Chapter 21

Again, I don't own any of these characters

Before the night was over, Bailey and Cody had gone online and filled out their application for the show. The website said if chosen, they would be asked to take the Jeopardy test. Cody was very supportive though he knew the odds of them being selected were remote. For one, only fifteen teams from around the country would be selected. Two, the competition among the students at Yale alone would be highly competitive. And from every college tournament he had ever seen, the show only selected one person from each university. But, this was a dream of Bailey's, and he would do anything to make it happen.

The next day was Saturday, and on college campuses, a Saturday in October only meant one thing – football. Cody and Bailey had only really planned on going to one game that year, and it wasn't even going to be a home game at that. They had already gotten tickets through the University for the Harvard-Yale rivalry game to be held in Cambridge the Saturday after Thanksgiving. And they would be in Boston as they had already agreed to spend Thanksgiving in Boston this year and split their Christmas break between Kettlecorn and Boston.

So, with neither having any real plans, they decided to head down to New York City on a whim. Before they headed out, they did make a phone call.

"Hello?"

"Hey! Its Bailey!"

"Who?"

Bailey sighs. "You're former roommate and employee?"

"Bailey!"

"Good to talk to you again too, London..."

"What do you want?"

"Cody and I were thinking about heading down to New York for the day. If you were available, we wanted to see you..."

"Well, I have yoga and then my mani-pedi, but I should be back by the time you guys get here. Let me give you my address..."

And with that settled, Cody and Bailey were off, on their way south towards New York City. Upon arriving in the city, they were unprepared with what they had to deal with. For the past two summers, they had driven around Boston, but driving in New York City was so much different. They were just grateful they weren't there during rush hour. And the directions they got online were not helpful at all. At one point, the both were sure they were lost.

"Cody, do you have any idea where we are?"

"Not a clue..."

Bailey sighs. "We're lost in New York City..."

As they were stopped in traffic, Cody began looking around for anything he can recognize. Down the street, he did see something that made him smile.

"What was that address again?"

Bailey finds it, tells him and turns to him. "You think you know where we are?"

Cody smiles and points at something. "Call it a hunch..."

Bailey sees where he is pointing and begins to laugh. "Of course...the New York Tipton."

Cody manages to get over into the right lane and pulls into the underground entrance. He is stopped by the security guard at the gate.

"Do you have a reservation here?"

"Umm. No. Actually, we're here to see London Tipton."

The security guard smirks. "Right. Well, give me your names and I'll just see about that."

"Bailey Pickett and Cody Martin."

The guard steps into his guard shack and picks up the phone. A minute later, he returns.

"My apologies Mr. Martin and Miss Pickett. Put this tag on your rear view mirror. Miss Tipton is expecting you."

Cody and Bailey park the car and make their way into the lobby. The front desk told them London's suite number and they head to the elevators. Once they get to the right floor, the walk to London's door and knock.

London opens the door and immediately drags them both inside. She then turns to a camera set up. "And here they both are!"

Cody and Bailey look at each other in confusion and then turn to London. "What is going on here?"

"Simple. You two are my special guests today on Yay Me!"

"We are?"

"Umm, London. Were you planning on telling this to us?"

London smiled. "I just did!" London pushes them down into two seats and she takes one herself.

"But we didn't even know you were doing a webcast today..."

London grinned. "I wasn't going to until you two called. I've been getting a lot of responses from my viewers wanting to know what was going on with you two. Most of all, they want to know if you two are still engaged..."

Bailey just looks at London. "Of course we are!"

"Well, the next most popular question is when is the wedding."

Cody and Bailey look at each other before Cody turns to London. "We haven't set a date yet. We really haven't discussed it all that much..."

"Cody's right. We live together. We love each other. We want to spend the rest of our lives together. The wedding will just make official what we already know."

London smiles. "Well, I have some good news for you both. When you do decide, Yay Me! will be there to broadcast it live!"

"What?"

"My viewers want to see it happen!"

Bailey sighs. "But London. Its our wedding..."

"I know. And don't worry about a thing. Yay Me! will cover everything and it will be like we aren't even there."

Cody pauses. "What do you mean by cover everything?"

"Just that. You two agree to let me webcast your wedding, and I'll make sure you two get the wedding of your dreams!"

"London, you've just sprung this on us. You can't expect us to say anything right now. This is something that Cody and I need to sit down and talk about."

"Bailey's right. We need time."

London rolled her eyes. "Fine..." She turns back to the camera. "I'll keep you posted on what happens..."

Cody and Bailey just look at each other again and shake their heads.

London gets excited and turns back to them. "I almost forgot. One of the other perks is that I will be designing you exclusive London Tipton original bridesmaid dresses and wedding gown..."

Bailey doesn't know what to say to that. "Umm, London. I don't want a fancy wedding dress...My tastes are a little bit more...simpler..."

London rolls her eyes. "Duh. I know your style better than you do. Trust me. It will be perfect!"

Bailey sighs.

Cody turns to London. "So does that mean things are going well at FINY?"

London gets excited again and turns to the camera and goes on about how she is able to make everything sparkly.

While she is doing that, Bailey turns to Cody and whispers. "What do you think?"

"I think its something we would really need to think about. But in the end, it would be your call."

"Why mine?"

"Because I promised you the wedding of your dreams, and this is a way to make it happen..."

To be Continued...