Chapter 74

Again, I don't own any of these characters

The next few days were a time of just hanging out around the hotel. Cody and Bailey normally would have gone skating, but that was going to have to be put on hold until next year. So, instead they went out to museums in Boston and saw a movie or two with Zack and Cassie. Of course, one of the things all four of them did was check their grades on their respective schools websites. And again, all four had done very well.

Cody sat back on the couch next to Bailey with his arm around her. "You know, we keep this up and we're both looking at graduating Summa Cum Laude..."

Bailey smiled. "I know...and maybe Phi Beta Kappa too..."

Cody smiled back at her. "Too bad we'll probably already know what grad school we will be in by then. Those would look good on an application..."

"Speaking of which. Now that our grades are out, it might be a good idea to go ahead and call the registrar's office and request official transcripts. That way, they'll be ready to be picked up when we get back..."

Cody nodded. "Good idea..." He paused. "Think we should call Jo and see if we've gotten our test results back?"

Bailey paused to think about it. "I don't think so. If we knew they were in, we wouldn't be able to think about anything else until it drove us crazy..."

"You're probably right. And if they are in, they'll be there waiting for us when we get back. Besides, we have New Year's Eve to think about..." Cody grinned. "I can't wait to dance the night away with my beautiful fiancee..."

"Cody...You know I can't dance too well with this walking boot..."

"So? I don't enjoy dancing with you to look good. I enjoy dancing with you because it gives me a good excuse to hold you in my arms..."

Bailey smiled. "Okay, I see your argument, and I can get on board with it...Do we need to call Chef Paulo and try to get him to squeeze us in again?"

Cody smiled. "Already done. I called him from the airport before we left for Kettlecorn once I found out Woody and Addison would be here with us..."

"Speaking of which, aren't they supposed to be arriving today?"

"Yeah, I think Zack said said they would be in this afternoon. Of course, at the time he was trying to convince Cassie to let him assemble his hammock..."

Bailey laughed. "Why do I get the feeling it will be next to impossible to get him out of that thing?"

Cody laughed too. "You think Cassie is second guessing that decision now?"

"Probably..."

That afternoon, Woody and Addison did arrive in Boston. Once there, the three couples headed out in Boston to have some fun. Unfortunately, as they were out, it began to snow pretty hard. To Zack and Cody, this was typical Boston weather. Woody and Addison, coming from Cleveland and Chicago respectively, were used to it as well. Bailey, however, wanted to make sure it wasn't another Noreaster. Not that she was wary of it, she just wanted to know if they needed to get prepared for it.

Fortunately, it was just an average snowstorm, so no precautions were needed. Besides, with the Boston subway, they could still get anywhere they needed or wanted to go. But, the bitter cold did tend to cause them to stay indoors more than normal. Of course, the snow wasn't the only thing that had arrived in Boston. They were all walking through the lobby when the heard that voice.

"Daddy will not be happy to hear that the snow has ruined my new designer suede shoes!"

They all turned, and there she was. London.

"London!"

She turned and saw all of them. "There you are. I've got some sketches to show you for the bridesmaid dresses and wedding gown..."

Bailey smiled. "Thanks, London..."

"Let me get Ivana settled in, and I'll show them to you..."

Cody turned to Bailey. "Well, I guess we know what we are doing this afternoon now..."

Bailey smiled and shook her head. "We know what I'm doing this afternoon. Remember, the groom isn't supposed to see the bride's wedding dress before the ceremony...even in sketch form..."

Cody sighed and smiled. "Oh, alright..."

Bailey turned to Cassie and Addison. "You two come with me. You'll be wearing the bridesmaid dresses, you should give me your input..."

Zack huffed. "What are we supposed to do then?"

London shrugged. "Well, the Celtics are playing in a few hours...You guys can use the Tipton luxury suite and go to the game..."

Zack just stared at her. "Tipton...luxury...suite?"

"Of course...We have one for the Celtics, the Bruins, the Red Sox and the Patriots...I'm surprised you guys didn't ask to use them before..."

"Because you didn't tell us you had them!"

"You never asked..."

Zack was flustered. "I...I..."

Cody interrupted him. "What he's trying to say is thank you, London. Come on guys, we need to go get changed and down to the arena..."

London shrugged. "I'll tell them to have the passes for you at will call..."

The guys all went to get changed into their Celtic wear...except Woody, he was going to wear a Cavaliers shirt regardless. The girls all headed up to London's penthouse suite. Once Ivana was settled, London opened up her laptop. Once it was booted, she opened up a program on her desktop.

"Alright, I need to take pictures of the three of you, so I can actually show you what you will look like in my designs..."

The other three shrugged, and took each other's picture with London's digital camera. The camera was hooked up to the computer, and soon, Bailey, Cassie and Addison had their images there along side London's.

"Okay, the designs I've made have already been scanned in. Lets start with the bridesmaids dresses first..."

She clicks on Addison's, Cassie's, and her own images and drag them on screen. She clicks on another button, and dresses appear on the images on screen.

Cassie, Addison and Bailey were all surprised. "Wow...That's cool..."

London smiled. "I know...I had Daddy's smarticle guys make it for me...Tell me if you see any you like..."

They began circling through the various designs. None of them really stood out to Bailey. In her mind, she knew she would know the perfect ones when she saw them. After a while, there was still nothing that Bailey knew was the right one. She sighed wondering if this was all a waste of time. But she was snapped out of her thoughts.

"Ohhhh...That one is gorgeous!"

"I know! I would wear that one again after the wedding!"

Bailey focused to look to see what they were looking at, and she saw it. It was a beautiful knee length lavender dress with a black sash with enough hints of pink on the dress to be noticeable. Bailey immediately loved it.

Meanwhile, at the TD Garden, Zack, Cody and Woody picked up their tickets at will call. And along with them, they were given floor passes for before the game. So, they found themselves actually standing on the edge of the legendary parquet floor.

"Who are the Celtics playing anyways?"

Zack paused. "I'm not sure..."

Cody was about to look at his ticket to find out when the other team came out for a shoot around. Cody had to laugh. It was the Phoenix Suns.

Zack looked at his brother. "What?"

"Its Phoenix..."

Zack, Cody and Woody just stood there watching them warm up when they were approached.

"Well, if it isn't Cody Martin again..."

Cody reached out and shook Steve Nash's hand while Zack and Woody looked on in shock with their mouths hanging wide open.

Cody laughed. "Please excuse them. This is my twin brother, Zack and our buddy, Woody..."

Steve shook their hands too. "Nice to meet you guys..." He turned back to Cody and laughed. "You following me now?"

Cody shook his head. "Nah. My fiance and their girlfriends are looking at bridesmaid and wedding dresses, so we were sent here to keep us out of the way..."

"Must be nice to be sent to the floor of an NBA arena to be kept out of the way..."

Cody shrugged. "London Tipton is a good friend of ours..."

Steve nodded and laughed. "I know all about her. She tried to buy the team and rename us the Phoenix Shinies..."

Cody grimaced. "Sorry about that..."

"No worries. By the way, congratulations. I saw you and your fiancee kick some butt on Jeopardy..."

"Thank you..."

"So, what comes next after Yale?"

"Med school..." Cody paused and smiled. "But, my brother Zack here is majoring in sports management..."

Zack looked at his brother and smiled before he turned to Steve Nash. "Mr. Nash? May I call you Steve? I think you and I should talk..."

Back in London's penthouse suite, the image on the screen is now Bailey's image. Again, they were cycling through London's ideas. But again, Bailey still couldn't find one that she felt was her. They were all very nice, but just not her.

London turned to her. "That's the last of them..."

Bailey sighed. "I appreciate it London, but none of those were me..."

London paused. "Wait...I may have one more. I was supposed to design a dress on a limited budget. I thought it was a dumb assignment because when will I ever have a budget..." She clicked the mouse a few times, and there it was. Bailey's face lit up as she saw it. She had found her wedding dress.

Part I to be Concluded...