The New 90210

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The curtains abruptly opened creating a loud enough noise to awaken Lucy.

"What?" She groaned with her eyes squeezed shut. "Why?"

"Wake the hell up," she heard Ty speak. "How can you live in one of the most beautiful cities and stay inside all day and night for a week?"

"You're from New Jersey," Lucy exhaled. "So I'm gonna leave that alone. How did you get in anyway?"

"Your mom picked the lock."

"Oh my g-- I could've been naked."

"That's why she walked in first." Ty sat down on the bed. "I know you're upset about Kian but--"

"I'm not," she cut him off. "He can do what he wants."

Ty raised his brows and nodded, pretending to believe her.

"All I'm trying to say is...you need to get dressed and come down to the backyard, ready to kick some ass."

"Why? Is Kian here?" Lucy snickered.

"Nope!" He patted her covered leg before getting up. "But you can imagine the punching bag is him."

"Do I at least get to eat first?" Lucy sat up.

"Uh...breakfast is on the way, actually."

"You got Postmates or something," she yawned.

"No Postmates," Nate spoke as he entered the room, holding a meal tray of food. "Just me. Here you go."

Lucy squinted between the both of them. "Am I missing something here?"

"Not really," Ty shrugged as if all was normal.

An hour later, Lucy was dressed & out by the pool fully energized to blow off some pent-up steam. Ty had the whistle while Nate held the punching bag, both encouraging her to hit harder.

*whistle*

*right punch*

*whistle 2 times*

*right punch, left punch*

*whistle 3 times*

*right punch, left punch, right kick*

"Let's go Lucy," Nate encouraged.

"Just imagine Kian's face on the bag." Ty laughed under his breath.

Lucy scoffed & wiped the sweat off her forehead. "You think I haven't been?"

"Prove it, come on." Ty blew the whistle again.

But instead of Lucy doing only one punch she went a little crazier, throwing one punch after the next. Grunting through her clenched teeth & a fire blazing in her eyes. She ended it off with a left kick then did a full turn into a right kick.

"Well shit," Ty laughed. "You sure you haven't done this before?"

"More," she stretched her neck & arms.

"Maybe a rest?" Nate suggested.

"I said more!"

Nate went back to holding the bag, quickly glancing over at Ty.

"I'm (right punch) sick and tired (left punch) of getting (right kick) upset and fucked over (left kick) by men! Sick of them (double right punch) choosing someone else (double left punch) over me instead of (double right punch) working shit out!"

Lucy throws one last blow that even makes Nate jolt backwards a little.

"Now I'm done." Lucy unstraps the boxing gloves and tosses them onto the pool chair before heading inside.