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Chapter 5
Alex stared down at a sleeping Cody Martin as confusion crossed her face.
'But he's with Bailey, why is he sending me love letters?'
"Psst, Alex, we have to go, he could wake up at any moment."
Alex took one last look at Cody before taking out the vase in her pocket and transporting them back home.
"Alex, are you going to be Ok," Max asked once they were safely in her room.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you look like you've seen a ghost."
"No, I'm fine, I just wasn't expecting Cody of all people."
"Well who were you expecting?"
Alex looked over at Max and realization dawned on her face at what she almost revealed.
"No one, I wasn't expecting anyone at all."
Max just shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room leaving Alex to brood in her room.
As the sun was setting a very pale Justin walked in.
"They said that they missed you at dinner."
"I wasn't hungry."
"Max told me that you went. Were you really expecting to find out that Cody was the one who had been sending them?"
"In all honesty? No. I figured that since he had Bailey he couldn't possibly want me too. I crossed him off the list first."
"Did you want him to be on it in the first place?"
"Not really, he's too much of a goody good."
A small smile played over her face at this thought.
"So what now?"
"I'm going to Boston in 3 weeks. It will give me enough time to think on this and find a solution."
"Good luck with that," Justin said sarcastically.
Alex just rolled over onto her side and closed her eyes. Hearing Justin leave the room she turned back onto her back and stared at the ceiling.
'How the hell am I going to deal with this?'
Different plans of action whirled through her head until she fell asleep thinking about one in particular and hoping it would work.
(Three weeks later and in Boston)
Alex was standing on the docks to the harbor waiting for the S.S. Tipton to arrive. She was an hour early hoping to be right in front when it docked and hoping to catch Cody before Bailey had caught up with him. Plan in hand she was going to pull him away from all the hustle and demand an answer to why he was betraying Bailey.
The ship dock and the twins came down together. Alex made a grab for Cody when she was pulled in a hug by Zack.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"I can't believe you actually came."
"What?"
Alex stumbled out of Zack's arms and stared at the twins.
"But I thought Cody sent them."
"No, I had him help me write the letters and pick out your presents."
'That explains why the spell took me to his cabin.'
Feeling slightly ashamed that she had actually thought that the head over heels in love smart twin actually would cheat on his girlfriend she turned to Zack.
"I thought I made it clear that I didn't like you."
"You did, but you left a loophole in that plan which I exploited."
"And what was that?"
"You said you didn't like me on the boat, you never said anything about dry land."
"You, I, grr."
Alex had to admit that the not so bright Zack had a point. Now that she thought about it though had she really been hoping that it wasn't Cody and instead it was his prankster brother who made her laugh.
"So, what do you say?"
"What?"
"What do you say to me taking you out for a movie and some dinner?"
This took Alex off guard ever more. She hadn't really thought that she might end up leaving the docks with a date let alone a possible boyfriend.
"Alright. 1 movie and 1 round of pizza. If I still don't like you…"
"I'll give up on you forever."
The two shook hands on it and proceeded to walk into the city. Alex had no idea what she had gotten herself into let alone why her stomach kept doing flips every time he smiled at her. But she did know that she might not be able to turn him down even if this date went to hell.
