The Suite Summer: A Suite Life/Waverly Place Crossover

Part 5:

A few days later…

Maddie and Alex were sitting at a white clothed table, inside a restaurant called the Next Life. Wallpaper of clouds, angels, and heavenly gates covered most of the walls. In and around the restaurant's backroom and kitchen was wallpaper of fire, demons, and spikes. There were cheeseburgers and salad at Maddie and Alex's table.

After they ate, they started talking. Alex wondered, "why do you look so nervous?"

Maddie sighed, "it's just…what if my friends found out? I don't think they'd speak to me again if they knew."

Alex sighed, "if it's that important to you, I'll respect your wishes."

Maddie suspiciously wondered, "thanks…but does that mean you told somebody?"

Alex assured her, "of course not! I thought about it…but even Harper assumes that we're just catching up for old times' sake."

Maddie figured, "then maybe we can do this more often without getting anyone suspicious."

Alex chuckled, "you mean, besides yourself?"

Maddie uneasily chuckled, "yeah."

Alex pointed out, "I missed you."

Maddie assured her, "we just needed some time to ourselves."

Alex figured, "of course. After all, I haven't kissed a girl…before."

Maddie concluded, "but…I liked it."

Alex figured, "then what's there to be nervous about?"

Maddie revealed, "I'm a Roman Catholic, and Roman Catholics that date girls…are seen as going against the Church."

Alex pointed out, "I don't know much about religion, but I for one don't care what others think of me. Well, besides my friends…so I see where you're coming from."

Maddie concluded, "thanks. To old friends."

Alex added, "to old friends." She and Maddie tapped glasses, then drunk milk out of them.

A month or so later…

Maddie and Alex were back at the Next Life restaurant…seemingly alone together. That is, except for London and Justin sitting at another table…eating deep dish pizza.

Soon after they ate, they started talking. London checked, "we're not on a date, are we?"

Justin pointed out uneasily, "I…guess not. You're not upset?"

London sighed, "no…I'm not. You complain too much anyway."

Justin muttered, "thanks."

London figured, "you're welcome. Maybe I'll call Maddie." She took out her cell phone and dialed Maddie's cell phone number. Maddie in the distance picked it up, and let the call go to message as she put it away.

Justin realized, "I think she's…busy catching up with Alex."

London sighed, "it's been like this for a whole month, and the summer's only a month away."

Justin corrected her, "about two weeks away."

London figured, "how much catching up can they do anyway?"

Justin concluded, "sounds suspicious. Maybe if we spy on them…"

London finished the sentence, "we would get some answers. Sometimes, you're not such a complainer."

Justin concluded, "and sometimes, you actually understand sentences."

London added, "hey! There's a whole book of words that would take years to understand."

Justin concluded, "I already read the dictionary in less time."

London muttered, "no wonder you complain so much…you're an English teacher!"

Justin reminded her, "could we focus on Maddie and Alex…and less on me?"

London realized, "right. They're heading to the girls bathroom. I'll be back." She got out from her seat, and followed Alex and Maddie to the girls bathroom. When they turned around to check if anyone else was inside, London went into one of the bathroom stalls.

Maddie uneasily said, "there's someone in here. You sure you…?"

Alex concluded, "when isn't there people going to the bathroom?"

Maddie wondered, "then what…?"

Alex deduced, "we could use a stall to have some privacy."

Maddie concluded, "it might be a tight fit, but we can give it a try." What they didn't know was that London was overhearing them. London, with mixed feelings, left the bathroom. Meanwhile, Maddie and Alex had gone into another stall to make out, with Alex's hands around Maddie's back and Maddie's hands around Alex's.

London muttered, "they decide to have a relationship…and even Maddie didn't tell me? I would have been thrilled, but no…she doesn't really trust me." She returned to Justin's table.

Justin realized, "you look upset. What's wrong?"

London figured, "when you're not being an English teacher…"

Justin urged, "will you forget about it? I'm too young to be an English teacher!"

London muttered, "and I suppose next, you'll say that I'm too young to be an heiress."

Justin insisted, "what's wrong?"

London revealed, "Maddie's in a relationship with Alex, and she didn't even…!"

Justin gasped, "really?" London nodded. Justin muttered, "so that's what she's been hiding from me. If she thinks that she can get away with this…!"

London figured, "what? It's against the law to love someone?"

Justin suggested, "why are you even defending them? I thought you were mad about it too!"

London muttered sadly, "Maddie doesn't really trust me: That's what the real problem is."

Justin concluded, "no…the real problem here is that Alex probably cast...I mean, pushed her into this."

London pointed out, "you don't know that for…"

Justin muttered, "she's always scheming. Why would now be any different?"

London figured, "because I know more about relationships than you. And you shouldn't be jumping to conclusions, just because you're a homophobic!"

Justin concluded, "this has…nothing to do with that."

London pointed out, "you don't sound convincing."

Justin concluded, "ok, fine. I have doubts about my sister being one, but that doesn't mean I discriminate against homosexuals."

London pointed out, "you lost me at discriminate."

Justin sighed, "it means to judge someone or a type of people as lower than others."

London concluded, "there are judges involved?"

Justin deduced, "actually, there are."

London wondered uneasily, "so…what do we do?"

Justin figured uneasily, "maybe…we should talk to them. To find out why."

London sighed, "for someone as undumb as you, you can be pretty dumb sometimes. They're obviously afraid that homophobic people would shut them out…or even hurt them."

Justin realized, "you're…right. How could I have been so stupid?"

London figured, "well, I wouldn't know…so I don't know why you're asking me."

Justin concluded, "so, what now?"

London figured, "well, even though I wish Maddie would've told me, I can understand why. And I'm supporting Maddie in this, even if you don't support Alex."

Justin sighed, "you think Alex didn't push?"

London pointed out, "why don't you find out for yourself…when it's just you and Alex?"

Justin concluded, "it would take some getting used to, but if I found out that Alex didn't push…I'd support her."

London put a sympathetic hand on Justin's hand, then moved it away. She figured as she did, "I hope so."