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CHAPTER 4:

Cody fixed the mailbox again, and made sure that it won't be easy to take down. Cody still didn't get why Theo held a grudge for so long. Moving his way back to the house, Cody's cell phone began to go off, looking at his caller ID, he smiled.

"Howdy Woody."

"Howdy to you too, Cody."

"So what have you been up to lately?"

"Well nothing much actually. But, can you do me a favour?"

"Yeah sure, what's up?"

"Well, there's this new pub that opened up, and there's this woman working there.. and, I kind of want to ask her out.."

"So what seems to be the problem?"

"Cody, I'm not good at asking woman out. So I was wondering could you please come with me to the pub tonight. I really want you there for some support…please."

"Alright fine, but is it okay if I bring someone with me?"

"Of course it's fine, bring him along with you."

"Woody, it's not actually a him. It's a her."

"You have a girlfriend?! Since when?!"

"Woody, calm down. She's not my girlfriend. She is just a friend. But, is it okay if I bring her with me?"

"Yeah sure it's fine. Alright see you tonight at 7. I need to get my hair done… and it's gonna be a while."

Cody laughed, "Alright Woody. See you soon."

With that Cody made it to the house and went upstairs to the office room. He stood at the front door, watching Bailey, who was focusing on her work. Cody lightly knocked on the door.

"Hey," Bailey said, breaking her focus from her work.

"Sorry to disturb you but I wanted to ask you a question."

"Sure, what is it?"

Cody began to tell the story of Woody and how he was afraid to ask her out. "So I was wondering since it's a new place and I haven't been there myself that, maybe you'd like to check the place out too. You know meet the local farmers and see what they do on Friday nights."

"That sounds great."

"Alright, Woody told me to meet him there at 7. So just be ready by then."

"I'll be ready. And thanks for inviting me."

"Yeah, no problem," he said, holding their gaze for a bit longer, "Alright, well, I should let you get back to work. Let me know if you need anything."

"Okay."

With that Cody exited the room. Bailey was glad Cody asked her to come along with him to the pub. That way she could meet some of the farmers and get to know their story behind the trade not being fair. But it also gave her the chance to hang around Cody. She didn't know why, but she really enjoyed being with Cody. Seeing him made her feel safe and at home. She found him attracting, handsome, intelligent, and just a very caring type of guy. She didn't know what those feeling were, but she was getting really excited about going with him to the local pub.

Cody was ready and was waiting for Bailey in the living room. Cody had dawned on his nice pair of jeans with it a plaid shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He had also put on his favourite pair of boots. Bailey finally came out of the room. She was wearing jeans and a nice top, with boots.

"Sorry, I know I am a little late."

"No actually you're right on time. I was just ready early."

"Oh okay, well then should we head out?"

"Sure, let's go."

Cody and Bailey arrived at the pub and were quickly greeted by Woody.

"Howdy, I'm Woody," he said, sticking out his hand.

"Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Bailey," who gladly shakes his hand.

"Alright let's head to our table."

The three of them made way to their table, which was located on the side of the wall, near the back. Woody sat on one side, whereas Cody and Bailey sat together on the other.

"Alright, Woodchuck, where is she?"

Woody turned to look at his left, and looked around finally spotting her near the bar.

"That's her over there," Woody said, nodding his head in that direction, "The one near the bar." Both Cody and Bailey turned and looked where he was nodding at. There stood a slim looking woman, with her hair pulled up in a bun.

"Isn't she great?"

"Yeah, Woody, she looks pretty nice. Now how exactly are you going to approach her? I mean remember what happened last time?"

"Yeah, that was a terrible night. I think I just scared her off."

"Don't worry I'm here for you man."

As they began talking, the young woman finally approached them. "Hello, I'm Addison, and I'll be serving you guys tonight. See anything you guys would like to start off with?"

"Uhh..I…" said Woody, who was totally going blank in his mind.

"Uh, why don't you give us a minute," Cody said, trying make sure Woody doesn't embarrass himself.

"Yup, that's fine. Just call me over when you guys are ready to order," with that, she went to the other customers.

"Woody, what happened?"

"I don't know. When I saw her, my mind went blank."

"How about we order some drinks. Maybe that could help you keep your nerves down."

A couple of minutes later they called Addison over and she took their order. Addison soon back arrived with the drinks in hand. She proceeds to give Woody a beer, and Cody a beer, and handed Bailey some wine. She then headed back to take care of other orders. They began to drink and soon Cody excused himself to go to the bathroom.

"So Bailey, how you liking Kettlecorn?" Woody asked.

"Well so far it's been great. It's a lot different from where I come from. I mean there are just so many people and so much commotion going on down there. And here, there are not that many people, and it seems very peaceful."

"Yeah, Kettlecorn is pretty peaceful. It's a great place."

"I'm pretty sure it is."

While Woody and Bailey were chatting, Cody came back from the bathroom and was beginning to make his way to the table, but was pushed from behind. Cody turned back to see who or what pushed him.

"Well, who do we have here today? Dr. Cody Martin all dressed up for whom tonight?" said Theo. He was standing in front of Cody, while his little posy stood behind Theo.

"What the hell do you want?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to see how my buddy was doing," he said, moving closer to Cody.

"I'm not your buddy and just leave me alone."

"Why are you scared of me? Is Dr. Martin scared?"

Cody ignored him and began to make way for the table. But as he did he felt another shove. Cody turned around and saw Theo and his friends snickering.

"Really? You find this funny?"

"Bothering you is probably the best entertainment."

"You are pathetic."

Again Cody turned around, and was about to walk away, but was pushed hard into the bar stools. Cody fell down and so did the bar stools. Everyone turned to see what had happened. Woody and Bailey also turned to see what had happened. Woody looked closer and could tell Cody was on the ground and Theo was standing in front of him.

"What did he do now?" said Woody, who began making his way towards the scene.

As Woody was approaching them, Cody had already gotten up and had quickly grabbed Theo by the shirt. Cody was about to punch him, but was pulled away by Theo's friends.

"You bastard!" Cody shouted, who was trying to escape their grips.

Woody grabbed Cody from the guys, and began to drag him back to where they were sitting. He tried to calm Cody down. Theo and his little crew exited the pub, and Addison told the people to carry on and that everything was fine. Woody made Cody sit down on his chair, and Woody sat down in his. Cody grabbed his beer and chugged it down.

To be continued….

A/N: Tried to make this chapter a bit longer. Hopefully you guys enjoyed it. Please review and let me know what you guys think about the story. And to the people who did review, thank you!