Sequel: Something

Like I'm Gonna Lose You

Trettiosju

Lucy’s POV- July 2015
“So you’re meeting his mom?”

I nodded and watched as Alex tied her shoes.

“How do you feel about that?”

I shrugged lightly and looked at Buster, her dachsund who had lightly tapped my foot. He placed his leash on my feet and I laughed.

“I mean, he’s met you all” I said.

She nodded.

“True, I’m sure she won’t be a bitch or anything”

I nodded.

“I hope not” I said grabbing my hairband from my wrist as she stood up.

The front door opened as I pulled my hair up, and as Alex put the harness of Buster.

“That’s a little big” I told her.

“I know, but he lost the other one he had”

I nodded slowly and looked up. Mike walked in and I laughed as he began to take off his clothes.

“It’s so hot outside! I left LA for that reason!”

“You’re so dramatic” I told him as he took off his shirt.
He grinned.

“Always, where are you two heading?”

He slipped off his shoes and his pants.

“Taking Buster on a walk” I told him.

He nodded slowly and looked at Buster’s paws.

“Ok, yea he should be fine with his little shoes. It is as hot as Satan’s asshole. You might want to put him in another harness, he wiggles off of that one.”

I shook my head and he grinned. He turned to Alex who said he wouldn’t wiggle.

“I’m going to cool down, and then take a shower. Are we still grilling food outside?”

“Yes” I told him.

“Is everything marinated?”

I nodded.

“Yes, I did that with Dave before he went out with his girlfriend” I said.

He nodded.

“Ok, I feel bad that we are quite busy right now”

I waved him off.

“You two are working, don’t worry about it” I told them.

“When are you heading to Sweden?”

“5 days” I said earning a nod from him.

“Alright, well I’ll let you two go on that walk. Have fun with that”

He picked up his shoes and slacks and smiled.

“Bye!”

He walked to the stairs and I shook my head slowly.

“Let’s go” I told Buster.

Buster wagged his tail and barked. I made my way out the door and made a face at how bright it was outside.

“The faster we do this, the faster we get back” I declared earning a laugh from Alex.

We began walking and made our way downtown.

“Are you excited to go to Sweden?”

I looked at her and smiled.

“I’m nervous about meeting his family, but I haven’t seen him in forever” I said.

She smiled.

“You two are so cute together. How long has it been since you saw him?”

“Since May” I said.

“Two months, but you see each other next week!”

I nodded and she grinned. I looked down at Buster whose little boots were hitting the cement lightly. He glanced up and I smiled at the dog. I love this dog, and I seriously want one. I have Boba though, and Mattias told me that in order to get a dog I’d have to introduce it to Boba.

“Do you miss him?”

“Of course I miss him” I said.

She smiled.

“You getting giddy over a boy. Who would have thought I would see this”

I laughed and she looked at Buster who tugged on his leash. Just as I predicted, he wiggled out and bolted out running. I looked at Alex and we stared at each other for a second or two before running after him. We ran a good street and a half before I shouted for someone to get him. A guy stopped in front of him and bent down to scratch Buster’s head.

“Thank you so much, oh god I’m dying” I said trying to catch my breath.

A chuckle was heard and I smiled as I recognized the face. He seemed to recognize me as well because he laughed and nodded.

“What’s a Preds fan doing in San Jose?”

“Visiting” I told him.

I picked up Buster and turned around to see Alex making her way over.

“My chest burns”

I laughed and nodded.

“Same” I said.

She looked at the guy who had now stood up.

“Thank you so much, most people just kept moving out of his way”

He laughed and nodded.

“I heard her shouting and saw a little dog running really fast”

Alex nodded and smiled.

“I’m Martin”

“Alex”

They shook hands and Martin looked at me.

“Can you remind me of your name?”

“Lucy” I told him.

He nodded slowly.

“Oh you two know each other?”

I looked at Alex.

“Not really, this is Martin Jones” I said.

She hummed and nodded slowly.

“Sorry don’t really keep up with hockey, but I did hear about you from my roommate”

Martin laughed.

“You did well for Canada at the World Championships”

He smiled.

“Thank you”

She smiled and pushed her hair back.

“How long have you lived in San Jose?”

I stepped back a bit as I realized Alex was flirting.

“For almost 5 years, I came up here for school”

He hummed lightly.

“Where did you go to school?”

Buster wagged his tail and decided to lick my jaw.

“Stanford for Undergrad, and for Grad school I went to UC Berkeley”

Martin smiled and nodded.

“Wow, What did you study?”

Here it comes, the major that is a major turn off for most men.

“Architectural Engineer”

He hummed and nodded slowly.

“That’s really cool, you’re really smart then. Smart and beautiful”

Buster barked not liking the attention on a stranger. Martin turned to look at Buster as Alex tried to regain her color back.

“Do you still live in Nashville?”

I nodded and Buster began wiggling in my arms.

“I do, I’m just here visiting Alex before I head over to Sweden actually” I said.

He nodded slowly and glanced at Buster who slumped and whined as I tightened the grip on his wiggling body.

“You’re dating one of the Swedish Preds?”

“Mattias” I said squatting down to put Buster on the floor.

“Ekholm”

I nodded and he hummed.

“Well it was nice seeing you, and it was nice meeting you. The harness is a little big on him”

I looked at Alex who smiled and nodded.

“Yea, Everyone warned me about it on our way out”

She bent down and fixed the harness on Buster. It wasn’t fitted but it wasn’t as big as it was.

“Good luck in San Jose” I told him.

He nodded slowly.

“Have fun in Sweden”

He looked at Alex and smiled.

“I hope to see you around, Alex”

Alex nodded slowly and he cocked his head.

“Is it Alexandra?”

She shook her head.

“Alejandra”

He hummed and smiled.

“Well it was nice meeting you Alejandra”

He walked away and I nudged Alex lightly.

“Girl” I said smiling at her.

She just laughed and pushed her hair back.