Chapter 34

I don't own these characters, but it would be nice if I did.

Wait...In this story, I actually created some of them, so I do own them.

Anyways, I do promise to keep them true to themselves.

And as for the ones I did create, who they are is up to me, so...

For the next hour, they all dined and chatted with each other. Kurt Martin got his first chance to meet both of his son's girlfriends. And from the first impressions he was getting, he realized they couldn't be more different from each other. But he quickly realized that was a good thing. Maya's no nonsense and outgoing personality was a perfect match for Zack. She would keep him in line but not suppress his jubilant personality. Maya and Zack had very flirty demeanor to them where it was evident there was a mutual attraction. On the other hand, Bailey was more the sweet and compassionate type. And the was a perfect match for his Cody. Plus, they would both talk about things that went completely over the heads of the other three at the table. And Kurt could tell by the way Cody and Bailey were with each other that it was a pairing based on mutual friendship, respect and adoration for the other.

Kurt was really enjoying getting to meet the two ladies in his sons' lives, but with a schedule to keep, he checked his watch. It was almost a quarter to nine, and he had to be at the sound check for his concert in fifteen minutes.

"Boys, Ladies, I wish I could stay longer, but I have to get ready for the show tonight. You four take your time and enjoy dessert too if you want. Everything is being charged to my room. Now, the show begins at 10:30, and there is a table reserved for you all." He looked at his oldest. "Of course, you will be given wristbands that show you are under 21, so don't try anything funny. I hope you all enjoy the show. And ladies, its been a pleasure to meet you both." He stood up. "I'll see you all in a little while."

Kurt headed out, and Maya, Zack, Cody and Bailey were still sitting at the table. And like Kurt suggested, they did all order dessert.

Cody turned to his brother. "So, Zack...how are you enjoying college?"

Zack paused. "You know, I actually like it better than high school. I mean...only fifteen hours a week that I have to be in class? I would have enjoyed high school much more if it was like that..."

Cody laughed. "I seem to remember you still managed to have fun..."

Zack smirked. "Well, I don't have the luxury of having you around to do my homework for me anymore..." He paused. "And Maya actually makes me study..."

Cody was almost floored by hearing that and turned to Maya. "And how did you pull that off?"

Maya laughed. "I have my ways..." She turned to Bailey. "And how are things this semester with you two being more than friends?"

Bailey smiled. "Better than I could have ever imagined...These past four weeks, in addition to studying, Cody and I have been taking ballroom dancing classes."

Zack began laughing. "And you can still walk? Broseph here isn't a very good dancer. In fact, there was this one time he was in a dance contest, and he fell off the stage and hurt himself..."

Cody sighed. "True...but, I was doing it to cover for you because you were goofing off and hurt your ankle..."

Zack nodded and smiled. "I remember...Mom and Max took turns ripping us both new ones..."

Maya turned to Zack. "Who's Max?"

"Oh, Max is an old friend of ours from middle school in Boston." He paused and turned to Cody. "Whatever happened to her anyways? It was like she just disappeared..."

Cody shrugged. "I have no idea...Tapeworm was the same way."

"Yeah, and Bob isn't around much anymore either..." Zack cringed. "Oh...sorry."

Cody smiled. "No problem. Actually, I need to thank Bob." He took Bailey's hand in his. "I definitely got the best end of that deal..."

Bailey smiled at him. "Me too..." She turned to Zack. "And Cody may not be ready for Dancing with the Stars, but I love dancing with him. I love being held in his arms.

Zack just shook his head. "Too much information..."

Cody laughed. "So, how is it going with your new roommate, Woody?"

"Its been pretty good actually. He actually doesn't care if the room is messy." He smirked. "And he doesn't care if my bed isn't made first thing in the morning..."

Bailey had to laugh. "Yeah, I've noticed its one of the first things Cody does every morning like clockwork..."

Maya and Zack just give her a look. "And how would you know that exactly?"

Bailey's eyes went wide. "Oh...ummm..."

Cody spoke up to cover for her. "Because Bailey uses my shower every morning. I keep it clean, and she doesn't have to worry about using the filthy communal ones on her floor."

Zack just gave his brother a look. "I don't believe you. Look me in the eye and tell me that's all there is..."

Cody sighed, but he avoided Zack's stare. "That's all there is..." His nose twitched.

Zack laughed. "I knew it! Codester! You old dog you!"

Maya was confused. "What are you talking about? He just said that's all there was..."

Zack kept grinning. "Nope. His nose twitched. He was lying!"

Bailey sighed. "Fine...I've essentially moved in with Cody. I stay with him every night...that's how I know..."

Zack laughed. "Way to go, baby brother...Shacking up with your girlfriend! Mom's going to flip!"

Cody rolled his eyes. "One, your only ten minutes older than I am. Two, its no one's business but ours what Bailey and I do. I love her, she loves me. Us living together feels right to us. We don't care what other people think." He wrapped his arm around her. "I won't try to justify to anyone what my heart tells me to do..."

Bailey smiled at him. "I feel the exact same way. Our relationship is ours and no one else's. What's right for us is what we decide it is, and we like...no love what we have going on..."

Maya just looked at them. "Good for you two. You're right. It is up to you two..." She glared at Zack. "Neither one of us will say a word, right Zack?"

Zack sighed. "Fine..."

Cody smiled at Maya. "Thank you...Someday you're going to have to teach me how you've trained him so well. For 18 years, nothing I tried ever worked..."

Maya laughed. "No offense, Cody, but I have a few tricks in my bag that you would never use..."

Bailey teasingly elbowed Cody. "Maybe you could tell me to help keep this one in line..."

Maya just shook her head and smiled. "I don't think that would work either. From what I can tell, they may be twins, but they are polar opposites. Besides, from what I can see, you already have Cody wrapped around your little finger..."

They finished their deserts before they realized it was getting close to show time. So, they left the restaurant and walked down the street to the club where Kurt was performing. And like he said, they were all given wristbands indicating they were underage. After finding their tables, the guys went to get nonalcoholic drinks for everyone. And while they waited at the bar, Zack just grinned at his brother.

"Five years with Barbara and nothing. Barely a month with Bailey, and sleeping together every night. Glad to see you taking the bull by the horns for a change..."

Cody sighed. "Sleeping together is all we do. Neither of us is pressuring the other for anything more. Zack, I really do love her, and I would never do anything to risk ruining what I have."

Zack smirked at him. "Are you going to wait until your wedding night?"

"If that's what it takes, yes..."

Zack's eyes went wide. "Whoa, whoa, whoa...You've thought of proposing already?"

"Not anytime soon, but I just have the feeling that I will one day. I mean it, Zack. I'm really in love with her. I'm feeling things I've never felt before in my life. Everyday I spend with her, I fall harder and harder for her. She makes me feel like its okay to be me. But its more than that. She embraces who I am and loves me for it. I know we've only been dating officially for a little over a month, but I feel like I've known her forever. So, no...I'm not planning on proposing any time soon. But, one day...yeah, I truly believe I will..."

Zack was speechless for a minute. "Wow...I knew you had strong feelings for her, but I had no idea they were that deep..."

Cody smiled. "Well, now you do."

"How can you be so sure though?"

Cody paused. "Its hard to explain. Its a feeling you either have or you don't. And I have it. Basically, whenever I think about my future, I see her right there next to me."

Back at the table, the two ladies were just chatting themselves.

Maya smiled. "So, for the past month, you're really telling me that Cody hasn't tried anything? Even with you two all wrapped up and snuggled together every night?"

Bailey smiled back. "Exactly. I know he's normal and has urges, but he's constantly the perfect gentleman. I mean, take earlier this afternoon before dinner for example. He had fallen asleep while I showered, and I came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. When I woke him up, I thought his eyes were going to bulge out of his head..."

"So, you were teasing him?"

Bailey shook her head. "Not intentionally. Did it feel good to know I have that kind of reaction on him? Of course it did. I love knowing he thinks I'm beautiful. I've never felt anything like it. But I really love that he loves me for more than that and sees me for everything I am. You see, my ex was a controlling jerk who had no respect for me at all and saw me as a possession. I had to knee him in the groin once to get him to stop trying to paw at me. Cody is the exact opposite. He loves me, respects me and treats me as an equal partner..."

Maya grinned. "One you like you knowing you have an effect on..."

Bailey smiled. "I'm not the only one. He was walking around in his undershirt and boxers. I didn't make it too obvious, but I was looking as much as I could. He drives me wild too and has an effect on me. I've even gone on the birth control shot. I don't want to rush anything either, but I know it will happen at some point. The first time I kissed him, I know it was all for show, but wow! It was like I had stuck a penny in an outlet. I felt this surge of electricity go through me. And I feel it every single time he touches me. And his kisses...I go weak in the knees."

Maya laughed. "Sounds like a woman in love."

"I am...And that's why I'm so cautious. With my ex, I know he viewed it as a way...for lack of a better word, to brand me as his personal property. He wanted to do anything he could to keep me in Kettlecorn. I didn't want that as I had dreams and higher aspirations. And I wasn't going to let anything get in my way. So, sex was not something I thought about all that much...until now. I know with Cody, it would be different. I know I can have the love and intimacy and it wouldn't interfere with my dreams because he shares them too. I've stopped putting a mental block on the idea of it..." She sighed. "I'm just scared of doing something to ruin this. I see a long future with Cody, and I don't want to risk that because of I gave in to one moment of weakness and passion..."

"Who says it would? But, you're right. This is something between you and Cody. If I may though...as an impartial outsider...its obvious you two are nutso about each other. You love each other. As long as its something you both want, I don't see how you would ruin anything." She grinned. "Remember, I was there when we walked in on you two. I saw two people so wrapped up in each other that they were oblivious to the rest of the world. Don't try to over analyze everything. Just go with what you both want and what feels right to you both. Looks like its working for you so far. Besides, I've seen the way Cody looks at you. Its like he's looking at the most precious thing in the world to him. Talk to him. I bet he's feeling the same things you are..."

Bailey smiled. "Thanks...Enough about Cody and I. How are things going with Zack?"

Maya smiled. "Going good. You know, I think being out of the hotel and away from Cody has been good for him. He knows he has to take care of himself now. Plus, I think working last semester really gave him a wake up call. He's still fun loving, but he knows he has to be serious when its needed."

"Good. I can definitely tell you are a good influence on him."

"Don't get me wrong though...I wish some of Cody's cleanliness would rub off on to him. His and Woody's room is a pigsty. Addison and I are thinking about putting our foots down and refusing to go to their room unless its decent."

Bailey laughed. "I can't imagine. Fortunately, I prefer things clean and in order too, so I don't mind Cody's germaphobia and obsession with cleaning."

"I bet...I just wish I had a private bathroom like you two do..."

Bailey grinned. "Its heaven on earth."

The girls continued talking to each other when they soon noticed they were no longer alone. Both turned and saw two strange guys sitting in Cody and Zack's seats. And they both grinned at Bailey and Maya.

"Hello, ladies. Are these seat's taken?"

Maya smirked at them. "Actually, they are. Our BOYFRIENDS are at the bar getting us something to drink..."

"Then you wouldn't mind us keeping you company until they return, would you?" The other guy grinned. "Besides, its their fault for leaving two such lovely ladies all by themselves."

Bailey rolled her eyes. "Actually, we do mind. Now, please go and leave us be..."

"Come on, Ladies...I'm sure we can show you a much better time than whoever your guys are..."

Maya balled her fists in aggravation. "No thanks...We're actually allergic to jerks. So, leave before we get sick..."

The guy sitting next to her scowled. "Well, well...Looks like we have a pair of stuck up bitches. I think we should show you what we do to your kind around here..."

To be Continued...

AN: I apologize as this is the only chapter I'm posting tonight. I had another chapter written for another story, but I can't figure out where I saved it. I'll try to find it or re-write it for tomorrow.