The ride had been long, considering Alex wanted to make as little stops as possible along the way. Thank god for her large, strong bladder otherwise that trip would have been impossible. She didn’t know how Alex could do it.

Along the way, Maria had grown a special, loving bond for the red, hot little number of a car that Kyle owned. She had already named the beauty Hannah. Kyle wouldn’t mind.

“So this is Sunny Oaks, huh?” Alex asked, as he rounded the car and stood by the stretching Maria. “You think she’s in there?” Alex gestured towards the closed door just a small distance from them. In front of the room sat Maria’s red Jetta… it looked so plain and boring compared to Hannah. At least Maria thought so. Maybe Kyle would be up for some trading. Well, whenever she would see him next that is.

“You know, Alex, I’m starting to think this was bad idea. Coming out to Sunny Oaks without telling anyone. I don’t even know why I didn’t want to tell the rest of the Pod Squad. This is wrong and-” Maria’s bumbling words came to a halt when Alex clasped his hand over her mouth.

“Maria, be quiet. You’re rambling. You said we shouldn’t tell them because it wouldn’t be safe. You said that if it were just the two of us, Liz wouldn’t freak out so much. Remember?” Maria looked into Alex’s eyes, pondering for a moment before giving him a nod.