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"Codes,"

Cody looked over his shoulder towards the kitchen where Ted stood with his cell phone in his hand. He stood up from the sofa where he sat with Alanna and walked towards him.

"Yes, my love,"

Ted frowned and leaned on the counter. "I just got a call from the alarm company. Something tripped our alarm but security found no one on the premises."

Cody also frowned and folded his arms across his chest. "That's weird."

Ted nodded and looked over at Alanna to make sure she was still engrossed in her television show.

"I know. Still, I think I should go home and check things out. This Rose crap makes me extra anxious."

Cody shook his head and looked at the food Ted was laying out on the counter. "I know, babe, me too, but I'll go. You got a whole food system going on here that I would just ruin."

He smiled as Ted nodded his head in agreement and placed a kiss on his lips.

"Al, I'll be back in time to finish that movie with you, princess!"

Cody yelled over his shoulder as he walked out of the house and towards his car. About 15 minutes later he pulled into his and Ted's driveway after stopping to speak with the security guard stationed a few feet away. The guard confirmed what Ted said of no intruders being seen.

Cody sighed and rested his head on his hands and just sat there for a while. He felt exhausted, but he knew there would be no time for rest. He groaned and got out of the car. As he walked to the house he stuck his hand in his mailbox and found it empty.

"No one loves us."

He opened his door and walked into the quiet home. Throwing the keys on top of the hall table he walked around to check the doors and windows. Ten minutes later as he finished his inspection the house phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey, what's going on? You're not answering your cell."

Cody felt in his side pocket and realized his phone was missing. "I must have left it in the car. Everything is fine, babe. Don't worry so much."

Cody heard Ted sigh on his end.

"I'm always gonna worry about you. Come back."

Cody smiled. "On my way."

He placed the phone back in its base and walked back to the door. As he approached his car, Steve, the security guard drove up.

"Mr. Runnels, wait! I have an urgent package for you."

Cody moved away from the car and over to Steve. "Thanks, Steve."

He waved as the guard drove off and placed the package on the hood of his car. It was a plain brown box and had no return address. He often received things from fans who found out his exact address but this one seemed odd. He slowly ripped off the brown packaging paper and lifted the lid. Without warning an army of cockroaches the size of his index finger flew at his face and began to crawl quickly out of the box.

"Holy shit!" Cody yelled and backed away from the box inadvertently knocking it to the floor. He watched as the roaches began crawling towards him and all around his car. He stomped on a few before jumping in his car and speeding down the road. Minutes later he pulled into Randy and John's driveway and ran through the front door.

"Teddy, help,"

Ted came out of the kitchen looked at his hysterical boyfriend. "Cody, what the hell is wrong with you? You're gonna scare, Alanna!"

Cody scratched at his skin desperately and shook out his shirt. "The bugs are crawling on me! Get them off!"

Ted walked over to Cody and pulled his hands down. "What bugs, baby? Stop clawing at yourself!"

Cody took a deep breath and pulled his hands away from Ted. He walked in the kitchen and sat on a stool around the kitchen island.

"Some asshole sent me a box full of cockroaches the size of my foot! They spilled all over the place in our driveway!"

Ted's mouth opened in shock. "What? Who the hell would do that?"

"I don't know, Ted! God, can we stop talking about this? I'm all itchy."

Ted laughed. He looked over at Cody and made sure he had nothing on him before placing a kiss on his forehead.

"You're fine now, baby. I guess we're gonna have to call an exterminator before we go back home if you left all those bugs crawling around."

Cody shuddered. "Please, can't we just move? I never wanna see that house again."

Ted laughed and went to get a phone book. He called a local exterminator and cleaning service who promised to come over in an hour.

"I'm gonna go meet them at the house. The food is all set. You just stay here and recover with Alanna and a movie. Randy and John should be home soon."

"What's wrong, Uncle Cody? Why were you yelling?"

Cody snapped out of his daze and smiled at Alanna. He picked her up and walked back to the living room with her.

"Nothing's wrong, princess. Uncle Cody was just being silly."

Alanna giggled. "Where's Uncle Teddy?"

"He had to go home for a few minutes but he'll be right back. Daddy and Uncle John will be here soon, too."

Alanna nodded and sat beside Cody as they focused on the movie playing on the television.

Half and hour later he felt a tingling in his pocket and jumped up. "Hey, babe, are all the bugs gone?"

Ted laughed on the other end and said, "Almost. You know there was a letter in the box of bugs. The exterminator found it. I'll bring it to you."

Cody frowned. "A letter? Who would put a letter in that box? Open it and read it now."

Over in his front yard, Ted balanced the cell phone on his shoulder as he opened the letter. He frowned as his eyes scanned the words.

"Oh my God, this is sick."

"What? What is it?" Cody's voice rose with apprehension and confusion.

Ted shook his head. "This must be another one of those stupid letters. Don't worry, babe, it doesn't matter what it says. I'm gonna throw it out."

"No way! Don't you dare! Read it to me now."

Ted took a deep breath and read the words on the paper, "The last time I knocked you out I only made a dent. When I get you this time, you'll never see the light of day again."

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