Episode 21

"A Special Delivery"

I don't own these characters, but it would be nice if I did.

Wait...In this story, I created some of the characters, so I will actually own them.

Anyways, I do promise to keep them true to themselves.

And as to the ones I create, who they are is up to me, so...

The Elevator in the Tipton Hotel

Almost immediately, Zack and Cody looked at each other with looks of panic on their faces. Had Maddie really just said that her water had broke? And briefly, Zack had a feeling of deja vu that he immediately tried to shake off. Both he and Cody were hoping that she had been mistaken about breaking her water, but at the same time, neither really wanted to be the one to ask her that just in case she wasn't wrong. So, both just kept giving the other looks and trying to will the other one to be the one to speak up. But since they hadn't had any Corsican fruit in almost four years, neither could fully understand exactly what the other was thinking. After what seemed like forever, but was in actuality only about three minutes, Maddie finally sighed and shook er head.

"Did you guys hear what I just said? I said my water just broke!"

Well, now, they had to say something, and Cody finally spoke up. "Maddie, are you sure? I mean...you're not due for another two weeks..."

Zack nodded. "Yeah. Maybe instead of your water breaking, you just...you know...had an accident. I mean, in the past couple of months, you've said you were going to the bathroom over ten times a day..."

Maddie glared at both of them. "Trust me! It was my water that broke!"

Cody sighed. "Why does this keep happening to us?"

His brother looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"You remember our first ever Christmas here at the hotel? We were twelve, and we got momentarily trapped in the elevator with that pregnant woman whose water broke. I think her name was Mary, and her husband's name was Joseph..."

Zack's eyes went wide. "Oh yeah! I do remember that now! I knew this felt familiar, but now I know why!" He turned to Maddie and grinned. "You remember that, don't you Maddie? You were there..."

She glared at him again. "Yeah, I remember, but this time is a little different!"

"How so? Pregnant woman gets trapped in an elevator and her water breaks. Seems pretty much the same to me..."

"Because it wasn't me who was pregnant then!"

The twins looked at each other again. "Okay, Codester, what do we do now? Last time, Mom, Dad and Moseby got us out of the elevator and they handled everything..."

"Why do you think I would know? I was ushered out there too!"

"Because you're the one who's going to be a doctor! I figure as long as you don't try to do those breathing exercises and pass out again, we should be alright..."

"Zack, I really don't think that..."

Maddie rolled her eyes and interrupted them. "Really guys? Cody, call Bailey back and tell her to have Arwin hurry up and fix this! I think the last time this happened it was because of the circuit breakers freezing up. He fixed it quick last time..." She paused. "Oh yeah, and tell her to call for an ambulance!"

Cody nodded. "Right!" He pulled out his cell phone again and dialed Bailey. After close to six rings, she finally picked up again. "Bails! Its me again!"

"Don't worry. I just got off the phone with Arwin, and he said he would get right to work on fixing it. Has the elevator started working again on its own?

"Not exactly. You see, we've got kind of a situation here. I'm going to need you to call 9-1-1 and have them send an ambulance to the hotel as soon as possible. And as soon as you get done with that, I need you to call Trevor and tell him to get here like five minutes ago..."

Upon hearing that Cody needed her to call for an ambulance and then call Trevor, Bailey began to get really worried that something was wrong with Maddie. "Cody? An ambulance? What's going on down there? Is everything okay?"

He sighed. "Not exactly, Sweetie. Maddie thinks her water just broke!" Upon seeing the look Maddie was giving him, he rephrased that. "Strike that, she's positive it did. So, we need to get her out of this elevator fast!"

She gasped. "Oh my gosh! I'll get right on that and call you back once I know that an ambulance and Trevor are on their way. And if anything else happens, call me back!"

"Will do!" He turned away and began whispering in to his phone. "Zack and I will do our best to keep her as calm and comfortable as possible, but I don't think an elevator will be the most sterile or comfortable place to give birth. Plus, to be quite honest, I have no idea what else to do! And I think Zack has even less of an idea what to do than I do!"

"I completely understand, Cody. Just do your best, and hopefully, Arwin will have it fixed in no time. Just keep your cool yourself. If you and Zack begin to freak out, it will affect Maddie too. Again, I'll call you back when I know something..."

Cody nodded, said goodbye and and slid his phone back into his pocket. Turning back, he knelt down next to Zack and Maddie.

"Alright, Maddie. Just keep taking deep breaths and stay calm. Everything is going to be alright here. I just talked to Bailey, and she's going to call Trevor and get an ambulance here ASAP. Don't stress out about any of this, and we'll be out of here soon. Before you know it, you'll be on the way to the hospital to have your baby..."

She took a deep breath. "Okay...I'll try." And with that, Zack and Cody tried to get her as comfortable as possible as she leaned up against the back corner of the elevator car. Maddie just up her breathing exercises she learned in her Lamaze classes and that seemed to be helping her. But as calm as she looked, Zack was quickly becoming a basket case. He grabbed his brother's arm and pulled him off to the far corner of the elevator car and began whispering very excitedly.

"Codester! What are we supposed to do now?"

Cody shrugged and whispered back. "We wait and pray that Arwin fixes the elevator as quickly as he can..."

"What do we do if he can't?"

"Don't think about that right now. Think positively!"

Zack sighed. "Well, at least you're here too. At least one of us knows what he's doing..."

Cody just gave him a look. "And what makes you think that I do?"

Zack gave him the same look right back at him. "Gee...let me think! Could it be because you're the one who's going to be the future doctor here! I know I've never done anything like this before!" He paused. "Well, you know...except for the last time we did this, but we really didn't do anything then..."

Cody shook his head and rolled his eyes. "And I have? Have you forgotten that I don't start medical school until this August. Until then, you have as much medical training as I do! The closest I've ever been to a live human birth was my own!" He paused too. "Well, you know...except for the last time we did this..."

"What about Bubba?"

"He was hatched from an egg!"

"Well, okay, I'll give you that one, but didn't you tell me you once helped out in delivering a cow on Bailey's family farm one summer?"

Cody looked at his brother in disbelief. "Yeah, like that's the same thing!"

"Close enough! And a lot closer to anything I've ever ever seen!" He paused. "Well, you know..."

He was about to argue back when he realized it was getting them nowhere. So, he stopped and took a deep breath. "Look, Zack...I do know from my biology of reproduction class that the quicker we can get out of here, the better, but we do have some time before we really have to worry. In humans, a woman's first time giving birth can last up to fifteen hours. Hopefully, fifteen hours from now, we'll be long out here..."

Zack just nodded. "Okay, good...that makes me feel a little better now."

Cody smiled at him. "Besides. Its just her water that broke. She hasn't even begun having contractions yet. Until she does, we should be golden. And we have several hours before those will begin..."

At that moment, Maddie let out a loud scream as she clutched her abdomen. Zack just looked at his brother and shook his head. "You just couldn't keep your big mouth shut, could you?"

The Suite on the 23rd Floor

After Bailey ended her second phone call from Cody, she just stared at her phone for a few seconds trying to imagine what all was going on down in the elevator. It appeared that their quiet evening of eating some pizza before calling it a night early was now a thing of the past. Of course, her actions only drew Maya's attention, and she walked over next to Bailey.

"Was that Cody calling you again? Is the elevator working again now?"

Bailey She shook her head. "Not exactly. Seems they picked the worst time to head down to go get pizza..."

That alarmed Maya, and she gave Bailey a serious look. "Why do you say that? What did Cody say? Is something else wrong now?"

"Oh yeah! Things just got decidedly more interesting down there! Cody just told me that Maddie's water just broke!"

Maya's eyes went wide when she heard that. "Excuse me? I think I heard you wrong. I could have sworn you just said Maddie's water just broke, but she's not due for another two weeks..."

Bailey could only nod. "Yeah, I thought the same thing, but according to Cody, it seems like the baby was ready to come tonight. So, he told me call 9-1-1 and have them get an ambulance and some paramedics here ASAP..."

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Yeah. Call Trevor and let him know what's going on. I'm sure he'll want to get here as soon as he can."

"Will do..."

Both pulled out their cell phones and began making their individual phone calls. As soon as 9-1-1 answered, Bailey, as calmly as she could, explained that they had a woman in labor stuck in an elevator at the Tipton Hotel. Of course, they asked her several questions about Maddie's condition that Bailey wasn't sure of the answers to, so she told them to just hurry up and get there. Finally, the 9-1-1 operator relented and said paramedics would be on their way to hotel shortly. She did ask Bailey to be down in the lobby to meet them once they arrived. So once Bailey hung up, she turned to Maya who was just hanging up her phone too.

"Did you get a hold of Trevor?"

Maya shook her head. "No, all I got was his voice mail. I figured it would be best for him to hear this in person, so I just left a message telling him to call me back as soon as he could. I'll try him again in a few minutes."

"Well, I'm heading down to the lobby to meet the EMTs. Try to keep getting a hold of Trevor, and stay here in case he decides to just show up here instead."

And with that, Bailey immediately headed for the door. But when she opened it up, she found Trevor standing there about ready to knock.

"Hey...Have either of you seen Maddie? I know she was going to your fittings with you today, and then she left a message saying she was going registering with you guys afterwards. I tried calling her cell phone, but all I got was her voice mail, and she didn't answer our land line at home. Since I was in the neighborhood, I decided to check in with you guys in case she might still be here..."

Bailey sighed. "Yeah, she's sort of here..."

That confused Trevor. "What do you mean is sort of here?"

"Come downstairs with us, and we'll explain on the way..."

Trevor frowned. "Wait a minute. What's going on here? Why do we need to go downstairs?"

Maya grabbed his arm. "Because, Maddie, Zack and Cody all went out to get some food, but right now, they are stuck in the elevator."

"Oh...I guessed I passed them on the way up then. Will they be out soon? Has someone called maintenance yet?"

"We hope so, and yes, we've called Arwin. But, there is another problem..."

"What other problem?"

"Maddie's water has broke!"

Trevor's eyes went wide. "What did you just say?"

Back in the Elevator

Immediately after hearing Maddie shriek, Zack and Cody rushed back over to her side. As she was grimacing in pain, both of them tried to comfort her and getting her doing her breathing her exercises again. And after a few moments, whatever pain she was in seemed to subside. Zack reached down and took her hand in his.

"Maddie? Are you alright?"

She looked up at Zack and glared at him. "I'm in labor! What do you think?"

He backed away a little bit. "Sorry. Just trying to be helpful. Besides, I didn't know what was going on. In fact, I was kind of hoping that last blood curdling scream was due to indigestion. I mean, I remember Woody letting out a few of those a few hours after he had ravished the Mexican buffet. And..."

Maddie cut him. "Zack, shut up! That was definitely not indigestion! They told us in my Lamaze class what to expect a contraction to feel like, and I'm pretty sure that was just one!"

Zack looked up at Cody. "Okay, Brainiac, she's started to have contractions. What do we do now?"

"Like I keep telling you before, I've never done this part before!" Cody paused to think. "Alright, as I recall from my Biology of Reproduction class, in humans, contractions are just the beginning of the labor process. Usually, they are pretty far apart and start off fairly mild..."

Maddie looked up and glared at him that time. "Trust me! I wouldn't consider that mild!"

Cody could only nod. "Right...of course. Unfortunately, I think they're going to get worse before its all said and done. But as long as they don't get worse and happen more regularly, we should be okay here..."

This time, Maddie reached up and grabbed his shirt and pulled his face down to hers. "We should be okay here? That's easy for you to say! You're not the one who's going through this. Here's a newsflash! That last contraction really hurt! I fully expected to be doing this in a hospital with an epidural and whatever other drugs they would give me!"

Cody's eyes went wide at her outburst. "Sorry, Maddie but we are doing the best we can here. Hopefully, Arwin will get the elevator moving very soon. And hopefully, Bailey has got an ambulance on the way, and the paramedics will have a much better idea of what they're doing than I am. And if they get here soon enough, they can get you to the hospital and get you your epidural..."

She gritted her teeth. "For all of our sakes, I sure hope so. Because I'm starting to get the feeling that my baby is in a hurry to come out and say hello! If it doesn't slow down, you might get to deliver your first baby before medical school, Dr. Martin!"

He gulped. "Well, for all of our sakes, lets hope he or she can wait a little while. But the good news is that until your contractions are less than ten minutes apart, we should have time..."

While Cody just knelt there, Zack felt his phone began to vibrate. He pulled it out, saw it was Maya calling and quickly, he answered it. And so to keep his hands free just in case he was needed for something, he put it on speakerphone.

"Is Arwin fixing this thing yet, Babe?"

But it wasn't Maya's voice he heard respond. Instead, it was Trevor's. "Zack! How is Maddie doing?"

Upon hearing his voice, Maddie looked back over towards Zack and yelled out. "Trevor! Where are you?"

"Maddie! I'm down here in the lobby with Bailey and Maya. How are you doing? Are you okay?"

She took a deep breath. "Well, I've been better!"

"I understand, Honey. I know this isn't how we envisioned this happening. But you're in good hands. Just remember the breathing exercises they taught us in Lamaze. Just keep doing those, and we'll try to get you out there as soon as we can!"

Maddie just nodded before she let out another blood curdling scream. Zack cringed and looked at his brother. "Okay, that one sounded worse than the first one..."

Cody just nodded and looked at his watch. "Yeah..." He swallowed. "But even worse that that...it was less than ten minutes since her last one. By the time we get out of here, they may be four of us in here..."

The Tipton Lobby

Trevor, Maya and Bailey were all standing around the lobby all listening to the phone call when they heard Maddie scream out again. And immediately, Trevor began to really panic. He began looking around the lobby frantically trying to find Arwin when he saw him exiting the doorway from the stairs down up to the roof. As quickly as he could, Trevor ran over to him and grabbed him by the shoulders.

"Arwin! How quickly can you get the damn elevator fixed?"

Arwin paused. "Well...ummm...I do have some good news and some bad news..."

By then, Maya and Bailey had joined them, and Maya spoke up. "What's the good news?"

"Well, I do know what's wrong with it now. It seems that the elevator's fuse has blown..."

Trevor was frantic. "Then why are you down here! Go back up to the roof and change fuses then!"

Arwin winced. "I would if I could. The elevators take a special sized fuse that I seem to be all out of. None of the other ones I have will work. I'd have to run down to the hardware store to get another one..."

Trevor just glared at him. "Then get moving then! Run! Run!"

"Again, I would...but the hardware store down the street is already closed for the night. But, I might have one in my apartment that might work though. You see, I was working on this..."

"I don't care what you were working on right now! Just go to your place and get it!" When he didn't see Arwin moving, he yelled out. "Now, Arwin!"

Arwin saw the look on Trevor's face, and he took off in a dead sprint out the front door of the hotel. And almost immediately after he left, two paramedics came running in to the lobby rolling a stretcher in with them. Immediately, Trevor, Maya and Bailey ran over to them.

"Thank goodness you guys are finally here!"

"We got here as quickly as we could. Is the pregnant woman still stuck in the elevator?"

Trevor sighed. "Unfortunately, she is..."

The paramedic paused. "I'm sorry then. There's nothing we can really do until she's out of there..."

Back in the Elevator

Maddie was still coming down from her last contraction when she felt another one getting ready to hit. And as it did, she just grabbed Zack's hand again and began squeezing it as her contraction hit her full force. This time, both Maddie and Zack were screaming out in pain. Realizing they were running out of time, Cody swallowed and tried to think what to do next. But, that was kind of hard to do as he was beginning to really panic as well.

"Maddie, you're contractions are coming way too quickly! According to what I've read..."

She turned, glared at him grabbed him by the shirt again. "I don't care what you've read, Cody! I'm having a baby, and I think I'm about to have it right now! Since you're the closest thing to a doctor inside of here, you're going to have to deliver it!"

"But..."

"No buts! Cody, I really need you here!"

He gulped. "Okay...I...ummm...okay, right now, we need to...ummm..."

Zack looked up at him still wincing from the pain in his hand. "Do what you have to do, Cody, and do it now while I still have a functioning hand! Boil water, get clean towels, I don't care! Just do it!"

"Do you see anything in here I can boil water with? And where am I going to get clean towels?"

"Go find a maid's cart!"

Cody smirked at his brother. "Do you think if I could get out of here right now, that looking for a maid's cart would be first on my list of things to do?"

Maddie screamed out again. "Stop! I don't care how you do it, but Cody, get this baby out of me!"

Back in the Lobby

With Zack's cell phone still on speakerphone mode, everyone heard everything that was going on in the elevator car. Trevor, Maya and Bailey all just looked at each other in shock. Fortunately, one of the EMTs grabbed the cell phone out of Trevor's hand and began barking instructions to Cody. And for the next fifteen minutes, everyone else stood there in silence as they kept hearing Maddie scream out in pain while Cody would occasionally offer his apologies to her. After what seemed like hours, they heard an unmistakeable sound – the crying of a baby.

And as if on cue, Arwin ran back into the lobby holding the fuse and immediately headed back to the stairs so he could get to the fuse box. A few minutes later, everyone heard another comforting sound – the elevator beginning to move. Thirty seconds later, the doors finally opened into the lobby. And the site everyone saw would have been comical if it had been happening to someone else. Maddie was holding a bundle wrapped in a t-shirt while Zack and Cody sat on either side of her. Zack was just sitting there holding his hand while Cody was staring at his hands that were covered in placenta and afterbirth.

Immediately, the EMTs rushed into the car, and loaded the new mother and child up onto the stretcher. And as they did, Trevor made his way by Maddie's side. She looked up at him and smiled.

"There you are, Trevor. I'd like to introduce you to our daughter..."

Trevor just smiled back. "A girl? We have a girl? I have a girl!"

The EMTs began rolling the stretcher out of the elevator. "Don't worry, Ma'am. We'll get you and your daughter to the hospital as quickly as we can. You both seem fine, but we'll get you checked out just to make sure." He turned to Cody and smiled. "Good work, young man!"

Zack spoke up. "Can I come to the hospital too? I think I have a broken hand..."

Maya smiled at him. "Come on, Babe. I'll drive you over there myself." She turned to Bailey. "You guys want to ride over with us?"

Bailey looked at Cody before shaking her head. "We'll be about twenty minutes behind you. I'm pretty sure Cody's going to want to grab a shower and clean up first..."

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Several hours later, the waiting room at the hospital was full of family, friends and other well wishers waiting to hear word about Maddie and her new daughter. Besides those who had been there to witness the birth, Maddie's parents, her brother, Liam, London, Todd, Moseby, Tutt and Carey were all there waiting to make sure everyone was alright. And it seemed like everyone was going to make it through in perfect health. Almost. About an hour after they had gotten there, Zack returned back to the waiting room with Maya by his side. And his left hand was wrapped up in a gauze bandage.

And when she saw that sight, Carey jumped up out of her chair as her eyes went wide. "Zack! What happened to you?"

He just sighed. "Maddie used my hand as her personal stress reliever as she was having contractions. I thought she had broken it, but fortunately, its just badly bruised..."

Everyone looked at him and tried their best to hold back their laughter. Unfortunately, they were unable to. Laughter filled the waiting room as Zack just shook his head.

Carey smiled. "Well, I guess delivering a baby in an elevator has become a family tradition, huh? I've done it. Your father has done it. And now, you two boys have done it..."

"No offense, Mom, but this is one family tradition I wish I hadn't been part of..."

"Well, look at it this way. You've both already lived through the experience of a child's birth..." She winked at Maya and Bailey. "So, they have no excuses in the future..."

Everyone again laughed at that, but, fortunately for Zack, it was at that moment that Trevor came back out into the waiting room. Immediately, they forgot about teasing Zack, and everyone turned their attention towards the new father. And Trevor had the biggest smile on her face.

"Mother and daughter are both going to be just fine. They've both been checked out, and Maddie is actually now trying to feed our little one for the first time."

Everyone sighed in relief, but Maddie's mother spoke up. "When can we see them?"

"The doctor said in about forty-five minutes. And Maddie said herself that she knew it was now late, but that she wanted to see all of you before you left..."

And with that, he headed back behind the big doors, and everyone else began talking amongst themselves. Bailey turned to Cody and smiled.

"Some night, huh?"

He chuckled. "You can say that again. I'm kind of glad now that our dorm doesn't have elevators. The next time I go for..." He paused as his eyes went wide. "Uh oh! The pizzas! That place will never serve us ever again!"

She laughed. "Don't worry about. I called them while you were in the shower and explained what had happened. The owner said he could definitely understand as something similar happened to his sister..."

"Well, that's good to know..."

At that moment, both of their stomachs began to rumble. "I guess our stomachs are trying to tell us something, huh? Trying to remind us we still haven't eaten yet. Well, odds are we're going to spend a lot of time here as its one of Harvard's biggest teaching hospitals. So, what do you think about us heading downstairs and checking out the cafeteria?"

Cody just nodded and smiled. "Yeah, that probably would be a good idea..." He paused. "You know, Bails. I get the feeling I'm not going to forget this night for a long, long time..."

She laughed. "I imagine you won't. Its not everyday you have to deliver a baby in an elevator."

"Just twice now..." He laughed too. "Besides, all I did was to follow the instructions the paramedics gave me. Other than that, I didn't do anything except keep praying that I wouldn't do something to screw up and potentially put Maddie and the baby's life in jeopardy..."

"Well, you didn't. According to the EMTs, you did everything exactly the way an old pro would." She grinned and teased him. "Personally, I think its a sign that Maddie was right. You are meant to be an obstetrician while I'm the pediatrician..."

He just looked at her and shook his head. "Uh uh. Nope. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent. Don't bet on it..." He laughed again. "I'll admit, when that baby slid into my hands, it was an indescribable feeling that gave me a rush. But the only time I ever want to be in the vicinity of a baby getting born ever again will be when its our own children."

Bailey smiled at him. "So, saying you're definitely going to be in the delivery room with me now?"

Cody smiled back at her. "Definitely! And its like Mom said, if I didn't pass out back in the elevator, I don't think I will then either. Plus, you heard the way Maddie was yelling at me. After dealing with that once, it should be a breeze the next time..."

Close to an hour later, everyone was finally cleared to go in and see Maddie in her room. Naturally, everyone let the new grandparents and uncle be the first ones to see her. But after a while, they cleared out to let all of Maddie's friends visit with the new mother and daughter. And when they walked in the room, Maddie just looked up and smiled at everyone.

"Hey guys..." And immediately, she noticed the bandage on Zack's hand. "Sorry about that, Zack..."

He shrugged. "No worries. Nothing is broken, but the next time you're pregnant, don't be surprised if I avoid you at all costs when you are about three weeks from your due date..."

She laughed. "I completely understand and won't take any offense." She turned to Cody. "And you. Not bad. Not bad at all. Though, I'm certainly hoping medical school will help you get rid of the deer in headlights look you had going on..."

He laughed. "Thanks...I think. But like Zack said, I think I'll avoid you when you are close to your due dates in the future..."

"Awww..." She teased him. "But you made such a good OB..."

"Well, hopefully that was the last time I'll ever have to do anything like that again..."

Maddie grinned. "Never say never. Anyways, while we're all here, there are a few favors Trevor and I want to ask of a few of you. London, we've known each other for a long, long time, and you're one of my best friends in the world. Even though we were terrible at being co-mothers, Trevor and I would be honored if you'd be the godmother to our daughter."

London's eyes went wide. "Me? Godmother?"

Maddie smiled. "Of course you. All I ask is that you don't try to spoil her when she gets older..."

"Like that's going to happen! I have to make sure she won't have hideous hair and clothes like her mother did!" She smiled at Maddie. "I'll try to tone it down though. So, if I'm the godmother, who is the godfather?"

Trevor spoke up. "Actually, until a few hours ago, we were still undecided about that..."

Maddie continued. "But after what happened in the elevator, we can't think of anyone better to be our daughter's godfathers than the two guys who helped bring her into the world. So, what do you say, Zack and Cody? You two think you can be co-godfathers?"

Both were stunned by the request but quickly nodded their heads. "Absolutely!"

Zack paused. "Does this mean I can get a pinky ring and make people kiss it now?"

Everyone just looked at him and groaned. Maya shook her head. "They gave him some painkillers. I hope those are to blame for that..."

London rolled her eyes and turned back to Maddie. "So, does my goddaughter have a name yet?"

Maddie smiled again. "Yeah, she does. That was another thing we hadn't decided on yet, but we both came up with the perfect name for her a little while ago. We decided to name her after her two godfathers. I'd like to introduce everyone to Zoey..."

Cody and Bailey's Room

Another hour later, Maddie's doctor finally shooed everyone out of her hospital room claiming that both mother and child needed their rest. Besides, he claimed visiting hours had officially ended several hours earlier, and that everyone could come back and visit them in the morning. Of course, Maddie's mother began arguing with him that she should be allowed to stay with her daughter and granddaughter. Cody found himself laughing, and when Bailey turned to him to find out why, he just said it was nice to finally be the one to be thrown out of a hospital room and not have people arguing over who was going to get to stay with him. She just shook her head at him, and grabbed his arm to lead him back outside.

By the time everyone got back to the Tipton, it was now close to two o'clock in the morning and everyone was ready to call it a night. When they got to their bedroom, both Cody and Bailey were exhausted and ready to see their day finally come to a close.

"Bails, you remember how the day we took the MCAT seemed like the longest day ever?"

She nodded. "Uh huh."

"I think this day has passed it with relative ease. This may have just become the longest day of my life. It seems like it was last week we went for our fittings and then did shopping for blenders, toasters and the like..."

Bailey couldn't help but to laugh. "Tell me about it..." She paused as she thought of something. "And Sweetie?"

"Yeah?"

"The next time it occurs to you to say we're going to have a stress free time doing something, please just keep your mouth shut. I believe that when we were talking to Gertie and Tapeworm about our spring break, your exact words were that we were going to have a dull and boring spring break. Its not even a day old, and its already been far from that!"

Cody had to laugh too. "Yeah, I did say that, didn't I? Well, look at it this way – we still have almost two weeks left of it. Personally, I'm looking forward to just going back to work on our Biology senior projects. After today, dull and boring sounds just fine to me!"

"You and me both, Cody...you and me both." She yawned. "But don't be surprised if I sleep in a little in the morning."

"I was just about to tell you the same thing..."

Both changed into their pajamas and climbed into bed together. And as they laid there about to slip off to dreamland, Cody spoke up again.

"Bails?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't you think it would have been nice if this had happened last spring break?"

She opened her eyes and looked up at him. "Why do you say that?"

"Well, by then, you had already had your moment where you could show in medical school interviews that you had faced a medical emergency and passed it with flying colors. I mean, when I collapsed, you did everything you were supposed to do. If this had happened last year, I could have used it to make myself sound better to some schools..."

She yawned again. "Sweetie...we both got full rides to Harvard Medical School. I think we did just fine the way it was. Besides, I still think tonight was a sign trying to tell you something though..."

He pulled her closer and kissed her forehead. "And I still say I'm going to pass on that. The only woman I want to see give birth ever again is you..." He paused and began chuckling.

"What's so funny?"

"Oh, I was just thinking. You remember how I keep saying I hope our kids take after you?"

"Uh huh..."

"Well, I think I need to make an addendum to that. There is one trait I sincerely hope they don't take after you with. I want them to take after me and have the patience to wait until we get to a hospital to be born..."

Bailey just looked at him. "Uh uh. It doesn't matter when they want to come..." She grinned at him. "Because if they get impatient, their daddy knows how to deliver them now!"

Zack and Maya's Room

Like Cody and Bailey, both Zack and Maya were flat out exhausted too as they finally made it back to their room. Fortunately, Maya's class the next morning wouldn't be too early of one, and London had told Zack that he didn't have to be at work at eight. So, both were happy they wouldn't have to be getting back up in a matter of a few hours. And as they were getting ready for bed themselves, Zack was having trouble unbuttoning his shirt with the bandage on his hand. Maya just shook her head and laughed.

"Here, let me help you..."

He sighed with relief. "Thanks."

Once she unbuttoned his shirt, she noticed something and frowned. "Zack, what happened to your undershirt?"

Zack just gave her a look. "What do you think little Zoey was wrapped up in when you all first saw her? Cody said since I had showered once we got back from our martial arts class that my shirt was probably fresher than the one he had been wearing all day..." He sighed and shook his head. "And that was my new Red Sox shirt too. I had only gotten to wear it once before today..."

Maya laughed. "I think you'll be okay, Babe. Besides, if you believe in that kind of thing, maybe being wrapped up in a Red Sox shirt will set a tone for her future sports loyalty..."

"It will if her godfather has anything to do with it!"

"Uh huh..." She teased him. "Maybe I should go out shopping for a Yankee's onesie for her?"

"Don't even think about it!"

She smiled. "You're no fun...so, how is your hand doing?"

"Its sore, but the doctor said it would be fine in a couple of days. And thankfully, it was my left hand. So, it should be good as new when we begin our spring breaks next week..."

She smiled at him again. "Well, I'm extremely proud of you for keeping your cool tonight. You did a wonderful job in helping out Maddie..."

Zack just gave her a look. "As if! I was freaking out the whole time! I'm just glad Cody was in there too. If he hadn't, I would have had to deliver the baby, and for my goddaughter's sake, I'm glad I didn't!"

"I think the paramedics could have walked you through it."

"Maybe, but baby bro and sis can have the medical profession. I'll take to sitting behind a desk the rest of my life thank you very much!"

Maya laughed again. "Awwww..."

"I'll tell you one thing though. After getting through all of that tonight, I don't think anything else in this world could faze me anymore..."

She paused before smiling. "Anything?"

Zack shook his head. "Nope. Nothing could ever freak me out more than being stuck in an elevator and Maddie telling us that her water had just broke..."

Maya grinned. "I'm glad to hear you say that. So, after all of that, the thought of failing at Harvard Business School should be no big deal now, right?"

He just looked at her. "Now, wait a minute here! That's not what I said!"

She shrugged her shoulders. "Well, you did say nothing..."

"Well, yeah, but..."

"But what?"

Zack sighed and paused to think. After a minute or two, he shook his head in defeat. "But nothing. You're right. After tonight, there is nothing else that anyone or anything can throw at me that will faze me..."

Maya smiled. "So, does that mean...?"

"I'll talk to Moseby and London in the morning. If they are still on board, I'll make the call to Harvard tomorrow and let them know I'm accepting their offer..."

To be Continued...

AN: I know this will be two chapters posted in back to back days, but I had someone PM and ask me to post another as they were about to be deployed tomorrow. Naturally, I'm happy too, and once again I would like to thank that person for their service. Now, as a side not, this chapter is a very good reason I wait some time between post chapters. I had actually forgotten about the Christmas episode of the first season of SLOZAC where the woman got trapped in the elevator with Zack and Cody and went into labor. Maybe I was thinking of it subconsciously when I was initially writing this chapter. Anyways, I went back and watched that episode on youtube this morning and edited this chapter the reflect things that happened then. Thank you to those who pointed that out to me.