Chapter 9

We don't any of these characters except ones we create.

Zack just stared at Jen. "Wow...That's almost evil.." He paused and grinned. "I love it..."

Jen grinned. "Not too bad if I say so myself..."

Zack nodded. "Cody better appreciate this. The flowers we are going to send Bailey won't be cheap..."

"Neither will the cologne we are going to send Cody..."

"Well, at least I've learned how to forge Cody's signature..."

Jen laughed. "And I can wing Bailey's..."

"This better work or my lack of beauty sleep will be the least of our worries..."

Jen smiled. "Have a little faith. It will..."

The next day, Cody was in his room, packing up his backpack, on his way to go meet Bailey to do their homework. As he was grabbing the last textbook he would need, there was a knock at the cabin door. He went over and answered it. Standing before him was someone in a delivery outfit.

"Cody Martin?"

"Yeah, that's me..."

The man hands Cody a package. "This is for you..."

"Thank you..." Cody fished a dollar out of his pocket and tipped the guy.

Closing the door, Cody unwrapped the package and found a bottle of cologne. He sprayed it on his wrist and decided it was pretty nice. Looking back at the package, he found there was a note attached. He opened the envelope and began to read the note.

My Dearest Cody,

I caught this scent and immediately thought of you. I hope you like it.

I love you,

Bailey

Cody smiled. If this was from Bailey, he would definitely wear it when he went to meet her. He sprayed some more on his wrists and rubbed them together. Then he took some and dabbed some on both sides of his neck. He grabbed his backpack and began to head out the door when he stopped dead in his tracks. He turned back around and grabbed the note again. He read it again and again. I love you. Cody felt his heart beating faster and faster. Had his Bailey just said to him the three most magical words in the world? Cody smiled. If she was brave enough to tell him, he knew that he owed it to her to tell her how he felt – that he loved her too.

In Bailey's cabin, she was straightening the room up in preparation of Cody coming over to do their homework. She scooted Jen's desk chair next to hers. Looking at it again, she scooted the two chairs closer together. Looking again, she smiled. She then organized her textbooks so they would be ready to begin once Cody arrived. As she was doing that, she heard a knock at her door. She walked over and opened it and found a delivery guy holding a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers.

"Bailey Picket?"

"Yeah, that's me..."

The delivery guy handed the bouquet to Bailey. "These are for you..."

Bailey tipped the guy and closed the door. She leaned down to smell them, and they had the most pleasant scent. She also noticed that there was a card attached to the flowers. First, she filled a vase with water to put the flowers in. Then, she opened the envelope and read it.

My Dearest Bailey,

I saw these and thought their beauty was only surpassed by yours.

I love you,

Cody

Bailey smiled and leaned in and smelled them again. She couldn't help but think how thoughtful Cody was for sending them to her. She decided she wanted to put them on a prominent display to show Cody how much she appreciated them. She carried them over and placed them on her bedside table. She was admiring how they looked when she stopped dead in her tracks. She turned back around and immediately went to grab the envelope again. She read it again and again. I love you. Had her Cody just said the three words she had longed to hear? Bailey smiled. If Cody had the courage to tell her how he felt, she knew she must tell him how she felt – that she loved him too.

Bailey was broken out of her thoughts by another knock at her door. She answered it and found Cody standing there smiling at her. Bailey couldn't help but to smile back.

"Please, come on in..."

Cody nodded, walked in and dropped his backpack on her desk. He turned back around and faced Bailey.

"Bails, there's something I need to tell you before we get started..."

"Cody, there's something I need to tell you too..."

Cody smiled. "Ladies first..."

"I wanted to thank you for the beautiful flowers. I love them and I..."

Cody was confused and interrupted her. "What flowers?"

Bailey just looked at him funny. She walked over to her nightstand and gestured to the flowers there. "These flowers. The ones you had sent to me just a while ago..."

"Bails, I didn't send you any flowers...well, I would, but I didn't send any to you today. But I do want to thank you for the cologne you sent me..."

Now Bailey was confused. "What cologne? I didn't send you any cologne...I mean I would do something like that, I just didn't today..."

Cody looked at her funny. "But I have the note you attached to it..."

"And I have the note you attached to my flowers..."

Cody and Bailey compare their notes side by side. Realization finally dawns on them.

"Zack..."

"Jen..."

"Look, Bails. I'm sorry. I don't know why Zack did this, but I will find out..."

Bailey sighed. "Its okay...I was just so excited when I saw..." She paused. "Nevermind..."

"No, what were you going to say? You can tell me anything, Bails..."

"I just got really excited when I thought you had wrote I love you...I know, its silly, but..."

Cody took her hand. "Its not silly at all. You really got excited when you saw that?"

Bailey nodded. "Yeah, I did..."

Cody smiled. "I was afraid I would freak you out when I said it..."

"Of course not. Why would that..." Bailey paused. "Does that mean you were thinking about saying it?"

"Yeah, I was. Because its true. I love you, Bailey...That's why I was excited when I thought you had wrote it too..."

Bailey smiled. "That's why I was excited...Because I love you too, Cody..."

"So, did we just say we both loved the other?"

Bailey grinned. "I do believe we just did..."

Cody grinned. "You know what we have to do now, right?"

"I sure hope so..."

Cody and Bailey both leaned in and sealed it with a kiss. Both pulled back finally and smiled at each other.

"I'll let Zack off the hook this time..."

"I know what you mean..."

Meanwhile, on the skydeck, Zack and Jen are sitting at the smoothie bar. Both keep looking around, hoping not to see their siblings coming at them angry.

Zack sighed. "I sure hope this worked..."

Jen nodded. "Me too..."

"Hey, Zack!"

Zack jumped in surprise. He turned and saw Woody Fink coming up to him.

"Hey Woodchuck. What's up?"

"You up for another game today?"

Zack shrugged. "Why not?" He turned to Jen. "You up for some basketball?"

Jen nodded. "Sure."

"Woody, this is Jen Pickett. Her sister, Bailey, is the girl dating my brother. Jen, this is Woody Fink, but I call him a lot of things..."

Both Jen and Woody nod at each other.

Before they walk off, Woody pauses. "Hey Zack. Did you have to do something special to get your birthday in the Seven Seas High newsletter?"

Zack just looked at Woody. "What are you talking about?"

"You know, the newsletter that's sent home to all of our parents. I saw my roommate had a copy of it on his computer. On the birthdays, it had yours, Cody's and Bailey's listed, but they forgot mine..."

Jen's mind began to race. "Uh oh...Woody, who is your roommate?"

"James..."

Zack and Jen turn to look at each other. Both knew this wasn't good.

To be Continued...