" He practically shouted at me. "I. Can't. Lose. You!"

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*Mike's POV*

Lin spent the night last night, but after she told me the news we didn't really decide what we were going to do about it. We both knew I was the father – I hoped… my only concern was that we'd only known each other a few weeks, so what if it happened before then? Lin assured me she hadn't been with anyone recently, and I trusted her.

Anyway, after Vic left we pretty much just sat in a comfortable silence and cuddled until we fell asleep.

"Bro, got a minute?" Vic asked, not waiting for an answer before opening my bedroom door. We were under the blanket, but still, Lin was just wearing her underwear and one of my muscle shirts.

"Damn, you just love walking in on people!" I whisper-shouted. "I'll be down in a few minutes." I slowly pulled my side out from under my beautiful little lady. I paused a moment as the covers moved, exposing her bare stomach. "Hey there, my little whiskey baby." I whispered gently, my lips hardly an inch from her stomach. I placed a small kiss just next to Lin's belly button before looking up to see her watching me with a soft smile on her lips.

"You're not calling our child Whiskey Baby. I was thinking we call him or her Boo." She mumbled as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

I moved back up so I was level with her and pressed my lips gently to hers. "We will discuss all the reasons that we aren't doing that after I see what Vic wants." I winked at her as I got up from the bed and pulled on a t-shirt. "Love you babe." I smiled and kissed her again, then moved to her stomach, cupping it with my hands. "And you," I whispered, leaving small kisses around her belly between words, "be good for your pretty momma."

Notes

total mike cuteness!!! anyway sry this is really short, but i wanted to get something up. love you guys so much, thank you for getting me to almost 35k views!! <3

QOTD: Can you please make a ship name for Mike and Lindsay?! <3

{Title Credit To: Pierce The Veil}