Chapter 29
Again, I don't own any of these characters
After making their pit stop, Cody and Bailey were sitting together on the subway heading back to the Tipton.
"So, what did you think?"
Bailey smiled. "Its certainly an idea to consider..."
Cody nodded. "Its an option for us. But, I was thinking about something..."
"What's that?"
"You seemed really excited about taking over as the vet for the Tipton animal shelters..."
"Yeah, I would know I was making a difference in the animals' lives..."
"I know, but it would mean us living here in Boston. We've never really discussed where we were going to put down roots after we were done with school..."
Bailey turned to him. "Do you not want to come back to Boston?"
"Bails, I love Boston, but I love you more. I'm willing to go wherever you want to go..."
Bailey smiled. "Even Kettlecorn?"
Cody smiled. "Even Kettlecorn. I could open up my own practice there and be known as Old Doc Martin..." Cody paused and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"That would make me sound like a shoe..."
Bailey laughed. "Or a character from 90210..."
Cody laughed too. "Speaking of which, if we have a daughter, we can't name her Donna..."
"Agreed. Or a son named Steve..."
"But, back to my original point. Would you be happy living in Boston?"
Bailey paused. "Yeah, I would. I've loved all of my time here..."
Cody smiled. "Maybe you should experience a full New England winter before you decide anything..."
Bailey laughed. "You keep saying how bad they are. I'm sure it will be nothing. Its not like it never snowed in Kansas. And I handled our stop in Sweden just fine..."
"That's true...and you did look adorable...when you weren't flinging fish at me..."
"Cody, all that really matters to me is that we are together. After that, it doesn't really matter..."
Cody smiled. "I couldn't agree more..."
"Besides, nothing is definite yet, so we shouldn't assume that any of this will even happen..."
"You're right..."
Bailey smiled. "Though, if it did, we'd have an large list of potential babysitters some day..."
Cody smiled. "All of which would have to fight off Grandma Carey..."
After returning back to the Tipton, Cody and Bailey returned to their room with their Trivial Pursuit cards and other trivia sources and took turns quizzing each other. Since Monday afternoon and Tuesday were all they time they would have before family arrived, they decided to focus their time then on preparing. They even confused Zack and Cassie when they begged off of going to see a movie on Monday night. At the end of Tuesday night, both felt pretty good as to their level of preparedness.
Wednesday brought the onslaught of family. Since they were picking up six people, the four teens were sent on airport duty. Waiting at baggage claim, they finally spotted their grandmother and great uncle coming. They recognized Amy and Michelle from their brief meeting of them as well. The ones they didn't recognize were two blond twin girls. And like Zack and Cody, they were identical twins. After Ellie hugged everyone, she began to make introductions.
"Amy, Michelle...You remember my grandson Zack, his girlfriend Cassie, my other grandson Cody and his fiancee, Bailey..."
Amy and Michelle smiled and nodded. "Of course, and Congratulations on the engagement..."
Bailey smiled. "Thank you."
Michelle turned. "And these are my granddaughters, Katie and Zoey..."
Everyone made their greetings, but Bailey and Cassie looked at each other and smiled. It was not lost on them how close the names were – Cody/Katie and Zack/Zoey. After grabbing the bags, everyone split into the two vehicles. Ellie, Mitch and Amy climbed in with Zack and Cassie while Michelle and the twin girls climbed in with Cody and Bailey. All the way back to the Tipton, both cars were full of conversations.
The rest of Wednesday evening was spent with everyone hanging out and playing catch up or getting to know each other. The next morning, Cody and Bailey got up early, and both made their way down to the auxiliary kitchen where Chef Paulo was waiting on them. To everyone's surprise, two more showed up to help cook – Ellie and Katie. Soon, everyone was busy preparing the dish in front of them. Once everything was done or in the oven, they took a break.
To everyone's surprise, it was Katie who first spoke up. "So, you two met at a high school on a cruise ship?"
Cody smiled and nodded. "We sure did. Seven Seas High."
Katie sighed. "That sounds like so much fun...Traveling the world, seeing new places..."
This time Bailey smiled. "It was..."
"I wish I could go on something like that. But, our Mom is afraid Zoey would cause havoc..."
Cody suppressed a laugh. "Oh really?"
Katie nods. "Yeah. We're about as different as night and day as far as twins go..."
This time, it was Ellie, Cody, Bailey and even Chef Paulo who were suppressing laughs.
"What?"
"Don't worry about that. That's par for the course in this family..."
"So, you and Zack aren't alike?"
Cody finally laughs. "Not at all...Zack was the one who actually did cause chaos on board..."
"Really?"
Bailey laughed this time. "Oh yeah..."
Katie sighs again. "I would love to go to school on a ship like that. Besides being educational, I just imagine it can be very romantic..."
Bailey smiled. "Oh, it can be..."
"So, you two are really engaged and freshmen at Yale?"
Cody smiled. "Well, technically engaged and first year sophomores..."
"I wish something like that could happen to me..."
Bailey smiled at her again. "It can. Don't give up. Keep working on your mother. If she needs more convincing, have her talk to the four of us. We'll all give Seven Seas High glowing reviews..."
Katie smiles. "I will..." She pauses. "Mind if I go call her about it again?"
Cody grinned. "Go for it...And, if by chance you do get her to change her mind, when you get there you'll meet a man named Mr. Moseby. Make sure you tell him that you and Zoey are Zack's and my cousins..."
Katie pauses. "Why do I get the feeling I shouldn't?"
Bailey laughs again. "I think you should. I think he's getting too laid back nowadays..."
Katie nods and heads back upstairs. Once she's gone, Ellie corners them.
"Alright, you two have been engaged eight months now. Any new developments?"
Bailey turned to Cody and he nodded. She turned back to Ellie. "We think so, but we're keeping it on the down low until we know if its possible..."
Ellie smiled. "If what's possible?"
"Well, we think we may be able to graduate from Yale in three years. If we can, we think we might have the wedding the summer in between graduation and starting grad school..."
Ellie nods. "That sounds reasonable...That would be summer 2014. Alright, we have a time line, do we have a location?"
Cody smiled and nodded. "Yeah...The S.S. Tipton..."
Ellie grins. "Perfect. Neither family can get upset by having the wedding where you met and fell in love..."
Bailey smiles. "Exactly..."
"Alright, what else do you have?"
"Well, our friend London has offered to pay for everything if we let her air the wedding live on her webshow..."
Ellie nods and thinks. "Okay...Well, that's a decision up to you guys..."
Cody nods. "We know...We've discussed it and haven't come up with a decision yet. We're kind of afraid we'll lose control over our wedding if we agree to it..."
Ellie shakes her head. "Cody...I'm surprised at you."
"Huh?"
"Aren't you the same one who negotiated his own contract with her to be the producer of her show?"
"Well, yeah..."
"Then you can negotiate a way to keep control of your wedding then too if you so choose too..."
Cody turns to Bailey. "She has a point..."
Bailey nods. "Yeah..."
Ellie smiles. "Alright, what else?"
"That's pretty much it so far...except we've asked Mr. Moseby to officiate it when the time is right."
"Well, if there is anything else you two need help with or want someone to bounce ideas off of, don't hesitate to give me a call. I've already planned one wedding recently..."
Cody and Bailey look at her in surprise.
Ellie grins. "You two told me something in confidence, so I'm going to tell you something. Mitch and Amy got married not too long ago!"
To be Continued...