Gabriella chuckled softly, relief washing over her. "You scared me back there. I didn't know what to do...and I know someone who was worried about you"

Erica looked at her confused but understood what she meant when she saw lucas come throughout the door

Her and lucas haven't had a moment where they weren't fighting ever since she turned, she didn't know what to say or do but what she does know is that she misses him

Lucas stepped into the room, his usual confident demeanor slightly overshadowed by concern. "I heard what happened," he said, his voice steady but laced with worry. He paused as he took in the sight of Gabriella sitting by Erica's side, the remnants of the chaos still hanging in the air. "Is she okay?"

Gabriella nodded, brushing Erica's hair back gently. "She's going to be fine. Just needs some time to heal."

Erica's heart raced at the sight of Lucas, the tension from their recent fights flooding back. "Hey," she managed, her voice barely above a whisper. "I'm alive, if that counts for anything."

Lucas stepped closer, his brow furrowing as he assessed Erica's condition. "You scared me," he admitted, his tone softening. "I didn't know what was going on. I thought—"

"I know," Erica interrupted, her voice stronger now. "It was crazy. But Gabriella... she helped me. In a way that was really painful, but it worked."

Lucas looked at Gabriella, a mix of gratitude and confusion in his eyes. "Thank you"

Gabriella shrugged, trying to dismiss the weight of his praise. "you dont have to thank me lucas i also care about her."

"Right," Lucas said, glancing at Erica. "Speaking of friends, I think we need to talk. About us."

Erica felt her heart drop, the gravity of their situation weighing heavily on her. "I know we haven't exactly been on the best terms lately," she began, hesitating as memories of their arguments flooded back. "But I miss you. I don't want to keep fighting."

Lucas nodded, his expression softening. "I miss you too. And I think we both know that this whole... werewolf thing has made everything complicated."

"Complicated is an understatement," Gabriella chimed in, a hint of humor in her voice to lighten the mood. "But it's not impossible. You guys can work through this."

Erica met Lucas's gaze, her resolve strengthening. "You're right. We need to figure this out together, not against each other. I'm tired of feeling like we're enemies."

Lucas took a step closer to her, his voice low and earnest. "Then let's start over. I want to be there for you, but I need you to be honest with me. About everything."

Erica nodded, feeling a warmth spreading through her as she sensed his sincerity. "I promise. No more secrets. We'll face this together."

Gabriella watched the exchange, a small smile creeping onto her face. It felt good to see her friends reconnect, especially after everything they'd been through. "great but you still on thin ice and talking about ice am gonna bring ice cream so we can have a movie night so lucas if you have any plans with your fuck buddy cancel them or invite him over"

"Why because your fuck buddy is already here" lucas teased looking between erica and gabriella.

Gabriella laughed, playfully tossing the pillow at Lucas, who dodged it effortlessly. "You're ridiculous!" she shot back, her mood lifting despite the earlier chaos.

Lucas held up his hands in surrender, chuckling. "Hey, just stating the facts! You two are clearly a thing, and now I'm just third wheel, right?"

"Now you know how I feel when I walked in on Boyd's dick up your ass"

"Actually you don't know how it feels since you don't have access to a dick anymore" Lucas said, leaning against the doorframe with a smirk

"Ok that's it I don't wanna beta anymore" Gabriella said as she took out a dagger from under her pillow and began to chase lucas as Erica laughed her ass off