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Friday eventually came with a mix of emotions. Bailey was still confused about how she felt towards Cody and why exactly he was lying to her. Zack was totally confused about what Cody could possibly be thinking and why he had not sat down to have a heart to heart with Bailey yet. Marcus, Addison, and Woody were also confused to what was going through Cody's mind and they had told Zack the previous night to keep them informed if he found out over the summer. London was oblivious to what was going on. As far as she was concerned, she had made amends to Bailey by buying her a new wardrobe and didn't need to be concerned about her anymore. Cody was the only one of the group who didn't seem to be confused at all. Just by looking at him, it was obvious to everyone that he knew what he was doing, although what exactly that was wasn't so clear.
There was a certain tension on the boat, partly due to summer vacation beginning as soon as they docked and everyone was scrambling to get their things together and partly due to the strange attitude Cody had adopted the previous day. Marcus Woody, Addison, and Zack had avoided him the best they could since Zack had told them all of his strange behavior with Bailey the day before. Bailey was the one person actively seeking Cody out, but every time she thought she saw him, he'd just seemingly disappear when she went after him. Little did anyone else know, when he 'disappeared' Cody would always look at Bailey sadly and bite his lips to keep himself quiet, no matter how much he wanted to talk to her.
When it was finally time for everyone to leave the ship, they did so somewhat sadly, except for London who ran off the ship with a huge grin and left her luggage to the various people she had hired to carry it off the ship. With one last wave, Addison's lasting for nearly five minutes, Addison, Marcus, and Woody departed to board planes and return to their homes. Bailey was the next one scheduled to leave the ship, but Zack stopped her before she did. "Look, I know Cody's being weird right now, but I swear I'm going to figure it out and have him call you over the summer. I don't know what's wrong with him, but I'm going to fix it." Zack said determinedly.
"Thanks Zack." Bailey replied with a smile. "I just wish I could remember something. It's so frustrating…."
"I bet, but you should just take the summer to relax. Maybe something will come back to you when you get home or something." Zack said comfortingly to Bailey while looking at Cody. "I already called someone to help me with Cody, so just leave him to me." Bailey nodded at Zack while smiling then took her leave off of the ship as she began her trip to the airport and then back home to Kettlecorn.
When it was finally time for Zack and Cody to leave the ship, they did so in silence. Cody couldn't bear to look at Zack and see what kind of look his twin was giving him and Zack wasn't going to say anything until they got back to the Boston Tipton and to Zack's backup. After an awkward flight, Zack and Cody refused to talk to each other, the two somehow managed to arrive outside of the Tipton, thanks to Carey picking them up at the airport. Once their luggage was removed from the car, Zack and Cody had to pause to just take in the sight of the Tipton, which still looked incredible to them even if they had lived there for years. Cody was the first to snap out of his trance of the Tipton and tried to hurry inside before Zack realized he was gone. Unfortunately for Cody, Zack quickly realized what he was up to and hurried after him. Cody quickly headed towards the elevator, hoping Zack couldn't catch up in time, but cursed when someone stepped in his way.
"You know, it's not nice to say that to someone you haven't seen in over a year, Cody." A gentle voice said from in front of Cody. He could only look at the figure in confusion until she turned around and revealed who she was.
"M-Maddie?" Cody said in amazement.
"Hey there, Sweet Thang. Glad you could make it." Zack called out to Maddie while waving at her.
"I wouldn't have missed this for the world." Maddie replied to Zack before turning to Cody and gripping his shoulder lightly. "So, Cody, wanna tell me why you're acting that way with Bailey? Or should I just tell you what I think after I heard Zack's story?"
"Neither of you would understand…." Cody began to speak softly as his gaze fell to the floor but was interrupted by Maddie.
"I think I do understand though. You don't want her to feel like she has to continue to date you even though she has no memory. This is your way of letting her do what will make her happy, because, at least for right now, she can't be happy with you, right? What I don't understand is why you wouldn't tell her about all the times you two were together." Maddie replied softly to Cody while trying to look him in the eye.
"Come on guys, you have to unpack. Let's go….. Oh, hi Maddie." Carrie called from the entrance to the Tipton as she walked towards the elevator but stopped once she got close to the trio.
"Hey, mom, can me and Cody catch up with Maddie for a little? We'll be up to the suite for dinner, promise." Zack said with a fake smile but quickly replaced it with a real one as Carrie just nodded her approval and ascended up the elevator ahead of her sons.
"It's not that simple…." Cody began softly. "I still see her falling and me not being able to do anything about it every time I see her. And then I just want to hug her as tight as I can but then I realize that I'm just a stranger to her now and I can't do something like that. And when she asked me about us, I really wanted to tell her the truth, but then I realized, if I told her, she'd just feel like she had to be with me even if she didn't really want to. What you said was right, Maddie but…" Cody continued softly as he dropped his luggage and wiped at his eyes with his forearm.
"But you don't think she'll like someone like you?" Maddie finished Cody's thought softly. "She picked you before though, Cody. And from what Zack told me, you two really care about each other. You should talk to her, tell her about all the good times you had together, tell her how you feel. You're not gonna fix anything if you keep avoiding her like this."
"It's so hard though…." Cody replied softly while he shut his eyes tightly.
"Don't you think it's harder for her? I mean, she doesn't remember her time on the S.S. Tipton but she's still trying her best to make it work, right? And she tried talking to you. She wants to remember or at least know what she did before she lost her memory but you keep avoiding her. How do you think that's making her feel?" Maddie asked gently as she released her grip on Cody's shoulder. "You need to call her and talk to her Cody."
"Yeah…." Cody said softly as he pushed the button for the elevator. "Let's go up to our place. I'll call her then…." He continued gently, waiting for and stepping into the elevator with his luggage once it got there. Maddie and Zack followed him inside and rode with him. Once they got to the right floor, the three got of the elevator with Cody reaching into his pocket and pulling out his cell phone. He pushed a few buttons on it while he followed after Zack and Maddie and then brought it to his ear.
"Hello?" A voice said quietly from the phone.
"Hey, Bails, you free?" Cody asked into it.
"Cody….?" Bailey's voice questioned from the phone.
"Yeah, it's me. We need to talk." Cody replied softly as he entered the suite, Zack having opened the door and the threesome walked inside. "I'm an idiot, Bails…."
