Cody arrived a few hours later with Liam in tow. "Get off of me!" Liam cried to Cody, who had him by his collar. "Hey guys, I had to drag him out of the house. He thought I was Zack and he tried to hit me with a piñata stick." Cody said as he led Liam in Maddie's living room. Zack laughed.
"You would hit your sisters boyfriend?" Zack asked with a smirk.
"Even more reason to." Liam replied. "But I never liked you to begin with." he added.
"Why you little booger!" Zack called as he started towards Liam, but he was pulled back by Maddie.
"Liam, we brought you hear because someone's been following you." Maddie cut in.
"Why? What did you do!" he asked towards Zack.
"Nothing! Yet anyways! Wait 'til you're asleep!" Zack replied.
"Yeah lets see you try!" Liam yelled as he walked up to Zack.
"Will you two shut up!" Maddie yelled.
Zack and Liam shrugged and Cody laughed. "I think the less Liam knows the better." Cody cut in, and Maddie and Zack agreed. They discussed arrangements and Liam was to stay with Maddie. Zack promised he would check in ever so often with Cody hot on his heels. Later Cody and Zack left, but Cody had something on his mind.
"Zack?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm thinking about asking London to marry me."
"You WHAT!" Zack nearly collapsed from the amount of air loss. They got into their car and Cody turned to Zack once inside. "I love her." he said with the goofiest smile Zack had ever seen.
"Dude, you're in college! You cant marry anyone, you shouldn't even be in this big of a relationship yet." Zack retorted.
"You're one to talk! Look at you and Maddie, you love her!" Cody yelled.
"Yes, but I've loved her for nine years it cant be helped! You and London have only been dating…Whoa! Four years! Dude, maybe you should marry her. Any dude that's went four years with the same girl had better be in love!" Zack concluded. Cody smiled. He knew Zack would understand in time.
They arrived at the dorm still discussing the whole 'marriage' scenario, when their friend Brandon heard them. "Whoa dude, you're asking Maddie to marry you?" he asked Zack. "Wha? No, no, no…not that that isn't such a bad idea actually, oh well…no Cody is asking London." Zack replied. Brandon looked happy for him. "Congrats man! So is she ya know…good? She's got to be if you've been with her for four years!" Brandon asked a little too curiously for Cody's taste. "I wouldn't know, we haven't gotten that far." Cody replied casually, but Brandon gasped.
"Dude, you must love her! Good luck bro!" Brandon said before jogging off. Zack looked at Cody and shrugged because he hadn't went any further with Maddie. Maybe that was a sign of love. That gave Zack and Cody each more confidence that they were completely in love. They walked to the food court to get some food because they were both pretty hungry.
The place seemed a little vacant compared to the usual food court that was bustling with people. They shook it off, thinking maybe it was a coincidence, and sat at one of the far tables after ordering a ham and pineapple pizza (Zack's favorite). They ate silently except for the occasional breath from Zack, since he inhaled his food thoroughly. The finished and made their way to their dorm room, but little did they know what was on the other side of the door.
"SURPRISE!" twenty or so college guys yelled as Zack and Cody opened the door. "This is your bachelor party man!" Brandon yelled to Cody. Zack was already laughing. "I'm not even engaged yet!" he yelled with a smile on his face. "Oh well, bro…you will be soon enough! Let's play a drinking game!" Matt, one of their friends and also the quarterback of the football team, replied. "No, thanks…we don't drink. And I don't think you guys should be either." Zack replied.
"Man don't even worry about it, it's not like we're driving…we all live in this dorm." Brandon said as he filled a beer bong. "Dude, you could get suspended or us suspended for having it…and my future is too important to throw away!" Zack retorted. "Whoa!" Cody yelled in surprise. "Dude you sound like my old man! Or worse my mother!" Brandon said with a hint of annoyance. "Look, I'm glad you guys threw the party for Cody, but if you want to drink then I suggest you guys leave." Zack said and soon everyone piled out. "Man you're no fun!" Boomer, another friend, said as he passed them. "Yeah, yeah see you tomorrow man." Zack said as he patted Boomers shoulder.
After everyone piled out, only kegs remained. Zack and Cody sighed at the same time, wondering what to do about the alcohol, but then a knock came at the door. "I'll get it." Cody said as he made his way to the door. When he opened it, his jaw dropped in surprise and disgust. "Are you the bachelor." a lady, if you could call her that, walked in wearing a police uniform made with all leather.
"Oh, shit…uh…Zack…" Cody said as he backed away from the door, a little frightened. "What…whoa!" he said as he saw her. "Which one of you is the bachelor?" she asked, looking from Cody to Zack and back again. "Uh…" Cody said and Zack knew he had to do something, since Cody wouldn't have the nerve. "I'm the bachelor." Zack spoke up and walked towards her. She smiled brightly. "Could you come with me for a second?" he said as he pulled her outside. His plan was to tell her that her services weren't required, but as soon as he walked out of the dorm room, who should be there but Maddie herself. "Maddie!" Zack yelled as he saw her face fall at the sight of the woman.
"Stay right there, Maddie, and I will explain everything." he said, but she wasn't listening and left him standing there. "Look…I brought you out here to tell you that we threw the people who had the party out, and we didn't need you. Look I'm sorry…but could you please go tell my girlfriend that I didn't do anything with you." he begged the woman.
"Well, when you give me my three hundred dollars for coming down here and wasting my time, I'll think about it." she said, and Zack rolled his eyes and pulled out his wallet. There goes his weeks pay. He handed her the money and she walked off. "Are you going to talk to her?" he asked. "No, honey, I said I'd think about it…I have and well I don't think I should get into personal matters." she replied, not even turning around in the process. Damn it!
Zack walked into his dorm and shut the door. And lets just say everyone heard him do so. "Damn!" he yelled as he kicked one of the kegs. He picked up the phone and called the one number he had to, yet the one he didn't want to. "Maddie, don't hang up!" he yelled. Click. He dialed again, this time no answer. "Cody, you have to go fix this!" Zack said to Cody who was rolling one of the kegs out into the hall, to give to their RA. Yeah, their RA was one of their friends and had parties every week and could definitely use the extra beer.
"Fix what?" he asked, confused. And Zack told him the entire story. Emphasizing that he was getting rid of her to help him out, since he knew that Cody was to stunned and frightened to do anything. Cody nodded. He picked up the phone. Dialed. No answer. "Doesn't look like she wants to talk." Cody said with a tone of sadness. "Damn! What the hell am I going to do, Cody?" Zack asked but all he got was a shrug. So Zack did what he had never done before. He got himself completely wasted, but only after fighting Cody away.
"Zack?" he asked when he noticed he wasn't slurring incoherent sentences or dancing around roughly. He was lying there face down. Cody thought he passed out and rolled him over, to notice he wasn't breathing right. "Zack?" he asked again. No answer. He got him up when a knock came at the door. He situated him, by putting his arm around his waist and dragging him. He opened the door to reveal London.
"London help me." Cody grunted. She did just that and grabbed Zack's arm, swinging it over her shoulders and Cody repeated the motion. "I think he's alcohol poisoned or something." Cody said as they made their way down the hall. "Was it because of Maddie…because she called me in tears saying he was cheating on her." London said, clearly out of breath from carding Zack.
"He wasn't cheating on her. He was getting rid of her, because some guys had a party in our dorm and called her. Zack threw them out and was trying to throw her out when Maddie saw them in the hall way." he explained still struggling to breath. "Was goin on hur?" Zack slurred, finally awaking. They immediately dropped him. "I guess he wasn't poisoned." Cody sighed. "You mean I helped drag 160 lbs of useless fat." London said. Cody laughed and helped Zack up. "Can't a guy get sum sleeps around hur?" Zack slurred again. That was when Cody let him go, watching him fall to the floor.
London and Cody walked back to the dorm leaving a drunken Zack in the hall. "Will you tell Maddie it wasn't his fault?" he asked her once they entered. "And leave out the whole drunk thing?" he asked as an afterthought. She nodded. "Thanks, I love you." he said as he pulled her into a kiss. This kiss was far from just a kiss, this kiss was perfection. Filled with everything Cody had ever wanted, and he knew that he very well could spend the rest of his life like that. He loved everything about her. He loved everything she was and everything she thrived to be. He just loved her. That was when Cody Martin knew what he would do. He would propose to her. He just didn't know how or when, but he knew it would be soon.
A/N- That chapter seemed a little short...hmm. I dunno. But I am really glad to be getting these excellent reviews. I havent replied to many this chapter but I want to tell you all THANK YOU! And I will try to reply to all of you this chapter lol. I had to add a little Cody/London at the end cause I felt they werent getting much time lol. But Maddie will believe London (sort of) but trust me their stupid fights arent over. I know some of you are prolly like WHAT! but no they arent over. Not for a long shot. Okay and no one really guessed what is going to happen yet. It foreshadows it a little in the second chapter and some in this one. The next fight wont be for a couple of chapters and that will be the BIG one I've been hounding on and on about. It's about a secret Maddie has been hiding. If anyone can guess it...I will like I said before dedicate that chapter to them lol. Thank you guys soooo much for your reviews! It helps me go a little faster...Next Chapter "Wonderful Proposal or Horrible Disaster." lol whoa! It's mostly about Cody and London, but trust me it has PLENTY Maddie/Zack...lol
