Chapter 21

Again, I don't own any of these characters

As they had said, both quickly crashed once they got back to their hotel room. Their day had truly worn them out. The next morning, Cody stretched and opened his eyes. Reaching over for Bailey, he found she was not in the bed beside him. Quickly, he slipped out of bed and entered the living room area of their room. At that same time, Bailey was holding the door open, and someone from room service pushed a cart into the room. Once it was inside, Cody watched Bailey sign for the waiter's tab before she looked up and saw him. She smiled and immediately walked over to him and kissed him.

"Happy anniversary, Codykins..."

"Happy anniversary to you too, Bails...What's all this?"

Bailey smiled at him again. "I figured we'd have breakfast in this morning..." She lifted one of the plate covers. "All of your favorites...an egg white omelet, wheat toast, turkey bacon and a bran muffin..."

Cody wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned in and kissed her cheek. "Thank you, Sweetheart...You know me so well..."

"I better...It has been four years after all..."

"Best four years of my life..."

"Mine too..."

"What kind of timetable are we on today?"

Bailey turned and grinned at him. "We have the morning and early afternoon to do whatever we want. My first surprise doesn't start until 7:30..."

"Well, how about we enjoy our breakfast..." Cody grinned. "And go from there..."

"Sounds good to me..."

Cody and Bailey moved the dishes and glasses over to the little table in their room. And before Bailey realized what had happened, Cody had pulled her down on to his lap. Bailey turned to him in surprise.

"Cody, what are you doing?"

"Just keeping another one of our anniversary traditions..."

Bailey smiled. "Ahhh...I see. Are you going to feed me?"

"You bet I am...I need you to have your strength today..."

Bailey teased him. "What do I need my strength for?"

Cody chuckled. "Should I tell you or should I show you?"

"What about breakfast?"

"Breakfast be darned!" With that, Cody leaned in and kissed Bailey passionately. And with that, he lifted her and up and carried her back into their bedroom before kicking the door closed with his foot. Bailey's initial giggles faded and were replaced my moans and other sounds of passion.

A few hours later, a cold breakfast had been eaten and a shower had been shared. They both walked out of the front door of the Washington Tipton hand in hand.

"So, where to, my little Hay Bale..."

"Well, we said we wanted to go to Ford's Theatre...Shall we start there?"

Cody nodded. "Sounds good to me..."

And that's exactly what they did. They arrived and took the tour of the theater including getting to see the box where Lincoln had been assassinated. After that, they took a tour of the Ford's Theatre Museum and saw such historical artifacts as the gun John Wilkes Booth used, Booth's diary, the actual coat Lincoln had been wearing (minus the blood-stained pieces) and the blood-stained pillow from Lincoln's death bed. While there, they also toured the Petersen House across the street where Lincoln had actually died.

As they were milling about outside after their tour, Cody happened to notice something.

"Look at that, Bails...They're actually putting on a performance of Our American Cousin tonight. Wouldn't that be something to see?"

Bailey held back a smile. "Yeah, it would..."

Cody sighed. "Too bad it says its sold out. Oh well, I'm sure you have something wonderful planned anyways..."

Bailey nodded. "I think you'll enjoy it..."

"So, how much time do we have now?"

"Well, its almost one, and we should be back at the hotel by 5:30 so we have time to clean up and changed..."

"We have four hours then, your choice..."

Bailey paused. "Would you mind going to see the National Zoo? I'd love to see the pandas..."

Cody smiled. "We should get going then..."

So, for the next several hours, they did wander around the National Zoo. Bailey did get to see the pandas. And they saw a whole lot Coelse as well. The phrase "lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" would only describe a fraction of what they saw. They even got to feed peanuts to some elephants. Of course, being in the warm sun and around animals all day, both were in need of another shower when they got back to their room. And again, they shared one.

"So, what's the dress code for tonight, Bails?"

"Definitely coat and tie..."

Cody nodded. "Suit or sport coat?"

Bailey paused. "Either would be okay, but you do look so sexy in your charcoal gray suit..."

Cody smiled. "Consider it done..."

Soon, Cody was dressed in his suit, and Bailey was in a very sexy red dress. Cody just whistled at her.

"Wow..."

Bailey smiled. "You like?"

"Oh yeah...You look amazing..."

"Looking pretty good yourself, Codykins..."

"Should I bring your gift with me?"

Bailey paused. "No, lets save those until we get back tonight...That way, we don't have to keep up with them..."

Cody nodded. "Alright..." He offered out his arm. "Shall we?"

Cody and Bailey walked out of the hotel arm and arm. Instead of hitting the metro, they hailed a cab. Bailey handed the driver a slip of paper with their destination on it. The driver nodded and they were off. Finally, they arrived at their destination and got out. Once they saw where they were, Cody was confused.

"Bails, what are we doing back here?"

Bailey smiled and pulled out two tickets from her handbag. "Because we have tickets to Our American Cousin for tonight..."

Cody just beamed at her. "Have I told you lately just how much I love you?"

"Yes, but I will never grow tired of hearing it...Come on Cody, I think they are beginning to seat everyone..."

"Yes, milady..."

For the next hour and a half, they sat in the same theater Lincoln did, watched the same play he had and soaked up the history and experience. And they did it together, hands held and fingers intertwined. As the play ended, they both stood up and applauded. Once the play was over, they walked out of the theater and grabbed another cab. And again, Bailey slipped the cab driver a slip of paper with their destination on it.

"Still aren't telling me where we're going, huh?"

Bailey shook her head. "Nope...But I think you'll like it..."

Soon, they pulled to a stop and got out. Cody helped Bailey out of the cab and then looked up. His eyes opened in shock.

"Bails...How? I...I ..mean...how?"

Cody was looking at the front entrance to Castelldefels, the brand new restaurant in Washington owned and operated by none other than Ferran Adria.

Bailey smiled. "I take it this is to your liking?"

Cody was still in shock. "I don't know what to say...How did you ever pull this off? I called, but was told reservations should be made a year in advance..."

Bailey grinned. "Once I knew we were coming to Washington, I called. That didn't work, so I asked London for a favor..."

Cody felt his heart swell. "Saying I love you doesn't seem like its enough to truly express what I'm feeling right now..."

"Codykins, I know that feeling all too well...Now, come on, lets see if the food here really as good to warrant all of this."

And it was. To Bailey, she would always remember the meal Chef Paulo had made for them on their first anniversary. But this meal was outstanding, and she could feel that all her taste buds were on fire. But as delicious as it was, she would never trade it for one of Cody's meals any day of the week. Because Cody always added one ingredient that no restaurant ever could – his love. After the meal, both were full, and made their way back outside. And waiting on them was a horse drawn carriage waiting there holding a sign with their names on it. Cody smiled again and leaned in and kissed Bailey again.

Their ride back to their hotel was a slow one, but neither cared. They just cuddled up together and shared more than a few kisses. While neither minded the slow trip back, their kisses began to grow more and more passionate. Suddenly, both desperately wished they were back in their room.

Finally, when they did arrive back to their suite. Bailey pinned Cody to the door and again kissed him passionately. When they pulled apart for air, Cody put his hands on both sides of Bailey's face.

"Sweetheart, you have my engine revved and ready to go. But I want to give you your anniversary present before our anniversary is over..."

Bailey smiled. "Okay, but we have ten minutes to do that, and then all bets are off..."

Cody smiled. "Agreed..." Cody walked over to his bag and pulled out two wrapped boxes and returned to Bailey. "They say year four is linen or silk. I saw both of these and immediately thought of you...so I got you both..."

Bailey laughed. "What would you say if the same thing happened to me?"

"After four years, I believe it..."

Bailey went to her bag and pulled out two wrapped boxes as well, but one was noticeably smaller than the other. "These are for you, Codykins..."

Cody smiled again. "You open one and then I'll open one..."

Bailey nodded and opened the first box. She smiled as she pulled out a pair of pink silk pajamas. "I love them, Cody...They're beautiful..."

"I'm glad you like them..." Cody reached for the smaller box before Bailey stopped him and told him to open the bigger one first. Cody complied and opened it. He smiled as well when he pulled out a similar pair of silk pajamas, except his were navy blue. "We really are starting to think alike..."

Bailey smiled. "I know..."

"I must warn you, what's in the other box, well, in my opinion, it was made specifically with you in mind..."

Bailey grinned and opened it. Inside was the most gorgeous lavender silk chemise she had ever seen. "Cody...Its beautiful..."

"I hope you feel sexy in it, because I know that's how you will look in it..."

Bailey leaned in and kissed Cody. "I feel sexy just looking at it..."

Cody smiled. "Good. Now you know how I feel when I look at you..."

"Open your final gift so I can show you how sexy you are..."

Cody complied and inside he found a light blue silk tie with small black and white polka dots. "Wow..."

"I read that tie color is important. They say blue symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven. Cody, that's you. And they say light blue is associated with health, healing, tranquility, understanding and softness, all qualities of a what a good doctor should be. I thought this would be a good tie for med school interviews..."

Cody smiled at her. "And it comes from you which means it will bring me luck. I shall wear it for all of my interviews..."

Bailey smiled back. "How about I slip into my new chemise?"

Cody shook his head. "No need to do that...Besides, it wouldn't be on long enough anyways..." And with that he leaned in and kissed Bailey again passionately.

To be Continued...

Author's Note: Sorry this was so late being posted. Just got back from the UK-Akron game where UK won 47-10. And no, I'm not feeling any effect this time, so if this sucks, I have nothing to blame but myself.