Chapter 2

The next day at in class Cody couldn't stop fidgeting at his seat. Every few seconds he would look up at the clock. It seemed like it took a year for the school day to be over. He had a plan. Even though she had said she would see him that night he didn't want to wait, so he was going to search the ship before his shift as a towel boy.

When he was finally able to leave he was the first out of the door. Even if it wasn't for his desire to go find Gin he would have still hurried out of the class. All day Bailey had tried to talk to him. She wanted to tell him that she was sorry for the day before and she still wanted to be friends. That was something he didn't want to do. He knew that they wouldn't be able to be friends, at least not anytime soon.

Cody smiled as he walked around. He was pleased by the fact that not only was he able to dodge Bailey, but Zack as well. Zack would want to argue about the night before and Cody wasn't ready to tell Zack about Gin. He wanted to have a shot at her before Cody found out about her.

Cody searched the ship from bottom to top. He had even thought about asking Mosby about her before he realized he didn't know what her last name was, so he wouldn't even be able to ask where he cabin was.

As he walked to work he was filled to the brim with disappointment about not being able to find her, but he kept himself okay by remembering that he would at least get to see her tonight. Well, he would get to see her if she actually showed up. For all he knows she could just have said that. He doesn't actually know her well enough to know if she is the time to keep her word. Even if she didn't show up when she said she would he knew that he would wait all night just in case. He didn't really understand why someone he just met had such an effect on him.

While he was working he reflected on what happened. Part of him started wondering if he had even really met anyone on the star deck or if he had just somehow imagined the whole thing. Cody was so lost in his own thought he didn't hear his name being called or see the person running up to him waving. In fact he didn't notice till he ran right in to her.

Gin laughed as Cody stared at her for a moment. "Well, I guess I didn't just imagine you." He smiled as he leaned forward to pick up the towels he dropped.

"Imagine me?" Gin said confused. "I thought you went to school on the boat. You never said you worked here." As she spoke she knelt down to help Cody pick up all the towels. "Were you just trying to hide that you work on the ship. Is it some kind of rule that you can't try and kiss tourists, so you lied to save your job?" She teased as she handed him the last towel.

"No." Cody laughed awkwardly. "My brother and I go to school on the boat, but we also work on the boat to help pay for food and other things that we might need. It's really my brother's fault. He sort of wasted all our money so we have to work. He even stole my card and spent my money as well."

"Oh that isn't good. So you have a brother? What is he like?" Gin asked curiously.

"Identical twin, actually, and he is the opposite of me. Zack is obnoxious, irresponsible, and downright idiotic sometimes." Cody said with a laugh.

Gin grinned widely as she reached forward to poke him in the stomach. "If you have an identical twin, how can I be sure that this you is you and that you are not the other you?" She teased as she began to walk around Cody inspecting him as she walked. "This could be like the parent trap except with a girl and not the parents."

"Well um…" Cody said as he began to refold the towels. "We are identical, but Zack is a little bit bigger than me. He has muscles." Cody said nervously. "I am not really the athletic type. I am more of the academic type. I have always gotten straight A's, well for the most part there was a time or two that I didn't get quite an A. So I would say about 99% of the time I get A's." Cody looked over at Gin who was staring at him blankly. "Sorry," He said with a grin as he turned back to the towels. "I guess I ranted a little."

"It's okay." Gin said as he stepped forward to help Cody fold the towels.

"You don't need to help me. This is my job. You are supposed to be on vacation. If I was on vacation I wouldn't want to be working." Cody said as he took the folded towel from Gin and handed it to a woman that had walked up to ask for a towel.

Gin looked down at the ground for a moment and then looked back at Cody. It took her a moment to speak but even when she wasn't speaking her eyes were as they looked at him sadly. "I have never worked actually." She brushed her hair behind on of her ears.

For a moment Cody forgot what he was doing as he stared at her. She was wearing the most beautiful blue sapphire earing. They would have been the envy of London if she ever saw them. Suddenly he realized he was staring at her and quickly looked away and back at the now folded towels. "What do you mean?" He asked as he put the towels away.

"Nevermind," was Gin's reply. "I should be getting back. My parents will be worried." She grabbed a towel before scampering off and disappearing from sight.

As Cody stared at where she had disappeared from he heard his brother behind him. "Who was the hottie?"

"A friend… I think… Actually I am really not sure."

"That's a first," Zack laughed. "Oh wait. Never mind you never have understood girls. Maybe I should step in and show you how it is done. I am the better looking of the two of us." Zack said as he stretched.

"That isn't funny." Cody said.

"I wasn't joking and as I see it I am off work and you are stuck here." Zack said as he walked off in the direction that Gin had disappeared in.

I can't believe Zack is going to try and get with –my- girl. Cody thought. Wait, what am I thinking? She isn't mine. The realization didn't make that fact that Zack was throwing his hat in the ring any easier. If anything it made it harder because he was staring to like this mystery girl and he didn't have any claim on her. Zack was right in some ways, maybe not in his idea that he was the better looking twin, but he was for sure the one who had the better luck with girls.

If he hadn't needed the job so bad he knew he would have chased after the two. All he could do now was hope that Zack wasn't able to find her. He hadn't been able to earlier when he looked for her before work. If he was lucky then Zack would have the same luck he had earlier and that she would show up tonight.

So I really wasn't planning on continuing this but I had a few people wanting me to and I had so much traffic I decided to continue.

Well it seems that the chalice has been thrown. I wonder which one will win the girl? :) and who is this girl? What is her secret hmmm any guesses?