[TD NOCO] Barks And Bites

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A/N: If these chapters had subtitles, this one would definitely be called "Confrontation" or something like that.
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Cody was walking with his friends in a park.

"Why so secretive, Cody? At least tell us his name!" Izzy said.

"Okay, okay... his name is Noah..."

Izzy and Eva looked at each other.

Cody obviously noticed. "You guys wanna see a picture?"

"Yes." Eva said right away.

Cody showed them his phone wallpaper which was a picture of Cody giving Noah a kiss on the cheek and Noah looking annoyed.

Izzy and Eva looked with wide eyes.

"Isn't he cute??" Cody said.

"Uh..." Eva started.

"What? You don't think he's cute?" Cody tried to joke.

"He's very cute!" Izzy said, earning an annoyed look from Eva.

Cody stared at them.

"We're happy for you, Cody." Eva said.

"And?" Cody asked.

"And... what?"

Cody blinked. "Umm... would you like to meet him?"

"Didn't you say you asked him already and he didn't want to?" Eva asked.

"Um... well..."

"It's fine. No need to force him." Eva shrugged.

"But don't you wanna see him??" Cody asked almost desperately.

Izzy frowned a little.

Eva looked at her and sighed. "No."

Cody frowned and felt like crying. "Why not..?"

"It doesn't matter, Cody. Just drop it." Eva told him.

"No!" Cody suddenly yelled and ran off.

"Cody!" Eva called out and Izzy just watched him sadly.

....

Cody was crying in Noah's arms at work.

"It's okay, Cody... at least you tried." Noah said sadly.

"It's not okay! It's not okay, Noah! They were your friends! Why wouldn't they want to see you anymore?"

Noah sighed. "I don't know..."

"I can't forgive them! I just can't be friends with them if they don't care about you!"

Noah teared up and hid his face in Cody's shoulder.

Courtney walked in and saw them crying in each other's arms. "Oh..."

Cody looked up. "Courtney... can we have like 5 minutes..?" He asked through tears.

"Of course..." She just walked passed them and went to her office.

.....

They worked together in the kitchen, both wanting to be near each other.

Heather walked in angrily. "What did I say?"

"Fuck off." Noah said right away.

"Excuse me?"

Cody eyed them. "Heather... we're going through a tough time..."

"And I care because? We have a shop to run. This isn't a therapy session. Noah, drink counter. Now."