So they both walked off campus,holding hands,talking about...everything.
"So...we're a couple?" Samantha asked,blushing.
He blushed as well.
"I guess we are." Cody replied. "I guess it's just perfect,because I finally found someone who goes through what I go through."
"Well...at school." he added quietly.
During the rest of the way home,Cody learned alot about Samantha.
He learned that she enjoyed drawing with pastels,that she sometimes found herself dreaming of some far away land,that she sometimes spent hours at a time hiding in the woods behind her house,that she had always admired him.
He learned her likes,dislikes,hopes,dreams.She truly spilled her heart for him.
And in return,he did the same.
They arrived at The Tipton entrance,stopping to say hi to Chuck the doorman.
Walking in,still handing hands,Cody and Samantha started towards the elevator.
"Hey Cody!" he heard a certain female voice yell.
He sighed.
"Hi London," he replied quietly.
'The last thing I want is for London to get all preppy over my girlfriend.' he thought. 'Wow...never thought I'd say that.'
"Who's this? Is she your girlfriend? What's her name?" London said excitedly.
He sighed miserabely,yet again.
"Her name is Samantha and yes...she's my girlfriend."
Londond started to jump up and down,clapping her hands.
"Yay,Cody!"
"Hey,Miss Prep," Samantha interrupted smoothly.
She stopped jumping,and stared at this bold newcomer.
"Why don't you go back to your caviar,and leave us alone?" Samantha said,steering Cody towards the elevator and leaving London with her jaw on the floor.
"My daddy will hear about this!" London yelled,stomping out of the lobby.
Cody couldn't help but giggle.
He pulled out his house keys from his pocket,and shoved the key into the hole.
'How will Zack and Mom react when they see Samantha?' he wondered.
Opening the door,Cody led Samantha into their living room where they saw Zack plopped on the couch,remote control in hand.
How long had they spent walking and talking?
Zack looked up,and his eyes grew wide as they shifted from Cody's and Samantha's clasped hands to their blushing faces.
He pushed himself up from the couch and walked over to the new couple.
"So," he snickered. "Cody's finally got a girlfriend."
"Yeah.You'll know how that feels sooner or later," Cody replied,wiping the smirk off of Zack's face.
He turned around and flopped onto the couch once more.
"Mom!" he yelled. "Cody's got a...friend over!"
Cody groaned,making Samantha giggle behind her hand.
Carrie walked into the living room carrying a newly ironed dress in her arms.
She kind of stopped,taking in the sight before her.
Her Cody finally finds a friend...and it's this wierd chick?
"Uh...Mom?" Cody began. "This is Samantha,my...girlfriend."
She shook her head,knocking the thought out of her head.
"Oh..uh...hello there." she said,stretching out a hand.
Samantha took it.
"Nice to meet you," she said,smiling.
"Well," she said. "I guess I better be going,Cody..."
"I'll walk you down," Cody replied hastily,willing to do anything to get out of the awkward moment.
Standing outside the entrance,Cody quickly pressed his lips against Samantha's.
She returned his kiss,and they would have kissed even longer than they did if Mr.Moseby hadn't happened to walk by.
"No kissing in the lobby," he hissed.
Cody sighed,rolling his eyes.
"I'll see you tomorrow," Cody said,hugging her.
'Wow.We're already hugging and kissing.' he thought. 'Are we going too fast?'
"I know," she replied,smiling.
He watched her walk out the front doors,and seemed to float back to their suite.
"So,lover boy's back," Zack mocked from the couch.
But Zack's words couldn't touch him.He was too busy living.