(Cody POV)
"Bailey. Hi." I said awkwardly. Seeing her in the hall earlier had been enough of a shock- I couldn't imagine what she was doing at my door.

"Hey, Cody." she answered softly, looking past me and into the room. "Nice digs."

What was she doing? Was I supposed to believe she actually came to compliment my hotel room- which, by the way, was a virtual carbon copy of every other Tipton suite in America? "Uh, thanks... Aren't yours the same?"

"Yeah..." she said sheepishly. "I guess you're used to living in a place like this, huh? But for me..."

I grinned. "You get the feeling you're not in Kansas anymore?" I know, it was a stupid joke. She was making me nervous; it just came out.

But she laughed. "Exactly."

I stepped back from the door so that she could come in. "So... excited for school to start?" I leaned on the dresser casually only to have my sweaty palm slip and slide on the polished surface. Smooth.

"You know, I haven't really thought about it." she said. "I mean, I've been so keyed up about this Jeopardy thing that I haven't had time to think about school. I'll be glad to go back, though. I miss hanging out with London and Woody and everyone."

I remembered my conversation earlier with Woody's cousin. "Actually, I meantto tell you, Woody's coming here to watch. His cousin's in the competition too."

"Wow, you, Woody, Marcus... What a small world, huh?"

"Tell me about it." I agreed.

Bailey folded her arms over her stomach, leaning in slightly. "Are you
nervous?" she asked in a slightly quieter tone of voice that caught me
off-guard.

"W-what?" Being around her had always made me nervous, even moreso since the breakup... but I didn't think it was that obvious!

She gave me a weird look. "About the competition?" she clarified. Ohh.

"Not really." I shrugged. I really wasn't- I'd been on a game show once before, with Zack, a few years back, so I wasn't totally new to the whole TV thing. And it wasn't like I hadn't cleaned up during the practice round earlier. Not to be too cocky, but I felt pretty well-prepared. However, I sensed that Bailey wasn't quite as confident. "You shouldn't be either. You did great earlier."

"Thanks." She blushed a little, looking at the ground. "I guess I just don't want to mess this up. I mean, the high stakes are bad enough, but the fact that it's a live taping...? All of Kettlecorn is going to be watching, you know."

Her eyes went wide, as if she was trying to impress upon me the seriousness of being watched by Kettlecorn. I wasn't even sure if she was joking or not... but knowing Bailey, she probably wasn't. "I'm sure they're already proud of you, Bails."

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She nodded uncomfortably. She replied, "Cody, it's not just their pride. I've lately been shunned by most of the other girls because of my views and wishes. Here's a chance to bring fame to my hometown, and maybe win some friends back." She finished in a soft tone.

I felt bad for her. She gave up so many friends to come to Seven Seas High. "Bailey, it's okay. Don't worry. Even if your friends don't like, we will always love you."

She sniffled a bit. I gently put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. As usual, I felt something doing it. Sparks.

"Cody, it's not just that. Moose really embarrassed me. After last week, I never want to see him again."

I was a little confused. "Bailey, what do you mean?"

"He confronted me in front of the whole town about my studies. He said that he and I would make a great farming couple, and I should go finish up my high school career there. It was so embarrassing."

I felt bad for her. "It's okay Bailey. Don't listen to him, you are a bright intelligent person."

She smiled at me, and she gave me a light hug before leaving the room. I smiled and watched her walk out. She was such a great person. No wonder she broke up with me. I was such a loser and out of her league.

She probably just dated me because she felt bad for me. That was the best time of my life. I really hoped Bailey would win this competition, and she probably would.

I walked out of the room, heading to find some friends to play video games with.

(Third person)

Zack was chilling by the pool when he got a text. It was from Marcus.

Dude, turn to the left.

Why?

Because then I can smack you in the face!"

Zack turned and he saw Marcus. "Marcus! What in the name of throwing balloons at are you doing here?"

"I'm here to record a rap for Jeopardy! I need some ideas, so I decided to relax by the pool for a bit. I know why you're here, as I saw Cody already. Do you know that Bailey's here for the same reason?"

Zack turned his head abruptly. "Say what?"

"Bailey's here to compete against Cody on Jeopardy! Well probably compete as she might not play him."

"You are aware that they are exes, right?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"This drama could be better than that movie we watched back in freshman year!"

Marcus just looked at Zack. "Really, sometimes I wonder if you even care for your brother. But whatever, time to hit the pool!"

(Back with Cody's POV)

I was relaxing with Barky and Daisuke, just testing each other so we were ready for the games.

"Okay, Cody, this one is for you. Name the first President of the United States who was not born in the original thirteen colonies and the first President born west of the Mississippi."

"That's easy Barky. The first answer is Abraham Lincoln and the second answer is Herbert Hoover."

Daisuke just laughed. "Cody, trying to get you wrong is like trying convince a birther that Obama was born in Hawaii. Or like trying to tell a Tea Party member that Reagan caused the deficit. It's just impossible!"

Cody laughed back. He was having such a good time, that he almost forgot about his cooking.

"Hey guys, listen up. I'm a fantastic cook, so do you want try my cookies?"

Barky screamed yes. "Woody's told me all about your cooking. How about some chocolate chip cookies?"

"Alright, but give me 10 minutes."

Cody went to make the cookies. Meanwhile, something was going on across the hall.

"Moose, I am going to compete!"

Bailey was on the phone with Moose, and this was unpleasant.

"Bailey, remember when we were young and knew what we were going to do in life? Do you remember what you wanted when we were five?"

"What Moose?"

"We just wanted to have a nice farm with lots of kids and some money from our corn profits."

"So? That was way back when. Now, I want a good education and a career in environment, human rights, or animal rights, not to be a farmer's wife!"

"Bailey, come to your senses. If you go through with Jeopardy, everyone will think you are a progressive elitist and no one will friend you. The outside world will look at you as what you really are, a farm girl."

"No Moose! You don't give the coasts enough credit!"

"Yes I do. They are idiotic city slickers. Tell you what, since you like politics so much, you can come home and I can run for office. Just so you'll be a politician's wife."

"What if I want to be a politician?"

"Bailey, you're a liberal bleeding heart. No one in Kansas will vote for you!"

"Moose, I won't return home and quit this competition."

"Okay, but I have one last piece of leverage left."

"What may that be?"

"My uncle is planning to buy your family farm. Since you guys can't afford it anymore, he will give it to me. Bailey, come home and I will leave the farm alone. Otherwise, my uncle will go through with his plan. Your choice, Bailey. Your choice."

Moose hung up. Bailey was shattered and shaken. She now needed the money more than ever, but she wasn't going to play dirty to win. She needed it before to save the farm, but now she couldn't play dirty to save it from Moose. That wasn't her style. Bailey knew she had to play fair and square and good things would happen.

(Cody's room)

Cody was making his fantastic cookies. He began to think about his conversation with Bailey earlier. He began to think that there was another reason Bailey wanted to win so badly, but he couldn't place his finger on it. He kept on cooking, wondering about those things.

A/N: First of all, I would like to thank the people who review Chapter 3. Thanks for giving me some detail as well. Anyway, how did you like it? Lady Em had the first bit of the story. Anyway, I want 10 more reviews, and read and review!