Chapter 3

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Authors note: This will include a little more London, and for Zack lovers, he has a real big part with Maddie coming

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"Hello?" London answered " Oh hi daddy. I can't wait to see you for lunch on Saturday" She said excited. "Oh. You can't make it?" London's face fell. "I see. Yeah. It's Ok" She sighed and hung up the phone. A thin train of tears started to make their way down London's face. Maddie walked into the lobby just then. She was going to ask 'London did your dog pee on that chair', but took one look at her face, and asked her if she was ok.

"Yeah" London replied and walked away.

"London get back here" She walked back to Maddie crying

Carey Martin looked at here dinner and called Zack & Cody down to eat.

"Zack? Where's Cody?" she asked as Zack walked in. Cody was asleep, but he couldn't say that.

"Oh he's um...studying"

"Well tell him that dinners ready" Carey said. Zack went to go get Cody.

"Come on" He shook Cody slightly. "Cody wake up". Cody emitted a small groan. "Mom made dinner, and you gotta come eat"

"Not hungry" was Cody's instant reply, with a small cough.

'Guys what's taking so long?" Carey yelled from the kitchen.

"Nothing!" Zack yelled back. "Cody to gotta eat" Zack said. "I'll take care of you after dinner, but ya gotta pretend that your all right"

"Ok" Cody said and started to cough again. Except this time he didn't stop. Cody was having a coughing fit. His little blonde frame shook with each cough. "Zack!. I can't stop coughing!" Cody breathed out alarmed.

"It'll stop" Zack said "I'm your older brother my 10 minutes, so I know these things" Zack bragged and went over to rub Cody's back. Cody was coughing his lungs out, and it was clear he was in pain. His face was scrunched up, and he looked about to cry. Eventually the coughing subsided, and the twins had to face their mother for dinner.

"So guys, I tried a new recipe for chicken with potato today. How do you like it?" Carey asked the twins.

"It's Great" Cody said trying not to choke on his chicken.

"Good. I have to rehearse later tonight, so Maddie will be baby sitting you guys". Zack was suddenly very alert.

"Baby sitting? we aren't babies! were young men" Zack protested.

"Ok, Ok. Point is she'll be watching you" Carey said as they finished, or in Cody's case tried to finish, their meal.

Zack stepped out of the bathroom wearing ax cologne and a smile. Together Zack and Cody walked down the stairs.

"Zack, why are you wearing cologne?" Carey asked

"What? Can't a young, maturing man smell good for baby sitting?" Carey laughed. She knew his crush on Maddie must be raging right now.

"Just be good for Maddie, guys" She told them.

"Oh, we will" Zack said with a grin. Maddie just walked into the door at that moment and Zack turned slightly pink.

"You look like you got burnt" Cody said with a cough and a smirk. Maddie walked towards the twins and sat down on the couch. Zack and Cody just stood there watching her for a while.

"Don't you have homework?" She asked

"Nope" Zack said in an instant.

"Oh well. I always wanted to meet a boy who actually did homework" Maddie sighed.

"We do have extra credit" Zack said and ran to his pile of late homework.

"Done." Cody coughed a little later. His coughs were a bit more labourus, and Maddie noticed. She took one look at the poor guy and felt a twinge of pity. Cody started coughing again, and Maddie walked over and felt his forehead.

"Cody your a bit warm" She told him

"Huh?" He said and started to have a coughing fit. Zack looked on, worried for Cody, and Maddie started rubbing his back. 'Maby if I get sick, or pretend to be sick, Maddie will take care of me' Zack thought with a grin.

"Cody, why don't you go get to bed, and I'll bring you some tea?" Maddie offered.

"Ok" Cody said, his voice a little hoarse from coughing.

"I'll go make some tea" Zack offered with a plan in mind. Maddie walked with Cody to his room, and sat with him while he was there.

Zack pressed one button on the stove.

"Hmm..high. That should give me a good burn" Zack thought while he made Cody's tea. His plan was 'burn myself so Maddie will pay attention to me'. The tea was ready and off the stove, when Zack touched the burner.

"Ow!" Zack had gotten more hurt than he bargained for. His hand was turning a reddish pink and bleeding.

"Zack? are you all right? I heard someone yell" Maddie called from upstairs.

"I think I burnt myself" Zack said with teary eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm coming" Maddie said. Maddie left Cody's room to go help Zack. When she got down their, Maddie had Zack sit on the couch, while she got ice. When she brought it back, she sat with him and took a look at his hand.

"Does it hurt when I touch her?" Maddie asked.

"Yes. A lot" Zack whimpered and started to cry, tears streaming down his face. Maddie put ice on his hand and held him.

"It ok." She whispered to him. "It'll be alright" Maddie took Zack and cradled him in her arms, till Zack stopped crying. Maddie put something on his burn, and sat back with him till she noticed Zack had fallen asleep in her lap.

Sorry for long update wait! been a bit busy with bballing. Well, I tried something new. Zack/Maddie. hope my readers like it

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