Disclaimer I do not own any characters from the Suit Life series or characters from the Breaking Bad series, Thank you Disney and AMC for making two great shows.
This is my first fan fiction if you are going to criticize me please make it constructive as I would like to get better at writing. I intend to do the entire series. I will try to update consistently if possible one chapter a month depending on how busy I am. Enjoy!
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"Ugh" Is it really time to wake up.
After turning off the alarm I sluggishly got out of bed and started to get ready for work.
I look into the mirror as I am getting ready and I see a worn face with dirty blonde hair on top and a clean shaven face with faint lines running up and down the sides of my face.
Wow, I have not aged as well as I had hoped.
When I finished getting ready I heard my wife, Bailey, call out, "Cody breakfast is ready".
I didn't want to keep her waiting so he hurried out to the table and as I sat down I saw the number 50 written on my plate with bacon.
"Happy Birthday sweetie," Bailey said.
I smile at her, "Thank you." Am I really 50 years old it seems like not that long ago I had graduated from Seven Seas High School.
"Hey Dad Happy Birthday," said Josh my 15 year old son he looks very simaler to how I did when I was his age except he has hazel eyes and he is better built and stronger than I was.
"Thank you Josh, are you ready for school today?" He almost never talks about school any more; he gets good grades which makes me happy, but I can't help but feel that he doesn't always have a good time since I teach at his school and most of the students there don't like me that much.
"Yeah I am ready, um is it ok if I hang out with some friends after school today?" Josh hopefully asked.
"Which friends and where?" asked Bailey.
"CJ and Lewis, we were going to go play video games at CJ's house," Josh replied.
Bailey looks over at me.
I hate when she puts the decision on me. "Will you be able to get your homework done?"
"Yes," he said with a hint of victory.
"Ok then I guess you can do that. Well we should probably leave now if we want to be on time to school. Are you all ready?" I hope he is, I just want to get through today.
"Yes, bye Mom I will see you soon" said Josh.
"Bye Josh I hope you have a good day at school" said Bailey while she hugged him.
"Bye dear I'll see you at the usual time" that is unless my stupid boss at the car wash makes me work over time.
"Bye Cody I love you" she said as she kissed me on the cheek.
"I love you too."
There it is Cheevers High School I hate this place so much I used to have good memories of it with my brother Zack and a few of my old friends Max and Tapeworm. All those memories seemed to fade when I became an over qualified teacher, I would have expected much more from myself after all I got my PhD in chemistry from Yale I would have expected to be in some kinda lad doing research not teaching a bunch of people who don't give a damn about what I say. Somehow even Zack had made it farther than me, he is a DEA agent and a really good one at that. How that happe-
"Dad you passed the school, are you ok?"
Shit "Um yeah I am fine I just have a lot on my mind you know chemistry lessons and stuff," I hate having to lie like that. He really likes Zack and I try to keep people from knowing about how I feel.
We pull into the school I send him on his way and I walk to my class room to get ready for a long day.
"Alright class" I say knowing only about 2 people are actually listing to me, "who can tell me what chemistry is the study of?" Why do I even bother with this?
"Um chemicals" someone in the class said.
No shit you smart ass."Um yes, but it is more of the study of change, decomposition, and transformation of matter. It is really quite spectacular when you think about it." This is gonna be a long day.
"For example when you take two parts hydrogen and one part of oxygen you get water, and if you apply heat you will get steam, now let us begin our lesson open your books to page 7."
A few hours later, at the car wash.
I hate this job, I hate this job, I hate this job. Shift is over in half an hour,"Please give this to your car wash professional" I hope Richard doesn't come over here.
Just as I think that Richard, a middle aged with black and grey hair and really bushy eyebrows, comes out of his office.
"Cody, Gus just called in sick, I need your help outside scrubbing the wheels", said Richard.
"Yes sir." This is bull I told Bailey I would be home on time.
About 2 hours later.
I finally left the car wash. Why does he always go to me to help with the outside? I am 50 years old I am probably the slowest one in that whole place and- *multiple coughs*"Ugh" where did that come from?
*ring**ring**ring*
Bailey is calling this can't be good for me I am 2 hours late, "Hi honey hold on one moment let me put you on speaker I am driving"
"Cody Martin where on earth are you, you told me that you would be home 2 hours ago and now it is 7 where are you!" Bailey asked calmly but with anger in her voice.
"I am pulling up now, I am sorry I wasn't on time Richard made me work over time," I knew this was gonna happen.
"Well tell him no next time," she said.
"I'll talk to you when I come inside", I said as I hung up.
Walking up to the door I am extremely relived to be home.
Now I can relax and hopefully be able to talk to Bailey about our va-
"SURPRISE!"
I nearly jumped when I heard this I was not expecting Bailey to make a surprise party.
"Hi Honey" she said with a big smile as she walked over to me.
"You planed all this and I never found out" Why did I say that I am gone from 7 to 5 each day it would be easy.
"Well I am sure if you thought about how your day works you would see how easy it was, now socialize a bit you should also go wish your brother happy birthday," she said while pointing to Zack who was sitting on the couch, "I am going to be talking to Maya if you need me."
My twin brother Zack he looks like he has aged better than me probably because he has always been more athletic than me I never really expected much to come from him but I was wrong he is doing great, defenitly a lot better than me somehow.
As I walk over there I see Zack draw his gun showing it to everyone.
"Glock 22, this is my basic carry around. Great pistol light weight and it uses a 40. cal heavier than a 9mm which I like because I personally think the 9mm is just not gonna cut it for my line of work. Here check it out Josh," he said as he handed it to my son.
"Uh Zack I don't-,"
"Hey relax its not loaded," he motions for Josh to give it back" here Cody you check it out,"
I grab it carefully, "Ah yep it's a gun." Why does he do this to me he knows I am extremely against guns.
He then stands up and puts his hand on my shoulder, "Everyone I would like to put up a toast to my brother as it is our 50th birthday, here's to the man who more high strung than my boss, but has a mind of a genius." He then grabs my drink and takes a sip.
Really Zack? "Why don't you just keep that," it's not like you were gonna give it back anyway.
"You sure?" Zack looks down at his watch. "Hey someone turn the TV on I am going to be on the news talking about one of my busts."
Everyone went a gathered around the TV though I did not move. I did not care to see him taking about how great of an officer he was or how great he did.
"Wow the TV does add 10 pounds Zack," said Woody Fink, Zack's partner and friend since we were on the boat he is still pretty bulky but is definitely fitter than he used to be.
"10 pounds?" Maya, Zack's wife they had met and broken up back on the boat but then they had decided to get back together, asked jokingly.
"Looks more like it added 10 pounds of muscle," Zack retorted.
Suddenly I saw what looked like thousands of dollars on a table that they had found at the scene. I walk over and asked, "Zack how much money is that?"
"Uh about $700,000 why?" he asked quizzically.
"I was just curious, is that an unusual amount to find?"
"No it is actually one of the lower numbers, you know cooking meth is easy money till we catch ya," Zack said lightheartedly.
"I see," That is a lot of money for such a simple chemical reaction.
"Cody if you ever want a break from your boring life I could always take you for a ride along for a bust," said Zack.
"I'll think about it." That being essentially my way of saying I don't want to be in a car with you listening to how great you are at your job.
A couple hours later.
It feels so good to finally be in bed.
"Cody?"
"Yes Bailey," I hope this is not about me being home late.
"You seemed a little on edge today is everything ok?"
"I just had a few things on my mind, work related," I hope it wasn't that obvious that I was upset with Zack.
"I figured that, you just seemed a little mad at Zack, it like you and him are growing distant. You should try to spend some time with him; he is your brother, why don't you go on that ride along with him, you might learn something new."
"I'll think about the ride along, I just don't like how cocky he is and with him being an agent now he seems a little more so than he used to," please leave it at this I just want to sleep.
"He is still your brother Cody, look I can tell in your voice that you don't want to talk right now, let's just go to sleep, ok," she said slightly agitated.
"Ok, I love you," I hope that things get better tomorrow.
"I love you too."
The next day at the school.
"Alright class today we are going to talk about catalysts, now who here can tell me what a catalyst is?" No one did anyone actually read the pages I told them to read yesterday. "Ok, so no one can tell me, well a catalyst speeds up a chemical reaction for example manganese dioxide can be used to decompose hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water this reaction is already going to happen but the addition of manganese dioxide will speed up the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. There are many other examples of catalysts in your textbook if you are curious. Any questions? No, ok then open your books to page 627 we will be reading through to page 37." Only 2 hours till I leave for the car wash, Robert better not give me over time today.
A few hours later at the car wash.
"Ok sir, the total is $15.78 would you like to add an air freshener to your purchase?" That sounded so dry I probably sound like I hate my life.
"Nope," said the customer.
"Ok please give this to your car wash professional," I say as I hand him the receipt.
"Cody," said the all too familiar voice of Robert, "I need you outside now I am shorthanded today."
Damn it. "Yes sir."
I hate scrubbing the wheels on these cars, all the fumes and stuff just can't be safe.*multiple coughs each getting worse and worse*I feel really light headed this can't be good I need to get someone. "Robert Robe-"
"Sir, sir everything is going to be ok," said an unknown voice.
"Ugh where am I?" Did I pass out crap Bailey can't know about this she will worry too much.
"You're on your way to the hospital, you passed out at your job," the paramedic said.
"No I don't need to go to the hospital, I am fi-" *multiple heavy coughs*
"Lean forward sir, I am going to listen to your breathing,"
"Ok," this had better be nothing, I was probably just a little nauseous from the car wash that's all beside this guy looks like he is maybe 25 what could he know.
"Breath in, now breath out, sir are you a smoker?" He asked in a serious tone.
"No, why do you ask," this does not sound good.
"Sir we are going to take you in to do a couple of tests," he said.
At the hospital after a few tests I sat in an office with a doctor who was talking while I was spacing out.
This can't be true this can't be true there must be some mistake there has to be there just has to be some kinda mistake I can't have this my family my family the-
"Did you hear a word I just said, do you understand the situation you are in," said the doctor.
"Yes inoperable stage 3 lung cancer, the best chance I have with treatment I live another 4 to 5 years, without treatment about 3 years," I say starring into space.