Hit Like A Girl

18 - Ezra

By the end of the night, I was drenched in sweat and I was in the top 5. I was looking up at the score board so i could start training for the next few fights and it read:

1. Madison Taylor

2. Greer Steel

3. Ezra Morgan

4. Samantha Stone

5. Alexus Daniel

My position wasn't bad but it could be better. I will have to hit the gym first thing in the morning, before i get on the plane to head to Australia. I walked out of the venue smiling and chit chatting with the other fighters. As i got out to the parking lot I saw Greer not that far ahead of me so i jogged to catch up to her. 

"Greer!" I shouted.

Greer turned and came to a halt; she waited for me to catch up to her before saying: "Hey! Good Job tonight. We were both up there on the scoreboard." 

I smiled, "You did better than me. Way to kick ass dude."  she laughed and thanked me.

"So, the other day i was with Dave and he was teaching a morning class and he was teaching them how to step behind an opponent and i about died laughing because he looked at the class and he went 'it's a ball-change deadass.' Dave said deadass in class can you believe it?!" Greer said.  

I giggled a little bit. "Dave has always been such a nerd. "

We both stopped next to her car and i decided to go out on a limb: "Hey what will you be doing the next few days in Australia before the tour starts? " i asked

"Honestly I have no idea. What are you going to do since you know...?" She hinted at the incident with Kameron. 

"I was going to spend some time in the sun on the beach. Do you want to have a girls day? You know like we used to?" I asked pretty nervous. 

"Yea i would love to. We will get coordinated once we both get there yea?" 

"Sounds good to me. I am gonna head to the hotel though and get some rest before the long flight tomorrow." I gave her a slight hug before turning and walking to my car. 

~The Airport the next day~

I sat in the airport terminal waiting for boarding to start and I was scrolling through Facebook listening to Ryan Caraveo's new song "Pumpkin Pie" I was completely oblivious to the world around me.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked up to see a really tall dark haired cutie standing in front of me. I smiled up at him.

"Is this seat taken?" he asked gesturing to the seat next to me.

"Oh! No, it's all yours." I said.

"Cool, thanks. My name is Kaden, yours?" He introduced himself.

I stuck my hand out to shake his; "My name is Ezra."

We sat and talked until it was time for me to board my plane. When it was time for me to leave we said goodbye and i boarded the plane and went searching for my seat in the first class section of the plane. 

As the flight took off, i settled in to try and get some sleep. I had my music on and i had brought my favorite blanket with me so i wrapped up and got ready for a long flight.

*******

"Ladies and Gentlemen we are now preparing for our decent into beautiful Sydney, Australia. Please leave your seatbelts fastened until we have come to a complete stop and the light turns off signaling that you may safely unbuckle."  I heard the flight attendant say as i woke up and stretched my sore muscles. 

I waited patiently to get off the plane and turned my phone back on and gazed at the airport in front of me out of the planes window, this was my first time in Sydney. 

I stood up with a deep sigh and walked off the plane behind an elderly couple and I couldn't help but smile. For some reason seeing older couples together makes me really happy. 

*******

"Aaaaaaahh!" I heard a scream in my ear and arms wrap around my waist. I panicked because I was standing alone in the airport looking for my luggage. I turned around to see a really familiar face. 

"Josh!!!" I gasped. "What are you doing here?! Oh my god! I missed you so much." 

"I decided to surprise you since you were gonna be here by yourself; and I kinda missed you too." He explained. 

I turned around just in time to see my luggage passing by and grabbed it. We walked out of the airport together talking about everything that has happened since I left Chicago. Apparently he has a new girlfriend who is terrified to meet me and he very gently let me know that Kameron was completely moved out and that he was having a friend take the last couple of her boxes to her while he was visiting me. 

~Later that day~

"Hey wanna go to a pet store and look at cute pets?" Josh asked me as we were chilling doing nothing in the hotel room. 

"Ummm... Yes!" I said excitedly. I love pets and I was in desperate to cuddle some cute fur babies. 

We took and Uber to the nearest pet store and started wandering around. Josh and I both gushed over some cute turtles and lizards before I turned around and saw a closed off room. My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to peak my head in. 

There were a bunch of puppies running around in this tiny room with one sales associate watching over them. I stepped inside and immediately got attacked with puppy love. I couldn't help but smile.  

I was immediately drawn to a grey toned husky looking puppy. This puppy was playing in the corner with some other lab and mixed puppies. 

"Are these puppies for sale?" I asked the sales associate.

"Yes, most of them are 8 to 12 weeks old if not a little older. We have their birth certificates and proof of their first shot records and registration forms and everything. " The girl smiled at me. She looked like she was in her early twenties with a cute pixie cut of a hair do. 

"What kind of dog is that? And how much?" I asked pointing to the grey husky looking dog that had caught my eye.

"Oh! He is a Siberian Husky-Wolf Hybrid. He is the last of his litter and he is $800." She walked over and picked him up. 

I took him from her arms and he immediately attacked my face in kisses and I just melted. I was in love with the smell of his puppy breath. He had the most beautiful blue-green eyes. 

"I want him. I'll take him. Let me walk around and pick him out a leash and collar and stuff and I will check out and pay for him all at the same time." I told the girl and exited the room with my new puppy trying to come up with the perfect name for my new baby. 

I had just thought of the perfect name when I bumped into Josh.

"Awe, he's cute. What's his name?" He asked.

"His name is Neo. And he's my new son." I said beaming. I handed Neo over to Josh so that way i could try a collar on him.

After I found a collar and all the items that I needed, Josh and I checked out and headed back to the hotel. We were both hungry and ready to relax and play with Neo.