Suite Life on the Yard

by SprouseGoose

With most everyone finishing college at the end of SLOC, its time for everyone to move on with their lives. Whether that be grad school or entering the real world or both, they will be facing new and different issues than they ever have before. Now, I will be introducing more new characters as well as giving some minor characters from SLOC more prominent roles in this story.

6. Cat Scratch Fever

Chapter 6

"Cat Scratch Fever"

I don't own these characters, but it would be nice if I did.

Wait...In this story, I created some of the characters, so I will actually own them.

Anyways, I do promise to keep them true to themselves.

And as to the ones I create, who they are is up to me, so...

Harvard Faculty Club

All three of the ladies were still standing there and laughing at how cheesy and pathetic the drunk idiot was that tried to hit on all three of them when the guys finally returned with everyone's drinks. And once everyone had theirs, they happened a group of people standing up from a table over against a wall. Immediately, the six of them pounced on it like a pack of hyenas on a gazelle. It wasn't that they didn't mind standing, but given the option of sitting down, they were obviously going to choose to do that. And once everyone was situated, the ladies filled in the guys on the story of the drunk guy who had recently paid them a visit.

Zack couldn't help but laugh. "Wow...I haven't head pick up lines that cheesy and bad since...well...since the Codester here was thirteen..."

Cody rolled his eyes. "Ha ha, Zack. Even I don't think I was ever that bad."

Bailey couldn't help but laugh at that herself which caused her to get a look from Cody. "Are you trying to say I was?"

She smiled and nodded. "Yeah, Sweetie, you were at times. But, fortunately, I was able to see past them. Nowadays, I think they're sweet."

Zack laughed again. "Yeah, lucky for you, Bro."

Cody sighed. "Well, thankfully, I'm married now and will never have the need to walk up to a total stranger and try to spew some kind of pick up line like that ever again."

Bailey gave him a look. "You better not! If you have the urge to use any, just used them on me from now on..."

He smiled. "Count on it."

C.J. shook his head. "Well, if you find any that actually seem to work, let me know. Unfortunately for me, I'm not married nor do I have a girlfriend. So I can use all the help I can get. But, run them past Bailey first to make sure they aren't too cheesy. I wouldn't want..."

Before he could finish though, he was interrupted by someone walking up to their table. "Maya? Maya Bennett? Is that really you?"

Maya turned and saw a guy standing there. While he did look slightly familiar, she couldn't for the life of her figure out why. "Yeah, I'm Maya Bennett. Do I know..." But she stopped in mid-sentence when it suddenly dawned on her who it was. And once it did, her eyes went wide in surprise.

"Oh my gosh! Will? Its really you!"

He grinned. "In the flesh. I saw you from across the room, and I could have sworn I saw you. I was pretty positive, but I wasn't 100% sure though..."

Maya got up and immediately gave him a hug. "Oh, wow! How long has it been since we've seen each other? Over five years now?"

Will nodded. "Yeah, it has. I walked into homeroom to begin our senior years of high school, and I realized something was different. After years of sitting behind you in home room, I couldn't help but notice that you weren't there. I figured you were probably sick or something, but after a few weeks, you still hadn't shown up. I finally asked the principal if he knew anything, and that's when I found out that you were no long enrolled in school there."

She paused before nodding. "Yeah, at the last minute, I got the chance to spend my senior year at Seven Seas High School on the S.S. Tipton. I couldn't turn down going to school on a cruise ship. I only had about a week to pack up everything I owned before I was supposed to meet the boat, so I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to everyone. Sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it. I'm not sure I could have turned down something like that either. I'm just pleasantly surprised to run into you here of all places. I pretty much thought this party would be pretty boring."

"You wouldn't be the only one who felt that way. Anyways, since you're here, I'm guessing you're in grad school here at Harvard now."

Will smiled. "Sure am. Come Monday, I'll be a 1L over at Harvard's Law School. What about you?"

She laughed. "Me get into Harvard? I don't think so. Actually, I'm a student over at Boston University, but my boyfriend here is beginning Harvard's Business School this semester." She paused and groaned. "Where are my manners?" She turned to Zack. "Will, this is my boyfriend, Zack Martin. Next to him is his brother Cody and Cody's wife, Bailey. Both of them are first year students over at Harvard's medical school. And next to them are Gabby and C.J., two of their friends from med school. Everyone, this is Will Benson. Will and I went to school together from the third grade all the way up to our junior years. And like he said, for eight years, he sat behind me in homeroom and numerous classes due to alphabetical order."

Everyone shook hands, but while he shook everyone's hands, Will couldn't help but focus all of his attention on Zack. Needless to say, he wasn't too happy to hear that Maya already had a boyfriend. But while he didn't have to like it, he vowed he wasn't going to let that get in the way of his second chance at his dream. "Well, if you are friends of Maya's, then its a pleasure to meet all of you..." Immediately though, he turned his attention back to Maya. "Now, as for you, Miss Bennett, the last thing I had heard about you before tonight was that you had left to head to Africa for two years for the Peace Corp."

Maya sighed and nodded. "Guilty, but I only ended up staying there for a year..." She turned to Zack and smiled. "My heart was telling me I was meant to be somewhere else."

Zack smiled back at her. "And it was right."

Will held back the urge to roll his eyes and gag. "Good for you then."

"What about you though? I haven't heard a thing about you..." She paused. "Or anyone else we went to school with for that matter. You've said you're starting law school soon, but how have you spent the past five years?"

"Oh, I matriculated to Princeton and graduated with dual degrees in government and economics. Actually, I met a real good friend of mine there who is starting law school with me. We actually have our own bachelor pad across the street from the law school." He paused and grimaced. "Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure you've already met him..."

"We have?"

"Yeah, he was the one who made an ass of himself around you three ladies. Ever since I've met him, he's had a problem holding his liquor..."

Maya frowned. "You're actually friends with that guy?"

"Yeah, but to be fair, he's really a good guy when he's sober. Don't worry though, he and I will be having a talk in the morning about him needing to cut back. I actually just got back from putting him in a cab and sending him home."

"Good idea..." Maya paused. "But, I guess I can't really judge him too much as Zack and I probably weren't much better when we celebrated our 21st birthdays last year."

Zack laughed. "How would you know? I don't think either one of us remember much of that night."

She laughed too. "Well, I guess that's true. But, from what Amanda has told us, I hear we were quite...amusing."

Will shook his head and laughed as well. "Maya Bennett intoxicated. I would have paid to see that."

"Yeah, well, don't count on ever seeing it again. I've learned my lesson."

"Fair enough. So, what about you? Are you living over in the dorms at BU?"

Maya smiled and shook her head. "Nah. I lived in them for two years, but for the past year, Zack and I have lived together in a suite over at the Boston Tipton Hotel."

He looked at her in confusion. "Wait a minute? You live in a hotel?"

She laughed again. "Yeah, we do. I know it sounds kind of strange, but there is a long story behind it."

Again, Will didn't like hearing that Maya and Zack were living together, but he tried to push it out of his mind. "Well, I'd love to hear it sometime. I mean, its been so long that I'd love for us to get together sometime to catch up each other on our lives. Maybe next weekend? It is a three day one afterall..."

"I don't know. I promised Zack earlier tonight that we'd do something the say goodbye to the summer with a bang. I'm not exactly sure what our plans are going to be just yet, but we'll probably end up doing that on Saturday. Tell you what though, how about we have a cookout up on the roof of the hotel to celebrate Labor Day on Sunday. We can eat burgers and dogs and celebrate the fact that college football is back." She turned back to the table. "Gabby and C.J., we'd be honored if you two would join us as well."

Gabby and C.J. looked at each other and shrugged. "Sounds good to us."

Maya turned to Bailey. "And invite your sister and her new roommate too. Well also invite Carey, Arwin, Moseby, Tutt, London and everyone else. The more the merrier."

Bailey nodded. "I'll call her in the morning."

"Good." Maya paused. "How did that go this morning anyways? What does a Harvard dorm room look like?"

Cody shook his head and sighed. "Almost as nice as the one we had our senior years at Yale..."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Private bathroom and each of them has their own bedroom." He glared at his brother. "Thanks again for getting me banned from Harvard undergrad, Bro..."

"Oh, quit complaining about that already. Everything worked out for you in the end."

"I guess..." Cody was about to say something else when he felt his phone begin to vibrate in his pocket. Realizing that it meant that they had already been there for an hour and a half, he began formulating an exit strategy. "I...ummm..." He stopped and let out another fake yawn. "Wow, I guess all that work moving in just caught up with me..." He checked his watch. "Is it just me or is it getting kind of late?" And with that he nudged Bailey under the table with his foot.

Doing her best not to laugh, she faked a yawn too. "Yeah, I guess it has been a long day for the both of us. Would you guys be offended if we called it a night."

Zack rolled his eyes. "I'm not buying it! You two just want to go home and have some alone time together. Codester, that's the..." He paused as he thought of it. "...best idea I've heard all day!" He faked a yawn too. "You know, Maya...I'm kind of worn out too."

She shook her head and laughed. "Says the guy who did nothing all day but basically sit on the couch and do nothing..." She paused to look around the soiree. "But, this so called party is kind of dead..."

Gabby nodded. "You can say that again. Besides, unlike those two, I still have to do my reading for Monday at some point tomorrow. I think I'll call it a night too so I can get up early and get it over with."

Will looked around and watched as everyone seemed to be agreeing to call it a night, but he wasn't ready to let Maya out of his sight for the evening just yet. Plus, the thought of Maya heading home alone with that Zack guy was not sitting well with him. "Well, the party is kind of lame. How about this instead? Why don't we all head out and grab some food? I hear there are some pretty good places just off the yard that are open late."

Maya smiled. "Ordinarily, I'd be all for that, but Zack and I ate just before we came here. So, we're still stuffed. But give us a raincheck for some other time?"

"Sure thing. I guess just seeing an old familiar face after so long, I'm reluctant to say goodnight."

"Awww. That's so sweet, but then again, you always were. But next weekend will get her before you know it. We can catch up some then..." She pulled out her cell phone. "Give me your number, and I'll give you mine. I'll call you once we have some more definite plans for Sunday."

Zack spoke up. "Just remember we have plans for nine o'clock that night, Babe..."

She looked at him in confusion before laughing. "Oh yeah! Whatever we do, we'll have to wind things up or take a break one at nine o'clock. Sunday night is going to be epic! How could I have forgetten about that?"

Will looked at her in confusion. "What's going on then?"

Maya smiled. "Zack and I are both huge fans of the show Big Brother. At the beginning of each season, we both do a sort of fantasy draft of three players after the first episode. Whoever between us has a player lasting the longest gets huge bragging rights for the next year. And if one of our players actually wins the whole thing, we have another little side bet for that. This week, the last player I have left has the whole house against him and has to win the Head of Household or Power of Veto or else he will probably be sent packing. I can't have that happen since Zack still has two of his left."

"You actually watch that show? Its pure drivel!"

She shrugged. "Yeah, but its one of our guilty pleasures..."

Zack laughed. "Speak for yourself. I'm still trying to get on that show myself. I can lie, cheat, and manipulate with the best of them! I would dominate! They'd end up calling me Evil Zack..."

Cody sighed. "Unfortunately, I would have to concur with my brother on that. I can't think of anyone who can lay around a house for an entire summer doing nothing like he can..."

Zack turned to Will. "You can ignore my clone there. He hates that show too. He and his misses prefer that other one..."

"Survivor?"

Bailey laughed. "Hardly. I love Cody to death, but I know he'd never last a day on that show. I've seen first hand that his survival skills aren't necessarily the best. Actually, we prefer the Amazing Race. Not to toot our own horns, but I think that is a show we would dominate."

Cody nodded. "Very true. We're both experienced world travelers, we're smart, and we're both fluent in several languages..." He smiled. "And we know how to survive long nights either stuck in an airport or having to make due with less that ideal conditions. Not to toot our own horns, I think we'd easily be among the final teams."

Zack rolled his eyes. "Yeah, up until the sprint at the very end. I know you're in better shape nowadays, Bro, but Bailey would still have to carry you across the finish line..."

He faked a yawn again. "Well, unless she wants to carry me out of her tonight, I think we should be heading home."

Maya nodded. "Well, everyone have a good night and good luck with school this week. We'll see you next weekend."

Zack and Maya's Suite

About an hour later, Zack and Maya finally returned back to their suite at the Tipton. And despite what she had said before they left the party at the Harvard Faculty Club, both were walking in with ice cream cones they had bought just outside of the subway entrance near the hotel. Once back inside, both crashed into the couch as the licked up their delicious frozen treats.

Zack just grinned and shook his head. "If there's anything better to help me forget how totally lame that party was than chocolate pudding ice cream with sprinkles..."

Maya shook her head. "The party wasn't that lame."

"Of course it was! For one, it was put on my a university. They're willing to sacrifice anything that could make it fun to keep themselves from being liable for anything that might happen later. Two, other than you, the only other people I knew there were my brother and sister-in-law. If those two can't wait to leave a party, you have to know how bad it was!"

"Well, I think they had other things in mind tonight that sounded like more fun."

"And I actually agree with them for once!"

She laughed. "I know. But it was like I said – you never know who you'll meet at one of those things."

He nodded. "Ah yes...that Bill guy."

"That's Will."

Zack teased her. "That guy wasn't one of your 'six', was he?"

Maya laughed again. "Of course not. Its like he said, we were just friends for a long time. You know, its possible for a guy and a girl to just be friends. I thought you had learned that from your friendship with Amanda."

"Yeah, and we hang out with her and Jake from time to time. That guy, I've never heard you mention him once in the five years I've known you..."

She paused. "Yeah, I guess I haven't, have I? I know it doesn't make me sound too good, but I guess out of sight, out of mind. Still, you would think if we we're such good friends we would have kept in touch with each other..."

"Why didn't you?"

Maya shrugged. "I don't know." She paused to think again. "I take that back. I think it was because once I got to Seven Seas High, I wanted to distance myself from everything back in New York. Well, everything except my family..."

Zack paused this time. "Yeah, about that. You've never really talked about your time in New York before you came to the ship before."

"Not much to tell. I went to a Catholic school kind of like what Maddie did. Though, ours was called Sacred Heart. It was small and was a K-12 kind of place. But other than some nuns who would get a little overly enthusiastic with rulers, it was pretty normal..."

Zack just looked at her and smiled. Maya noticed this. "What?"

"Oh, I was just picturing you in a Catholic school girl uniform. I've got to admit, I'm liking the vision I have in my head, Babe."

Maya just shook her head. "I'm sure you are..."

He kept grinning. "You still have it?"

"Maybe packed away in my parents' house somewhere. I doubt it fits me anymore though. That was over five years ago and might be a little tight nowadays..."

His eyes went wide. "You have to look for it the next time you're there!"

She rolled her eyes. "You're incorrigible, you know that?"

Zack grinned. "I know, but I also know its my turn to pick our Halloween costumes this year. You've given me a great idea."

"Ummm, not its not. You picked out Bonnie and Clyde last year. Its my turn now..." She grinned. "And just for that, I think I have the perfect costumes in mind for this year..."

He sighed. "Well, as long as its not as a clown again. I think I can handle anything but that again."

Maya laughed. "Famous last words."

He paused. "There is something else I was wondering though. You made it sound like you left in sort of a rush to get to the boat. Why was that?"

She paused before sighing. "Lets just say that recent events in my life then made me want to start over somewhere new as soon as possible..."

"Recent events? What happened?"

"Lets just say I found out the guy I had just started dating was already running around on me..."

"Oh..." Zack took her free hand in his. "Sorry, Babe...sort of."

She gave him a look. "Sort of?"

"Well, yeah. If he hadn't, you wouldn't have run off to the boat and met me. It sucks what happened to you, but I could never be sorry about anything that brought you to me."

Maya smiled at him. "Thanks, Zack. That may be the sweetest thing you've ever said to me. It really means a lot to me that you way say that."

"Anytime. Besides, he must have been a real idiot to do that..." He paused. "You didn't catch them in the act of anything, did you?"

She shook her head. "No, actually, Will and I were just hanging out when I received a text message on my phone. Pictures of him and another girl were attached to it..."

"What were they doing in the pictures?"

"Hugging each other and then laughing a lot. It was obvious they weren't strangers..."

Zack frowned. "That's it?"

"What do you mean is that it?"

"Well, sometimes a snapshot doesn't tell you the whole story. I mean, you remember Cody and Bailey telling us one of the tricks that Theo tried on them right? He took a picture of Cody out helping Gertie shop for a Christmas present for Tapeworm. Not to defend the guy, but maybe it was a friend of his or maybe a cousin?"

Maya paused to consider that. "That could be true. I guess I had tried to forget about everything so much that I didn't put two and two together. You think I would have though..."

"Well, what did that guy say when you confronted him with the pictures?"

She winced. "Well, nothing. I never did show him that I knew. Two weeks after it happened, I was on board the ship..."

Zack just looked at her. "Are you serious?"

Maya sighed. "Yeah. But to be fair, I was sixteen and really immature then. Plus, I hadn't had the best of luck with guys up to then. I was beginning to think I was cursed when it came to the romance department."

"So, is that why you kept shooting me down when we first met?"

"Yeah. I was afraid of putting myself out there again. Zack, every relationship I had been in up until then had ended up with me getting hurt, and I was scared it would happen again. I guess that was the part of the reason I bailed when we graduated. Even though I knew I loved you, I was scared that my curse would come back with us separated by such a great distance..."

Zack wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "I guess I can understand that."

"But when I was in Africa, I realized immediately I had made a mistake. I knew I had something different with you. I had something real. I felt things for you that I had never felt before."

"I know that feeling..."

She smiled at him. "And now, I'm a lot wiser and mature...I hope. I know you would never do anything to hurt me."

"You're darn right I wouldn't!"

"Nor would I to you..." She paused. "You know, now that I am thinking about everything again, I'm kind of glad everything happened the way it did. I can truly appreciate what I have now. While what I went through royally sucked, I made out like a bandit in the end."

He laughed. "Thanks...I think."

She gave him a look. "Do I have to prove to you how lucky I know I am?" She grinned. "You know, I do have that rain check to cash in..."

He grinned too. "Far be it for me to refuse you service then..." He paused. "But Babe, if you ever have any questions or concerns about me, all I ask is that you talk to me first before you do something rash..."

"I promise. Its like I've said before – I vowed never to screw up the second chance I've gotten with you."

"Good." He grinned again. "Now, where were we?"

She grinned too. "First, we finish our ice cream. Then, we have dessert..."

Cody and Bailey's bedroom, the next morning

Once they had left the Harvard Faculty Club, Cody and Bailey had headed straight back to their townhouse – well almost. They did stop to pick up a bottle of white wine like they said they were going to do. Needless to say, both of them had a very satisfying if waterlogged rest of their evening. And the next morning, Cody found himself just beginning to stir when he opened his eyes. And when he did, he saw his wife propped up on her elbow smiling at him.

"Hey...Good morning, Bails."

She kept smiling. "I don't know about all of that..."

He frowned. "Why would you say that? After last night, its a great morning for me..."

She laughed. "Because its almost 11:30! Morning is almost gone, Sweetie."

He gave her a surprised look. "11:30? Wow..." He paused and laughed. "Well, I guess it was kind of late when we finally went to sleep."

Bailey laughed again too. "You can say that again. I guess the old saying that time flies when you're having fun is true..."

"I'll second that."

"Of course, I did check to make sure I hadn't begun to grow gills overnight. I think my fingers are still a little bit pruned."

Cody laughed again himself. "Well worth it even so. But, if anything, I would hope we would be more like dolphins than fish..."

"Oh yeah? Why's that?"

He winked at her. "Because, my dear, dolphins are the only species other than humans who will do what we did last night for fun and not just to reproduce..."

Bailey laughed again. "I do remember reading that now. Well, in that case - eee eeeee eeee eeeeeee eee!"

"Well, I eee eeeeee eeeee you too."

She leaned down and kissed him. "So, its our last day to do whatever we want before school starts back in earnest. What do you want to do today?"

Cody paused to think. "Well, at some point today, we need to make our meals for the rest of the week and then seal them up."

She shook her head. "I swear...I almost think you love that vacuum seal thing we got as a wedding gift as much as you do me..."

He grinned. "Who was I in the hot tub with last night?"

She teased him. "Because you would have been electrocuted if you had been in there with it!"

He winked again. "Oh, there was enough electricity in the water last night as it was..."

"True." She paused. "You know how proud of you I am though? Years ago, I don't think your germaphobia would have let you do what we did last night."

Cody smiled. "Well, while I've gotten better in some regards, you do have to remember something. The only germs in there either come from me or you. My own germs I'm used to, and as for yours, well..." He leaned in and kissed her again. "I'm more than good with anything that comes from you."

Bailey giggled. "Good answer."

He paused. "Real or fake?"

She grinned. "Just like last night...100% real."

"Works for me. So, what do you want to do on our last day of freedom?"

"Well, I was thinking we could..." But before she could finish her thought, they both heard a clap of thunder and rain beginning to hit their windows. Bailey laughed. "Okay, that just narrowed down our choices."

"Yeah. I know Benjamin Franklin was a smart man, but I have no desire to go fly a kite right now."

"How about we go see a matinee movie then? They gets us back home in plenty of time to do everything else we need to do before going to bed early..."

Cody grinned. "Sounds good to me..."

"To sleep, Sweetie. We need to be well rested for our first real day of classes."

"Oh, alright. Well, let me go get my laptop, and I'll see what's playing. I do believe its my turn to pick a movie."

"Uh uh. You picked the last one, Cody. Its my turn."

He gave her a funny look. "No, I didn't. The last time we went to see a movie was the weekend before we left on our honeymoon. And as I recall, you picked it that time."

Bailey smiled. "I know, but you chose the last movie we watched on the plane home from our honeymoon."

"Oh, no! You're not really going to count in flight movies are you?"

She laughed. "Of course I am..."

Cody sighed. "Bails..."

"Don't worry. I won't pick anything I know you absolutely hate. Besides, there aren't any more Twilight movies and haven't been for a few years now."

"That's true. For a while, I had hope that I would never see the two lead actors in that movie in another one together ever again. I mean, she did cheat on him after all..."

"Yeah, and then she whined and begged for a second chance..." She shook her head. "I still can't believe he actually took her back. It reminds me of what that Topanga lady told me right before we get married. People make mistakes they wish they could take back, but they can't. No matter what you do, there are consequences to your actions. Well, except for Hollywood actors. Seems they get second, third and even fourth chances..."

"That's true. Unless your name is Charlie Sheen or Robert Downey, Jr. I think their number of chances is in double digits now..."

"Very true." Bailey shook her head. "Lets change the subject back to something much more pleasant. I think I know just the movie I want to go see. We can even go out and grab some lunch first."

"Works for me..." He paused and grinned. "But before we get out of bed for the day..." He rolled over and top of her and leaned down and kissed her again.

"Cody!"

"Yes, my dear?"

She laughed. "Well, I suppose we could delay starting our day for a little bit..."

"Now you're talking! I..." But before he could finish what he was going to say, his eyes went wide and he shouted on in pain. "OWWWWWWW!"

Bailey looked up at him in surprise. "Cody? What's wrong?" Just then, she heard Albert hiss and then saw him jump down off their bed and run out of the room. "Oh my gosh! Where did he get you?"

He winced in pain. "Lets just say I'm thankful the movie theater has padded seats. A few more inches down, and he would have repaid me the favor and neutered me too!"

She sighed. "Stay right here. I'll go get the first aid kit."

A few minutes later, Bailey had finished adding Neosporin to Cody's wounds and putting bandages over them. "I'm so sorry, Sweetie."

"Its okay. Fortunately, my...posterior is mostly just flash and fat. No real damage done..."

She smiled. "Still not going to kiss it to make it feel better."

"Somehow, I knew that was coming..."

"On a serious side though, I had no idea Albie would do something like this. Maybe Gabby was right. She said her family's cat never forgave her father for neutering him..."

Cody shook his head. "I refuse to accept that. I'm going to view this as a preliminary test for when we have kids one day. They might not like something I do, but I just won't let them hate me for it. Mark my words, Bails – Al and I will eventually get along. I'm going to make sure of that!"

"And just how to you expect to pull that off, Sweetie?"

He paused. "I don't know yet, but by Halloween, he and I are going to be buddies!"

"That's only two months, Cody. That's not a lot of time..."

"Don't worry...One way or another, I'll get it done."

Bailey paused and smiled. "Sounds like all the makings of one of our bets..."

He smiled too. "I'm game if you are."

"Name your terms..."

Cody paused to think before grinning. "You know that idea I got on our honeymoon?"

She just gave him a look. "Seriously? You're still thinking about that?"

"Uh huh..."

"Fine. What's in it for me?"

He paused to think again. "You know that thing you've wanted to do to me since high school?"

Bailey gave him another look. "Are you talking about what I think you're talking about?"

"I am..."

She smiled and extended her hand. "You're on!"

He shook her hand. "Come November 1st, one of us is going to be very happy."

Bailey laughed. "Yeah...me! You know, its too bad the government confiscated all of that Corsican fruit though..."

Cody gave her a confused look. "Why would you say that?"

"That's how we knew where you and Zack were. London had eaten so much of that stuff that she was able to understand when a dolphin told her where you two were." She laughed again. "With that stuff, you could read Albie's mind and actually communicate with him..."

Cody just looked at her for a second while a plan slowly formed in his mind. "Yeah, too bad all of that stuff is gone..."

To be Continued...

AN#1: Talk about irony. This afternoon, UK got a commit from the #5 player in the 2013 class. Well, while I was waiting for the guy (James Young) to announce, ESPNU announced the North Carolina Stare got a commitment from a player in the 2014 class. That players name? Cody Martin. Want more irony? He has a twin brother who committed to NCSU as well. Alas, the twin's name is Caleb and not Zack, but I found that funny.

AN#2: Congrats to Zack and Cody for getting a shout out on the past Sunday's episode of Family Guy. Yes, it was a disturbing one in a very Sanduskian way, but...