Love can be Dangerous
Maddie woke up in her room above the ballpark. She got up and took a shower, are breakfast and left for school. After school she went to volleyball practice. As always London walked in to practice after it was over. The coach was finally sick of it.
"Miss Tipton," said the coach. "The team and I are sick and tired of you never being to practice on time. You represent 'Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow'. That means you be here on time for practice and you pay attention to the game while we play. So either buck-up and start doing it or we will have to kick you off of the team."
"Sorry. It's just the uniform you wear is so a violation of my dress code," said London.
Maddie just snickered. She left the gym to catch the bus to go to the Tipton to work at the candy counter. She especially enjoyed working there ever since Trevor left without a word; she's been attracted to someone who actually cared about her and hung around her just for her and not because she gives him free candy, which she does.
Zack Martin woke up late as usual. He got up and got dressed and went to breakfast with his mom and Cody.
"Didn't you take a shower?" asked Cody.
"Nope. I like my man stink thank-you," Zack said.
Cody just wrinkled his nose and grabbed his backpack for school. Zack grabbed his and left with Cody. At school, Zack hung out with a few cool girls and was trying to put on the charm when Max came over to him and told him that their basketball practice was starting. He left and went to practice. When it was over he and Cody went home. When they got to the Tipton, they went straight to the candy counter.
"Hey Sweet Thang," Zack said to Maddie.
Secretly she liked it when he did that. She would never admit it though. There was only one problem with Zack, he was 12 and she was 15. She didn't quite know if his mom would even let him date her. She is the Martin's babysitter after all.
"Hey Zack, hey Cody. What can I get you?"
"Well Cody wants chocolate. I want a big bar of Maddie!" Zack said.
"Zack! Stop that!" yelled Maddie.
She knew if she said stop, he would do it more. She handed them the chocolate.
"Bye Sweet Thang!" Zack yelled going upstairs to his suite.
"You know, Zack, Maddie hates it when you do that," said Cody sitting down to do his homework.
"What ever. I know she wants me," said Zack sitting down and eating.
Back downstairs London came into the hotel.
"I saw that Madeline Fitzpatrick! You like Zack don't you?" she said coming up to her.
"What do you mean? I don't like Zack," Maddie said.
"Oh yes you do. You smiled when he said 'Sweet Thang'. I saw you!"
"Ok well please don't say anything London," Maddie pleaded.
"Say what?" asked London.
"Nothing, don't worry about it. So you going to start coming to practice on time?" she said changing the subject.
She was glad London had said something. She didn't know she was being so obvious. She needed to calm down so no one else noticed, least of all Zack.
When Maddie got off the evening, she took the bus home. There was a game going on in Fenway so she thought she would watch so she could get her mind off Zack.
"Hey Hal," she called. "Send up some peanuts!"
Hal threw some peanuts to her but they made her think of the time Zack had helped with her Prom. She had like this older guy but when she was about to tell him, his college girlfriend showed up. She felt bad and then she remembered that that was exactly how Zack must have felt. She danced the last dance with him. It wasn't that long ago but that's when she started to have feelings for him. She tried to read but the romance book she was reading made her think that that was how she wanted to be with Zack. She went into the kitchen to help Gramma cook but it reminded her of all the times she cooked for Zack when she babysat him and Cody. Gramma noticed something wrong.
"You Ok Hon?" she asked.
"Yeah just a lot on my mind. Hold on. I'll get the phone."
It was Carey asking if she could baby-sit. Maddie agreed, told Gramma and Liam, and left the house. She got to the Tipton and went straight to the Martin's suite. Cody answered and let her in. Zack as usual was watching wrestling.
"Ok here's some money to take them out to dinner because I will be gone awhile. Thanks again Maddie," said Carey handing her some money.
She left and Zack jumped up.
"So Sweet Thang, we are finally going out on our first date."
This made Maddie's heart skip a beat. Cody came to her rescue.
"We are all going Zack. Not just you and Maddie."
"Whatever. Come on. I'm hungry," Zack said leaving the suite.
Maddie was excited and nervous at the same time. They were walking down the street when some stranger came and ran at Maddie. Zack saw him and threw himself in front of her to protect her. Since Zack was tall, the man backed up. He ran at them again when he saw that Zack was a kid. He grabbed Zack and ran.
"Zack!" Maddie yelled.
She tried running after him but the stranger was too fast for her. She grabbed Cody and ran to the police station.
"Help me please! My friend Zack was kidnapped!" Maddie yelled.
"Ok Ma'am calm down. What does he look like?" the officer said.
By then Cody found his voice. "He looks exactly like me. We are identical twins."
The officer wrote down his description. "What about the person who took him?"
"Well he was a little taller that me about 5'6". He was actually kind of skinny and he had short brown hair. I didn't really see his face. Please find him!" said Maddie.
The officer gave Maddie and Cody a ride back to the Tipton so that Maddie could tell Carey what had happened. She started crying and Carey just hugged her and told her everything was all right and that she did the right thing in telling the police first. Carey called Gramma and told her what had happened and she gave Maddie permission to stay and Carey put Cody and Maddie to bed. Maddie slept in Zack's bed. She breathed in Zack's scent. She cried herself to sleep. When she woke up, Cody was in bed with her.
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