Chapter 13

Again, I don't own any of these characters

Cody and Bailey just sat back on their couch taking a well deserved breather. Cody turned to Bailey and smiled.

"You know, once this is all over, we need to take some time just for ourselves..."

Bailey smiled back at him. "What do you have in mind?"

Cody paused. "How does a day in New York City sound?"

"And what would we do there?"

"Anything you want..."

"Like a broadway show?"

"Just name the one you want to see..."

Bailey snuggled closer to Cody. "I like the sound of that...But, what brought this on?"

Cody sighed. "I just know lately we've been so focused on dealing with Theo that we haven't had any real time for ourselves. I know we're engaged now, but I still want to romance you..."

Bailey teased him. "So, I still get the romance even with the ring on my finger?"

"Of course you do. I promise you will always get it. And if you feel you aren't getting enough, smack me upside the back of the head and tell me..."

Bailey smiled. "Something tells me that won't be a problem at all..."

Cody leaned in to kiss Bailey when they were interrupted by a knock at the door.

Cody sighed. "I thought we wouldn't get interrupted anymore with our own place..."

Bailey laughed. "Its okay, Codykins. We have plenty of time later."

Cody got up off the couch, checked the peephole and opened the door.

"Captain Morris, please come in. What can we do for you today?"

Murray paused. "We have some news for you...We've found out who it was that broke into your place. We caught him trying to go to the bus station this morning. We had to move fast and go ahead and bring him in..."

Cody nods. "So, what comes next?"

"We had detectives talking to him and trying to get information. However, he asked to call his lawyer, so we had to stop. But he didn't call his lawyer, he called our boy Theo. Well, there was no answer, so our perp decided he wanted to talk after all..."

"And?"

"You were right. He sang like a bird..." Murray grinned.

Bailey looked at him. "There's more, isn't there?"

"You bet there is. This guy wasn't as dumb as he looked. He had recorded every conversation he had with Theo plus granted us access to his bank account so we could follow the wire transfer. And it lead us right to Theo..."

"So, I take it you are looking for Theo right now?"

"We are. And about an hour ago, a judge signed off on an arrest warrant and a warrant for us to search Theo's residence..."

"What are you hoping to find?"

Murray smiles. "We'll know when we get there..."

Bailey paused. "So, what do you want us to do?"

"Just lock yourselves in here. Until we have Theo in custody, he could still be a threat to the both of you."

Cody and Bailey nodded. "We will."

"I hope this goes without saying, but if Theo does show up here, call me immediately."

"Definitely."

"Alright, you two take care of each other..."

And with that, Captain Morris leaves and Cody and Bailey lock up behind him.

Bailey turned to Cody. "So, what should we do?"

"Well, we could do our reading, but I'm not sure I will be able to concentrate until we hear something..."

"Me either..."

Cody paused. "Well, we could pull out the Wii and waste time on some video games..."

Bailey smiled. "Pick your poison, Codykins..."

Cody smiled back. "Mariokart at twenty paces..."

"It is so on!"

Meanwhile, across campus, Theo is following Max back to her dorm. Since they were in broad daylight, he just couldn't jump her and grab her. So, instead, he just kept his distance, but he kept her in sight.

As Max got to the front of her dorm, she ran into her roommate coming outside.

"Hey Max, what's up?"

"Not too much, Betty. What are you up to tonight?"

"We're protesting the University President's house to get him to do something about that creep..."

Theo was hiding behind a bush just taking everything in. So, her name is actually Max he thought to himself.

Max smiled. "I wish you luck then. We don't need guys like that around campus at all..."

Betty shrugged. "If it was up to me, we wouldn't need men around at all, period!"

"Awww, come on, they aren't all bad..."

"Name one who is isn't..."

"I can name you several. I have a friend named Cody who goes here to Yale too. His brother goes to UCONN and they have a friend named Woody. All three of those are really great guys..."

"So you say..."

"They are. Cody is even engaged, and his fiance thinks he hung the moon..."

"He's probably just leading her on or something..."

Max smiled. "Not a chance of that. You should see how he looks at her. There is nothing but pure love and devotion there..."

"Max, all men are scum. Just look at this jerk we're protesting tonight..."

"I agree, he deserves everything that happens to him. But, there are some really good ones out there. I know, I'm looking for one myself..."

"Max, I just think you are fooling yourself..."

Max sighed. "I tell you what. I'll see if Cody and Bailey will have us over for dinner one night and prove my point to you..."

Betty pauses. "I'll think about it. But, I need to be going or I'm going to be late."

"Okay, Betty. I'll see you later."

Betty leaves and Max goes over to the front door of the dorm. As she searches through her purse looking for her ID to swipe, she feels something hard pressed into her back.

"Hello, Lex..." Theo then sneers. "Or should I say Max?"

Max swallows and tries to stay calm. "What do you want, Teddy?"

"I just want to talk. And I want to know why you helped set me up..."

"I didn't make you hit and try to rape that girl!"

"So, you believe them, huh?"

"Yes, I do! You know, I should just scream right now..."

Theo laughed. "Do and its the last thing you ever do!"

Max is terrified. "What do you want then?"

Theo sneers. "I think you and I need to go have a little chat with your friends...Come on!"

Theo begins to march Max away from the dorm.

However, the entire scene was observed by someone else who quickly followed after them.

To be Continued...