Morgan vs Morgan

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"Mood stricken, animal need, bad seed, untamable beast."
- TECH N9NE.


| Tobin |

It's the night before the game against Orlando, and I'm sharing a room with Cody. She's had her face glued to her phone as she constantly texts her new friend, Max.
I hear her phone ring, but she almost immediately declines the call, going back to text with the young man that knocked her on her ass.

"Who was that?" I ask the youngster, who doesn't answer but raises an eyebrow. "I'm taking a shower."

After creating space between us, it was Cody's turn for a shower. "Max is stopping by, let him in if I'm still in the shower when he gets here."

"Sure." I mumble, my tone clearly displaying my lack of enthusiasm.

"And Tobs?" Cody questions, and I look at the youngster as she points a finger at me. "Don't scare him off, I mean it."

"No promises." I whisper to myself as she closes the door.

Since Cody posted the picture to her Instagram, a lot of people have been asking questions, myself included. Alex is trying to stay out of it, but it's difficult. She's still trying to deal with the fact that she can't wrap Cody up in a bubble and keep her safe from everything. It eased her anxiety when I told her I'd get Cody to live with me and not Ellie, but there's not much more I can do.

Knock knock knock.

Is there?

I hear the shower still running in the bathroom as I walk to the hotel room door and open it. Standing there in a white v-neck, black ripped jeans and red Nikes is Max. He seems confused and a little startled when I open the door, obviously expecting Cody.

"Oh, hi Tobin." He flashes a nervous smile as I stand aside and let him in the room.

"Hi Max." I motion for him to sit on Cody's bed, and he does, but his movements seep with anxiety. "So. There's a lot people don't know about Cody, but one of them is that I'm her guardian and with that being said, what the fuck are you trying to do here?"

He's startled with my bluntness as his eyes almost pop out of his head.

"Are you trying to date her? Fuck her?"

"No, Tobin you have the wrong idea." He surrenders, his hands in the air as he stands from the bed.

"Do I?"

"Yeah. I get that you're looking out for her but I'm not interested in her like that."

"Really?"

"Tobin, I'm gay."

"Fucking hell, you couldn't just leave the kid alone?" Cody grumbles as she opens the door during Max's revelation.

"You knew?"

"Uh, yeah? From the moment I looked at him."

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean-"

"It's okay," he cuts off my apology. "I understand you're just looking out for her."

"Then why are you here?"

"He's here for these." Cody mutters as she grabs two tickets to tomorrows game out of her bag and hands them to Max. "His boyfriend is flying home right now, he wanted to surprise him. He's an Ali Krieger fan cause of...well, Kyle."

I leave the two as I retreat to my bed, getting my phone to text Alex and tell her not to worry about Max. She replied almost immediately, clearly elated with the current situation.



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