A/N: Thank you! Thank you so much for all reviews...I LOVE reading them all. You guys made my day (:

To RockingR22: Zailey is far from my thoughts...I never shipped Zailey and I can never write a Zailey fanfic. However you have to bare with me here. A few more meetings of them are required :p But take it like this, Zack is not actually seeing Bailey but London...so its not Zailey but its Zondon. (:

Enjoy this chapter...a bit of drama coming up folks! :P

Bailey froze in her tacks as soon as she heard the guy standing in front of her...who was Zack? Sure he was a Martin but she was told she'd be seeing Cody Martin, the head of Martin Empires. And now she was face to face with somebody else who she had no clue about. All night she prepared to meet someone she heard about from Mr Tipton...he told her that Cody Martin was rich, serious business man who didn't like to joke around. He told her that everybody who had the chance to meet Cody Martin in person had few very similar things to say about him. For one, Cody didn't like to beat around the bush, he only talked business and would only utter a word when it was required...he didn't see anybody if he thought it was unimportant...he always aimed to profit out of any time he'd give to someone...he had a short temper and he could get angry very easily. Bailey heard all of that from Mr Tipton and prepared herself accordingly but now what? She thought...she had noidea who this person was...she didn't know how he'd react to things she practiced to say to that Cody guy? When she initially heard about him, she was scared to meet him until she got everything settled in her head...but now he wasn't even the one she was meeting...it was someone else...someone who could be even more dangerous than Cody.

Bailey was on the verge of having a panic attack when she suddenly noticed the guy still had his hand out for her to shake. He also had a very confused look on his face, which told Bailey how insane she must be looking. She forced out a smile and shook hands with her finally...

"Nice to meet you too...uh, Zack"

They both sat down on the table Bailey was sitting previously...she still didn't know what she'd talk to him about. She needed some alone time, little time to call Mr Tipton to find out who was this Zack Martin? She was lost in her thoughts that she didn't even realise that what she was planning to ask Mr Tipton in her head was accidentally spoken by her out loud...

"Who is Zack Martin? I thought I was suppose to meet Cody Martin?"

Bailey immediately realised that she had said that out loud when she looked at the reaction of the man...but to her relief, he smiled...he must've took it as a question to him...

"Don't you mean who are you?" He laughed a little before continuing..."But I get your question...I'm Zack Martin, Cody is my younger twin brother...well we're just 10 minutes apart but I like mentioning that..."

He laughed again but soon it faded when he saw the girl was not exactly amused..."right, sorry! I guess you just want to know why am I here? There must've been a confusion, London. Your dad must've told you that Cody Martin wanted to see you because he was the one who called. But I wanted to see you, he just asked your dad about it since he was in contact with him."

Bailey was now getting the whole situation...Cody Martin, this guy's twin like he said was just a middle person in all of this thing. She was trying her best to analyse it all but she was still drawing a blank. And as if the guy could read her mind immediately spoke again...

"I know this is all a bit awkward...seeing a guy your dad asked you to meet then finding out he's not even the one that you were told about. But hey? Don't worry, we'll talk things out, right?"

Bailey just smiled and nodded. However nervous she was feeling, this guy was certainly really sweet and he was making her feel quite comfortable by the minute. She took another deep breath and decided to let things go with the flow. She silently told her brain to forget about all the practice she did and just be herself...except for the name ofcourse, she thought.

"You're right, Zack. We'll talk things out. But first, I just really want to know why you wanted to see me like that?"

Bailey actually didn't have any kind of interest in it. Why did he want to see London so badly was none of her concern, she was only there to have a good time and for the money she was getting. But Mr Tipton specifically asked her to make sure she came back with the answer to that particular question...

"Well, London I honestly don't have an answer to that either. Its just that I heard alot about you and I just wanted to see you. You see Cody, my brother is the one who works and I'm the one who enjoy. That's why I got him to ask Mr Tipton. No specific reason to this really..."

He smiled and Bailey forced a smile too. She seriously had no idea about anything. She was supposedly on a date with someone she had never seen in life before, being a girl she ha yet to meet. Wow! It was still too much for Bailey to swallow...

"Shall we order something?"

Zack asked...and she couldn't help but let out a small chuckle as how perfect the timing was of his question of eating and her thought of swallowing. She nodded and they both busied themselves in ordering their meal.

Rest of the lunch went by smoothly with few bumps along the way when Bailey stammered to his questions. Like when he asked what was her favourite thing to do when she was free...she almost blurted out "study" but remembered Mr Tipton telling her that London barely graduated high school and now all she did was shopping. It was only in her favour that both words stared with an S.

Soon enough there lunch was over and so was the "forced date". As they were saying there goodbyes, Zack Martin had another thing rolled up his sleeve...

"Before we leave, London, can I have your number?"

Bailey started to stammer once again...she didn't have a phone. She was gonna get one with the money she'd get for helping in the event and by what Mr Tipton was giving. But it'd still take her atleast 3 days to get it. What was she suppose to tell him now? She had a bigger question in her head though, she and Mr Tipton had planned for only one meeting and he was so sure that he'd never want to see her again but now he wanted her number? She sighed, ever since she ran into that spoiled rich guy...these richie richs kept coming in her life ruining it more than she thought it was already...

"I'll give you my number after 3 days..."

She blurted out without realising what she was saying...Zack had a very confused look on his face and Bailey got the hint that what she said was not acceptable...

"Uhh...I mean...you know I don't have a phone...uhhh...like right now I don't have it. Its...its broken...yeah, it broke a day ago and I gave it to get it fixed. I'll get it within 3 days..."

Bailey finished and silently high-fived herself in her head..."wow I'm good". She thought. There had been many things she didn't come prepared of but she managed to say something everytime. For the terrible lier that she was, she actually felt proud of herself for pulling an act this brilliantly...

Zack gave her a small smile.."where can I come to pick your number then after 3 days?"

Was he stupid or was Bailey too smart? She thought..."OR, you give me yours and I'll call you when I'll get my phone?"

Zack laughed and nodded..."Right! Silly me, here..." He wrote down his number on a piece of paper and gave it to her..."don't you ditch...or I'll come to find you at the Tipton..." He finished with a smile...

"I won't. See you..." That was all Bailey could say before she walked away. She could 't lie, Zack was a pretty nice guy but he still didn't had that something in him. Besides, a person like Zack would never want to even see her if he knew who she really was. As she exited the Hotel, she looked down at the piece of paper with his number on it...with one go, she ripped it in shreds. Bailey knew she couldn't do this, her deal with Mr Tipton was for one date and she was not planning for another.

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After every document that needed to be signed, Cody Martin found himself getting bored with nothing left to do. His meeting with the board was suppose to start in half an hour and he had no idea how to pass that time...He looked around in his office room and spotted a picture on his desk...the picture had his whole family...his dad, mom, Zack and him. He stared at the picture for long enough before he felt tears building up in his eyes...

"You're the only one, Dad...the only one who knows why am I like that...after what happened that day, do you think I'm wrong if I hate girls?"

Cody's mind got flooded with thoughts...

"Dad, dad wake up...please! You can't go, Dad...you can't leave us..."

Cody was sobbing miserably...he didn't know what to do...he was shouting for help...but there was nobody in sight...when suddenly a car came...he shouted "STOP STOP"...the car passed by and didn't respond to his pleadings...all he could figure out was that there was a girl driving the car...Cody himself was injured due to the accident they got into but not as much as his dad was...he was still sobbing when after a few minutes the same car came back...but it still didn't stop...Cody got angry and threw the nearest object on the car and shouted...

"ARE YOU EVEN A HUMAN?"

The car suddenly stopped and the girl got out of it...she was wearing a knee length over coat. She had long hair that almost covered her face...it was already dark and Cody couldn't see her face...she came closer to him...she had a very weird voice...almost like she really wasn't a human...

"I help people..." She muttered in a deep voice..."but I already have a case to solve...don't get in my way. I forgive you this time for throwing that stone at me. There're no second chances in my book..."

The mysterious girl turned around and drove away...Cody sat down again next to his dad...just to find out his pulse was no longer there..."DAD?"

"I'm sorry, Dad...I couldn't save you..." Cody still had tears in his eyes...he didn't know who to blame but all he knew was that if the girl would've helped that day, his dad would've been there with them...which was exactly why he didn't even like the mention of any girl at all...was there any girl even made for him?

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Bailey had to stay in late at work. Mrs Heather had so much work given to her for the event. It was past 11 and now she had to take the cab home...she couldn't find one right outside so she decided to walk a few blocks...she was in the middle of a deserted street when suddenly two thugs emerged and blocked her way...

"Where do you think you're going, sweet face?" One of the ugly looking guys said...

"Don't you have a little sugar to give to us, huh?" Another one exclaimed in a very disgusting way...she was about to make a run for it when one of them grabbed her by the arm...

"Don't you do that, babe. You're coming with us..."

"HELP!" Bailey was shouting but there was nobody...she closed her eyes and prayed...and as if God was right on spot to her wish, she heard a car stop next to her...she opened her eyes with a bit of relief... But it soon vanished to see the same guy again...the rude rich dude...Although he was coming her way, she doubt he'd help her...besides, these guys looked much tougher than him...

She sighed...what could possibly go wrong now?...

To be Continued...

A/N: Who do you think is the mystery girl?

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