Chapter 51

Again, I don't own any of these characters

The entire next day, nothing could wipe a smile off of either Cody or Bailey's faces. Not even having to do their homework for the next day could dampen their spirits. Of course, Cody began thinking how he was going to make Bailey's birthday special. He knew there was nothing he could top what he did the year before, but he was beginning to get an idea. And for what he had planned, the was going to need Jo's help.

Bailey's birthday was going to coincide with their last day of classes before reading week was to begin. And to Cody, that was going to be just perfect. With what he had planned, Cody was going to busy getting everything ready the next four weeks.

And the next for weeks went by without any fanfair. They went to class, they did their reading and homework, and continued to spend time together. As they entered their final week of actual classes, they completed both of their labs. Bailey knew her birthday was on that Friday, but she was assuming Cody had something planned for Saturday. So, when she was woken up with breakfast in bed on Friday morning, she was a little surprised.

"Happy Birthday, Bails..."

Bailey sat up in bed and smiled at Cody. "Thank you, Codykins..."

Cody walked next to her side of the bed and sat the tray over her lap. Bailey looked down and found scrambled eggs and heart shaped chocolate chip pancakes. "Cody...This looks wonderful..."

Cody smiled at her. "Eat up then..."

Bailey just shook her head. "Nope. You shared with me, so I'm sharing with you. So, sit that cute butt down next me and help me eat all of this..."

Cody sat down next to her and began to cut up some of the pancakes and feed them to her. She took the fork away from him and did the same to him.

"You know, Cody...I thought you would do something tomorrow since it would be Saturday..."

Cody smiled at her again. "But tomorrow isn't your birthday, today is...Well, maybe I do have something planned tomorrow, but today is the day I'm going to spoil you rotten..."

Bailey smiled. "Is that a fact?"

"Yes, ma'am...We just might have one Organic Chemistry class thrown in for fun..."

"So, what's next?"

"Want your first gift?"

Bailey nods. "Uh huh..."

Cody slips out of the room and brings back a big box. "I admit, you gave me the idea for this one..."

Bailey opened the box, looked inside and smiled. "GRE prep guides and CD roms..." She looks up at Cody. "Thank you, Sweetie..."

Cody sighs. "I promise you...The rest will be more romantic..."

"Its okay. Knowing that you love me enough to support me in my academic pursuits means a lot to me..."

"And I always will...Now, we need to get up and moving. I told your parents you would be saying hello to them before we head to class..."

Bailey smiled. "Okay...But don't you dare take a shower without me. I rather enjoy our birthday tradition of showering together..."

Cody grinned. "I hope we don't have to have a birthday to do that..."

Bailey finally got up and immediately got on her laptop and webcam and proceeded to have a morning chat with her parents. While she was doing that, Cody was setting up more details for later in the kitchen. Fortunately, he returned back to the home office just as Bailey was finishing her chat with her parents. Both proceeded to hit the shower together, and again, took their time in getting clean. Bailey could only stand their in pure bliss as Cody used her loofa to lather her all over and used the handheld shower head to rinse her off. As good as she thought that felt, it was nothing compared to feeling him gently lather her hair with shampoo and rinse it. Bailey was a little confused when Cody told her to stay right there, that he would be right back. However, he shortly returned carrying a small glass bottle. When he told her it was pig's milk to condition her hair, she felt a shiver all through her body. He proceeded to condition her hair and rinse it again. Before Cody could do anything else, Bailey turned, pulled him close to her and gave him the most passionate kiss she could.

Unfortunately, they did have that one pesky class to go to, and being the studious pair they were, they reluctantly went. Since it was the last class of the semester, the professor didn't really talk about anything new and mostly just answered any questions anyone had about the final. Even though they didn't want to be there, this didn't stop them from asking questions they had.

Coming back home, Cody said he would get the mail while Bailey went on inside. When she walked into the front door, she immediately noticed a large bouquet of roses sitting on the coffee table. She walked over to smell them, and she was smiling as Cody walked back in. She walked over and gave him a kiss on the cheek and thanked him for the beautiful flowers.

"You ready for your next surprise?"

Bailey smiled again as she nodded. Cody took her hand and lead her out to the SUV. He opened the passenger door and helped her get in. It was then he produced the same blindfold she had for him, and helped her put it on. Bailey sat there in anticipation. She heard Cody open the rear door of the SUV and heard Cody putting something in the back. Soon, he was opening the driver's side door and got in himself. Bailey tried to figure out where Cody was taking her but was drawing a blank. Fifteen minutes later, she felt the SUV come to a stop, and Cody told her he would be right back. She heard him open the rear door again, and she could tell he was gone for about ten minutes. The next thing she knew, her door was being opened and Cody was helping her out. Bailey could feel a slight breeze, but she still had no idea where Cody had taken her. She wasn't sure, but she thought she could almost smell the ocean. Finally, Cody removed the blindfold. Bailey could see they were indeed at the beach, and in front of her, there was a large blanket spread out with a picnic basket on top of it.

"Cody? A picnic at the beach?"

"Uh huh...I know this is one of your favorite places."

Bailey smiled. "It is..."

"Let's see what kind of goodies we have in here..." Cody opened the picnic basket and pulled out container after container of Bailey's favorites. He then fixed a plate for both of them and something to drink. They both sat back on the blanket enjoying the lunch Cody had fixed for them. When they were done, Cody asked if she wanted to go for a walk on the beach. Bailey nodded her head in enthusiasm. They put the basket and blanket pack in the SUV and left their shoes in the vehicle too. Soon, they were walking along the beach barefoot and hand in hand.

Bailey was smiling wistfully. "I will always love this place. It has so many good memories..."

Cody smiled. "Can you believe its almost been two years?"

"I know...I will never forget that day." Bailey paused. "Cody?"

"Yeah?"

"Do I still excite you as much as I did then? Everything was brand new then..."

Cody stopped them and turned to face Bailey. "Do you really need to ask that question?"

"Humor me?"

"Bails, I hope you know that I do. I hope you know from the night of my birthday how much I desire you. I vow to you. I always will. And as for it being brand new then, I contend that now we both know what the other likes and what drives each other wild. I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world..."

Bailey smiled. "I know. I guess its just nice to hear it."

"Bails, to me you are the definition of beautiful and sexy. My pulse still races around you. My knees still go weak every time you kiss me. You are perfect just the way you are, and I wouldn't change a single hair on your head..."

"I wouldn't change a thing about you either..." She grins. "I'm glad we'll continue to celebrate that day as our other anniversary..."

"Me too."

"I guess we will have to add a third day for our wedding anniversary though, won't we?"

Cody paused to think. "Maybe not..."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, our anniversary of first making love is in late June, right?"

"Right..."

"And we are planning on getting married over the summer...And late June would be summer..."

Bailey realized what Cody was alluding to. "You mean setting our wedding date as the same day that we first made love?"

"Yeah...What do you think?"

Bailey was beaming. "I think its perfect!"

Cody smiled. "So, does that mean we have a date set?"

"It sure does!" Bailey leaned up and kissed Cody. "We can officially begin counting down to it..."

For the rest of the afternoon, Cody and Bailey continued walking along the beach hand in hand just talking and laughing. Finally, it began to get a little cool along the coast, and they headed back to the SUV. Cody drove them back home as Bailey sat there sighing in satisfaction. They returned home, and both just lounged around for a while. Finally, Cody asked if Bailey was ready for her next surprise. She nodded, and Cody said he would be right back.

About ten minutes later, he returned to the living room. He took her hand and lead her back to the bathroom. Bailey was surprised to see the lights were out, but there were several candles lit. And the bathtub was filling up with a bubble bath.

"Cody..."

"You lay back and relax while I fix you a special birthday dinner..." And with that, Cody turned on his ipod and relaxing music filled the bathroom. Bailey undressed and slipped into the tub and let the hot water relax her. She had a washcloth over her eyes, and with the soothing music, she began to slowly drift off. The next thing she knew, she felt hands slowly rubbing her shoulders, and she sighed again in contentment.

She removed the washcloth and looked up at Cody. "You weren't kidding when you said you were going to spoil me..."

"I'm trying my best..."

"You are succeeding...Is dinner ready?"

"Just a little while longer..."

Bailey nodded. "I think the water is starting to cool down some."

Cody grabbed a towel and helped dry off Bailey as she stood up. Cody told her to wait right there, and he'd be right back. He returned a few minutes later and lifted Bailey up in his arms and carried her into the bedroom. There was a towel spread across the bed, and he gently laid her down on top of it. He told her to roll over. She did, and the next thing she knew, she could feel his hands slowly massaging her back with oil. Slowly, he moved down her body, still massaging her. He rubbed her thighs, her calves and then a sensual foot rub. He would have continued, but the timer on the stove went off. He apologized as he quickly hurried into the kitchen. As he was getting everything ready, Bailey put on her robe and joined him in the kitchen. Cody was preparing two plates for them as she walked in. After he placed them on the table, she immediately wrapped her arms around him.

"I don't know if I deserve you, but I'm never going to give you up..."

Cody smiled as he rubbed her back. "I was thinking the exact same thing..."

Bailey pulled back. "Am I dressed for dinner?"

"You can wear whatever you want..."

Bailey smiled. "Well, how about we both dine in our robes?"

"As you wish..." Cody quickly slipped into their bedroom and came back out a few minutes later in his robe. "You hungry?"

"Starving..."

Cody and Bailey sat down and enjoyed the meal Cody had prepared. It was the exact same meal he had made for her the year before. Before dinner was over, Bailey was sitting in Cody's lap again as they once again fed each other. The only time he got up was to bring over the birthday cake he had made her. Well, its debatable how much cake they actually ate versus what ended up on each other. But both were laughing and having a good time.

"So, if this was all for today, what's tomorrow?"

"Well, tomorrow, Zack, Cassie, Addison and Woody are coming down, and we are meeting them and Max and Tapeworm for dinner..."

Bailey smiled. "As much fun as that sounds, I think I like today better..."

Cody smiled. "I have one more surprise for you..."

"There's more? Cody...You've done enough already..."

Cody pulls a velvet box out of his robe pocket. "Well, if you want, I can take this back..."

"If you already have it..." Bailey grins.

Cody hands her the box, and she opens it. Inside are a beautiful pair of silver diamond heart earrings. "Cody...They're beautiful..."

Cody smiled. "Something beautiful for someone beautiful..."

Bailey looks into his eyes. "Thank you so much for today...Thank you for making me feel like the most important person in the world..."

"Bails...To me, you are."

"I love you, Cody."

"I love you too...Do you realize that one year ago, I was down on my knee about this time?"

"I know. And you proceeded to ask me the easiest question anyone has ever asked me..."

To be Continued...