General Pov

" Ok explain why we're at Starbucks instead of The Spoon. We always go there. The workers there know us by name and already know what we're going to order before we even sit down," Andi asked as she and Buffy sat down.

" Just don't question it. We're here to practice remember, " Buffy said, annoyed of hearing about The Spoon.

Andi noticed how Buffy's hands were shaking and how she kept looking behind her shoulder. Andi knew something was going on with her, she just didn't know what.

" Buffy what's wrong. Your all shaky and nervous. You keep looking behind you like someone's after you," Andi pointed out.

" I said I'm fine, now can we please do what we came here for, so we can leave," Buffy said with more anger in her tone. Buffy didn't like being out in public like this. She felt as if she could be sexually assaulted again at any moment. But she didn't want to show that she was scared so she agreed to hang out with Andi today to get her off her case.

Andi pulled out flash cards from her bag and shuffled them. She had spent the night before coming up with the perfect questions and scenarios to practice with.

" Ok Buffy, pretend I'm Marty. What do you do if Marty says he's cold?" Andi asked reading a flashcard, she looked up to see that Buffy wasn't listening. She was still looking over her shoulder and around the store, again.

" what?" Buffy asked seeing that Andi was talking to her.

" what do you do if Marty says he's cold?" Andi asked again.

" I don't know throw hot water at him or something," Buffy replied.

" Buffy you can't do that, it's a date you have to be nice. Try again, what do you do if Marty says its cold?"

" well damn Marty, I can't control the weather."

" Not the right answer but it's the closest thing as being nice as I can see you being so I'll take it," Andi said and then handed Buffy the stack of flashcards.

" Ok Andi pretend I'm Gus, what do you do if he reaches his hand out?" Buffy ask.

" Oh I take out measuring tape and measure his wrist so I can make us matching bracelets," Andi replied.

" No Andi, who does that? It said on the card to hold hands. Boy do we need practice," Buffy sighed.

" Buffy were you expecting someone?" Andi asked.

" no, why?"

" That guy keeps watching us," Andi said pointing to the guy in the corner table. Buffy was growing more nervous. She didn't know the guy but she saw he was all alone just like the guy who harassed her at The Spoon. He had black curly hair and was wearing a dirty coat.

" Just forget it, it's not like he's going to come up here," Buffy's said but she was still going to keep an eye on him, just in case.

" Uh Buffy he's walking this way," Andi pointed out. Buffy turned around to see the guy walking their way. Something snapped in Buffy as she got up and slammed the guy to the wall. Andi was so shocked, she never seen Buffy act out like this.

" Why are you spying on us!" Buffy yelled as she surrounded him against the wall.

" Well aren't you a feisty girl," He said as he put his hands in the air indicating he surrendered.

" Buffy let him go. He's not going to hurt us," Andi said.

" No, I've dealt with people like him. I know what he's here for. He's going to lower us into his house to do god knows what with us. He's just like the rest of them, a monster," Buffy said, with one tear streaming down her face. Buffy then realized what she just said. She ran to the bathroom. She didn't understand why she just broke out like that. She poured some water on her face and tried to calm down.

" Buffy, what happened?" Andi said, now entering the bathroom and seeing Buffy pacing back and forth.

" I didn't mean to do that. I don't know what's happening to me."

" What did you mean by you've dealt with people who lower kids into their houses. It sounded like you were describing a pedifile, like you've encountered one," Andi thought out loud. Buffy didn't respond, instead she looked down in shame.

" Buffy no, tell me I'm not right," Andi said as she realized what she said was right.

" it happened at The Spoon, I was waitressing a table when the guy kept touching me. I tried to brush it off but then he wouldn't stop. Now everywhere I go I just think that it's going to happen again. I just don't know what to do," Buffy cried out. Andi went and gave her crying friend a hug.

" It's going to be ok. I promise," Andi reassured her friend. She never in her whole life seen Buffy break out like this. Buffy had always been the strong one in the group. Seeing her so broken like this was scaring Andi.

" Buffy how can I fix this. I want to help?"

" Marty and his family are already helping out. I'll be fine Andi, it'll just take some time. My brothers waiting for me at home. I'm going to go," Buffy lied. She doesn't want to talk about this anymore.

" do you want me to come?" Andi asked.

" No, me and my brother plans. And don't tell anyone about this," Buffy said right as she left.

Andi just stood there in the same spot in the bathroom processing what had happened. She didn't want to leave Buffy alone but she pushed Andi away. Andi thought it'd be best to, give Buffy some personal space. Cleary Buffy doesn't feel comfortable talking about her situation just yet, and Andi respected that.

Andi was about to take out her phone and text your mom to pick her up when she felt that her phone was not in her pocket. Andi went back to the table and picked up her phone. She was about to leave when the same guy from earlier approached her.

" Look I'm sorry about my friend but can you please stop following me," Andi asked him.

" Just give me a sec to explain everything. I'm a friend of Bex," he said.

" You mean Bex as in Rebecca Mack?" Andi asked to make sure they were on the same page.

" Oh yeah, we go way back to high school."

" Bex never mentions anything about her past or her friends. I didn't even think she had any," Andi said.

" Well she does and I'm one of them. I'm Bowie."

" I'm Andi and I'm sure Bex would love to see you again. I could bring you to our house. She's been really on edge lately, she could use a friend," Andi suggested.

" Really?"

" Yeah it'll be great. I'll walk you over," Andi said as she left with Bowie.

" So this is our house. I'll go check upstairs for Bex. Just stay here," Andi told Bowie as she went upstairs. Bowie looked around the house. It been years since he was in this house. He was surprised CeCe wasn't home to kick him out. Bowie looked at all the framed pictures on the wall. One of them caught his attention, a picture Bex right after she gave birth to her newborn daughter. Bowie never realized how much Bex had moved on from him. How she could start a family with someone else.

"Ok so she not in her room. I think she might be at work at the fringe, " Andi said now entering the living room. She saw Bowie staring at the picture of Bex in the hospital.

"Oh that's the picture of my mom after she had me," Andi said.

" Wait, your the baby in the picture? So Bex is your mom? Who's the father?" Bowie asked with a touch of anger in his tone.

" I don't know I've never met my dad. Bex never want to talk about it," Andi said as she looked down.

" I have to go," Bowie said, slamming the door on his way out.

" That was weird" Andi thought.

Bex was now at the fringe, working a double shift to help get more money. She was in the back unboxing new shipments.

" Bex there's some creepy hobo asking for you up front," Bex's boss Brittany said.

" Creepy hobo?" Bex said as she went went to the front. Bex should have known that her boss was talking about Bowie who was now in the store.

" You! I told you stay away from me," Bex shouted.

" is Andi my daughter?" Bowie asked.

" How do you about Andi?" Bex asked scared that he's talked to her.

" Answer the damn question. Is she my daughter?" Bowie asked again raising his voice. Bex didn't answer, she just froze. She was scared that he would go after Andi.

" I knew it. How could you keep this from me!"

" You stay away from her. Leave her out of this. I won't have you ruining her life like you did mine!" Bex demanded.

" She's my daughter. I have every right to be in her life. I will get to know my daughter. You can't stop me," Bowie said one last time before he ran out of the store.

Bex panicked. Her daughter was in danger. Bowie was not a person you could trust. Bex quickly ran to her car and drove as fast as she could to the house. Bex could only imagine what is happening back at the house.

Bex ran out of the car and into her house. She couldn't find Andi downstairs. She ran upstairs and found her in her room.

" Andi, your God," Bex said in relief as she hugged her daughter.

" Of course I'm ok. Why wouldn't I be. Mom you'll never believe who I met today. This guy said he was your friend-"

" He approached you!" Bex gasped.

" Yeah why? He seemed like a nice guy. I just wanted to surprise you with him because you've been on edge lately. I thought you'd be happy to see your old friend?"

" Andi you can't trust him. Don't you ever go near him again. Promise me," Bex begged her daughter.

" What why? What's the big deal? He's just an old friend of yours?"

" He's not my friend Andi. He's your dad," Bex blurted out but immediately covered her mouth.

" He's my dad!" Andi said with a jaw dropped expression.

" Andi, Bowie is not the person you think he is. He's not a person you could trust or rely on. Don't you ever talk to him again."

" What? How could you say that, he's my dad. I just learned who my dad is and you want me to stay away from him. No, I won't. I want to get to know my dad," Andi argued back.

" No Andi! I forbid you from seeing him!" Bex demanded this time raising her voice. The first time she had ever shouted at her daughter. Bex felt guilty but she had to protect her daughter. Andi was so hurt that she locked herself in the bathroom. She wasn't going to listen to her mom, she was going to see her dad again.