A/N: Ok, so this is my first fanfic and I wrote it mainly because of how the episode "Breakup in Paris" ended and I really didn't like how it just left things with Bailey and Cody. Reviews are appreciated.
Cody… was the single thought running constantly through Bailey Pickett's mind since they had had their fight on top of the Eiffel Tower. Once she had managed to get back on the ship, having spent some time wondering around Paris and trying to get her emotions under control after their fight and breakup, she had quickly changed out of her dress and put on a pair of flannel pajamas. The farm girl was currently sitting on her bed with her legs raised so she could rest her chin on her knees while staring mindlessly at the wall and reliving the past two days in her head and watching her relationship with Cody go wrong over and over again, causing several tears to fall onto her legs each time she got to their fight and eventual breakup.
London Tipton was still in her flashy outfit from earlier in the day and she was quickly getting tired of Bailey and her attempts to hide her sniffling and tears, even though they were still quite obvious to the heiress. "Bailey, just go talk to him." London commanded calmly. "He was crazy about you and you just don't get over someone that you care that much about that fast."
"I can't London. He probably hates me after what I said and I can't even think about what would happen if I saw him right now…." Bailey answered softly without moving from her current pose.
"You know Bailey, for someone so smart, you sure are dumb." London stated bluntly as she got off of her bed and left their cabin.
Bailey could only stare at the door as London left with her mouth hanging open at the blunt statement while trying to understand what London meant by it. Maybe….. I should go and talk to Cody. But, what if he really is mad at me and says we're over…. I don't think I could handle it…..Bailey thought to herself as her mood worsened and caused her to groan in frustration, fall back onto her pillows and cover her head with the first one she could reach and groan even louder into the pillow.
Cody was in a similar position and situation as Bailey, having gone back to the ship after the disaster of his anniversary dinner and changed into a pair of gray lounge pants and matching light gray long sleeved t-shirt. Cody too was constantly thinking about what went wrong between himself and Bailey and what he could've done to fix it. Each time he got to their breakup, and Bailey asking if he wanted to break up, his mind would be screaming no even though he remained motionless in the flashback. Thankfully, Zack and Woody weren't around to interrupt his thinking, all Cody had heard was something about a reward for finding a lost painting. Honestly, Cody didn't really care where those two were, only grateful that they weren't bothering him and he was given the free time he needed to really think about what had happened and what would happen next. "Was it really so wrong to want everything to go perfect with us? I know I'm not the poster boy for masculinity or the person you think of for manliness, but, is it so wrong to want to give the girl of your dreams a special night for our anniversary…?" Cody asked quietly to the emptiness of the room as his eyes began to droop and water with the formation of freshly made tears. "Maybe that's what caused it though. Maybe I was so caught up on making it absolutely perfect that I forgot to think about how Bailey would feel and what she would want….." Cody answered to the darkness as he fell back onto his bed and covered his face with his hands. "Why is this so hard? Why can't I just let some things happen? Why do I always have to make things more complicated?" Cody once again asked to the empty room which suddenly got a lot louder with a constant rapping at his door. "Why couldn't Woody and Zack be gone the whole night…" Cody mumbled with a slight scowl as he got up and walked to the door, looking in surprise once he opened it and saw who it was.
"I'm returning Bailey! I can't deal with her and the constant crying doesn't help any either." London stated abruptly, adding the last sentence in an undertone as she walked into Cody and Woody's room without waiting for an invitation and turned to look at Cody, her right foot constantly tapping like she was waiting for him to go and get rid of her problem.
"London…." Cody began, trying to figure out what she was talking about before giving up. "What do you mean?" he asked in confusion, shutting the door while turning to look at the hotel heiress.
"She's been crying ever since she got back on the boat. I don't know what you did, but you messed up big time. She even looked so happy when I said you love her and now she's a crying mess. You better fix it or I'm gonna have to call daddy and have you BOTH disappear…." London explained calmly, "Now get going!" she continued, pointing towards the door to Cody's room and giving him a look like he didn't have any other choice.
Cody just gulped at London's threat before turning and opening the door, "Right…." Cody said unenthusiastically as he left his room, leaving the door open for London to use when she left.
"Boy, they're both pretty stupid for being so smart…" London said with a slight frown as she left Cody's room, closing the door behind her as she walked away.
Bailey's position and attitude hadn't changed at all, her head was still covered by the pillow and she was silently sobbing into it as the way she and Cody had ended their relationship replayed in her mind and what they said echoed in her ears. At first she thought she was hearing things, but when she heard another series of knocks at the door she sat up and put the pillow back in place so she could look at her door. "Go away!" Bailey called to the door, hoping that that reply would be enough. She froze when she heard a voice reply to her, one that caused her to get up and open the door just to make sure she hadn't heard things. "Bailey….." Cody said softly, taking some time to look at Bailey's face and the state she was in.
"Can I… no, can we talk…?" he asked tentatively, keeping his eyes on hers to look for any kind of response. Bailey didn't respond at first, her eyes just staring blankly at Cody while she tried to process what was going on. She finally responded, mainly jerking her head away, when she felt Cody using his thumb to wipe away a stray tear and smile nervously at her. After taking a few moments, Bailey nodded somberly and stepped back, letting Cody walk forward and shut the door behind himself.
"Bailey… I never wanted to make you cry. I never wanted to hurt you. I never wanted to make our anniversary the disaster it turned in to. I just wanted to make you feel special. I just wanted you to see how much I lo… I'm sorry I got so mad Bailey. I'm sorry I'm always over thinking things and making them more complicated than they need to be. It's just, I've never felt this way about anyone before and I want you to know how much you mean to me…." Cody explained himself softly, sniffling a few times as he remembered their fights. "I…"
"Why didn't you say something on top of the Eiffel Tower? Why didn't you say you didn't want to break up when I asked?" Bailey asked, interrupting Cody while trying not to break down in tears. "We both got angry, I'll give you that, but why didn't you try and keep me? I gave you enough time to say something! So why didn't you Cody? If I'm that important, why didn't you say something to make me stay?" Bailey demanded of Cody, her voice breaking occasionally as her emotions got the better of her.
"You were insulting me! I tried my hardest to make the night special and you turned it around on me and made it seem like I was stupid for even trying! And you didn't say you didn't want to breakup either, we're both to blame for that!" Cody replied furiously, anxious to defend himself before continuing. "Plus, I was shocked that it was happening like that…. I've never had a girlfriend for this long and it's intimidating…. Bailey, please….."
"Cody, no. You can't just say all that and expect everything to be ok. I was really hurt when I saw you with London. I just, I can't forget everything that happened the past two days and pretend like everything is still normal, Cody. I need some time….." Bailey responded softly while trying to understand how she felt about Cody, which she was able to do and was about to say something else to him, until the door to her room was suddenly thrown open and London walked in, now in a different outfit, namely, a short black mini skirt, a white button down dress shirt worn under a black jacket and matching black heels. All in all, it looked like London was the head of some business and was on her way to a meeting.
"Nuh-uh. I am NOT putting up with the hillbilly and the crying. Daddy's scientists finally figured out how you made that smarticle makeup, Bailey, so I'm going to make you two makeup by using 'the rappy' and my new smarticle makeup!" London exclaimed with a large smile as she walked over to her chair and took a seat, her huge grin remaining on her face while she looked expectantly at Cody and Bailey. The pair could only look from one to the other while trying to figure out what 'the rappy' was and just how London planned to help them.
"Uh, London….." Cody began but was quickly silenced by London.
"Cody, remember our talk earlier? If you don't listen I will make it happen." London said sweetly while keeping her big smile even though she had just threatened Cody and Bailey. Cody's eyes widened at the statement before he moved to sit on the nearest bed, dragging Bailey along for the ride.