1 FLOOR DOWN ❁ LUKE ROSS

Zuri's New Old Friend

"We can watch Luke fetch the ball, again." Ravi suggested, making the young girl laugh and Luke glare in response

"Well, I'm not waiting," Luke sassed, turning away from the two, "Jessie, come quick!"

Emma and Jessie quickly got off of their park bench, rushing towards the group, "Okay, please tell me Mr. Kipling did not eat a toddler!"

"No, but I wish he had eaten Luke." Aliya groaned, grossing her arms in disappointment as she sat on the playground ladder

"He won't let anyone play on the dinosaur." Luke spoke, pointing down to the lizard's spot besides the plastic toy

"Hey, I know that longing look. It's the way that Bertram looks at his recliner." Emma smiled

Luke smirked, "And TV shows about cupcakes."

"Mr. Kipling is in love!" Emma cheered, clapping her hands together

"With a plastic toy? Someone call TLC and tell them we got a new show." Aliya sighed

Ravi cooed at his let lizard, "Aw, I always knew this day would come. I need to have 'the talk' with him. But first, someone needs to have it with me."

Emma and Jessie shook their heads, laughing nervously in response to his request.

"Just use Jessie's copy of Twilight. You'll learn plenty there." Aliya joked, making the older woman glare at her

Zuri ran towards the group, quickly ending the awkward conversation, "Jessie, Jessie, I made a new friend."

"Really? That's great." Jessie smiled

"Her name is Nana Banana, and she's magical."  Zuri smiled before running off again

"So are my charmingly handsome looks. What up!" Luke cheered, holding his hand out for a high five which he never received

"No, they're imaginary just like Zuri's new friend. What up!" Aliya snapped back, holding her hand out to Ravi for a high five, quickly receiving one

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After Zuri freaked Jessie out about her "new friend", she made the group head back to the Ross's penthouse early.

Little did they know, the group would be quickly back at the park after it got dark, searching for Ravi's giant, runaway lizard.

Looking around the park, the group quickly found the lizard at his previous spot by the giant plastic lizard toy on the play ground.

"I cannot believe he ran away." Ravi sighed, looking down at the reptile

"I told you Mr. Kipling would be here." Emma smiled

"Well, he's not surrounded by the bones of innocent toddlers, so that's good." Jessie shrugged

"Who said he's digested them yet?" Aliya joked, earning a scolding look in response, "Kidding. I think."

Everyone looked at the lizard, knowing good and well he probably could've eaten a toddler if he wanted to.

Emma smiled when she noticed the tails of the two lizards, "Aw, look, they're holding tails!"