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“What if you took me with you?”

Chef PeePee had to do a double take. ‘Did I hear that correctly?’ he thought. “What are you talking about, Junior?”

“What if you left, and took me with you?” Junior stated once again. Chef PeePee turned towards him to see if he was joking, but from his expression, he was serious.

“I… don’t know Junior.” Chef PeePee said. “What about your dad? He would kill me! And where would we even go?”

“Well, my dad doesn’t like to stay away from Charleyy for too long, so he wouldn’t find out for a while. And we could probably find a homeless shelter.” Chef PeePee took a moment to think. Junior did have a point, if they left at the right time, they could get far enough away so Bowser couldn’t find them. The nearest homeless shelter isn’t that far away either, only a few miles. He could walk that, and Junior probably could too. “And also,” Junior added. “If the homeless shelter thing doesn’t work, you could always just go to your boyfriend's house~” He teased.

“What?! Who are you talking about, Junior?!” Chef PeePee questioned, appalled Junior would even say anything like that.

“The cop guy, or doctor, or whatever other jobs he has. His name is Brooklyn Guy, right?”

“Yes, his name is Brooklyn Guy, but we are not dating!” Chef PeePee whisper-yelled to show Junior his seriousness. Sure, he thought about being with the officer/doctor/whatever plot convenient job he needed to have, but most of it was just due to loneliness.

Junior playfully rolled his eyes. “Sure, totally believe it.” He mentioned.

“We’re just friends, Junior!” The chef said defensively, before yawning.  “I'm getting tired, if you have any more questions or want to call me gay or something, save it for the morning.”

“Okay. Goodnight, Chef PeePee, for real this time.” Junior replied, before turning over, and eventually falling asleep and forgetting about his worries about his father