When Cody and Bailey left the ballroom, they got caught in a sudden wave of Tipton employees trying to get everything done. Cody and Bailey stumbled backwards and fell on the ground. From their fall, Cody and Bailey got detached from each other's grips and fell backwards in opposite directions. When the two young adults got up, they saw that the speed and density of bustling employees subdued very quickly. Cody spotted Esteban rushing by but was able to catch him from the arm. Esteban stumbled backwards from the sudden yank of Cody's hand. He looked back his two younger friends.

"Esteban what's going on? I thought everything was covered? Why is everybody in a rush?"

"Well, you see Cody, when we thought all the necessary supplies, one of the employees checked our stock of decorations and food and realized that we need and informed me what we needed to replace. Once I told everyone of our little problem they all began to panic and went into a frenzy to restock necessary supplies for the dinner tonight."

"What can we do to help?"

"There's not much. But thank you for offering your and Cody's services, Bailey."

"Are you sure there isn't anything we can do?"

"I'm afraid so Cody. Wait! Unless you, Cody, go help Chef Paulo cook while Bailey, you can help Carey with setting up the tables in the ballroom."

"We could do that."

"Alright. Then it's settled. You two will help after all. Now I wonder if we should worry about Zack. We love him in our own ways but we also know he can mean big trouble."

"I don't know who could keep him out of trouble."

Maddie came walking by the moment Cody had a distressed question that needed to be answered. She casually walked up to her group of friends.

"I'll keep Zack busy. I can just hang out with him."

Esteban, Cody and Bailey all looked towards Maddie and gave her expressions that were a mix of surprise, confusion and appreciation.

"You would do that for us, Maddie?"

"Of course I would, Esteban."

"Oh, thank you, Maddie. Bless your soul. Well, I must be off. See you guys later."

"Bye, Esteban."

"See you later, Esteban."

Cody and Bailey turned back to Maddie.

"Thank you, Maddie."

"Ah, no problem you guys. I hate to say this but I think that you two go to your separate ways now."

"Sure thing Maddie."

"Bye, Bailey. Bye, Maddie."

Cody kissed Bailey on the cheek, waved goodbye to Maddie and jotted off to the kitchen.

"Well, bye Maddie. I'm going to help Mrs. Martin with setting the table. Good luck with distracting Zack."

"Thanks. But don't worry, I will."

Bailey smiled at Maddie and went back over to the ballroom where the tables would be. She walked off to the ballroom. Maddie went over the elevators and pressed the up button. When one of the elevators opened she entered the open one and went straight up to the 23rd floor. Once she arrived on the 23rd floor, she went to the Martin family suite and knocked on the door. Zack opened the door and greeted her with a smile and a hello.

"Hey, Maddie. What's up?"

"Nothing much. I just wanted to see you again. When I came by the first time, I had forgotten catch up with you on personal matters. May I come in?"

"Sure."

Maddie gladly walks into the suite. When she entered the suite, she walked over the couch and sat down. Zack automatically joined Maddie on the couch and they easily struck up a conversation. While Maddie was talking with Zack, Bailey had found Carey getting silverware out of a cupboard. Carey handed some silverware over to Bailey to help speed up the process of setting the tables. As the two ladies set the tables, Carey glanced over to where Bailey was circling a table.

"So, Bailey, how's your relationship going with Cody?"

"It's fine. I mean he's always the gentleman and I do what I can to show him equal treatment and love. Whenever I do something for him, he seems to up me one each time. I know our relationship isn't a competition but I just feel like I need to do for him. He's so good to me, it's a bit unbelievable."

"Well, you know Bailey there's nothing to worry about. I'm sure that if you have fault then so does Cody. You two are human and what's more is that your young and in love. It's natural to feel like you need to do more for your partner sometimes. What I meant to ask was that if you're happy were you're are with him?"

"Of course I'm happy with Cody. He's my perfect guy. He may not be a perfect human being but he's perfect for me. Our relationship is at a comfortable pace and nothing too major has happened that might have negatively affected our relationship ever since Paris."

"Well that's good. And I'm sorry that had to happen to you and Cody. Bailey, you and Cody are good people and you deserved a happy ending in the city of love on your one year anniversary."

"It's okay, Mrs. Martin. Cody and I figured that it was the right type of kick in the pants from life that we needed humanize our partners and realize that we would always love each other no matter what, that we were meant to be together….for the rest of our lives."

"How sweet for you to say that. I'm sure that when the time comes, you and Cody will get married and I'll be happy to have you as a daughter-in-law. You being part our family would be the best thing that will happen for us since Cody will be happy, Zack probably stay more in line with a sister-in-law and I would have a female family member that I would talking to. But there's no pressure. It all depends what you and Cody want to do."

Bailey blushed from the compliment that she received from Carey Martin.

"So I'm guessing that before Cody and I do get engaged that you already approve of us being together and that technically you gave me your blessing in advanced."

"That's correct. Bailey, you're a special girl and you're obviously very special and very important to Cody. I would be glad if you agreed to part of our family. I mean there are responsibilities to uphold and that would be dealing with a mother-in-law who can't cook and a brother-in-law who will cause trouble and create a disturbance in the universe."

Bailey giggled at the last part that Carey said about how Zack would be a troublemaker. Carey smiled as she saw Bailey's beautiful smile while she giggled. Carey was glad that Cody found someone like Bailey in his life to make him very happy.

All the while that Bailey and Carey had been talking to each other they had been setting the silverware as they went. They slowly rotated between their conversation and their duty of setting the tables. Once Bailey and Carey's conversation was over they went back to the cupboard to retrieve fine, white plates, red napkins and stainless steel napkin rings. The two intelligent women carefully placed the plates on the tables and rolled up the napkins to slip into the napkins rings. After all the napkins were slipped into the napkin rings, Carey and Bailey carefully placed the napkins on the white plates. When Carey and Bailey were done setting the tables, they looked at their handy work and then at each other and smiled.

"We did a pretty good job at setting the tables, Mrs. Martin."

"We sure did, Bailey. Come on, let's go up to the 23rd floor to get ready for the dinner. I'll help you get ready so that you look nice for the dinner and for Cody. This a bit embarrassing for you to hear bit I'm hoping you and Cody get stuck underneath the mistletoe."

Bailey blushed from Carey's suggestion that she and Cody would end up under the mistletoe together because that would mean that they would have to kiss.

"I don't know about being caught under the mistletoe but I would like to look nice for the dinner."

"And….."

"And for Cody."

"Jeez, Bailey. It's like I have to twist your arm for you to admit that you would like to nice for my son. Is there something wrong?"

"No. It's so weird admitting it to my boyfriend's mom."

"I'm sorry, Bailey. I didn't know I was making you feel uncomfortable."

"Oh, don't be, Mrs. Martin. It's not you, it's me. I just have this odd notion that I need to have your absolute approval."

"Don't worry Bailey. Cody loves you and that's what should matter to the most. Besides, you're a very likeable girl so there's no need to feel like you're going to screw up. Now come on, we need to get ready."

"Okay, if you insist."

"I insist."

Carey and Bailey walked together out of the ballroom to go up to the 23rd floor to get ready together. Bailey felt a little out of place walking with her Carey Marin bit then she quickly adjusted and became comfortable walking alongside with Carey. When Bailey and Carey arrived at the elevators, Carey pressed the up button right away. Luckily an elevator opened up quickly and two ladies could go up to the 23rd floor.