A few weeks into the relationship, Adam and Betelgeuse decided to sleep at each other's apartment on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The buzzer in the apartment rang and Lydia answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hi. It's Adam. Beej invited me."

"Come up." Lydia said and pressed the button to open the main doors and hold the apartment door to let Adam in.

"Hi." He chuckled, out of breath after running and Betelgeuse ran out of his room and hugged Adam.

"Did you miss me?" Adam asked and Betelgeuse shook his head.

"Totally." He smiled knowingly. "Who's your friend?"

"Roommate. Adam, Lydia. Lydia, Adam."

"Nice to meet you." Adam smiled, holding his hand out.

"Likewise." Lydia shook it.

"I'll take you to my room so you can put your stuff down." Betelgeuse smiled.

"Don't have too much fun." Lydia winked.

"Grow up!" Betelgeuse took Adam down a corridor to his recently cleaned bedroom that even had the walls wiped down to reveal the three pale yellow, and light grey accent walls. "You can just put your things in here. Let me know if you need more space." Betelgeuse opened an empty drawer.

"Thanks." Adam smiled, putting his stuff away.

"You're welcome." Betelgeuse replied. Adam noticed an ashtray on the top of the drawer and pointed to it with raised eyebrows and tilting his head down. "I quit. For good this time." Betelgeuse smiled and Adam gave him a proud look.

"You're doing ever so well." He smiled, cuddling him close. Betelgeuse smiled and relaxed as Adam kissed his forehead.

"Want a drink?" He asked as he pulled out of the hug. "I would offer alcohol but the girls are being over protective and won't let me drink unless both are with me."

"Have you got juice?" Adam asked.

"Yeah." Betelgeuse left to go to the kitchen and came back with two glasses of juice. "There you go." He handed it to Adam who had finished putting his clothes away.

"Thanks." Adam had a drink.

"Wanna watch a film?" Betelgeuse suggested. "Oh, I think Babs is home." He smiled and led Adam to the room where the two girls were sitting on the sofa watching TV together.

"Hey girls." He greeted and took his usual seat on the right end of the sofa and Adam sat to his left.

"So, here's the culprit for the marks on Beej's neck." Barabra giggled.

"Huh? Oh. It was just a distraction." Adam admitted.

"Told ya." Betelgeuse grinned smugly.

"Anyone up for a film." Barbara suggested.

"Adam you pick." Lydia offered.

"I think Beej should pick. Last time I chose a film I had a little cutie clinging to me." Adam smirked teasingly.

"Fancy making him watch a horror film." Lydia giggled.

"For the last time, I'm not scared. If it's not bloody, I'm fine! And you know the reason why!" Betelgeuse grumbled.

"Don't get your panties in a bunch." Adam giggled.

"I'll just pick, shall I?" Barbara suggested and everyone agreed. Barbara put on Passengers and everyone settled down to watch. Lydia got up and went to the kitchen, pouring some crisps into two large bowls to share between them and set some homemade dips out on a little table she moved into the centre, getting a few handfuls and eating.

"Do either of you know which dip is which? I can just tell they're all herbs and mayo." Adam asked, feeling stupid.

"Herb tester, do your thing." Barbara giggled. Betelgeuse put a bit of a dip on one of his crisps but he hesitated before eating it.

"Is this a prank?" He asked.

"No!" Barbara exclaimed and Betelgeuse tasted it.

"Basil. I love basil. And that is really good." He said before tasting the second dip. "Dill." He answered.

"Woah! He knows his herbs." Adam said, surprised.

"Haha. He knows his herbs!" Betelgeuse repeated, making Barbara and Lydia giggle.

"This is all very good." He admitted, licking his lips. "Mmm. This is oregano." Betelgeuse answered smugly.

"Oh! Wow!" Lydia gasped.

"It's getting kind of hard when the flavours start to top onto each other."

"Oh yeah, yeah. Now you're making excuses." she accused.

"Hey, hey. I'm three for three." He replied before tasting the final one with a look of confusion.

"Can I tell you something? That doesn't taste of everything." Betelgeuse admitted before laughing.

"What! Oh maybe it's like a mix of all the things cause that is very strong that one actually." Barbara told him.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Mint."

"No." Betelgeuse said flatly, "You did not add mint and if you did, who makes mint dips? It's not toothpaste!"

"Yes I did." Barbara argued.

"No you didn't." Betelgeuse chuckled.

"I-if i didn't add mint, I added like a tomato leaf." she defended herself. "Yes. That's what you added."

"No I didn't."

"There's no way you added mint."

"Yes I did"

"There's no way you added mint." Betelgeuse repeated.

"Look. This is my mint plant." Barbara grabbed it from the kitchen and showed it to Betelgeuse.

"Who doesn't know what mint tastes like?" He asked.

"That's definitely mint."

"No. Not the one in the dip you gave me."

"What? It- it-" Barbara stuttered in disbelief.

"Give me one." Betelgeuse said and Barbara shoved a mint in his face.

"Smell it."

"Okay. Really? Okay. Relax." Barbara giggled as she watched her best friend try to push her hand away. He smelt it and pondered.

"Here I've gotta wake it up." Betelgeuse said before smacking the herb. He saw Adam's confused face and explained, "It releases the oils." Before smacking it again and smelling and eating it.

"It doesn't actually- it's not that strong a mint. But it is mint. I see what you mean." Barbara tried one herself.

"Now it tastes like mint. But that dip doesn't." Betelgeuse admitted.

"I've got a crazy herb for you. Here." She grabbed another random one with a smirk.

"Oh. Ew. He said before he screwed up his face and pulled it out of his mouth, sticking his tongue out in disgust. "I can- I know what it is. Is it arugula?" He asked.

"It is a mixture of arugula and basil because I put them both together." Barbara squealed, jumping around slightly.

"Yeah it's really spicy. Yeah."

"Yes I know it burns your tongue kind of." Barbara smiled.

"How did you do that?" Adam asked, amazed.

"I would say that in summation, hE KnOwS hIs HeRbS!" Betelgeuse explained energetically and Lydia laughed heartily.

"Lucky we have a free herb tester for when we forget to label things." Everyone laughed at Lydia's remark. At the end of the movie, everyone was bored, thinking about what to do.

"What games have you got on Xbox?" Adam asked, picking up the controller that was on the tv stand.

"I'll have a look." Betelgeuse got up and sat on the floor, knowing Adam had a habit of knocking him over for snuggle attacks, whilst he shuffled through some games.

"What should we play?" Lydia asked.

"Adam you can pick." Betelgeuse offered.

"I kinda wanna see Beej dance." Adam giggled, noticing Just Dance.

"Bugger." Betelgeuse blurted out, making everyone giggle at his censorship.

"You can swear y'know." Lydia commented.

"Yeah I know. I just don't like doing it." He admitted and set everything up.

"What do you wanna dance to?" He asked.

"Beej and Adam have the first dance!" Lydia shouted.

"I don't dance." Betelgeuse protested.

"You're not scared that your boyfriend is a better dancer than you?" Adam grinned, a challenge in his eyes.

"Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Beetle-" the girls began chanting.

"Don't wear my name out." Betelgeuse protested.

"You're acting as if you're gonna disappear if we say your name." Adam chuckled.

"Three times in a row it must be spoken unbroken." Betelgeuse laughed.

"Ready? Okay go!" Lydia said and Adam said his name and Betelgeuse laid on the floor, his eyes closed.

"Get up now Beej." Adam giggled but stopped when he noticed his boyfriend's stillness.

"He's taken over!" Betelgeuse whined.

"Who?" Adam asked.

"Me! Got ya!" Betelgeuse exclaimed, making Adam jump as he was pushed back to the sofa. Betelgeuse sounded different, his voice was deeper and raspier.

"Betelgeuse, a-are you okay?" Adam asked and his boyfriend whimpered before snuggling up to him, smirking. "You scared me!" Adam yelled at him whilst he just laid there, giggling uncontrollably. "Just for that, you have to do the first dance, and we get to pick it." Adam spoke over the giggles that instantly stopped.

"What?" Betelgeuse asked. "No! I'm sorry." He pleaded.

"That or you watch The Terrifier!" Barbara threatened.

"Just put a song on." Betelgeuse complained and watched the other three whisper to each other.

"Dancing Queen. You and me." Adam smirked and put it on. Betelgeuse sighed and got up whilst it played, barely moving his hand. "Where's the effort, mister." Adam asked and Betelgeuse danced, this time not just moving his hands. Everyone was shocked because he was actually really good, looking like a professional dancer. Adam kept dancing but couldn't take his eyes off Betelgeuse. As expected, Betelgeuse won and got a cider, asking if anyone wanted one. Barbara shook her head. As the night progressed, everyone had been playing the game for an hour, getting through Betelgeuse and Lydia doing Good For U, with him using minimal effort after being forced, everyone doing the Macarena whilst laughing at how stupid they looked, Anotherone Bites The Dust, chosen by Betelgeuse for everyone to dance to. It was a rare occasion where Betelgeuse finally got up off the sofa to do more than hand movements, going full out as a Queen lover. After that, everyone stopped to order a pizza and have some more drinks whilst they took lots of pictures. The buzzer in their apartment rang and Barbara got it.

"Hello?"

"Pizza for Deetz?"

"Hey, what'd you order?" Lydia asked.

"Pepperoni, mushrooms, and snakes!" Betelgeuse answered.

"Come up." Barbara giggled and opened the main doors. Everyone got their share of the pizza and started eating.

"Anyone want hot sauce?" Betelgeuse asked and everyone politely declined so he got some for himself and covered his pizza in it.

"How can you eat that whilst keeping a straight face?" Adam asked and Betelgeuse shrugged, still eating. It was clear that everyone was starting to feel the effects of the alcohol.

"You know Adam, you should move in here with us. You're always welcome here and you're great company." Barbara suggested.

"I'd like that. As long as there's space of course." Adam smiled.

"Sleep in your boyfriend's room?" Betelgeuse acknowledged.

"He smells too much!" Adam giggled. "Love you really Hamud!" Adam announced before his phone started ringing. "Hey Mom. Yeah I'm with some friends. Beej, Barbara and Lydia. Blonde Barbara from art." Adam giggled. "There's someone I'd like you to meet." Adam switched the call to facetime and handed his phone to Beej, who was in the middle of eating his pizza. He set it down٫ glaring at Adam.

"Hi. I'm Beej."

"I'm sorry. I don't know you." Adams mum chuckled.

"Hang on a second please." Betelgeuse smiled before muting it.

"Are you out?" He asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Have you told your mom you're bi?" He asked.

"Yeah." Adam assured and watched the youngest unmute himself.

"I'm dating your son." He smiled.

"Aww. Really? I'm happy for you both." she smiled wide, slightly squealing in delight. "So how long have you been together?" She asked.

"Three weeks on Thursday."

"And I trust he's looking after you?"

"Yes he is. Very sweet."

"Good, I'm glad. As long as you're happy together, I'm happy for you." she smiled and Betelgeuse gave the phone back to Adam. "He's a catch Adam." She giggled and Adam blushed heavily.

"You're embarrassing me!" Adam complained in a hushed tone before hanging up after saying 'love you'.

"Never had THAT complement before!" Betelgeuse explained. After finishing food and getting more videos and pictures, everyone got back to the game. Betelgeuse smirked and picked Ghostbusters. Barbara, Betelgeuse and Adam raced to take their characters as quickly as possible so that Lydia would get the slime. After doing the Time Warp and What Makes You Beautiful, they settled with a grand finale of the Final Countdown with everyone drunk and bumping into each other, but nobody cared because they were having fun together and laughing because of the way they were dancing. After Barbara and Lydia went to bed, the two boys were left sitting alone in the living room, both really drunk.

"Aw, I love you." Betelgeuse chuckled before his eyes widened and he started to panic, frantically running into Lydia's bedroom to hide from Adam.

"Oh. No. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, no, no, no, no, no." He gasped for air, raising his hands to his head whilst he leant black slightly.

"What's your problem?" Lydia asked, half asleep.

"I told Adam I love him."

"So? You said you loved me when I when I found you those pretzels." Lydia yawned.

"This is different! Maybe I'll run away again. Oh! Or fake my own death. Yes." Betelgeuse raised his finger triumphantly.

"Why fake it? I'll get the bad art." Lydia punched his stomach just below his heart. "

You're so mean." Betelgeuse gave an exasperated sigh as he went to the bathroom, locking the door behind him.