An hour and thirty minutes had passed by in the hotel's lobby were Mr. Moseby was reading the newspaper on a chair while Miss Tutweiller chatted with Carey Martin on the lobby's couch. As the adults enjoyed their time of quiet bliss, Zack and Cody came in the hotel covered in snow. Zack smiled at himself as he spotted three un-expecting adults who were going to be thoroughly disturbed by him. Zack slid down the railing on his butt, quietly put his bag down and tiptoed behind the group of adults. Cody caught on to Zack's scheming but was too late to stop his brother when he heard Zack's voice break the barrier of peacefulness.

"Hey, guys!"

Carey, Miss Tutweiller and Mr. Moseby all jolted out of surprise from the sudden impact of Zack's strong and loud voice. Cody face-palmed himself and shook his head in disbelief and disappointment in his brother's abrupt outburst.

"Hey, Zack. Hi, Cody. I see you two are back from college for Christmas."

"Hi, mom."

"It's nice to see you, Cody."

"Thanks, mom. I'm glad to be back."

"Yeah, I'm glad to back, too, mom."

"Well, happy to hear that, Zack. But how come it took you two so long to return? I thought you boys would have returned Monday? What happened?"

"I had to finish my finals and a basketball game from Monday to Thursday."

"I was working on a highly sophisticated science project with some of my new science buddies from a club that I joined at Yale and finishing up my finals as well."

"Oh, well that makes sense. Cody, do you know what Bailey is doing?"

"She was going to spend Christmas with her family but then when I called her that Woody, Addison, London and Maddie would be back for Christmas, she was glad to see all of us that is if she was invited. She asked her parents and they were okay with her visiting us for Christmas."

"Yeah. That means that you and Zack can have your friends over for Christmas. The more the merrier I would say. You and Zack can be with your friends while us adults talk with each other."

"You mean you're going to talk with Mr. Moseby and Miss Tutweiller while you let us do what we want?'

"Cody, you can do anything you want but you got to make sure that your brother doesn't cause trouble."

"Okay, mom."

"Oh, come on mom. You really think that I need Cody to look after me? I've matured. I'm not going to make any trouble."

"I don't believe you, Zack. If I did then I wouldn't have to ask Cody to watch out for you. Come on, we're going to get you two unpacked."

Carey stands up from the couch and walks up to Zack and Cody. She quickly turns back to Miss Tutweiller.

"I'm sorry, Miss Tutweiller but Zack and Cody need me. Could we talk later?"

"Of course. Besides, I need to talk to Marion about a few things."

Carey smiles at Miss Tutweiller and she smiled back. Carey then turns back around to Zack and Cody and leads them to the elevator and brings back inside their family suite. Zack and Cody go back inside their old room and start to unpack their clothing. Once Zack and Cody are done unpacking, they come out of their room and Carey walks up to them.

"So when are your friends coming for Christmas?"

"Woody and Addison are coming tonight at eight."

"Maddie will come to visit for Christmas tonight at seven and Bailey will be here tomorrow at eleven in the morning."

"That's great."

"You know, mom, it's almost seven and I think all three of us would like to be there when Maddie comes."

"You're right, Cody. You two should go down to the lobby to meet Maddie. I have to go a rehearsal."

"We can go down with you, mom."

Carey, Cody and Zack Martin all leave the suite and go down in the elevator to the lobby. Carey went to her rehearsal while Zack and Cody waited for Maddie to arrive for her visit. Ten minutes passed by and Maddie arrive on the dot. She had a big smile when she saw her good friends, Zack and Cody. She impressed on how tall they got and how handsome they looked. She walked down the stairs and had set down her bag before hugging Zack and Cody. She hugged Cody and then hugged Zack. She stepped back from her hug with Zack. She looked at her younger friends and could tell that they have matured.

"It's so nice to see you guys, again."

"It's nice to see you again, Maddie."

"Thanks, Cody."

"How long will you be here?"

"I'll be here until December 27th, Zack. I wish I could stay until New Year's but I can't, I have to return to the food bank to finish off my volunteer hours before the New Year comes."

"Okay. Well, at least you're going to be here for Christmas."

"That's the spirit, Zack. We'll be with family and friends this Christmas."

"Okay, okay, Cody. You don't have to all mushy on me about Christmas."

"So how have you two been?"

"We've been fine. What about you?"

"I'm good. I'm happy with my life."

"That's good. I hope-"

Cody was cut off by his phone ringing. He wondered who was calling.

"I'm sorry, Maddie."

"It's okay, Cody. Go ahead and respond. Maybe it's an important call."

"Okay."

Cody answers his ringing phone.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Hey, Cody."

"Hey, Woody. What's up?"

"I'm sorry to tell you this dude, but Addison and I can't come. There's a storm coming in and where we're located, we're going to be blocked by the snow. I'm sorry that we won't be able to make it for Christmas."

"Oh, okay. I understand. It's okay. You and Addison stay safe and have a Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, Cody."

Woody hung up the phone on his line and Cody hung up on his line. He looked a little sad as some of his friends wouldn't be able to come to the Tipton for Christmas. Maddie and Zack both gave Cody a concerned look. He looked up at his friend and bother.

"Woody and Addison won't be able to come for Christmas because of the upcoming snow storm."

"Well, what about Bailey? Where would she be coming from? Is she still at Yale or at home?"

"Bailey first told me that she would be leaving Yale early to go back home but then she said that she had to stay behind for one more final and that she could help me with my project and help me study for my finals but I haven't seen she since Wednesday."

"Maybe you should call her and find out where she is."

"But what if-"

Maddie cut off Cody by pressing her fingers against his lips.

"Call her now. I'm sure it will be fine."

"Okay."

Cody called Bailey and waited for her to pick up. When she picked up, she was very chipper.

"Hi, Cody!" How are you doing sweetie?"

"Hi, Bailey. I'm fine. I want to know something?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"Where are you?"

"I'm back at Yale. I'm sorry that I didn't let you know earlier but I had to run some errands."

"Will you be able to come over for Christmas because I heard that there's going to be a snow storm coming soon. Do you want me to pick you up?"

"No. That's okay, Cody. I'll come over tomorrow. I'll just take the train."

"Okay. Just stay safe and call me when you need anything."

"Okay, Cody, I will. I'll see you tomorrow, sweetie."

"Bye, Bailey. See you tomorrow."

Bailey blew a kiss into the phone and then hung up on her line. Cody heard Bailey blow a kiss through the phone and decided to catch the kiss and put it on his heart. He then hung up on his line. He had a small smile etched on his face.

"Well, good news. Bailey will be able to come for Christmas."

"That's great news."

"Oh, joy, you and Bailey are going to be all mushy to each other. Do me a favor and don't gag me with your lovey dovey attitude."

"Sure thing, Zack."

"Well, anyways, I guess we can get something to eat."

"You guys go eat. I have to get a room."

"Okay, see you around Maddie."

"Bye, Cody. Bye, Zack."

"Bye, Maddie."

"Come on, Cody, let's go back our suite and get something to eat."

"You mean get something to eat as in I cook something."

"Exactly."

"Ugh."

"Come on Code Red."

Cody and Zack go up back to their family suite. Zack plopped himself in the TV while Cody got out a cook book to pick a meal to cook. Once he selected a recipe, Cody began to get things ready for his cooking. Time passed by and Cody had finished making a classic pasta dish of spaghetti and meatballs. Cody had set the table before his mom came back from her rehearsal. Carey helped Cody with the finishing touches of the meal and then told Zack to come over for their dinner. The three ate their dinner with content and once everyone was full, Carey took the dishes away and cleaned them. The rest of the evening slithered on and before they knew it; Cody, Carey and Zack fell asleep. The Martin family slumbered peacefully with the rest of the hotel guest such as Mr. Moseby and Miss Tutweiller. All was calm and light.