A new chapter of Let's Pretend.

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Cody was looking forward to the day ahead. Spend the afternoon with bikini-clad divas? No problem. The only downside was that Phoebe was going to be there. She was stunning and she certainly wasn't shy, but she never really fit in with the other divas. Maybe it was the fact that Ted was always there, like some sort of weird chaperone. Cody thought that maybe without Ted, the brunette would be a little more adventurous.

He had been annoyed when he woke, to find that Phoebe was already awake and had claimed the en-suite bathroom first. He hadn't actually mentioned anything about wanting in the bathroom, so he couldn't really say anything to her. He took the opportunity to be sneaky and look in Phoebe's phone. Of course, the number on speed dial was Ted's. Nothing was unusual, and anything else was set to private settings.

When she emerged from the bathroom, Phoebe was in her usual jeans and t-shirt. Cody smiled in a greeting and made his way to the bathroom to get ready himself. They had driven to a diner for breakfast, which was coffee and pastries. Apparently this was another thing that she and Ted did together. Cody was beginning to feel like a replacement Ted for the girl. He wasn't keen on acting as the guardian for a girl not much older than himself.

After breakfast they began the drive to the venue for the photo shoot, which was a local beach. The journey was pretty boring, given that Cody didn't know what to say to the brunette. He had no idea of anything she liked, other than jeans and Ted. He felt that with a few miles to go, it was a good idea to ask her and kill the boredom.

"So, what music do you like?" Cody asked her.

"Um, rock. I like country too." she answered as she looked out of the car window.

"Cool. Any favourite movies?" he continued.

"I like those gangster movies." Phoebe nodded and smiled.

"I had you down as someone who loves chick flicks." Cody admitted.

"You like comics, right?" the brunette turned to look at him.

"Yeah, I like comics." he replied, rather defensively.

"I like the Spiderman movie. That kiss in the rain." Phoebe smiled to herself.

"The upside down kiss?" Cody asked her.

"Yeah, it's like one of the best movie kisses ever!" the brunette grinned and giggled.

Cody smiled as she appeared to be more comfortable around him now. The remainder of the journey wasn't awkward and they arrived on time at the venue. Phoebe got her things from the trunk of the car and went to the area where the girls went to change into their bikinis. Cody took a seat on a wall and watched as the divas began to appear. He slipped on his shades, so that nobody would be able to see him staring. He wasn't a pervert, he was just a young guy.

The Legacy member had been giving out scores in his head. He marked a few down for certain things. Like Kelly, who had a smokin' body, but who had been with half of the locker room. He marked Layla down too, as he found her accent annoying. He was so engrossed in his little game, that he didn't notice Phoebe walking over. He only realised when she pulled off his shades and frowned at him.

"You're just like Ted." she shook her head and put her hands on her hips.

"What?" Cody asked innocently.

"You think that you're the first to come up with the shade trick?" Phoebe grinned.

Cody's eyes adjusted to the light, as he glanced back at the brunette. She was wearing an electric blue bikini and she looked like some sort of goddess. The bikini fit like it was moulded to her toned 5ft 9in frame, and her skin shimmered in the afternoon sun. Her chestnut brown hair was loose down her back in perfect shiny waves. The Legacy member had to look twice.

"Wow, you suit that colour." he said, cursing himself for sounding so stupid.

"Thank you Cody." she replied.

"Do you need anything, or...?" he asked as he tried to divert his attention to someone else.

"No, I'm on in a minute." Phoebe replied as she pushed her hair back off her face.

The photographer called her name and she went to where he was standing. Cody wished that he had brought along a comic to read now. He didn't think he would need anything because he was guessing that he wouldn't be bored. He put his shades back on and watched as Phoebe began to pose for the camera. It wasn't long before there were whispers nearby. The Legacy member strained to hear what was being said.

"Look at her, what a slut." Michelle McCool's voice spat.

"I know. I heard that she's been sleeping with Ted for five years." Layla's annoying voice added.

"Well, I heard different. I heard that she's still a virgin." Kelly chipped in.

"Really? Mind you, who would go there?" Layla replied.

"Ted must have, for her to follow him like a pathetic dog." Michelle added.

Cody frowned slightly as he listened to the conversation. He watched as the trio walked over to the refreshments and continued some conversation about a hot guy asking Kelly out. Phoebe walked over to the young man after her shoot was done.

"Hey, did you have fun?" she asked him.

"It was, interesting." Cody nodded.

"Ok, I'm gonna get dressed and then we can go back to the hotel." Phoebe told him.

"Great." Cody nodded and watched her leave.

As they drove the journey back to the hotel, Cody glanced across at the brunette. She was humming quietly to the radio and looking out of the car window. He cleared his throat to catch her attention.

"Phoebe, have you and Ted ever...?" he decided to ask.

"No, Ted and I have never had sex." Phoebe replied in a matter of fact manner.

"Sorry, I just wondered." Cody shrugged.

"It's ok. I miss Ted." she sighed.

"Well, how about we get some popcorn and watch Spiderman later?" Cody asked her.

"Sounds cool." she grinned.

"You can't kiss me though." he smirked.

"Not unless you're upside down." Phoebe replied and smiled.

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