"No Sarah." Sab said taking Sarah by the hand to sit her down. "Sit here
and play with your dolls while I unfold this," Sab said holding the
playpen.
"Dess," Sarah said, showing Sab a light pink Barbie dress.
"Yes, it's pink," Sab said and signed. "Why don't you put it on your doll?"
"K." Sarah put it on her doll as Sab unfolded her playpen in the new apartment. It was almost time for Sarah's afternoon nap. As she did it, she watched Sarah play innocently with her doll. Making up some story to go along with it. Sab giggled at her. Sarah yawned.
"I think someone is ready for a nap," Sab said, picking her up. Sarah started to doze off to sleep in her arms as she laid her down in the playpen, putting a blanket over her. She watched her as she slept soundly. All of a sudden her apartment buzzer went off. Sab walked over to it.
"Yeah?"
"Hey, it's Derek," he replied over the speaker.
"Come on up." Sab pressed a button to let him in. A few minutes later Derek walked in the door.
"How long has she been sleeping?" Derek asked quietly, looking at his sister asleep.
"Just a few minutes. We've been playing Barbie's all day," Sab replied.
"All day?" Derek asked surprised. "Doesn't that get boring?"
"Well we also bundled up for a short stroll in the park, but yeah. Pretty much," Sab replied.
"Well at least you two had fun," Derek said, looking around the loft. "Wow, this place is huge!"
"I know. Wanna see the best part?" Sab asked.
"Sure."
"Come." Sab led him over to the balcony. "Check the view."
"That's so cool. You can see most of the city from here," Derek said, admiring the view.
"Yeah, well I need to grab a few more boxes out of my old place. If you wanna relax for a bit from school, go ahead," Sab said, walking back into the loft. "I actually need to plug a phone in here."
"Ok. I got my cell on," Derek said, following her inside.
"Well I'll be down one level, shouldn't be that long," Sab said, heading for the door. "Just keep an eye on her."
"Will do," Derek said as she left.
Sab went out to wait for the elevator. As it opened she walked in and is surprised to see Cody standing there.
"Cody? What are you doing here?" Sab asked.
"Derek called me this morning, saying you could use some help moving. Which I thought odd cause you never told me you were moving," Cody replied.
"Sorry, I've just had a lot on my mind these last few days," Sab said, getting into the elevator.
"It's ok. I'm here and ready to help," Cody said, stepping closer to hug her. Sab stepped away. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Sab replied, not looking at him.
"You still upset about Maria running lose?" Cody asked as the elevator opened and they get off.
"It's not that," Sab replied, walking toward her old apartment.
"Then what?"
"I don't know," Sab replied opening the door.
"Maybe I shouldn't have come," Cody said stopping in the doorway.
"No, I'm happy you came. It's just, I don't know. I just have this uneasy feeling every time we get close," Sab explained as she picked up a box. Cody walked in and picked one up as well.
"You're still unsure of how you feel?" Cody asked as they head back to the elevator.
"Something, like that," Sab replied as they waited for the elevator. "It's more about how I want to trust you, but can't seem to get past how you betrayed me. You've never explained to me your true feelings that you had for Maria."
"How is that going to build your trust in me, knowing that?" Cody asked getting upset.
"It would help because if you had no feelings for her then I know that she was lying to me. I might be able to trust you again," Sab explained as she leaned against the wall.
"Can you really handle what I have to tell you?" Cody asked setting down the box. "What if it makes matters worse?"
"Well it might, but it might not," Sab replied. "If you want, we can call Allison and she can help us through it."
"I don't want other people's help. I want to be able to work things out just with you," Cody replied as the elevator door opened.
"Well how can we work things out if it all ends up in a fight between us?" Sab asked, getting into the elevator. Cody followed, picking up the box.
"I don't know," Cody replied as the doors close and Sab pressed the button to go up a floor. The two stay silent.
"Come on," Sab said as she pressed the button again.
"Is there anything in the doorway?" Cody asked.
"If there was, would the doors be closed?" Sab snapped.
"I just asked a question, no need to snap at me."
"Sorry. Damn it!" Sab said, starting to panic.
"Just calm down, it should go soon," Cody said.
"No, you don't understand. I left Sarah and Derek up there alone," Sab replied. "Shit! You got your phone on you?"
Cody took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Do you know Derek's cell phone number?" Sab asked turning it on.
"555-6799." Cody replied. "They'll be ok for a while."
"It's not them I'm worried about," Sab replied as she dialed. "Frank and Elaina will kill me if they find out I'm not watching them."
"I have to agree with you on that one," Cody said thinking about what those two could do.
"Derek?" Sab said as he answered.
"Hey Sab."
"Derek, Cody and I are stuck in the elevator. Can you call Mrs. Montclair and get her to look into it? And how is Sarah?" Sab asked leaning against the wall.
"Sarah is still sleeping. And no, I won't call Mrs. Montclair," Derek replied.
"Excuse me?!" Sab asked in shock.
"You two need to work out your problems, now is the time," Derek replied.
"Derek, I need to be up there. I don't know how long it will be before the elevator is fixed," Sab said trying to calm down.
"Don't worry, once I know you two are back together, I'll return the power to the elevator."
"Return the power? What the hell did you do?!" Sab yelled.
"Look in the right hand corner," Derek replied. Sab looked up to see a small camera.
"You planned all this?!" Sab asked. Cody looked up to where Sab was looking and figured out what had happened. "Get this elevator working or you'll be in more trouble then you can ever get into, with either of your parents."
"Well it's gonna be hard for you to call them, or anyone for that matter," Derek said. "I'll order the pizza and take care of Sarah. You two get along. Bye."
All of a sudden the phone went dead. Sab looked at it then to Cody. "I guess I found out why he wanted to know how to disable a cell phone and an elevator," Cody said looking at her.
"You told him how to do this?" Sab asked giving his cell phone back.
"Yeah. He told me it was research he was doing," Cody replied. Then laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Sab asked.
"How we got duped into it by a 17 year old," Cody replied.
Sab smirked. "You were the one duped. I was only moving my things."
"Well, it's still funny," Cody said, sliding down to sit on the floor of the elevator. Sab joined him and they sat in silence for a few minutes.
"So are we going to do what he said and talk?" Cody asked, breaking the silence.
"I'm still waiting for an answer from you," Sab insisted, staring at the other side of the elevator.
"You really wanna know how I felt?"
"Yes I do," Sab replied, turning to him.
"Fine. I loved her with all my heart. Happy?" Cody wondered, turning his head to face the floor.
"So you two really did care a lot for each other."
"No. I said I loved her with all my heart. She didn't feel the same way," Cody corrected her. "I knew she didn't feel the same way, but I thought it would change in time. When I knew that she wouldn't change her feelings, I broke it off so that her breaking it off wouldn't hurt me. And I haven't cared for anybody else as much, till I met you." He turned to face her. Sab just sat there in silence. "But I guess how things are going now, it's just going to end the same way."
"No, Cody. You know I love you with all my heart. It's just that I haven't been with someone I've cared about so much. I don't want to lose you," Sab replied. "And when I found out you and Maria used to be together, it worried me knowing that you might've still cared for her, as much as I do you."
"The only feelings I have for her now, is that I want her to get better and not to hurt herself or anyone around her," Cody said, putting an arm around her. "You're all that I want to feel right now."
"Thanks," Sab said, giving him a kiss. "For telling me the truth."
"Now how about you?"
"About me, what?" Sab asked in confusion.
"How did you feel about Dom?"
"I don't want to talk about him," Sab said turning away.
"No, I told you how I felt about Maria, now it's your turn." Cody said, put his hand under her chin to move face to look at him. "Like you, its been bugging me about how you felt for him."
"I didn't know it bugged you," Sab replied.
"Well, it did. Ever since I saw you two together after he held me hostage to get you back."
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Sab asked.
"I knew you didn't want to talk about it. But I think now is a good time, since we're getting things out in the open," Cody replied. "So?"
"I'm not really sure how I actually felt about him. I mean, I thought I loved him, but I don't think it was real love. It was so different from how I feel about you," Sab said, turning to him. "I think it was basically like puppy love or something. I liked how I felt about him, but I love how I feel about you. I actually never told anyone before you that I loved them."
"You never told Dom?"
"I never felt the need to tell him. I didn't want to say it, if I didn't feel it," Sab replied as she looked at him.
"So when you told me that you loved me, you really felt it?"
"Yeah I did." Sab answered.
"I love you so much," Cody said as he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Sab kissed him back as he leaned further over to her. Sab pushed him back.
"Don't want to give our little friend any ideas," Sab said, pointing to the camera Derek had planted. Just then the elevator started to move. "Time to go."
"Dess," Sarah said, showing Sab a light pink Barbie dress.
"Yes, it's pink," Sab said and signed. "Why don't you put it on your doll?"
"K." Sarah put it on her doll as Sab unfolded her playpen in the new apartment. It was almost time for Sarah's afternoon nap. As she did it, she watched Sarah play innocently with her doll. Making up some story to go along with it. Sab giggled at her. Sarah yawned.
"I think someone is ready for a nap," Sab said, picking her up. Sarah started to doze off to sleep in her arms as she laid her down in the playpen, putting a blanket over her. She watched her as she slept soundly. All of a sudden her apartment buzzer went off. Sab walked over to it.
"Yeah?"
"Hey, it's Derek," he replied over the speaker.
"Come on up." Sab pressed a button to let him in. A few minutes later Derek walked in the door.
"How long has she been sleeping?" Derek asked quietly, looking at his sister asleep.
"Just a few minutes. We've been playing Barbie's all day," Sab replied.
"All day?" Derek asked surprised. "Doesn't that get boring?"
"Well we also bundled up for a short stroll in the park, but yeah. Pretty much," Sab replied.
"Well at least you two had fun," Derek said, looking around the loft. "Wow, this place is huge!"
"I know. Wanna see the best part?" Sab asked.
"Sure."
"Come." Sab led him over to the balcony. "Check the view."
"That's so cool. You can see most of the city from here," Derek said, admiring the view.
"Yeah, well I need to grab a few more boxes out of my old place. If you wanna relax for a bit from school, go ahead," Sab said, walking back into the loft. "I actually need to plug a phone in here."
"Ok. I got my cell on," Derek said, following her inside.
"Well I'll be down one level, shouldn't be that long," Sab said, heading for the door. "Just keep an eye on her."
"Will do," Derek said as she left.
Sab went out to wait for the elevator. As it opened she walked in and is surprised to see Cody standing there.
"Cody? What are you doing here?" Sab asked.
"Derek called me this morning, saying you could use some help moving. Which I thought odd cause you never told me you were moving," Cody replied.
"Sorry, I've just had a lot on my mind these last few days," Sab said, getting into the elevator.
"It's ok. I'm here and ready to help," Cody said, stepping closer to hug her. Sab stepped away. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Sab replied, not looking at him.
"You still upset about Maria running lose?" Cody asked as the elevator opened and they get off.
"It's not that," Sab replied, walking toward her old apartment.
"Then what?"
"I don't know," Sab replied opening the door.
"Maybe I shouldn't have come," Cody said stopping in the doorway.
"No, I'm happy you came. It's just, I don't know. I just have this uneasy feeling every time we get close," Sab explained as she picked up a box. Cody walked in and picked one up as well.
"You're still unsure of how you feel?" Cody asked as they head back to the elevator.
"Something, like that," Sab replied as they waited for the elevator. "It's more about how I want to trust you, but can't seem to get past how you betrayed me. You've never explained to me your true feelings that you had for Maria."
"How is that going to build your trust in me, knowing that?" Cody asked getting upset.
"It would help because if you had no feelings for her then I know that she was lying to me. I might be able to trust you again," Sab explained as she leaned against the wall.
"Can you really handle what I have to tell you?" Cody asked setting down the box. "What if it makes matters worse?"
"Well it might, but it might not," Sab replied. "If you want, we can call Allison and she can help us through it."
"I don't want other people's help. I want to be able to work things out just with you," Cody replied as the elevator door opened.
"Well how can we work things out if it all ends up in a fight between us?" Sab asked, getting into the elevator. Cody followed, picking up the box.
"I don't know," Cody replied as the doors close and Sab pressed the button to go up a floor. The two stay silent.
"Come on," Sab said as she pressed the button again.
"Is there anything in the doorway?" Cody asked.
"If there was, would the doors be closed?" Sab snapped.
"I just asked a question, no need to snap at me."
"Sorry. Damn it!" Sab said, starting to panic.
"Just calm down, it should go soon," Cody said.
"No, you don't understand. I left Sarah and Derek up there alone," Sab replied. "Shit! You got your phone on you?"
Cody took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Do you know Derek's cell phone number?" Sab asked turning it on.
"555-6799." Cody replied. "They'll be ok for a while."
"It's not them I'm worried about," Sab replied as she dialed. "Frank and Elaina will kill me if they find out I'm not watching them."
"I have to agree with you on that one," Cody said thinking about what those two could do.
"Derek?" Sab said as he answered.
"Hey Sab."
"Derek, Cody and I are stuck in the elevator. Can you call Mrs. Montclair and get her to look into it? And how is Sarah?" Sab asked leaning against the wall.
"Sarah is still sleeping. And no, I won't call Mrs. Montclair," Derek replied.
"Excuse me?!" Sab asked in shock.
"You two need to work out your problems, now is the time," Derek replied.
"Derek, I need to be up there. I don't know how long it will be before the elevator is fixed," Sab said trying to calm down.
"Don't worry, once I know you two are back together, I'll return the power to the elevator."
"Return the power? What the hell did you do?!" Sab yelled.
"Look in the right hand corner," Derek replied. Sab looked up to see a small camera.
"You planned all this?!" Sab asked. Cody looked up to where Sab was looking and figured out what had happened. "Get this elevator working or you'll be in more trouble then you can ever get into, with either of your parents."
"Well it's gonna be hard for you to call them, or anyone for that matter," Derek said. "I'll order the pizza and take care of Sarah. You two get along. Bye."
All of a sudden the phone went dead. Sab looked at it then to Cody. "I guess I found out why he wanted to know how to disable a cell phone and an elevator," Cody said looking at her.
"You told him how to do this?" Sab asked giving his cell phone back.
"Yeah. He told me it was research he was doing," Cody replied. Then laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Sab asked.
"How we got duped into it by a 17 year old," Cody replied.
Sab smirked. "You were the one duped. I was only moving my things."
"Well, it's still funny," Cody said, sliding down to sit on the floor of the elevator. Sab joined him and they sat in silence for a few minutes.
"So are we going to do what he said and talk?" Cody asked, breaking the silence.
"I'm still waiting for an answer from you," Sab insisted, staring at the other side of the elevator.
"You really wanna know how I felt?"
"Yes I do," Sab replied, turning to him.
"Fine. I loved her with all my heart. Happy?" Cody wondered, turning his head to face the floor.
"So you two really did care a lot for each other."
"No. I said I loved her with all my heart. She didn't feel the same way," Cody corrected her. "I knew she didn't feel the same way, but I thought it would change in time. When I knew that she wouldn't change her feelings, I broke it off so that her breaking it off wouldn't hurt me. And I haven't cared for anybody else as much, till I met you." He turned to face her. Sab just sat there in silence. "But I guess how things are going now, it's just going to end the same way."
"No, Cody. You know I love you with all my heart. It's just that I haven't been with someone I've cared about so much. I don't want to lose you," Sab replied. "And when I found out you and Maria used to be together, it worried me knowing that you might've still cared for her, as much as I do you."
"The only feelings I have for her now, is that I want her to get better and not to hurt herself or anyone around her," Cody said, putting an arm around her. "You're all that I want to feel right now."
"Thanks," Sab said, giving him a kiss. "For telling me the truth."
"Now how about you?"
"About me, what?" Sab asked in confusion.
"How did you feel about Dom?"
"I don't want to talk about him," Sab said turning away.
"No, I told you how I felt about Maria, now it's your turn." Cody said, put his hand under her chin to move face to look at him. "Like you, its been bugging me about how you felt for him."
"I didn't know it bugged you," Sab replied.
"Well, it did. Ever since I saw you two together after he held me hostage to get you back."
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Sab asked.
"I knew you didn't want to talk about it. But I think now is a good time, since we're getting things out in the open," Cody replied. "So?"
"I'm not really sure how I actually felt about him. I mean, I thought I loved him, but I don't think it was real love. It was so different from how I feel about you," Sab said, turning to him. "I think it was basically like puppy love or something. I liked how I felt about him, but I love how I feel about you. I actually never told anyone before you that I loved them."
"You never told Dom?"
"I never felt the need to tell him. I didn't want to say it, if I didn't feel it," Sab replied as she looked at him.
"So when you told me that you loved me, you really felt it?"
"Yeah I did." Sab answered.
"I love you so much," Cody said as he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Sab kissed him back as he leaned further over to her. Sab pushed him back.
"Don't want to give our little friend any ideas," Sab said, pointing to the camera Derek had planted. Just then the elevator started to move. "Time to go."