Liam had never thought he'd be happy to be pushed off a cliff moments after being asked out. He realized later that honestly, it was probably a good idea that it had happened like that. If not Liam may have thrown himself off the cliff when his mind started working through the crazy scenario's that accompanied dating Theo. Scenario's his brain couldn't go through when he was clawing his way up a cliff face and screaming insults at Theo as he raced back in the direction of the car cackling like a fae and leaving droplets of water in his wake that sparkled like a glitter trail in the moonlight.

The burn of anger had turned from Seething to an impotent rage by the time he finally caught up with Theo back at the truck, although, that could have had something to do with the fact that Theo was shirtless and toweling off his hair in a way that seemed far more attractive than practical.

Which meant that Liam couldn't actually start overthinking until they were both warm and tucked into their respective sleeping places in the truck. Theo sprawled across the backseat and Liam curled up on the passenger seat mind reeling at the fact he was dating Theo.

He was dating Theo.

Theo freaking Raeken.

And so far all he'd done was swear at him, which, probably wasn't the ideal start to a relationship but then Liam couldn't think of anything else to say now that the anger of being shoved off a cliff had worn off. The silence hung over their heads heavily.

At least it did until Theo got bored of it.

"Hey." Liam sighed as Theo slapped the headrest, jostling Liam. "Liam." Another slap. "Oi, dumbass" Liam grimaced as Theo aimed a particularly hard slap at the seat that left his ears ringing as it vibrated against his cheek. "You're not still mad I pushed you off the cliff, are you?" Theo asked, voice only half playful. "Because you did it firs-"

"No." Liam said, wiggling around until he was peering down at Theo. "I'm just thinking and don't say 'don't hurt yourself'." Theo's lips twitched in a small grin.

"I would never, that jokes ridiculously cliché and to be honest I'm more worried about you hurting me with your thinking. I mean you do get a bit-" Theo made a flailing hand gesture that Liam still somehow managed to understand as 'batshit crazy and awkward'.

"Thanks for not making the joke." Liam snarked.

"No problem." Theo grinned. Smile faltering as he no doubt realised Liam wasn't smiling along with him, not even an exasperated little twitch of his lips. "What's wrong?"

Liam sucked his bottom lip into his mouth, teeth gnawing at it as he tried to think of a way to explain the fact that the problem was that there was no problem. They were good. Really good. Boyfriends. Liam let the word roll around and around and around in his head until it made next to no sense.

And really, that was the worst thing because it did make sense. Sure, maybe, technically, Theo had dumped him but he was fairly sure if Theo had meant it seriously he wouldn't have hooked the towel around Liam's neck and used it to pull Liam close as he ruffled the towel over the dripping mop of hair with a soft smile. Of course he had ended that moment with draping the towel over Liam's face so he couldn't see and shoving him away with a mutter of 'get the truck wet you die'. So yeah, Liam was pretty positive the breakup hadn't been official.

They were together. No if's and's or but's. There was no more confusion clouding anything. Okay, perhaps a few things, like what exactly dating Theo would be like, But the 'I don't know what we are' discombobulation was gone meaning that Liam had no more excuses for not actually talking to Scott about it.

It had been easy to ignore before, when Liam could hide behind the fact that he genuinely had no idea what the hell was going on, but now, well now...Scott had said full disclosure and Liam was fairly sure he'd been sucking at keeping that deal up. So far, all Scott actually knew about the road trip was accidental, he'd been more than patient about Liam telling him anything at all. Especially after their last phone call.

The conversation with Scott didn't seem too horrifying, at least, Liam thought he had a possibility of living through it. Scott hadn't immediately ordered him home the moment Liam accidentally told him, and everyone else, that they'd kissed so... that was a good sign, right?

Unless Scott thought it was just a kiss and nothing else would happen.

Liam shook his head, physically trying to stop himself from spiraling as Theo continued to wait patiently for an answer, brows drawn in concern that just made Liam's stomach churn even more.

Because the real problem wasn't Scott. Liam was fairly sure that Scott would be okay with it, or at least, deal with it, the rest of the pack Liam wouldn't bet on, but Scott was the only one who really needed to accept it. Theo was the real issue.

Theo had no obligations to Scott. Especially if he was going to Idaho.

Theo wasn't the easiest person to get to know, at least, not to the pack, he was guarded, private about himself when it came to what they knew of him. Liam had never even known Theo was a giant dork before they left for the road trip. He put up a tough front. He probably wouldn't want Liam running through the metaphorical streets yelling that they were one step closer to being facebook official.

Actually, that wasn't a bad idea. Liam could tag Scott in the post or something, then the conversation wouldn't have to be had.

"Do you have facebook?" Liam blurted.

"That's what you're thinking about? My facebook?"

"So you do have-"

"No, Liam. I have one friend and spent most of my life literally underground. Why the hell would I get facebook?"

" Can you get facebook?" Liam tried.

"What's this about?" Theo asked, propping himself up on his elbows.

"I have to tell Scott." Liam said meekly.

"That I don't have facebook?"

"What? No! Why would he care about you having facebook? I mean about this-" Liam waved a hand between them, almost slapping Theo in the face.

"This?" Theo asked, repeating the gesture, Liam dodged a blow that he was fairly sure was aimed at his head.

"Yes, This, us. The boyfriend thing. When they found out I was on the road with you he said I needed to like tell him about stuff between us...So he can you know...know you're not turning me against him I guess or-" Liam broke off with a wince, reminding them both about their history, or more, Theo's history with the pack probably wasn't the best idea when trying to make it so he wouldn't hate Liam for having to tell them personal details about him.

"Okay." Theo hummed.

"Okay?"

"Yeah." Theo said flopping back down. "That all you're freaking out about or-"

"You're fine with me telling him?"

"If he wants to know what's going on then tell him. That still doesn't explain why you asked about Facebook."

"I mean, Facebook would be easier than having a conversation."

"If I get killed because you think it's a good idea to facebook message him rather than have an actual conversation about this I'll fucking haunt you." Theo said stiffly.

"I wouldn't message him... I was thinking I could tag him in-"

"Call him. Now. You didn't tell him about the road trip then freaked out. I'm not dealing with that shit again."

"Now?" Liam asked. "I mean, surely it could wait till mor-"

"Now." Theo repeated stiffly. Liam chewed his lip, peering down at Theo, Theo looked back at him, one eyebrow raised as Liam hesitated. "If you're going to regret this-" he waved a hand between them again, successfully catching Liam on the head. "-when he finds out and doesn't like it I'd prefer he find out now."

"He won't mind it."

"You're his little beta and I murdered him. He'd be an idiot to not mind it."

"Have you met Scott?" Liam snorted. Theo's eyebrows climbed into his hair, mouth falling open.

"ohhhh-" Theo sung. "Did you just insult your Alpha? I'm tell-"

"You're an asshole. I just meant it's Scott. If anyone would be dumb enough to give you a second chance it'd be him."

"You were dumb enough to."

"Well... You know, like father like son."

"Scott's not your father. And I'm definitely hoping that he doesn't feel the same way about me as you do."

"Okay gross." Liam sneered. "Scott would never be into you."

"Are you getting jealous of our imaginary affair?"

"Shut up."

"I will if you call Scott."

"You know even if he doesn't like it it's not like..a problem. I mean, it is, it would suck but I mean, I wouldn't like...I'd try to get him to get it. I wouldn't just run away."

"Call him." Theo nudged.

"Alright, Do you want to like...go on a walk or-"

"No." Theo said bluntly. "If you want privacy you can go. I just got warm." As if to prove a point he pushed a lock of his still damp hair out of his eyes . "Or pretend I'm not here."

"He'll be able to hear your heartbeat."

"It's Scott. You really think he'd pay any attention to another heartbeat?"

"Point. Okay...Okay but you just..stay quiet."

"Believe me no part of me wants to be in this conversation." Theo snorted. Liam scrambled up from his seat, flopping so his back was pressed against the dashboard as he grabbed his phone from the glove box.

"He'll be fine with it." Liam said, hoping his voice didn't sound as unsure to Theo as it did to himself.

It was probably a good thing he could feel Theo watching him from the backseat as he scrolled through his contacts, If not he was sure he would have over thought, panicked and probably ended up stealing Theo's phone, running back to the cliff and launching both their phones into the sea so he could claim he was unable to tell Scott about their newfound relationship status.

The sound of Theo's finger tapping against the seat made Liam suck it up and call. If Scott didn't like it then he would have to make him like it, or, he mused, he and Theo could just run away together and never have to worry about the pack or Beacon Hills or Idaho again.

Liam jabbed the green button, Theo's finger stilled as the dial tone rung out through the car.

He took a shallow breath, forcing down the nerves as he tried to figure out what to say. He would start with a greeting, make sure that Scott was actually alone so he at least didn't have to deal with the entire pack and then break the news gently. He could remind Scott about Theo helping with the wild hunt and the hunters. Maybe send some photo's of Theo looking happy and normal to try and make Scott forget that Theo was, in fact, the same person who once killed him.

"He Li-"

"I'm dating Theo." Liam yelped.

"Dude-" Mason sighed. Scott blinked at the camera, head tilting like a confused puppy. Liam could see Theo hiding his face in his hands as his shoulders shook with silent laughter.

"See! This is what happens when you don't ground him." Stiles huffed, slapping Scott over the head. Well, there was no going back now.

"You gotta get those normal human greetings down." Mason said.

"Uh, what I meant was-" Liam said tentatively. "Hi. Everyone, Scott, I know you said full disclosure so I uh..might be dating Theo. Raeken. Not like, another Theo. I don't know another Theo. Just uh..this one. The boyfriend one."

"Okay." Scott said slowly, bobbing his head in a small nod, a smile creeping onto his face. Theo stopped laughing, head snapping towards Liam. Liam could see him mouthing 'okay' in an increasingly incredulous fashion but ignored it, ducking his head and training his eyes on the small screen.

"No. Not okay." Mason said. "What do you mean might be? You either are or you aren't so-"

"I mean, it's... I think so?"

"You think-"

"I mean he asked me out and I said yes but then he dumped me and pushed me off the cliff but I think that was a joke so-" Liam aimed a kick at Theo as he saw his lips twitching in a smirk. "Not funny asshole." Liam huffed.

"You got dumped by Theo ?" Stiles asked. "That's low dude."

"He pushed you off a cliff?" Scott squeaked. "Where are you? Are you okay? Do we need to come get-"

"He's fine." Theo scoffed. "He enjoyed his swim I'm sure." So much for him staying out of the conversation. "And he pushed me off first."

"Wait, Theo's there?" Scott asked.

"Your relationship scares me." Corey said.

"Please tell me the reason we can't see him is because he's turned invisible and not because he's blowing you because I can't-" Mason started

"DUDE!" Liam screamed. Stiles's face twisted up in disgust, even as he seemed to tilt onto his tiptoes and shift closer to the phone as if moving himself would move the phones line of sight so he could find out whether Liam did, in fact, have Theo going down on him.

"He's not." Malia said. "We'd be able to hear it. It sounds like pasta, you know, that wet sloshing sound, we heard it loads when he was dating Hayden-"

"Malia, stop talking." Derek said. Liam considered throwing his phone out the window and running it over with the car to stop the conversation, probably would have could he not feel Theo's gaze burning into the top of his head.

"Could be a hand job though. A dry one but-" Malia continued unperturbed

"Jesus-" Theo growled. Liam yelped as a hand fisted in his shirt and he was being yanked over the seat until he was flopping into the back beside Theo. He made no attempt to argue as Theo snatched the phone out of his hands. "Look-" Theo moved the phone down himself to show his state of fully dressed and then repeated the action over Liam. "-I'd say if you think either of us could keep it up while listening to your voice then you're delusional but apparently Liam's a fan of answering the phone during-"

"It was like one time!" Liam hissed. "and can we please not talk-"

"It was at least five times." Malia said. "And that was just to me."

"You do need to learn when not to answer the phone." Scott added apologetically.

"Can we please stop talking about this?" Liam asked, burrowing his face in his hands.

"Will you learn not to answer the phone while you're-"

"Oh my god, I swear to god when me and Theo are fucking I will not answer the phone just shut up."

" When we're fucking?" Theo hummed. "Bit presumptuous, Pumpkin."

"Have you found out if he's a good kisser yet?" Scott asked. Theo's eyebrows raised comically.

"Dude you're far too interested in this." Stiles sighed.

"Everyone's wondering it." Lydia said. "I mean he-"

"I'm not wondering! I will never wonder and you shouldn't either!" Stiles hissed.

"I'm not answering that Scott." Liam said.

"Code for he's awful and he's too nice to hurt his feelings." Stiles mock whispered. Liam ignored it, and Theo glaring at the side of his face as if waiting for Liam to defend his honor and searched desperately for a new topic so he could try and bleach the previous conversation from his brain.

"Mason, I need a favour." Liam said instead.

"Oh god." Mason sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "alright, okay, Corey can you get me some vodka or-"

"Could you send me some money? I'll pay you back when I'm back in Beacon Hills but we're going to New York and-"

"Liam-" Theo started stiffly. "We don't-"

"Wait, that's it? You just want money?" Mason asked voice oddly hopeful.

"Uh yeah? Is that ok-"

"Oh thank God. Yes, Dude that is perfect." Mason said. "I will send you all the money just please don't push anyone else off a cliff."

"We don't need you to-" Theo started. Liam shut him up with a flailing wave.

"Yes. We do, you're the best friend I could ever ask for man honestly I love you."

"You have your card on you right? I'll need the-"

"I do not."

"You do not?" Mason repeated. "You do not what?"

"Have my card." Liam said grimacing. "But like... I mean I'm sure there's a way for me to get the money, right?"

"Yeah totally dude, I'll just get out my carrier pigeon-" Mason scoffed. Theo laughed, low and throaty. "If I could send you money I would but it's not like I can post it to Theo's truck and I don't know how else I'd get it to you."

"That's fine. We don't need it." Theo lied.

"On a totally unrelated note... How would you go about selling a kidney?" Liam asked.

Derek let out a dramatic sigh, moving from his place in the background to actually join the pack hovering around the phone.

"How much do you need?" He asked tiredly.

"Uh... " Liam's eyes flickered to Theo who raised an eyebrow back at him in a way that Liam guessed meant 'shut up'. "I mean, however much a kidney is worth?" Liam said, turning back to the screen and ignoring Theo's huff. Derek closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Not for your kidney." Derek said stiffly, Liam could hear the unspoken 'idiot' tacked onto the end. "Where are you? I can be there tomorrow so-"

"We don't need your money." Theo said.

"Yes! Yes, we do we definitely-"

"We'll figure something else out." Theo said, talking loudly over Liam. "We have to go so-"

"Theo no-" Theo hung up and tossed the phone back into the front seats before Liam could say anything else. The resounding crack of Liam's backhanded slap against Theo's chest rung through the car.

"Ow?"

"What the hell did you do that for?"

"Well you see, when a conversation's over you usually-"

"Dude." Liam snapped. "We needed that money! Derek was going to-"

"We don't need it. We're fine."

"You remember when we firsts started on this road trip and you called me an idiot because I made us carry on without money?" Liam mused. "Derek can-"

"We don't need Derek. We can make money, or just...save what we have. We're not begging for-"

"It's not begging we were offered it."

"And I'm rejecting the offer." Theo huffed.

"You know accepting help isn't a bad thing right? Sometimes you just have to suck up your pride and-"

"We made money before, we can do it again." Theo said.

"Dude you're-"

"I don't want to owe your pack money." He grumbled.

"You wouldn't, I would!"

"Liam," Theo sighed tiredly. "You just somehow got away with dating me. Don't push it." Liam raised an eyebrow dubiously. "Austin got us shopping today right? So we can look through there see what we have and just budget according to that." Theo shifted, moving to grab the shopping bag from earlier.

"Uh about that-"

"Why is it so heavy? I didn't think we had that..." Theo broke off, eyes flickering up to Liam. Liam puffed his cheeks out trying to think of a way to explain that he'd got Austin to buy them everything he could get into the basket while they were distracted because he was bitter about not getting any attention from Theo without being mocked. "Liam, What the hell is all this stuff?" Theo asked, eyebrows pinched as he picked up a little tube of cocktail sticks.

"Uh..,What we got while shopping?" Liam tried.

"No, Liam-" Theo said voice a slow drawl like Liam was a child. "-the toothpaste and food is what we got while shopping. This-" He waved the box of cocktail sticks at Liam "-Was definitely not on the list."

"Yeah well... I added some stuff."

"When?" Theo scoffed "-And why did you get Cocktail sticks?"

"While you were busy flirting with Austin."

"I told you I wasn't flir-"