Chapter 14

Again, I don't own any of these characters

Cody and Bailey were both sitting on the couch, their steering wheel controllers in hand, both into the game they were playing. Every once in a while, they would bump each other trying to throw the other off of their game.

"Cody!"

"Yes, Sweetie?"

"Did you just shoot me with a red shell?"

Cody grinned. "That was me..."

"And I thought you loved me!"

"Oh, was it your love for me that made you drop that banana peel right in front of me?"

Bailey grinned. "Well..."

"That's what I thought!"

"You do know I'm going to get you back for that, right?"

Cody smiled. "You're going to have to catch me first..."

"You better check your rear view mirrors because here I come!"

"Uh huh..."

Bailey got excited. "Ooo...Look who has a blue shell now...You know what they say about paybacks..."

"You wouldn't!"

Bailey grinned and pushed her button. "I just did!"

But Cody grinned right back and pushed his own button.

Bailey gasped. "Cody! You had a invincibility star?"

"Yup..."

"That's cheating!"

Cody laughed. "No, that's called getting lucky..."

"That's no fair!"

Cody took his driver and had him skid across the finish line in first place. "Bails, all's fair in love and war and Mariokart..."

Bailey huffs as she finished second. "That was no fun..."

Cody turned to her. "But it is fun when you destroy me in Wii bowling?"

Bailey smiled. "Well, yeah...but that's different."

"How so, Miss 300 Game?"

Bailey mocked pouted. "It just is..."

"Awww...I'm sorry, my little hay bale..." Cody gave her one of his most sincere looks. "Forgive me?"

Bailey rolled her eyes. "Alright, as long as it only happens this one time..."

Cody grinned. "Not a chance of that!"

"Cody!"

"Yes?"

Bailey couldn't help but to smile. "I think you enjoy beating me at this game way too much..."

"What can I say? Its the only thing we've played that I have consistently..."

Bailey just shook her head. "What am I going to do with you?"

Cody smiled. "Anything you want, my love..."

"I like it better when we do things we're both good at and we both win..."

"Have something in particular in mind?"

Bailey grins at him. "I think you know what I'm talking about..."

"I pray its not the doubles tennis you are talking about right now..."

Bailey laughs. "Well, we are pretty darn good at that, but I did have something else in mind..."

Cody grins. "I hope its a little lovin' in the afternoon..."

Bailey grins right back. "Well, we are supposed to lock ourselves in here..."

"And I am supposed to keep an eye on you..." Cody leers at her all over. "And you know how much I love doing that..."

"Cody?"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up and kiss me!"

Cody leans in and kisses Bailey as both fall back into the couch. Unfortunately, their afternoon delight is soon interrupted by a knock at the door.

Cody sighed. "Again?"

Bailey giggled. "Just get rid of whoever it is...Unless its the girl scouts, then buy us some Tagalongs..."

Cody laughed. "Will do..."

Cody got up, checked the peephole, and opened the door to find Max standing there.

"Max? What's up?"

The next thing Cody knew was Max was being pushed into the door and he had to catch her. While he was doing that, he could only watch as Theo followed her in and turned and locked the door. Bailey had just risen up when Theo turned back around and pulled the pocketknife out of his pocket.

"Alright, all three of you on the couch now!"

Outside, someone was standing outside the apartment with his phone out.

"Yes, I know where Teddy is and I think you need to get here fast!"

Back inside, Bailey, Cody and Max are sitting back on the couch as Theo paces in front of them. "You three couldn't just leave well enough alone, could you?"

Cody found his voice. "Us? You started this, not us!"

"And if you had known your role, you would have accepted it!"

Cody smirked. "And what role would that be?"

"To know I am better than you and always will be!"

"Is that what happened with Rebecca? She didn't know her role either?"

"You shut up about that! She was nothing but a tease..."

Cody smirked again. "I seriously doubt that..."

"You know nothing about what happened..."

"I know what Rebecca told me, and I think I take her word over yours..."

"She deserved everything she had coming to her. No one tells me no!"

Bailey smirked this time. "Well, maybe your parents should have at some point, and then maybe you wouldn't have turned into a spoiled brat..."

Theo glared. "No woman ever says no to me!"

Bailey laughed. "We did!"

Theo grinned. "Maybe its time I teach you the consequences of that right now..."

Cody immediately stood up and in front of Bailey and glared at Theo. "Over my dead body!"

"That can be arranged!"

All the while, Max has held her purse tight. She slips her hand into it and slowly grabs the can of bear repellant. When he has his attention on Cody, she whips it out and begins spraying it at Theo.

To be Continued...