Marisol's POV- April 2018

"Is Chris home?" I asked Cody.

He glanced at me and shook his head.

"No, he's out with Desiree right now"

"You can come inside if you want" I told him.

"I don't want to intrude"

I smiled.

"You're not" I assured him.

He glanced at me before turning his attention to driving.

"Okay, I can stay for a bit. Just until Chris gets home"

"Of course" I answered.

Once his car was parked, we made our way inside.

"Your dad won't mind, right?"

"He's not home, and won't mind" I responded.

He took a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay"

I unlocked the door and stepped inside.

"Hurry before the alarm goes off," I said.

He stepped inside as well and closed the door as I went to reset the alarm.

"Do you want anything to drink?" I asked.

"I'm okay, can I use your bathroom though?"

I lead him to the bathroom, and as he did his business I went into the living room. Once I was seated, I sent Lucy a text telling her I was home. The doorbell rang just as Cody made his way into the living room.

"Just make yourself comfortable," I told Cody.

I handed him the remote control and went to answer the door. I disabled the alarm for a total of 20 seconds, to get Lucy inside.

"Hey, come on in" I greeted.

Lucy smiled.

"I was going to ask how your day was, but I noticed there's a nice Audi parked next to your car"

I rolled my eyes at her.

"So I take it Cody is here?"

"Yes," I confirmed.

"I'll be nice"

"It's all I ask for," I said.

"I brought you a cold brew"

"Thank you," I told her.

I took the coffee.

"Do you have class tomorrow?" I asked.

"Not until noon"

Lucky.

"I've got class at 10 AM" I answered.

I slept an hour more Monday nights because I got up at 8 AM.

"You get to sleep an hour more"

I nodded and followed her inside.

"What else did you bring?" I asked.

"My dinner, I do need a coaster though"

As we walked into the living room, Lucy spoke up.

"Well hello there, Cody"

He went to stand up, but she shook her head.

"You look comfy there, I'll go to you"

As I went to get a coaster they greeted each other. When I returned to the living room, Lucy was seated on the floor.

"The floor is much more comfortable, my back is killing me"

She stretched a bit and sighed as she looked at me.

"So what did you want to talk about?" I asked.

She pulled out her chipotle and looked at Cody.

"Do you want a chip?"

He smiled and shook his head.

"No, thank you"

She shrugged.

"Suit yourself"

She took a deep breath before looking at me.

"Anthony wanted to talk to me"

I noticed she did not say 'wants'.

"So he talked to you?" I asked.

"Unfortunately"

"How'd that go?" I wondered.

"He wants to continue where we left off"

I laughed as she rolled her eyes.

"Is he serious?" I questioned.

"Yeah"

He literally broke up with her a little more than a year ago.

"What did you say?" I asked.

"I told him I wanted nothing to do with him"

Nice.

"I don't have feelings for him, and I'd rather not have such a toxic human being in my life"

Anthony was manipulative, and incredibly possessive of Lucy when they were dating. He was at Cal, and she was in Oklahoma. What annoyed me so much, was that he expected Lucy to tell him where she was. If she did not respond quickly, he accused her of cheating.

"Where did you see him?" I wondered.

"He was waiting outside the pharmacy building"

What a fucking creep.

"Is it mean that I don't want anything to do with him? I don't want him in my life as a friend, I just don't want to associate with him"

"It's not mean, it just means you're over him," I told her.

She nodded.

"I don't think he was expecting my answer"

"He can suck a giant dick" I stated.

I glanced at Cody who did his best to stifle a giggle.

"Sorry"

Lucy glanced at him and smiled.

"We're talking about my exboyfriend whom I dated for 4 years. He took me out to dinner, and before we even got seated he broke me up"

His eyes widened.

"It gets worse, he left me stranded there"

She was a crying mess, but thankfully Adrian was able to get her to calm down.

"What was his excuse for breaking up with you?"

It was honestly a stupid answer.

"I was a big distraction, and he needed to focus on Medical School"

"I hope you told him his focus needed to be solely Medical School" I stated.

"I think Manny did"

Why was Manny there?

"Oh right, he's at the Med School," I said answering the question myself.

She nodded.

"Yeah, I'm just thankful Leo didn't show up"

Shit would have gone down if he had shown up.

"Manny said you were avoiding him"

I laughed.

"I'm not, I just don't have the time to help in choreography" I explained.

"Cody, did you know that Mari was a ballroom dancer?"

Cody seemed to be minding his own business scrolling through his IG feed and listening to something because his ear pods were on.

"He doesn't know," I told her.

He looked up from his phone when she flicked a tortilla chip at him. With one hand, he picked up the chip and popped it into his mouth and then took an ear pod off his ear.

"Yes?"

Lucy asked her question,

"Did you know danced ballroom up until she graduated from college?"

He shook his head.

"I didn't, that's actually really cool"

If was not at home as a child, I was either at school, dance practice, soccer practice, or at LA SWAT HQ with dad.

"Do you still dance?"

I shook my head.

"School has me a bit busy" I answered.

"Manuel, our good friend/ her last dance partner wants her to help choreograph a dance for the kiddos. Agree with me and tell Mari to do it"

He smiled.

"I'd go"

"I doubt you will be in California," I told him.

"Well, when is it?"

"Either late October or early November" I replied.

"If all goes well The Dodgers will be playing baseball until late October"

He chuckled at Lucy's optmism.

"Well regardless if that happens, I'll be there"