Chapter One

Again, I don't own these characters except the ones I create.

As July continued to move on, everything was going smoothly for everyone. Well, almost. Towards the end of the month, Cassie was at work when the call came...Francesca's water had broken. And of course, Esteban freaked out, yelling that it was a disaster. Cassie had to settle him down and get him focused on getting to the hospital as soon as possible. She quickly called Carey to come downstairs. Once Carey arrived and was filled in on what happened, she took charge. She pushed Esteban towards her car and told Cassie she was probably in charge for a little while. Cassie stood there hoping nothing happened until the night manager could come in early.

Fortunately, nothing major came up and several hours later, she got the phone call that Mario Julio Antonio Juan Benito Jorge Carmen Ramirez had entered the world. That night, everyone went and visited the the new young family at the hospital. While there, there was even a call from Mr. Moseby who was touched that Esteban and Francesca had named their son after him. Of course, soon afterwards, Esteban's mother showed up and began to immediately fuss over her new grandson. When she kept talking about she was going to cook for him, clean for him and take care of him, the teens made their goodbyes.

However, seeing little Mario did have an effect on Cassie. She thought he was absolutely adorable, but Cassie knew she wasn't ready to have her own yet. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem as she and Zack hadn't taken that step yet, but it was a thought that was on her mind more and more. Finally, one night while Carey was out with Arwin, Cassie asked Bailey if they could stop and talk while they were out on a run.

"So, Cassie, what's on your mind?"

Cassie paused. "How did you know you were ready?"

"Ready for what?"

Cassie sighed. This felt awkward to talk about to her. "How did you know you and Cody were ready to take the next step?"

Bailey just looked at her cousin before she spoke. "Are you starting to think that you are?"

"Yes...Maybe...I don't know..."

"That's completely understandable. I thought about it a lot when I decided I was ready."

"What did you do?"

Bailey paused. "Listen to your heart. It won't lead you astray...Zack hasn't been pressuring you, has he?"

Cassie shook her head. "No, not at all. He's been wonderful about taking things slow..."

"Good. Taking the next step is a decision that you should talk about with Zack. Ultimately, it really boils down to whether or not you both are ready. Sit down and talk with him. That's what Cody and I did. We both talked about how we were feeling and our fears and concerns."

"Yeah, but you guys are engaged..."

Bailey smiled. "When we sat down and had our talk, we had been dating about as long as you and Zack have now..."

"That's true..." Cassie sighs. "I guess I'm just confused...I mean, I'm not even on birth control or anything..."

"Well, if you want, I'm supposed to be going to the doctor to get switched from pills to the shot. I can call and see if I can get you in with me. Just because you go on it doesn't mean you have to do anything. But if you do decide to, you're prepared..."

Cassie pauses. "Probably not a bad idea. You sure you don't mind?"

"Not at all. But, and its a big but...Don't do anything until you are both ready. And again, I would recommend sitting down with Zack and discussing this..."

"I know. I just don't want to blindside him with this..."

Bailey laughed. "Trust me, he's probably thinking about it as much you are. I know Cody was..."

"How awkward was the conversation?"

"Not at all. We were honest with each other. We told each other how we felt. You and Zack love each other, just remember that..."

Cassie nods. "Thanks...for everything."

Bailey smiled. "Its what cousins are for. Now, let's get moving again. We still have a few more miles..."

Cassie groaned as Bailey pulled her back up to continue their run. And as Bailey had promised, Cassie found herself in the doctor's office that week with Bailey. She was now on birth control too, but that was only going to be the beginning of this.

July came to a close, and the calendar turned to August. Friday August 5 was to be everyone's final day of work, and everyone was ready to fly out the next morning for Orlando. They would be gone until the next Saturday as Cody and Bailey were due to move into their place the Monday after that.

Of course, Cody and Bailey realized they had a few things to do before they headed out of town. Yale had sent them both a letter needing to know where to deposit their monthly stipends as well as the grant for the Albright Award. It dawned on them that they still had separate accounts. Well, they realized that since they were planning on sharing their lives together, surely they could share a bank account. They researched banks in New Haven and found that there was a branch of Tipton Bank & Trust there. So, on lunch one day they went to the branch of the bank in their building and merged their two bank accounts into one. Knowing they were friends of London, the bank promised them new debit cards by that Friday. Once that was taken care of, they passed their new account information on to Yale. They realized they needed to make appointments for their utilities in New Haven. As they already had their cell phones and electric and water were included in their rent, all they had to do was get cable and internet. A call to Comcast took care of both of those. Cable and wireless internet would be installed by the 15th.

That Friday was their last day of work, and everyone was given a going away party. Even little Mario made an appearance at Cassie's. When they finally bid farewell to their co-workers, they all returned to the Tipton to prepare for their departure the next day. The next morning, Bailey, Cody, Zack, Cassie, London and Lance left for Logan airport in London's limo. Soon, they were in the air in the Tipton jet and on their way to Cleveland to pick up Woody and Addison. After a relatively quick stopover, the plane was back in the air on its way to Atlanta to pick up Marcus and Melanie. Another quick stop and they were back in the air for the final hour and a half flight to Orlando.

It was late afternoon when everyone landed in Orlando. Waiting to meet them was another limo that quickly gathered them up and began driving them to the resort. Soon, they found the limo pulling up to the front of the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The guys gathered up the bags as the girls went on inside the majestic lobby. London immediately went over to the front desk and began talking to the lady behind it.

Once she was done there, she walked back over to everyone else. She began passing out key cards to the different couples. Once she was done with that, she began passing out what looked like credit cards to everyone else. She explained those were each person's meal cards for the Disney Dining Plan and to be used whenever they ate. Finally, she handed out their 7 day passes to the various parks. It was decided that everyone would go get settled into their rooms and everyone would meet at 7:00 at Narcoossee's for dinner before heading over to the Magic Kingdom for the Main Street Electrical Parade and Summer Nightastic fireworks. Everyone thanked London, and the guys grabbed the bags again to begin heading up to their rooms.

As Cody and Bailey walked along the corridor, they finally found their room at the end of the hall. They both looked at the door and began to laugh. It was a honeymoon suite.

Cody turned to Bailey and smiled. "Its the honeymoon suite. I suppose I should do this in style. Wait right here..." Cody opened the door and took their bags inside. He came back, and in one motion, lifted up Bailey in his arms and carried her over the threshold. Bailey could only laugh as he carried her in and kicked the door closed with his foot.

Cody smiled. "I'll never get tired of doing that..."

Bailey smiled. "I still remember the first time you did that. And I will always remember what happened right after you did..."

"So will I...You think we have time for a repeat of that?"

"Not right now, but later on tonight I promise...Let's see what this room has to offer right now."

They check out the room and find that the room they had entered was a outer room with a couch, TV and wet bar. They walked into the bedroom and found it beautifully decorated. There was a king sized bed and a sitting area. The bathroom was palatial and had a jacuzzi tub inside of it. Finally, they looked out their window to the view of the harbor in front of them.

Bailey sighed. "Such a beautiful view..."

"Yeah, it is..." He reached down and picked up a card on the table next them and began to laugh.

Bailey turned to him. "What is it?"

"You'll never guess what the name of the harbor is..."

"What is it?"

Cody smiled. "Seven Seas Lagoon..."

"You're kidding me, right?"

"That's what it says right here..."

"Unbelievable..."

"I know...I guess we should unpack and get cleaned up for dinner, huh?"

"Yeah..."

Cody and Bailey proceed to freshen up and change clothes for dinner. Bailey put on a summer dress and sandals while Cody put on khaki shorts, a polo shirt and boat shoes. Both knew that days in the park they would have to wear more comfortable shoes, but figured they would be okay for that night. They met everyone at Narcoossee's and everyone is seated at a table together. Narcoossee is known for its fresh seafood, so that is what everyone decided to try. Dinner was delicious, but they had to be moving along to get over to the Magic Kingdom. Fortunately, there was a monorail station adjacent to the Grand Floridian.

After arriving in the Magic Kingdom, everyone began to to just walk around to get a lay of the land. The sun had already gone down, so the Main Street Electrical Parade would be beginning soon. When it began, everyone stood on the side of Main Street USA and watched all the floats come down the street. It was a lot of fun and everyone took lots of pictures of it. Finally it came to an end, and everyone went their own ways to explore before the fireworks began.

As Zack and Cassie were walking around holding hands, Cassie thought to herself that maybe it was time to talk to Zack.

"Zack?"

"Yeah, Babe?"

"When we get back to the room, do you think we can talk?"

Zack looked at her with a worried expression Cody had told him about Bill's words of wisdom. "Is everything okay?"

"I think so. There is just something we need to talk about."

Zack nodded. "Alright."

Meanwhile, Cody and Bailey have found themselves looking at Cinderella's Castle on the other side of the lake when the fireworks began. Cody stood behind Bailey with his arms wrapped around her as they watched the show. Towards the end of it, Bailey turned around and leaned up and kissed Cody. Both stood there enjoying their moment alone when they heard a voice.

"Bailey? Bailey Pickett?"

Both turn and see a young woman their age walking up to them.

Bailey pauses. "Yes?"

"Its me! Betsy Sue! From Kettlecorn..."

Bailey realizes who it is. "Betsy Sue! Its been so long since I've seen you, I didn't recognize you...You look great!"

Bailey is about to say something else when she sees who walks up behind Betsy Sue. It was Moose.

To be Continued...