Chapter 12

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Theo could only stand there staring at Cody. How had he known about Rebecca? Theo knew now why people had been avoiding him all day. Those flyers must be posted all over campus by now. And he immediately knew the implications. No longer would he be able to charm any girl he fancied. His remaining time at Yale would be like living at a monastery. Theo was not happy about that at all. And the duo in front of him just kept smirking at him. They thought they had beaten him. Well, he would show them once and for all. But before he could say anything, the rest of the students and the TA began filing into the the classroom.

Theo quietly took his place and began to sulk. He knew his time at Yale was probably done, but it enraged him that he would have to run away. His lab partner had seen the fliers too, and as much as he wanted to avoid him, he had his lab work to do. But Theo was of no use. He just kept staring at Cody and Bailey feeling his blood boil.

Soon enough, class was over and Cody and Bailey slipped out quickly and were gone. Theo gathered his backpack and went back to his place. The entire way, he could see people pointing at him and running in the other direction. This did nothing but continue to drive him crazy. It was then that he remembered he was supposed to meet Lex in a little bit. Back at his place, he changed clothes and put on a baseball cap and sunglasses. He then tried to slipped back across campus as inconspicuous as possible.

He arrived at the cafe, but saw no sign of Lex anywhere. He was about to turn around and leave, when a large waiter came over to him.

"Are you Teddy?"

Theo nodded.

"This is for you..." And the man handed him a folded piece of paper.

Theo opened it and read it.

Teddy,

I'm glad I found out about the real you sooner rather than later. Never try to talk to me ever again!

Lex

Theo sighed and crumpled the piece of paper and noticed the large waiter was still standing there.

"What?"

"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, and to be honest, you aren't the type of person we want in our establishment."

Theo stormed out not quite sure where he was going to go.

Back and Cody and Bailey's apartment, they were sitting in the living room with Max.

"Cody, where in the world did you come up with this idea?"

Cody smiled. "I owe Zack the credit for giving me the idea and a movie Bailey and I watched this summer..."

"Zack?"

"Yeah, he reminded me that if you want to take down a more powerful opponent, you have to hit him where it hurts the most."

Bailey smiled. "Just like we did with Moose and his ego..."

Max was confused. "Who is Moose?"

Bailey gave her the basics on who Moose was and everything he had done to try to come between her and Cody.

"Do you really think he has changed?"

Bailey shrugged. "Don't know, but I don't really care..."

Max turned back to Cody. "But where did you ever come up with the idea to use my roommate like that?"

Cody smiled. "From you and that movie I mentioned. This summer, we were feeling like getting into the college spirit, so we watched some college movies. One of them was PCU. That popped into my head, and I remembered what you said about your roommate. You said she hated all men, so I figured she would really hate a man who had physically assaulted and attempted to rape someone. I also figured she probably wasn't the only one around here who thought like she did and was probably part of an organization..."

Max nodded. "Okay, that makes sense. But, what about the stolen exam?"

Bailey smiled. "The economics professor that it was stolen from is also our landlord. He and his wife have known all along about Theo's vendetta, and he called to warn us about it the stolen exam..."

"So, you laid your own trap instead..."

"Exactly..."

"So, what happens next? Do you really think Theo is just going to give up?"

Cody grinned. "While that would be nice, we have no such expectations..."

"You have another plan, don't you?"

This time, Bailey grinned. "Something like that..."

Cody got up and went into the kitchen and brought something back to give to Max.

"Here, keep this on you just in case..."

Max looked at the container Cody had given her. "Bear Repellant? You still carry this stuff around?"

Cody smiled. "Hey, it works. It's saved my butt several times..."

"You can't be serious..."

Bailey nods. "Its true. Believe me, at first, I was skeptical too, but now I don't go anywhere without a can in my purse too..."

"How did it save your butt?"

Cody and Bailey quickly explain to her what happened in Tokyo and then with Josh.

Max could only look on in shock. "You were shot?"

Cody nods. "Yeah..."

Bailey immediately grabs Cody's hand. "It was the scariest moment of my life. I thought I might have lost him forever..."

Max can only shake her head. "Alright, I'll keep it on me..." She paused. "So, what do you think Theo will do next?"

"I don't know. But, unless I've missed my guess, he's going to come at us with both barrels blazing..."

"Why would you want him to do that?"

Cody grinned. "Simple. Someone that angry is due to screw up. Besides, we have that covered..."

"But what if he tries to get back by trying to hurt Bailey?"

Bailey smiled. "I can take care of myself..."

Cody nodded. "That she can, but if Theo lays one finger on her, I will kill him myself..."

Meanwhile, Theo is still walking around trying to figure out what to do next. He hated to admit that Cody and Bailey seemed to be one step ahead of him no matter what he did. Plus, they were probably still very cautious and ready to expect anything. He knew had to act fast and act big, but he couldn't think of anything he could do that he thought he could get away with.

He found himself coming to a stop just down the street from where Cody and Bailey lived. Part of him wanted to rush inside and pound away on Cody Martin. But, he knew that would be stupid. Cody wasn't the same little wimp he used to be, and Theo wasn't crazy about his chances in an altercation.

But then Theo saw something that made him absolutely livid. There was Lex walking out of their front door. She had been playing him for a fool. Well, he couldn't figure out how to get back and Cody and Bailey right now, but he sure could teach that little wench a lesson.

To be Continued...