As Zack waited for sleep to take over his body, a thought occurred to him: when would Cody come back from hanging out with Bailey? Zack sat up from his bed and looked around the room in hopes that his younger twin brother would arrive at any moment. He waited for a good five minutes just staring at the door. He stood up and waited for another twenty minutes while he paced back and forth in the room. Then he walked out of the room and waited for another five minutes staring at the front door. Finally the door to the suite opened and Zack actually got a little excited. He waited with great anticipation while the person behind the door was opening it. When the door was opened all the way, it revealed Carey. Zack knitted his eyebrows together and furrowed them as he frowned. Cody hadn't come back yet and his mom had. Carey closed the door behind her and then frowned when she saw her oldest son frowning. She wanted to know what was troubling him.

"Hey, Zack. What's wrong?"

"Cody isn't back yet."

Carey lightened up and smiled.

"What do expect? He's with Bailey. I saw them come up here on the elevator."

"But Cody has been with Bailey all night."

"Well of course he is. He's in a serious relationship with Bailey."

"But shouldn't he spend time with us?"

"Zack, listen. Cody has spent enough time with us. It doesn't hurt for him to spend time with Bailey. He finally found someone that loves him for who he is outside of our family. And I would be shocked if Cody didn't marry Bailey. She seems to be the right girl for him."

"Yeah but mom, he's spending a lot of time with her."

"So? I've been spending a lot of time with Mr. Moseby and Miss Tutweiller and you've been spending a lot of time with Maddie. You got to understand something, Zack. Sometimes it's okay to have to time to yourself or with other people. It's healthy to spend time with other people."

"Why now? It's Christmas for Pete's Sake!"

"Bailey won't be here the whole time. Cody just wants to spend as much time as can with her before she has to leave. I'm sure he'll be spending time with us once she's gone back home."

"Yeah but then he'll only talk about her."

"For a little while then he'll get over it. What do you want him to do? Not be in love? Zack, Cody is not going to ignore us. He loves us. He just wants to be with Bailey now."

"…Okay…"

"Good. Now stop whining about your brother not being here. I'm sure he'll be back before midnight."

"…Fine."

Carey walked up to Zack and tussled his hair before walking past him to go to the bathroom. Zack swiveled on his heels to brood his way back to his and Cody's old bedroom. Once he was inside, he closed the door behind and paced back and forth in the room. He paced to and fro in the room for at least ten minutes before plopping down on his bed again. Zack thought of reasons why Cody preferred to be Bailey and sad truth hit him. Cody wanted to be with Bailey more for the simple fact that she accepted him for who he was much quicker than Zack did and that she had more things in common with Cody than he did. It hurt Zack inside but he knew that it wasn't Cody's or Bailey's faults, it was his own fault. Zack just decided not to worry anymore and allowed for sleep to take over his body and spirit.

All the while that Zack was waiting for Cody's return, Cody was still in a comfortable position with Bailey but they were talking. As time dwindled away, their conversation shifted from academics to family and friends and then to particular people in their lives such as Zack, London and Maddie. By the time Cody and Bailey were talking about Zack, Carey was talking to Zack about Cody being with Bailey. Ironically, Bailey and Cody were done cuddling at the same that Zack was brooding in his room because they wanted to stretch out their muscles. When Cody and Bailey stood up from the couch, they clasped hands together and walked towards the door on instinct. Cody pulled Bailey close to him as he leaned against the wall that was close to the door. He loving stared into her brown eyes and leaned his forehead against her forehead without breaking eye contact.

"Well, this was nice, Bails. Just relaxing and doing nothing with you was just absolutely what I needed."

"I agree. I'm just glad that whether we do a million things or do nothing at all that we can be completely content and comfortable with each other."

"That's brilliant power of true love. Being able to do anything or nothing at all and still being happy with the one true person you're in love with."

Cody kisses Bailey on the forehead, tenderly.

"I think you should get back to your family now. I have a bad feeling that Zack might be upset that his brother isn't there."

"Why would you suspect that, Bailey?"

"You two are twins and Zack probably isn't used to being separated from you where it really counts."

"I know. He's probably jealous that I've been spending so much time with you as supposed to him."

"It's not your fault and he seemed just fine talking to Maddie."

"Yeah, I know."

"Besides, he's probably misses you because he's bored. He doesn't have you to bother you and keep his boredom at bay."

"You're probably right. But even so, he can miss me just for the simple fact that he misses bonding with me."

"I can understand that. Well, you better not let Zack wait any longer, Cody."

"Okay, Bailey. See you in the morning."

Cody opens the door and walks underneath the doorway. He turns around to give Bailey a goodnight kiss. He leans in and kisses her on the lips. She full heartily reciprocates his action and kisses him back. The sweet, tender kiss lasts for a minute before the happy couple release one another. Right after the kiss, Cody and Bailey pull each other in for a quick hug and then release. Cody turns back away from Bailey and walks back to his family suite. She smiles at him and then closes the door to her hotel room.

When Cody entered the family suite, he had a smile on his face. He casually entered his and Zack's bedroom. Unfortunately, he was forced to wipe off his smile when he was greeted by Zack with a scowl on his face. Cody felt uncomfortable with Zack scowling at him. He nervously rubbed the backside of his neck with his right hand.

"Um…. hi, Zack. What's up with the scowl?"

Zack crossed his arms across his chest, turned his head away from Cody and had let his back fall on the mattress of his bed.

"Nothing, Cody. I was just waiting for you."

Cody dropped his hand from the backside of his neck and sighed in relief. He knew that he wasn't in any real danger even if Zack did just seethe at him. Cody relaxed his tense muscles.

"Bailey and I figured you would act like this way."

Zack quickly turned his head back towards Cody and jolted up from his bed. He uncrossed his arms and stared at his brother.

"What do you mean that you and Bailey knew how I was going to react?"

"We were talking about you beforehand and Bailey suggested that I come back soon before you completely blow your top. I agreed because I knew that I couldn't stay with her and for the fact that you might too bored too quickly. What did you think that we would do?"

"Well, I didn't know that."

"Maybe you should learn to be more patient with people. I'm not trying avoid you and mom, it's just I wanted to show Bailey around and spend some time with her since I know that she won't be around for very long."

"Oh… Well, I guess that's okay. And I guess that you're right that I need to become more patient. Sorry for giving you a hard time when you came back here."

"It's okay, Zack. Do you think mom's still awake?"

"Probably not."

"Okay, thanks."

"Why did you ask?"

"I was just wondering."

"Um, okay then."

Cody smiled at Zack, knowing everything was okay between the two of them. He quickly grabbed some pajamas and went into the bathroom to change. While Cody got changed, Zack eased up and huddled underneath the covers of his bed. By the time that Zack was all cozy and snug in his bed, Cody came back ready to go to bed as well. The younger Martin twin set aside his clothes and then turned off the light switch. He got into bed and simply allowed himself to fall asleep. The night was calm with the exception of Zack's snoring. The next day to come would be a happy day.