I'm glad everyone is enjoying this story. I'm having fun writing. Here's the Cody/London/Bailey story. Let me know what you think. Please Review.

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Chapter 4

The five friends head out of the club which takes a while as a few more people beg Zack for an autograph… and a few girls try to shove their numbers into his tight jeans pocket, wanting to feel his butt. Zack took it all in stride and easily sidestepped the grabby girls with a charming smile and a soft 'thank you' as he took their numbers from their hands. As soon as we were out the door, he threw all the numbers in the nearest trash can. A few had tried to get to Cody too but London protectively put herself between him and the onslaught of females, giving several dirty looks.

A cool wind kicked up and everyone huddled closer together for warmth as they walked down the street to the all night café. Laughing, they pile through the door and grab the large corner booth. The girls sit together on the inside with the guys sitting at either end, Zack next to Maddie and Cody next to London.

"Hiya, Zack!" A smiling waitress walks over with an order pad and pen in hand. She looks to be in her forties with black hair, liberally streaked with gray, and laugh lines outlining her mouth. "How was the concert, handsome?"

"Hi Di. Not bad." Zack says smiling up at her.

"How many girls gave you their numbers this time?" She asks wryly. Zack just shrugs and looks down at the menu. Di laughs. "That many, huh?" She looks at the rest of us and smiles. "Who are your friends?" She asks then looks at Cody. "Oh good Lord, there are two of you! The two of you must have thrown all those girls into quite a tizzy. Wish I could have seen that." The group laughs.

"Di, this is my twin, Cody. Next to him is his girlfriend, London. In the middle is our good friend, Bailey. And this is my girlfriend, Maddie." Zack throws his arm around Maddie's shoulders possessively.

"Girlfriend?" Di asks with raised brows. "Well, it is a pleasure to meet all of you. Now, what can I get y'all to drink and eat?" We give her our orders and she walks away with a wink.

"Now, tell us what is going on." Cody demands of Zack and Maddie.

"You want to tell it since it is really your story or you want me to?" Zack looks at Maddie concerned.

"I can. I got us into this after all." Maddie takes a deep breath and explains about Greg, what happened when she saw Zack in the Library and up until the others joined them at the club. It took a while and, by the time she was done, Di had brought all of the food and drinks over to them. "I seriously don't know what I would have done if Zack hadn't been at the library. Probably run in the other direction, screaming like a lunatic."

"Always glad to help a lady in distress." Zack says gallantly with a grin.

"Now, what about you guys?" Maddie asks expectantly.

"Shortly after Cody and I broke up, I had to go home to help on the farm. It kept me so busy that I didn't talk to anyone much except through the occasional e-mail. When I got here for college, Zack and I saw each other at Freshmen Orientation." Bailey smiles fondly at the older twin. "We've been hanging out ever since when our schedules allow and I try to make it to most of his performances. Cody came to visit Zack during that first semester and we realized that what we had together was over, but we make great friends. I guess that's about it for my part in the story." She turns to Cody and London. "Your turn."

The couple look at each and smile intimately. "London came to visit me at Yale for a long weekend at the beginning of this school year. It was the first time she had come by herself. We hung out constantly, of course, and she stayed in my room because she said she would get lonely by herself at a hotel. I had a spare bed because my roommate had cracked a couple weeks before and dropped out of school." Anger suddenly flashed in Cody's eyes for a moment, startling Maddie with it's intensity. "A couple days into her visit, some guys on my floor got drunk and rowdy. London and I were on our way out but I had forgotten my wallet in my room so I ran back to get it while she waited for me by the stairs. A couple of them decided to have some fun with her and started making nasty comments about sharing my bed. Then started grabbing at her clothes." Cody stops to take a few breaths to calm down.

"I so would have kicked their asses if I hadn't been wearing four inch heels and a pencil skirt." London scowls at the memory, hugging Cody's arm. He looks down at her and smiles, laying a hand over hers.

"I know you would have." He says, confident in his girlfriends martial arts skills. "I just wish had remembered my wallet in the first place so that it would never have happened."

"It wasn't your fault, baby. It was those idiotic fools, not you." London comforts him, but Cody just shakes his head.

"I saw what was going on from down the hall and went a little crazy." Cody rubs his hands together. "I ran at them screaming and tackled the biggest guy first, taking him down. He hit his head hard on the floor and was too dazed to get back up. Standing up, I grabbed the closest one to me by the collar and yanked him into the wall next to us. The last, realizing his friends were down, took one look at me and ran away."

"Cody! You took on three guys by yourself?" Maddie asks, impressed. There is no way the old Cody could have done that.

"I really didn't think about it. I was so mad. Plus, they were drunk and I had surprised them." Cody answers modestly.

"Yep, Cody was my hero." London kisses his cheek affectionately. "We skipped going out and went back to his room and ordered delivery instead. The rest of the evening, we spent talking. Getting tired, but still wanting to talk, we sat on Cody's bed, leaning against the wall, which is where we fell asleep. In the morning, I woke up in his arms with my head against his shoulder, both of us stretched out on his bed. Laying there, I realized how safe I felt, how cared for. Looking up at Cody's face, I realized that he had woken up too and was smiling down at me with the sweetest smile. I couldn't help myself, so I kissed him." London blushes at this confession.

"I was a bit surprised but nothing ever felt more right." Cody admits. All three girls sigh at the romance of those words.

"I still wish I could have been there to take out one those assholes with you." Zack says angrily. Maddie pats him on the arm.

"Can't you just be satisfied with saving me?" She asks playfully.

"I do seem to have made a habit of it, haven't I?" Zack teases her.

"Hey, you haven't had to save me that often." Maddie says defensively, smacking him on the arm. Everyone rolls their eyes at her. "What?"

"Okay, let review." Zack holds up a hand to count off. "There was your prom. That one jerk that cheated on you in high school. The times I covered for you with Moseby. The whole eight year old prince forcing you to marry him thing. Now, I'm your fake boyfriend."

"I think there are a few more, but those the main ones that I remember too." Cody agrees with Zack.

"Okay, when you put it like that, it sounds bad." Maddie says with a pout.

"Don't worry, Mads." Zack wraps his arm around her and pulls her close. "I don't mind saving you."

Maddie looks up into Zack's eyes and gets caught. They stare at each other with small smiles until Cody clears his throat to get their attention. They jump and look at the other, guiltily.

"I think it's time to call it a night." Cody stands and help London then Bailey out of the booth. He leaves some cash on the table along with Zack's to pay the bill and tip. Zack and Maddie stand up and they head out the door after yelling goodbyes to Dy. They hug each other, saying 'goodnight' with promises of getting together again soon. Cody and London head off to London's limo which she had called to pick them up. Bailey gets into her car and waves as she drives away back to campus.

Zack opens the car door for Maddie before getting in on the driver's side. The ride back to campus was quiet but comfortable, both tired from the long evening. Zack notices Maddie yawning, half asleep in her seat.

"Why don't you stay with me tonight?" Zack looks over at her before facing the road again. "You're beat and I don't want you driving home in this condition. I've got the apartment to myself tonight. One of my roommates is away for the weekend and the other is staying at his girlfriend's place."

Maddie thinks about it for a moment. "Okay. I am really tired. Besides, I didn't drive to the library so I don't have to worry about my car."

Zack smiles slightly at her acceptance. Just before they reach campus, he turns right and drives down to a row of apartment buildings. Pulling into a parking lot, he parks in a space and turns the car off. Getting out, he opens Maddie's door and helps her out before grabbing their stuff. He leads her into a building and up to the third floor. Opening the door, Zack flips on the light to reveal the living room which is dominated by a 42 inch flat panel television with various games systems, a dvd player and several speakers. It was considerably cleaner than one would expect from an apartment full of college guys.

"My room is this way." Zack hauls their stuff down a hallway with four closed doors and two open ones which are the bathrooms. He opens the last door on the right, sets everything down off to the side and turns on the light. "This is it."

So what do you think Zack's room looks like? :)