You and Jace have been tight ever since you were kids. This game was important to Jace and you knew it — he was playing with his rival turned teammate, the guy who he was constantly battling with to be the best.

Jace still wasn’t the biggest fan of him, whether solely for competitive reasons or other reasons too, and so you tried to not pay attention to him, following suit.

So why was Nick Mendez at the party Jace dragged you to, picking your phone up for you?

“Shit, my bad,” he says, handing the phone back to you, smiling as he looks you once over. “You sure it’s all good?”