A/N: Yay for early updates!:D Don't get used to it. I'm a very lazy person:P And it's kind of short, just a filler, but it's important. But anyways, shoutouts! First one is to ChasingMyDreams87 for constantly supporting me and giving me some ideas for this chapter.

Second one is a response to my guest reviewer (MH): Ahahaha, gosh, I miss youXD AND I'M TRYNNA UPDATE AS FAST AS I CAN:P

Last one is RandomWriter23 for also being a constant supporter. Y'all keep me going!

Thanks for all the follows and favorites, guys. Not many, but just knowing that even a few people are reading my story is an amazing thing. So, here we go!

Carlos choked out the name, his surprise causing Alex and Ryan to glance up at the girl. Alex's response was quite similar to Carlos's, whereas Ryan remained silent and seemingly undisturbed. She looked over the brunette Barbie standing before her before excusing herself to the restroom. Margaret cleared her throat and busied herself in clearing up the table and returning to her post behind the counter. The girl, recognized by Carlos as Piper, smiled mischievously at the two men before following Ryan's path to the restroom at the back of the diner.

Ryan was inside, staring into the mirror and gripping the counter so tightly, her knuckles had turned white. She was quite obviously fuming, but she was warring with herself, trying to contain her anger. When the door opened, her head snapped up to see who had dared to disturb her. When she turned around, she was face-to-face with a smirking Piper.

"Ryan, so nice to see you again!" she exclaimed with such fake, tooth-rotting sweetness, Ryan felt like puking. She was pulled into a tight hug, but she was quick to push Piper away. Ryan brushed her hands off on her t-shirt as if she had just touched something revolting and disgusting. In her opinion, that described Piper perfectly, yet the brown-haired bimbo seemed unaffected by the action. She smiled sweetly once more before closing the door behind her. When she turned back around, the smile had turned into a sneer.

"What do you want? I thought you had moved to Boston?" Ryan tried to keep her voice calm and even as she spoke.

"Oh, I just felt like checking in on some old friends. Although I wasn't expecting Carlos to be here as well, it's such a nice surprise," Piper said, her voice oozing fake innocence.

"How do you know Carlos?"

"Oh honey, you haven't gotten much smarter in the past eight years, have you?" Piper said, still not clearly answering Ryan's question. Ryan, in turn, rolled her eyes. As she was about to ask once more, Piper continued to speak.

"We had a little thing going on in the ninth grade, that's all." Piper's response caused some wheels to turn in Ryan's mind. The realization dawned on her, and she frowned before shoving past Piper and making her way to the door of the bathroom. Piper shrugged and proceeded to the mirror to paint her face with whatever it was that she produced from her purse. Ryan shook her head at the girl before turning back to the door. She pushed it open and walked out, only to see Carlos and Alex having a rather intimate conversation.

The two men were left alone at the table once Piper had followed Ryan to the bathroom. It was silent for a moment before both of them frowned, obviously thinking the same thing.

"How do you know Piper?" Alex asked Carlos.

"Old girlfriend. And you?"

"Um, old girlfriend..." Alex mumbled. Carlos's eyebrows shot up.

"Interesting. When were y'all... A thing?" Carlos asked, quite perplexed at the coincidence.

"Ah, it was a while ago, ninth grade, I guess. We went to school together for a while. And you guys dated when?"

"It was the end of my tenth grade year, and the end of her ninth," Carlos said, slowing down when he said the last part. "I was her rebound? Off of you?!" he shouted suddenly.

"Don't think it was a rebound." Alex muttered under his breath, loud enough for Carlos to hear and raise an eyebrow in question. "When did you guys start dating?"

"I dunno, beginning of second semester? We hung out over winter break, and then it sort of just fell into dating. Why?" Carlos was confused by the whole situation.

"Hm, that's interesting because I broke up with her right before spring break that year. Because she had been cheating on me." Alex emphasized the last part, hoping the Latino would understand his implication. He watched as the realization dawned on Carlos.

"She- she ch- cheated on you with m-me?" Carlos stuttered. Alex nodded in response. "But she- she never told me anything a-about that! She never told me she was cheating!" Carlos exclaimed, his arms flailing out beside him.

"Well no shit. If she had told you, you would've left her," Alex said with a roll of his eyes at his friend's sudden drop in IQ level. He sank back in the booth, and Carlos did the same. The brown-eyed man sat silently, messing with the case on his phone. He looked up and met Alex's gray eyes, trying to communicate the words he wasn't sure how to form. When he finally figured out what to say, he sat forward again.

"I'm sorry, man. I- I didn't know that y'all had anything going on at the time. She never told me, even after y'all broke up. I'm sorry-" Alex cut him off with a breathy laugh.

"You didn't know, so what could you do? Don't worry about it," Alex responded, and Carlos sighed in relief. "It's quite the coincidence, though."

"Small world..." Carlos mumbled in response. Alex nodded at the comment before looking up and seeing Ryan standing outside the bathroom door. When she saw that she had been noticed, she walked back to the booth.

"I see you both figured it out," she said once she had gotten Carlos's attention as well as Alex's. The two just nodded, not meeting her eyes. Ryan sighed and punched them both on the arm. "C'mon, let's leave. I've had enough shit for today, not to mention that I still can't breathe through my nose." Both men nodded once more and stood up. They walked up to the counter and left money to pay for their food and bid goodbye to Margaret, apologizing for leaving her to deal with the girl who was still locked up in the restroom. Margaret just waved them off, and the trio left silently.

A/N: Told you it was short. But hopefully I can update again soon enough to make up for it. Review/follow/favorite! *insert pouting Carlos here*