Zack sat there silently on the couch hesitating,

"Zack are you alright?" Cody asked,

"No!" He yelled, "Dads coming..What am I gonna tell him when he asks 'hows life? I haven't even seen day light!" He panicked,

Cody sat next to him,

"Don't you ever let go of the past?"

"No..Cause most of my time was in jail.." He sighed,

"Maybe you need to let go, for dads sake...and mine.." He said smiling, Zack didn't say anything, his mind was focusing on his thoughts, being in that prisoned chamber for 5 years almost seemed like forever. He couldn't bare going back in there again,

It was almost like he threw his life away,

"Do you want to go with mom and I to eat something?" He asked,

"You guys go ahead...I think im gonna rest a bit.." He answered,

"Suit yourself," He walked out of the suite, leaving Zack sitting there wondering,

Knock knock

He got up and answered the door,

"Hey, Is Cody here?" She asked walking in,

"Um no..He went to lunch with mom." He answered,

"Why aren't you with them? I thought you loved to eat." She said,

"I got alot on my mind right now." He said sitting down, Maddie smiled.

"Like what?"
"Why do you care? You know you've been acting like a spazz lately.." He said, Maddie looked directly at him,

Man..he's had a rough life, maybe what i've been doing to him didn't help at all..he just wanted to see his brother after all these years, those two have a special bond, and I almost ruined it..Luckily Cody knows when to step up.

"Zack..I'de like to apologize. I've been a real jerk...I was just afraid...If Cody ever met you again, he would forget about his family he has," She sighed.

Zack raised his eye browes,

"If he ever does, I'll have to remind him of the wondreful wife he has, and loveing son." He said smiling, Maddie smiled back and gave him a short hug.

"Thanks by the way." He said,

She nodded and got up,

"So your gonna be seeing your dad this afternoon! How do you feel?" She asked happily,

"Like im gonna throw up.." He groaned, and ran to the bathroom,

Maddie ran to the door,

"Zack are you okay?" She asked,

"Um..Yeah im just alittle nervouse." He said behind the door,

"Well im gonna go catch up with Cody and Carrie, Cya later." She said running out the door, Zack slumped against th door and covered his face in his arms,

Dad...If only you knew, how hard this was for me..

Resteraunt

"Hey guys!" Maddie greeted,

"Hey baby. Come join us." He said pulling up a seat,

"You guys I think Zacks alittle nervouse about seeing his dad,"
"How do you know?" He asked,

"He told me."
"You talked to him?"
"Yeah?"
"But I thought you hated him."
"Cody..I never hated him," She sighed,

"Zack?nervouse? Yeah right..." Cody joked,

"Well I kinda pictured that, you guys he had a rough time in his life, and here we are out to lunch laughing away." She said,

The two were silent,

"Your right Maddie..." Carrie admitts.

"I just hope Dad doesn't freak out on us like mom did,"

Just then Carries cell phone rington sets off,

"Hello?"

"Oh! Oh okay honey stay there! Tell him well be there in a second." She said hanging up,

"Who was that?" Maddie asked,

"That was Zack his fathers here," She said getting up,

"Daddy!" Cody yelled,

They all rushed up from their seats and into the elevator.