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Carey was very surprised to see Mr. Moesby standing before her in the corridor, she knew she had to sort out their situation, but she hadn't planned on doing it at that time, and now a sickening feeling filled her stomach. Carey wasn't sure if a relationship between her and Marion was workable, but part of her wanted it and was willing to give it a go, but another part of her said it was simply not the right time to be getting into a relationship, Carey didn't know how Kurt would react, and more to the point, how Zack and Cody would deal with it.
Moesby on the other hand knew what he wanted, he wanted Carey, and the Kiss had been the sole good thing that had happened to him since the explosion, since loosing his dear London to the act of horrible evil.
'I'm sorry Marion, I'm sorry I didn't tell you, we should talk in private though, Kurt, Maddie why don't you go say hi to the boys, Kurt you can tell them the good news from the doctor" Carey said, she decided she just had to be brave and bite the bullet for the greater good.
"Come in here Marion" Carey said, indicating a small tea room, her voice had a distinct note of nervousness in it, she was obviously unsure about how best to deal with this situation.
"Please, Marion, sit" Carey said, still obvious nervous, Moesby sat but decided he would speak first before Carey got into a speech about why a relationship didn't work.
"Please, Carey, first, tell me how Zack is doing? And how you are doing? Maddie told me he couldn't recognise you, that must be so horrible, I can't imagine" Moesby said empathetically
"Thank you, yes, It's been so hard, first Zack couldn't remember me, then Cody broke down, me and Kurt thought maybe we should separate them, so we could stay with Cody because Zack wasn't dealing well at all with being around us, but Cody got so angry at that idea, he doesn't understand we were just trying to do what was best" Carey's voice broke at the end and Moesby reached out to put a hand on her shoulder
"Don't worry Carey; it will all be alright soon" Moesby said in that voice which gave Carey so much comfort, it just made what she had to do that much harder.
"Do they think Zack will ever be able to recognise you?" Moesby continued
"yes, the doctors did some tests and they think he will in time come to recognise us, it is seeming at the moment that he is only really recognising people who were in the cinema with him, because they shared the experience, it's good he at least remembered Cody, they seem to be comforting each other" Carey said, her voice becoming at little happier at the end of the passage.
"Yes well they always did seem to have a very strong connection, even if it was primarily used to destroy my hotel" Moesby chuckled a little at the end, it was infectious and Carey chuckled and smiled at him.
"Yes, well, I suspect you know why I didn't call you Marion, even though I did want to so" Carey said
"I have my suspicions, and I want to say something about the kiss Carey, it was the only good thing that has happened to me since London died, and being with you is the only thing which removes me from this horrible torment I have in my soul, when I'm around you I find myself able to think of anything other than London's face, when we are apart all I want to do is cry and drink to forget my pain, in short, Carey, I think I'm in love with you, and I would very much like us to have a relationship beyond our professional one, and our friendship" Moesby's speech was so touching, and came from deep within his heart, it made Carey feel light, feel warm, almost feel happy, a feeling which in the present climate was rare to come by, but Carey's maternal instincts were too strong, she had to do what was best for Zack and Cody, or else in her mind she would have again failed as a mother.
"Marion, that is the most wonderful thing any man has ever said to me, but I'm sorry, I have to do what is best for Zack and Cody, and right now, I don't think starting a relationship is what's best, I hope you can understand, maybe sometime down the track, but right now I just can't, I have to do what's best for my boys" saying that was one of the hardest things Carey had ever had to do in her life, and the look on Moesby's face when she said it was almost too much to bare. Moesby felt as if a steak had been driven right through his heart, in his brain he knew that what Carey was doing was probably best for Zack and Cody, but the heart wants what the hear wants and so it was a very hard thing for him to accept, but Moesby knew he had to accept it.
"I understand Carey, maybe sometime in the future, but I just want to thank you for everything, you've helped me so much since loosing London, and I have to thank you for that" Moesby said, Carey could sense the disappointment in his voice
"Thank you Marion, for everything, you've been my rock through all this, and I can't thank you enough, now, lets go see how Zack and Cody are doing" Carey said, before leaning over and giving Moesby a thankful kiss on the check before they walked out of the tea room.
Inside Zack and Cody's room Zack, Cody, Maddie and Kurt were talking, when Moesby first walked in it was plainly obvious that Zack was the least comfortable with Kurt, which Moesby was sure was because Zack still didn't properly recognise his father, also, it seemed there was some awkwardness between Cody and Kurt, probably stemming from the anger Cody had before.
"Hello everyone" Moesby said
"Hi Mr. Moesby" Cody said
"That's Mr. Moesby? Zack asked, obviously not recognising him, but seemingly willing to accept Cody's assessment of the stranger's identity
"What did we do?" Zack continued, getting a laugh from everyone
"Don't worry Zack for once you didn't do anything wrong, I'm just here as a friend, how are you doing?" Moesby replied, chuckling a little
"I'm OK, a bit sore and confused, but with Cody and my sweet thang there I'll be alright" Zack replied.
Carey then walked into the room and immediately went over to hug Zack and Cody, Cody was obviously still a little upset, but still hugged her, and Zack seemed a little uncomfortable with the situation.
"How are you Cody, I'm so sorry about everything that's happened, I hope you realise we just love you and wanted to do what was best" Carey said warmly
"I do, I love you too mom, I'm sorry I got so angry" Cody replied in a very genuine tone. It seemed everything was getting better, but of course with the deaths of London and Tapeworm, as well as everyone else hanging over everyone's heads the room did have a strong air of depression about it.
Maddie and Moesby stayed around for a few more hours before finally deciding someone needed to go back to the Tipton Hotel to properly begin the process of sorting through London's belongings and reading her final will. Moesby was also secretly eagre to discuss with Mr. Tipton any information he had on the reasons for the bombings. Moesby felt that he couldn't properly begin to heal unless he knew what passed for a reason in some sick twisted mind.
Well there we go, Chapter 33, I thought it was best to bring the Carey/Moesby romance to a head and resolve it, for the moment at least, maybe it's something to bring up in a sequel, I don't know, anyway, I hope you all enjoyed it, keep reading, keep reviewing, give me any suggestions you've got, I'm always happy to hear them. Thanks everyone.