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The flight was uneventful. On the one hand, Cody was pleased that Layla had not uttered a word to him. She had sat and listened to her iPod. On the other hand, he was very concerned about what Phoebe might have had to put up with sat next to Dave. As soon as they got off the plane he went to find the brunette. She was leaning against a wall looking deep in thought.

"Hey, are you ok?" Cody asked her.

"Yeah." she nodded as she looked up and saw him.

"Dave didn't give you any trouble?" the Legacy member enquired.

"No, he was just talking." the brunette shrugged.

Cody wanted to ask what Dave was talking about, but for some reason he didn't think that Phoebe would tell him.
He gave her a half smile and took her to go and collect their cases. She wasn't very talkative, which made Cody think that something had been said during the flight. He wouldn't push the issue though, as they were both tired and wanted to get to the hotel.

Once they had checked in, they went up to their room. Cody allowed Phoebe to choose which bed she wanted. They both busied themselves with unpacking some essentials, before they took turns in the bathroom and then finally headed to bed.
Cody lay in his bed with a number of thoughts rushing through his mind as he tried to sleep.

Phoebe was awake also, wanting to succumb to a deep slumber, but not quite managing to. She turned her head to look at the restless form of Cody in the other bed. She blinked in the darkness as she tried to see if his eyes were open or not. Before she had a chance to find out, he turned to face her and gave a weak smile.

"Can't sleep?" he asked her.

"No. I want to, but it's just not happening." Phoebe replied.

"I know the feeling." Cody nodded slowly.

"How do you get to sleep?" the brunette asked him.

"When I can't sleep? I don't know. Is there something that you do?" he replied to her.

"Ted usually helps." she whispered.

"What? In what way?" Cody frowned in the darkness.

"He lets me get in his bed and he holds me until I fall asleep." Phoebe told him.

Cody thought about this for a moment. Did she expect him to do the same? After all, he was essentially a Ted replacement.
After a few moments silence, he threw back the bed covers.

"Come on then." he told her.

"I didn't mean..." she bit her lip in embarrassment.

"I can't sleep either. Maybe it'll help me too." Cody replied.

"Um, ok." she answered.

Cody watched as Phoebe climbed out of her bed and paced the floor to his bed. In the darkness he could only make out her long hair and her white vest and shorts. He moved up slightly as her warm body slipped into the covers and she lay her head on the pillow.
Now he could see her face. Her eyes were open, but looking anywhere but his direction.

"Why won't you look at me?" he asked her.

"Because this is a little awkward." Phoebe replied.

"I'm here to look after you." Cody whispered.

"Can I have a hug?" the brunette asked quietly.

"Like Ted does?" asked Cody.

Phoebe nodded and leaned into his body. Cody wrapped an arm around her and held her close to him. It was a surprisingly comfortable thing to do, given that the same time last week he couldn't stand the girl. She too, was comforted by Cody's arms around her, even though they were not Ted's. The two did not even speak, but just lay there in each other's arms. That was how they fell asleep.

The next morning, Cody was the first to awaken. He was still wrapped in an embrace with the beautiful brunette. He took some time to get used to this, in the cold light of day. The Legacy member observed her chestnut brown hair and her soft and glowing skin. He found it difficult to understand why a girl like this had never been seen with a guy apart from Ted, and now him.

"Cody, stop looking at me like that." she mumbled suddenly.

"I didn't know you were awake." he replied.

"Oh, that makes it ok then." Phoebe said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Sorry for looking out for you." Cody smirked.

"Looking out for me, not looking at me." the brunette pointed out.

"Ok fine, you can get your ass out of my bed!" the Legacy member grinned.

Phoebe smiled and got out of the bed. Cody had to turn and look the other way. He felt odd to think it, but there was something incredibly sexy about the brunette right now. Her hair was a little messed up, and her vest and shorts barely covered her. He shook his head as he imagined the beating that Ted would give him if he referred to Phoebe as being good looking.

There was still a lot to discover as far as the brunette went.
Cody knew that Dave must have said something on the flight. He also had a sneaking suspicion that there was more to Phoebe than anyone let on. He knew Ted very well. so he knew that Ted would have a good reason to protect her like he did.

"You go in the bathroom first." Cody told her.

"Is that a way of saying I need a shower?" she asked him.

"No, that was me being a gentleman." he replied.

"Thanks." Phoebe smiled and walked into the bathroom.

Cody decided to go snooping again. He couldn't help that he was curious now. Once he heard the shower running, he carefully looked at her belongings that she had left out. Since he had already checked the phone, he moved on to something else, her diary.
He knew that was a no go area for girls, as his sister had once informed him after finding him in her room. Sighing, he opened the diary and scanned the pages.

Even in the diary, only one thing puzzled him. A date which had a note written in Phoebe's handwriting. It read simply "Ted" and this confused the Legacy member. He knew for a fact that the date in the diary was not Ted's birthday. What other date relating to Ted would she write in her diary?

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