The Suite Life

"Come on in Stevie," Cody said as he ushered me into the suite, "So what do you want to do today?" I knew exactly what I wanted to

do, but Cody has been acting so weird about it. I gave him a seductive look as I put my hands on my hips. I was wearing my special white

dress that came to my knees and tied at the back of my neck. Taking my hands off my hips, I slowly walked over to him and grabbed his

hands. I leaned in and gently put his lips on mine. I was taking a big risk here, and hoping that I didn't just royally screw up. He didn't like it

when I made the first move, ever. But to my surprise he began to kiss me back and put his hands on the small of my back as I wrapped my

arms around his neck, pulling us closer. Okey, it's now or never, I thought to myself. So, I pulled away and gently eased him onto the couch. He

looked a little scared, so I sat on his lap and kissed his neck. "Everything's going to be alright," I whispered in his ear. I leaned back to look

him in the eyes and he was calmer. He kissed me on the lips and had his hand in my hair. I figured he was reaching for the dress tie so I

leaned back and said, "Let me help with that." I grabbed for it and began untying it. Cody got extremely pale and shook his head fervently, his

eyes wide. As the front of the dress fell showing my exposed breasts, he yelled, "No!" As soon as he saw them he shoved me off of his lap

and onto the floor. He dashed for the bathroom and I heard the sound of him heaving. He was puking his guts out. Tears started welling in my

eyes and I stood up. The tears started streaming down my cheeks as I fumbled to tie the dress back up. I heard his scream from the

bathroom, "LEAVE! NOW!" Then I heard him heave again. I ran to the door in tears and slammed it on my way out. I ran down the hall to the

elevators. I pressed the button and leaned against the wall beside it. I put my head in my hands and began sobbing harder. I slumped down

the wall still sobbing into my hands when I heard the elevator ding. The doors opened and I heard a gasp. I was too upset to care who it was

so I just stood up and walked into the elevator with my head still in my hands. Then I felt hands taking my hands away from my face. The

hands were rough, but gentle. I recognized them in a second. Zack took my chin in his hand and pulled it up so I was looking him in the face.

"Stevie, what's wrong." He said all too seriously, "What did Cody do to you." He looked in straight in the eyes waiting for me to answer. I

grabbed him by his broad shoulders and started sobbing again as the doors closed behind me. He puts his arms around me and pulled me

tight. He patted my hair and shushed me, whispering into my ear that everything was going to be okey. I finally stopped sobbing and lifted my

tear-streaked face to look at him. "Zack, is Cody gay?" Zack looked away for a moment then looked back down at me. "Yes." I got this horrified

look on my face and began sobbing again. He pulled me into his chest as the elevator door dinged again and opened up into the lobby. Zack

dragged me out of the elevator and into a secluded corner. "You wait here and I'll be right back. Okey, Stevie?" I nodded, sobbing quietly, and

watched him cross the lobby over to Mr. Mosby's desk. He crouched down when Mr. Mosby turned around to check someone in. I just stared at

him thinking to myself, What is he doing? The phone rang and Mr. Mosby turned around to answer it. While his back was turned Zack stood up

and swiped a key card off of Mr. Mosby's desk. He casually walked back over to me and grabbed my hand, leading me back to the elevators.

He pressed a button and I started to ask, "Zack, where are we-" but he shushed be, cutting me off. So, we waited for the elevator in silence,

him gripping my hand tightly as I wiped the remaining tears from my eyes. The elevator doors opened and he tugged on my hand, pulling me

into the empty elevator. He pressed a button and pulled me to his chest again. I leaned my head against his firm chest muscles and closed my

eyes. "How long have you known Cody was gay?" I asked without opening my eyes or taking my head off his chest. He sighed and answered,

"Stevie, I've known for a long time that Cody was gay. I accepted it. He wouldn't." I started crying softly, "How could I be so stupid." Zack

broke away, lifting my chin up again to look him in the eyes. "You are not stupid. Cody would never admit it to himself, let alone his girlfriend.

Do not blame yourself for this." I nodded and wrapped my arms around him. He did the same while resting his chin on my head. "Zack, can I

tell you something?" He nodded. I got up on my tippy toes so I was eye level with him and out faces were merely inches apart. "You've always

been there for me, and I really appreciate it. That's why I…" …love you. "think you are a really great friend." I caved. I couldn't say it. He'd

always been there for me, even when Cody wasn't. I'd developed feelings for Zack, but I couldn't tell him because I was with his twin brother.

What kind of person would I be if I told him I loved him while I was still dating his brother? But after what happened with Cody upstairs…