At four thirty in the morning, Cody woke up from the couch. He folded up the blanket and placed it in the linen closet. Then he went to the kitchen sink and washed off the blood. He dried off his face and hands on a towel. He left the kitchen and went up to Bailey's room. Cody quietly walked over to the desk and looked at Bailey's personal belongings. He saw her backpack and opened it up. He pulled out her Chemistry textbook and read through it. He had missed doing school work and wondered how well Bailey faired. Cody was sure that Bailey was intelligent but he wondered how intelligent she actually was. Cody found Bailey's homework answers and matched them to the questions. He read everything he had to know and then checked her work. After some time, Cody knew that Bailey had flawless answers. Her work reminded him a lot like his work before he became a werewolf no thanks to Zack. Cody placed Bailey's homework back where he found it and had put away the textbook in the backpack. He zipped up the backpack and walked up to Bailey. He looked beyond Bailey and saw a little girl in a cot that he suspected was Ashley. She was holding a bunny rabbit with a dress on and it was about to fall out of her hand. Cody rushed over to the cot and caught the bunny rabbit toy. He nicely tucked it in the crook of Ashley's arm and pulled a blanket over her body and re-tucked the blankets.

Cody went back to Bailey and stroked her forehead. He just wished that he was a human again. Everything in his life had gotten so complicated. He just wanted to return to school and move on with his life. But if he did return to his old life then he would have to deal with Zack's pranks, Mr. Moseby's criticism and he wouldn't see Bailey anymore. Cody made a decision. If he had the choice, he'd rather die where he was so that at least Bailey was the last person he was. It might seem a little selfish of him but he didn't care. He had never felt closer to a person who wasn't a family member. He was close to his mom and considered Maddie and London to be like older sisters but he wasn't surer of himself that he felt very close to Bailey. She was like a dream come true. She was exactly what he needed in his life, someone he could connect with intellectually and emotionally. Cody leaned down and gently kissed Bailey on the lips. He had a bad feeling of what could come in the near future. And even if he was cured, Cody wanted to make sure that he could have one sincere and tender moment with Bailey before they would have to say goodbye despite her being asleep. As soon as Cody pulled away, Bailey stirred in her sleep and mumbled his name out loud. Cody brushed a stray strand of hair from her forehead and then left the room. He grabbed an apple in the kitchen and went outside and stayed in the barn.

Eight hours later at three thirty in the afternoon, Bailey snuck behind the house and went to the barn. Her parents were able to contact Ashley's aunt and uncle from her mother's side. Ashley's aunt and uncle were devastated what happened and would take Ashley back to their home as soon as they got back from visiting some family in Alabama. Bailey heard from her mom that their family would take care of Ashley for the next four days. After they were assured that Ashley could be taken care of by other family members within a short period of time. Bailey brought herself back to the present and found Cody curled up in a ball in a pile of hay. She knelt down and lightly shook his shoulders.

"Cody."

Cody mumbled.

"Cody."

Cody mumbled again.

"Cody!"

Cody finally woke up.

"What? What's going on?"

He looked up at Bailey.

"Bailey?"

Bailey took her hands off Cody's shoulders.

"Can you get up?"

"I think so."

Cody gets up from the ground and Bailey stands up with him.

"So, did you have a nice nap?"

"Yeah. So, what did you want to talk about?"

"Could we find some other place to talk?"

"What did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking that we could go into town."

"Why? What's there to do?"

"We might have a small town but we have a malt shop. We could talk about things over some milkshakes or malts."

"Oh. Will that be okay with your parents?"

"That depends."

"On what?"

"Whether or not you want to explain your sudden return to my parents."

"What do you think I should do?"

"If they see you and you give them a believable story to what happened to you and why you came back then you can do that."

"I'd rather have a low profile. I could sneak away to the front of the house while you tell your parents that you're going into town to meet with a friend."

"I guess that could work."

"Great. So, do I get to the front without being seen?"

"You're going to have to climb the roof and then get off from the right side. Then stay on the right side until you're ten feet away."

"Okay. I can do that."

Bailey smiled. "Good."

Then she hugged Cody and kissed him on the cheek.

"What was that for?"

"I appreciated the good morning kiss."

"You actually knew that I kissed you?"

"Yeah. I also like that you showed your sensitive side this morning."

"What do you mean?"

"You caught the bunny rabbit before it fell from Ashley's arm."

"You saw that!? I thought you were asleep."

"I was but you woke me up. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn't help but look over my shoulder and see you with Ashley then I turned my head and closed my eyes again. By the time you kissed me, I was ready to wake up."

"Did I disturb you?"

"Not really."

"Oh. So, should I go now?"

"If you want."

"Bailey?"

"Yeah?"

"What do we have together?"

"What do you mean?"

"What kind of relationship do we have with each other?"

"I can't really say."

"Oh…Okay. Well, I'll sneak around the house while you go talk to your parents."

"Okay."

Cody politely passed by Bailey, but he couldn't get away completely without feeling a light brush from Bailey's left hand. He knew that she began to reach for him at the last second but then changed her mind. He snuck over to the house and then climbed up the roof. As he got up on top of the house, Bailey watched him. She wanted to make sure that he got up alright. Once she was reassured that Cody would be fine, she went back in the house and looked for her parents. Luckily, she ran into her mom.

"Hi, mama."

Eunice smiled at her intelligent daughter.

"Hi, Bailey. What's on your mind, darling?"

"I was wondering if it would be okay if I went to the malt shop to meet with a friend. I haven't seen him in a while."

"Who is it?"

"If I told you then you might think I'm crazy."

"Who is it, honey?"

"It's Cody."

"He's back! I thought the wolf got him?"

"Well, he got barely got away from the wolf and was able to call me. We talked a little bit on the phone and decided to meet again. He's back in town and he knows about Ashley."

"When did he call you?"

"On Monday after school."

"But does he have a place to stay?"

"Not really. He was going to leave but he felt that he had to at least tell me where he was going so he came back once he got away from the wolf."

"Oh. What a clever boy. Too bad he couldn't stick around that one night…You know….when that incident happened."

"I'm sure Cody would have protected me if he could. So, what do you say, mama? Can I go see him?"

"As long as you offer to let him back into our house."

"But what about taking care of Ashley?"

"He could actually be a big help in looking after Ashley until her aunt and uncle come over to pick her up."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. So, can I go see him?"

"Sure."

"Thanks, mama. Thank you so much."

Bailey gives Eunice a tight and warm hug. Eunice hugs Bailey back. They part after five seconds.

"You're welcome, Bailey. But don't stay away too long. There are still chores to be done and you need to do your homework."

"Of course, mama. I'll be back by four thirty."

"Okay. Now go and meet Cody at the malt shop."

"Kay."

Bailey smiles at her mom and goes out the front door. Just as she walks out of the front door and off the porch, she sees Cody hopping off the roof. He walks toward the very front of the farm while staying on the right side. Bailey walked toward the front adjacent from Cody. She kept her up her pace so she could keep her eye on him. She wanted to make sure that he got to the front okay. Once both of them reached the white picket fence, Bailey grabbed onto Cody's hand and led him into town. As soon as they were out of sight, bailey had released Cody's hand. She was sure that it safe for them to casually walk toward the malt shop in the small 'downtown' area. Bailey was hopeful that she and Cody could finally get to the bottom of how they would find a solution for Cody's situation. They already knew that the test results weren't very promising but there was a silver lining. She knew that there must be something that could be done for Cody and she wanted to discuss the issue with him.

To Be Continued…