Marisol's POV- Valentine's Day 2019

There was a light knock on the door just as I finished combing my hair.

"Come in" I called out.

The door opened and my dad peeped in.

"15 minutes"

"I'm almost ready," I told him.

"I'll go put your suitcase in the car"

I did not have class tomorrow (Friday), and Monday was a Holiday so I would be spending my long weekend in Arizona with Cody.

"I'll be right down," I said to him.

I pulled my hair up in a bun and grabbed a hoodie before making my way out. As I walked down the stairs, I couldn't help but notice a flower arrangement next to the ones that my dad gave me this morning. Dad's arrangement was a dozen roses, but the roses weren't all the same color (red, yellow, orange, pink, blush pink, and white). There was an envelope on the top of the red roses arrangement that said my name, so I opened it and pulled out the notecard.

See you in a few, I love you.

Cody

"Ready to go?"

I nodded.

"Yes" I answered.

Dad smiled and glanced at the arrangement.

"I take it it's from Cody?"

"You are correct" I replied.

"What a romantic kiss ass"

I laughed.

"Okay dad, let's go" I said.

"I packed you up a snack since I'm sure you haven't eaten anything since this morning"

Correct.

"You're the best" I told him.

He smiled as I hugged his waist. Once we were in the car, I opened the container to munch on the fruit dad had packed for me. We both stepped out of the car once we were at LAX. Dad took my suitcase out of his car and set it on the floor before looking at me.

"Have fun on your date" I stated.

He chuckled.

"I honestly don't want to go"

"You deserve to be happy" I reminded him.

"I am happy, mamas"

I smiled as he gave me a squeeze and kissed my forehead.

"Be happier" I noted.

I kissed his cheek.

"I'll see you Tuesday morning"

I nodded.

"Have fun, but not too much"

I laughed as he gave me one final squeeze before letting me go.

"I love you" I told him.

"Love you more"

I waved at him before my suitcase and I went inside. Once I was in line, I glanced behind me to see dad making his way back into the car. It took a lot of convincing, but dad was going on a date. He did not want to go on that date and tried to get me to agree with him. I told him to go because what if he ended up liking the person? He agreed, and well the day had come.

I sent Cody a snap of my flight ticket, and smiled when he called me seconds after he saw the picture.

"Hello" I greeted.

"Hey, so we have reservations at 7PM"

I landed at 4:30 PM...5:30 PM Arizona time.

"Okay" I said.

"Do you want to get ready in my hotel room?"

I smiled.

"You know I can't do that" I reminded him.

There were rules.

"The security guard can just look the other way, and it's not like you're staying the night"

"I'd rather get ready at the house" I stated.

I was not staying at a hotel, but at a house with Desi. She had rented out the house for the weekend with Chris, and suggested I not book a hotel and stay with them instead.

"It's so far from the practice facility"

"Oh, well" I teased.

He groaned.

"Are you really going to make me drive the extra 5 minutes?"

"Yes" I answered.

He sighed.

"You're lucky I love you"

I laughed.

"So what are you doing?"

"I'm waiting to board" I replied.

Only 15 more minutes.

"What time do you get here?"

"Your time, 5:30" I responded.

"I can squeeze in a nap"

"Are you sure about that?" I asked.

"I'll set a lot of alarms"

Cody was a heavy sleeper.

"Alright, cause I can ask Desi to pick me up" I stated.

"I will be there at 5:30"

Fastforward to 5:30, I was greeted by Cody who already had my suitcase.

"You're here!"

I smiled and wrapped my legs around his waist after he picked me up.

"And you're awake!" I teased.

I kissed his cheek and scrunched up my nose when I kissed his very fuzzy neck beard.

"You don't like it?"

"It's trial and error before it looks nice, right?" I asked.

"You're mean"

I kissed his lips and smiled.

"But you still look handsome" I noted.

He pecked my cheek before setting me down.

"You ignored my call"

He was referring to the call he made while I was on my way home from school.

"I did, but that's because I was running late" I stated.

"Why?"

"There was an accident on the drive home, so the GPS rerouted" I replied.

He took a hold of my hand, and with the other hand pulled my suitcase.

"Let's go, we can sneak in a nap"

I laughed.

"You literally have pillow creases from the nap you just had" I informed him.

"It's still early"

He was right, but I still needed to get ready.

"Are you wearing that?" I asked.

He stopped walking and furrowed his brows.

"Yeah, is it not nice?"

"You look very handsome, but if you do nap you gotta take off the button down" I said.

"Oh, yeah, of course, I'll do that"

"You can nap, while I get ready" I stated.

He pouted.

"But I missed you"

The last time we saw each other was about 2 weeks ago.

"You have me here for a couple of days" I told him.

"4 nights to be exact"

Once we were at the house, I began curling my hair. Cody fell asleep hugging a pillow contraption he had made with the hoodie I had been wearing. He had taken off his pants and was just wearing boxers, which is what Chris saw when he peaked in just as I was adding hair spray to my hair.

"Hey" I greeted.

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw he was eating a salad.

"Aren't you going out to eat dinner?" I questioned.

"Our reservations aren't until 8, and I'll starve if I wait till then"

His salad looked yummy.

"Desi getting ready?" I asked.

"She just got out of the shower"

He glanced at Cody.

"Well good evening sleeping beauty"

Chris chuckled as Cody groaned and pulled the blankets over him.

"Nervous?" I wondered.

Chris looked away from Cody and smiled.

"A bit, but"

He shrugged.

"I mean, I'll get one of two answers"

Yeah, he was proposing to Desi tonight.

"I told big mouth this morning, and made him promise to stay out of my sight"

I couldn't help but laugh at Chris' request.

"Well I'll let you finish getting ready"

Once he was gone, I went back to getting ready. Just as I finished applying my make up (putting on setting spray), Cody's phone went off. He groaned after shutting off the alarm.

"Is it time to change?"

"You should" I replied.

He hummed.

"Give me 5 minutes"

In those 5 minutes, I changed into the dress I had packed for tonight. Just as I was putting on my heels, he finished getting dressed.

"Can you comb my hair?"

I nodded and grabbed my comb as well as bit of pomade from my toiletres.

"You look beautiful"

"And you look incredibly handsome" I noted.

He smiled and just stared at me as I combed his hair.

"I'm a lucky guy"

I rolled my eyes earning a chuckle from him.

"Done," I said as I finished combing through his hair.

His hair was incredibly thick, so it kinda had a mind of its own.

"Thank you"

I smiled as he pursed his lips.

"That pillow crease" I stated as I touched his cheek.

He immediately pouted when he got no kiss.

"Did you like your flowers?"

"Oh, those were from you" I replied.

"Who else would they be from?"

I laughed as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me against him.

"They're beautiful, thank you," I told him before pecking his lips.

He smiled as I cupped his face.

"You look so handsome" I cooed.

"Even with the beard"

"I'm covering it for a reason" I noted.

He threw his head back as he laughed.

"I'll be sure to take lots of photographs, so you can never forget this" I assured him.

I pecked his lips before moving his hands from my waist.

"Alright, let's go out to wine and dine," I told him.

On our way there, I kept my eyes out the window.

"Do you see yourself living out here?"

I glanced at Cody.

"I'm sure I could get a job out here once I'm done with school and training" I stated.

"You'd leave California?"

"If needed" I replied.

"What if I get traded? Would you drop everything for me?"

I looked at him and laughed.

"As if they would trade you" I answered.

He lightly shrugged before glancing at me.

"I mean, they traded Puig"

"That's been something the Dodgers have played with for a long time. There is literally no reason for them to trade you" I said.

"Rumors suck"

"Hypothetically speaking" I started.

He hummed.

"If this happened in the next two years, I wouldn't be able to drop everything for you" I informed him.

"Obviously, you have school"

Exactly.

"But after that, I'd try to look for a job in my field in whatever city you'd be at" I told him.

"Really?"

"Of course, you're a pain but you're my pain" I responded.

He chuckled.

"You want children, right?"

"Eventually" I replied.

At the moment...ew.

"With me?"

I looked at Cody and smiled.

"I mean, you're kinda my boyfriend, so who else?" I questioned.

He chuckled and shrugged.

"How many do you want?" I wondered.

"I have two siblings"

"Two maybe three" I stated.

He smiled.

"Not one?"

"It gets lonely" I admitted.

Yeah, I had Desi and Leo, but at the end of the day they'd head home and it'd just be me and dad, same goes with Lucy.

"That makes sense"

I nodded.

"Why the sudden questions?" I asked.

"Chris asking Desi made me think about it"

Understandable.

"Would you change your last name?"

I pursed my lips.

"Not if I've finished school" I answered.

"So I'd have to ask before?"

I turned to him and raised an eyebrow as he glanced at me.

"No, I'm not going to ask tonight"

I touched my chest and sighed of relief

"I love you very much, Cody" I stated.

He laughed.

"No I get it, we're still young"

Correct.

"But you'd be done with school Spring 2021?"

"Yes," I confirmed.

He hummed.

"So in order for you to end up with my last name, I'd have to ask before"

I slowly nodded.

"Noted"

It'd be hyphenated, but we could discuss this at a late time.