Love on Deck,,,
Chapter 26: Kettlecorn Get out of my Mind...
Three surprise characters will make a very important appearance in this chapter...they will play a major part not in this story, but in the sequel to this story...Yes people there will be a sequel to this...More info on when that might happen as soon as I finish this one...but these characters will play a major role in this story as well...but not in the way yout think...
Zack Martin was slowly walking through the Sky Deck. Even though it was the very last weekend of Spring Break, Zack had a lot on his mind. And this time, it wasn't just Maya. It was Cody. Anyone who grew up knowing the twins, they knew that they were inseperable. But come time for them to go to College, he knew that it was all going to change. As Zack looked out towards the ocean he sighed. With only two months before graduation, the clock was ticking now. As Zack sat on the edge of the rails, he was deep in thought. What if something happened to Cody while he was away? He couldn't stand the thought of his brother in some sort of predicament. Any brother would be so glad to have the younger brother out of their skin, and out of their life. But Zack was different. He was the brother that needed the little brother in his life. Cody was his personal hero. He was always there for him. Through the good and the bad. There was never a day that Cody was never there for Zack. As he saw the moon break through all of the clouds, he observed the ship. He found most of the students on the Lido Deck having a blast. As Zack sighed once again, he felt a pair of arms wrap a sweater around him. He looked up and saw none other than Cody.
"Hey Codes." Zack smiled.
"Doing some tinking too?" Cody asked.
"Yep...Can you believe it? Two more months and we'll be saying goodbye to this ship for good." Zack added.
"I know...It kind of kills..." Cody said.
"Heck, this has been our home for the past three years now. I don't think I'm even ready to say goodbye to it." Zack confessed.
"I don't know how I'll be able to do it either." Cody added.
"And my biggest fear will finally come true..." Zack said.
"Zack...biggest fear? What are you talking about?" Cody asked.
"What I meant was...O.k. look..." Zack sighed. "I know I never show it enough but..you play a huge role in my life Cody...Heck, ever since we've been little there was never a time that we've been apart. Except when you went on that Math Camp thingy. And now...after this...we'll be bidding farewell for good..." Zack said. "And we'll be the kind of brothers that don't even talk anymore..."
"Who said we would bid goodbye for good?" Cody asked.
"Face it Cody...We can't fly out to see each other, it would be too expensive. And we can never drive to see each other either...The only time we'll see each other is during Christmas..." Zack said.
"That may be true...but trust me on this Zack...you could never lose me as a brother even if you tried..." Cody said.
"Promise?" Zack asked.
"Cross my heart...Hope to die.,.." Cody said while Zack threw himself into Cody's chest.
"Good...Because I don't know if I can live with myself if you left..." Zack said.
"That is one thing you will never have to worry about..." Cody said.
One week later...
Bailey and Cody were sitting on their patio chair. Bailey smiled as Cody handed her her strawberry smoothie.
"Thank God...I was getting thirsty here..." Bailey laughed.
"Sorry sweetie..." Cody said as he hugged her. "Long line-up." Cody smiled.
"What would I ever do without you?" Bailey wondered as she kissed his cheek to thank him for the smoothie.
"Bails...are you worried about starting at Stanford?" Cody asked.
"Not one bit...Why are you?"
"I don't know Bails..." Cody sighed. "Call me crazy...but I think that college will be a huge obstacle for us..." Cody sighed.
"What do you mean by that?" Bailey asked worried.
"I don't know...Call me Mr. Perfect, but it just can't help but think that college will you know...tear us further and further apart...I mean look at us now...This is the only alone time we got in two weeks Bails...What if this continues to happen?"
"I don;t know...But I will tell you one thing..." Bailey replied.
"What's that?" Cody wondered.
"You will always be my Cody...The Cody that I fell in love with...And who I will always love...Forever..." Bailey smiled.
"And you'll always be my little hay Bail...The one and only girl for me..." Cody said as Bailey placed a passionite kiss on his lips.
"Are you still worried about Stanford Cody?" Bialey asked.
"Of course..." Cody replied. "Bails, do you want to know what my biggest fear is?" Cody asked.
"What's that?" Bailey asked.
"Losing you...I love you that much..." Cody said pulling her into a bone crashing hug.
"You could never lose me Cody...Not now...Not ever..." Bailey said as she kissed his cheek. "I will be forever yours..."
"That's a promise isn't it?" Cody asked.
"Promise." Bailey said as she pulled Cody in for a hug.
Back in Kettlecorn, Moose was officially filling out his application to Stanford University. He had wanted to get out of Kettlecorn since he was a little boy. But he never had the courage to. He admired Bailey for mustering up her strength to actually convince Johnny and Sally Pickett that moving away from the future they had laid out for her, was simply her best choice. Now Moose was 17 now. Almost a full adult. And by the time he was to graduate from Kettlecorn Middle School (which was a farmhouse that consisted of only 10 graduating students). Moose sighed in contentment as he walked down to the mailbox to send in the forms. He smiled. If he sent them in on time, by November, he would be in California. Moose smiled at that thought as his little brother Oliver ran into the room.
Oliver was Moose's younger brother by one year. They were as close as we knew Zack and Cody to be. And Moose was just sad that he had to leave him behind to take care of their father Kevin Spencer. Kevin had been diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer. He had been fighting it for four years now. Moose had to sell their last cow in able for them to afford the best treatment. But the doctor told him yesterday, that they may be a little too late for anything to take effect.
"Hey Moose..." Oliver said as he walked into the kitchen and pulled up a chair.
"Hey Oli..." Moose said as he joined him. "What you doing up this late at night? It's almost twelve."
"I couldn't sleep with dad's constant snoring." Both of the boys snickered at this thought.
"How's he holding up?" Moose asked.
"He's holding up just fine..." Oliver replied. "If you call breathing heavily, sneezing loudly, and screaming in pain fine..."
"That bad huh?" Moose said worried.
"I think we're going to lose him before Christmas Moose." Oliver sighed.
"Just like we lost mom two years ago..." Moose sighed.
Lara Spencer was the best mother anyone could ever ask for. She and Maggie were close frineds. In fact, that's how Moose had met Bailey. But Lara had died when she ran her car into a lighting pole in the middle of a thunderstrom. Moose and Oliver had been heartbroken. They had lost their role model in life. It's not that Kevin was a horrible father, but he could have done a lot better than abandoning the boys. He only walked into their life when Moose was about 10. Apparently he had been a runaway from a crime that he had comitted when he was younger. But he never got into much detail with that. As Moose hugged Oliver, he realized something...He was going to miss that kid when he was gone. One thing was for sure, he was going to be the best brother he could even if he was halfway across the country.
Back home in Boston, The St. Marks Hotel was busy. Todd St. Mark was sitting near a fireplace. He was holding a photo of London. It had been about 6 years since he had seen the love of his lfie. The six years he had been in Switzerland studying to become a dentist, London was the constant thing on his mind. Todd's office was being loaded once again. He was taking over, since Ilsa was in jail for abusing an employee. Todd just laughed. He knew she had it in her. As Todd stared across the street to the neighbouring Tipton he smiled.
"Soon my love. Soon we will be together again." Todd smiled. But little did Todd know, that London had since found a new guy.
As the rain in Thailand fell on the hut Khun Yai used to live in. She had been terribly worried for her brother in law. Wilfred Tipton had since dissapeared. He had not returned any of her calls. It was like he was cutting her out of his life. But it made no sense to the elderly woman. He had called her each and every night for a while now. Ever since London had come to visit her, he made sure that he was in constant contact with her. As Khun Yai walked towards the rice farm, she noticed something that was very odd in the very distance. The shape of a helicopter in the near distance. Khun Yai went to go check out what on earth a helicopter was doing in the middle of a field.
To be Continued...
London, Maddie, and James will be making their appearances before long...London will be in the next chapter along with Maddie. And James is gone for a while...but he is not dead people...