A/N: Since school has started, the updates will be once a week...maybe twice but not sooner than that. I apologise for it and I promise to make each chapter special. This is not a good chapter, I don't even know what I wrote. Haha! But I hope you guys will enjoy it. Your views to my story is very important. (:

Elevator War

The next two days went by smoothly for Bailey Pickett. She went to collage, came back to work at the Tipton then went home. Nothing out of ordinary happened for her and she was glad to finally be away from all the drama she faced. There was no rich man to ask her to be his pretend daughter or any crazed rich dude to be on a date with and best of all, there was no snobby rich guy coming her way. She was loving it to be away from all the money peeps, or as she liked to call them "paper people".

However, today was a special day for her. She finally got the money to buy herself a new phone. Not only was it a necessity but she knew that in the present times it was also an accessory. Bailey was born on a farm in kettlecorn Kansas. Her parents never had the kind of money to get her a phone or any kind of luxury. When she grew up and started earning herself, all of her money went in the expenses of her studies. She was a self-made independent girl and she was determined to study so much that one day she'd stand up to the level of all the rich people.

She excitedly made her way to the mobile shop from College. Her excitement was radiating from her eyes and it only shone brighter when she finally got the phone. She was squealing with joy as she continued to explore her newly bought phone. It was not just about a new phone but it was the sense of achievement that she felt was making her so happy. She earned it...from her own money.

Bailey was almost at the gates of the Tipton still busy in her phone, when she was startled by a voice...

"I see you got your phone back, London?"

Bailey looked up as she heard someone calling her London again. As soon as her gaze landed on none other Zack Martin, she began to feel the same nervousness she felt on their first meeting. Bailey was so sure that she was finally done with all the drama but there it was...once again staring at her right in the eyes...

"Uhhh...yeah! I got it back. Just got it..." She said between the uncomfortable stammers...

"Great!" Zack smiled..."so now that you have it, can I get your number?"

"I'll text you..." Bailey quickly responded to avoid the subject.

Zack looked down at the phone in her hands with a questioning look. Bailey made out that he was trying to ask her that why was she not doing it right away? She had no idea what this guy wanted but keeping up with the lies was now becoming really hard for her...

"You know, the slip I had your number on? Well I left it in my other purse so why don't you give me your number again?"

"Sure." Zack smiled as he dictated the number to her once again for Bailey to store it. No matter how badly she lied, he seemed to believe her everytime. She was stuck in this situation. She was sure that she'd never have to see Zack Martin again but now he was there...she sighed. How could she even tell him the truth?

"So, London. If you're free, mind joining me for lunch..." He offered

Before even thinking what she was saying, she quickly responded..."Can't! I'm busy...working."

Zack gave her a confused look..."working? You work?"

It was then that Bailey realized that she was not herself, a poor girl who had to work all day for everything she needed. For this spoiled rich guy, she was another spoiled rich girl who didn't even know the meaning of the word "work"...she raced her creativity in her head to think of something to cover it up...

"By working I mean...ummm...I mean working on...on my dress...yes!" She smiled..."I'm working on a new dress."

"Oh! Thats okay...how about coffee then later?" Zack offered again...he was not about to give up and he clearly was not getting the hint..

"Can't do! Won't be done by then..."

"Then how about dinner?" He asked once again to which Bailey had to refuse at any cost. There was no way she'd go on a dinner date with him. That'd imply them to be formally dating...

"Can't! Coffee would be fine, I guess. I'll make time."

"That's great" Zack exclaimed cheerfully..."so I'll pick you up at 5? Be ready..."

Bailey nodded and smiled back in response. Zack waved her good bye and in a matter of few minutes he was out of sight. Bailey just stood there not knowing what to do...she couldn't tell him the truth now. If he found out that she was not London, there were chances that he'd tell his brother Cody Martin about it and there were bigger chances of him cancelling the contract with the Tipton and there was an absolute chance of Mr Tipton firing her for making him lose his really important contract. She just sighed. She went back inside and prepared herself for another "pretend date" being a "pretend person". It wasn't like she had any other option. She was stuck in this situation badly and had no idea how to get out of it.

It was 10 minutes to 5:00pm. Bailey was dressed and was waiting for Zack. He got there on time. He held out a hand for her to which she hesitated a little before but then took it as they walked to the nearest coffee shop. Their little time together was fun and this time around, it was a lot easier for Bailey. They mostly talked about things that didn't require her to be acting as London. Soon it was time to say goodbye and Zack tried to be the perfect gentleman by dropping her at the Topton Hotel where he thought, she lived. Bailey went inside in front of him and waited a while till he was gone before she could proceed towards going to her actual home.

Zack Martin was a nice guy and Bailey knew that she wasn't lucky enough to get someone like him. Rich, sweet, caring and handsome. He had all the qualities any girl would want in a guy but still she never felt that sparkle. The one she always dreamed of. She never felt butterflies, those that she had read about in tons of romance novels. But then again she didn't know if they were all true. She never fell in love before. Maybe it was all a big myth. Bailey was willing to give Zack a chance but not as London, as herself.

As she was in bed that night, she received a text message from Zack that said he'd like to see her again tomorrow. Bailey decided it right then that it was time to tell him the truth. If he liked her as her and not because she was London Tipton, he'd still want her after knowing the truth. She decided to write everything in a letter and to have someone give it to him tomorrow when he'd reach the Tipton, if he'd still come to see her, it'd mean he had no problems. She immediately wrote down everything and put it in her bag before she went to sleep.

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Cody Martin was more than happy to have his life back on track. It was just him and his business. He was so excited today to be signing the deal he had been working for in negotiations for a month. A company merger with one of the Tipton's Hotels. They were both big names in the business world and a merger was not only beneficial for them but for other businesses as well. Cody put on his best designer suit, sprayed the most expensive perfume, had the best looking shoes as he left the house for the Tipton Hotel where their meeting was arranged.

Cody Martin entered the luxurious lobby of the hotel. He was quite before time so he decided to roam around a little. He couldn't help but compliment the decor and ambiance of the Tipton Hotel in his mind. Right then his phone rang. It was Mr Tipton asking if he had reached. He told him that he'd be right up in the Conference room.

He walked towards the elevators and got in and immediately the doors were closed. He was still busy on the phone and didn't quite pay attention to another presence until he heard the voice...

"Hey! I wanted to get out on the ground flour..."

Cody Martin turned around on a familiar voice and was face to face with the same juice-aids-girl once again. But now he knew her name, it was Bailey Pickett. That was odd for Cody to remember her name when he couldn't even do so of his own employees...

He looked at her as she was just as surprised as he was. He smirked..."Well, when in an elevator, you're supposed to get in and out when the doors open...what were you thinking when they did?"

Cody waited for a while for her to respond but she didn't even move, instead she kept looking out in space. Her face clearly showed she was far away from the outside world and lost somewhere deep in thoughts. Cody half laughed on her still confused face...

"Hey, lady?" He snapped his fingers in front of her and she was startled..."maybe this is the reason why you didn't realize the elevator had stopped, right?"

"Thats none of your business..." She shot back. Even though Cody was in such a good mood that he was not insulting her or anything. In fact he was trying his best to be polite..."Move aside, I have to get out of here..."

She pushed Cody away and went to press the ground button on the panel. Cody immediately took a hold of her hand and pulled her away to the place she was standing before...

"Not so fast...its your fault you missed your flour, now you'll have to wait till this thing drops me on the top flour then you can go..."

Bailey gave him a dead glare..."you're no boss of me...this is going down, not up..."

She passed Cody once again to push the button but Cody was faster and was also closer to the panel...before she could hit the ground button, he hit all the buttons and laughed...

"You wanted to go so badly? Now the elevator will stop on all the 55 flours before it can go back down.."

"Ughhhh...I'm going to kill you..." She came closer to him while all Cody could do was laugh. He had no idea why but he was really enjoying making her this angry...he grabbed her both hands as she was trying to grab his neck with them and he pushed her against the wall...

"Killing me is not a piece of cake, Bailey Pumpkin..." He smirked bringing his face closer to her...

Bailey was looking straight in his eyes...Cody had no idea what was going on but he found himself suddenly leaning in. To his surprise, she was not pushing him away. They both were lost in eachother's embrace...right then the elevator's doors opened and Bailey quickly pushed him off of her. It was the 10th flour...the lady outside saw them and stepped away...

"I disturbed something, I guess. I'll take another elevator...carry on..."

Bailey took this as an opportunity and thought of going out but Cody grabbed her again..."WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Let me go, you idiot..." She shouted...

Meanwhile Cody was laughing...as the doors closed again, he let her go...she turned around furious..."WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"

"Because its making you angry, and I'm loving it..." He whispered it in her ear...Bailey angrily pushed him back...

"You have no idea how important it is for me to see my manager right away. Why are you causing me delays? I could get fired...you wouldn't know that...you're the boss of everyone..."

"Really?" Cody asked and then smirked..."I didn't know that...I was just doing it to make you angry. But now that you mentioned your job..." He moved towards the panel and pretended to hit the ground button..."it gives me another reason to keep you from going..." And with that he started pressing the rest of the buttons...

Bailey couldn't take it anymore...she moved ahead and started hitting it with him..."you want to play it like that huh, Richie Rich?" Her hand was about to hit the "HOLD" button..."No, Bailey don't press that..." Cody shouted but it was too late...the elevator came to a sudden halt which knocked both of them on the ground...the lights started to flicker and then the elevator was completely stopped...

"Richie Rich? What is happening..."

Bailey asked who was now really tensed...Cody pushed her off of him and stood up to see what had happened...he tried hitting the HOLD button again for it to start but nothing happened...he checked his phone but there were no bars...and suddenly the same Cody Martin who was happy and enjoying all of it a few minutes ago, got angry as he turned around to face Bailey...

"Look what you did. How could you be so STUPID?"

Bailey looked at him stunned..,"I am stupid? And what you were doing was completely a brilliant idea, right? You started this..."

"YOU PRESSED THE HOLD BUTTON..." Cody shouted again..."Now I'm stuck here with you...and the signals are out too so I cannot even contact anyone. You know what? You're bad luck...everytime I see you, something goes wrong...EVERY DAMN TIME."

Now Bailey was not only angry but hurt..."Oh yeah? And what are you to me then? I can possibly get fired and here I am...forced to look at you and hear your stupid, snobby, rude comments while this whole thing was your fault initially..."

"It was your fault that you didn't leave whe..."

Bailey cut him off..."Don't! Just DON'T TALK TO ME! You're the worst person...I cannot even call you a person...you're not human...I HATE YOU SO MUCH..."

Bailey went in the corner and sat down...she took out a note pad from her bag and began to write something on it...

"Well I hate you too..." Cody said but she didn't respond...she was not paying attention to him now.

Cody went to the other corner and sat down...he was now feeling bad but he had no idea what to do. He had never apologised to anyone before and he didn't even know how to do it. He thought if he'd talk about something else, maybe her mood would get enlighten a bit...

"So...how long do you think we're going to be stuck here?"

She didn't respond, didn't turn around. Great, now she was giving him the silent treatment. Cody had no idea why it mattered to him but it did. He moved closer to where she was sitting and peeked in to see what she was writing...

"Are you writing about how much you hate me?" Cody said giving out a small laugh...

"NO!" She quickly tore the paper she was writing on from her note pad, folded it neatly and put it in her bag..."this is a very important official letter that I need to give to someone..."

"Oh, I see!" Cody laughed..."even if you were writing you hate me, you can. Because for that we'll be on the same page...literally."

It made Bailey laugh regardless of how angry she was on him...Cody took it as his chance to tell her that he was feeling bad for what he did...

"I shouldn't have said what I did earlier. I just have a really huge business deal to sign and I was getting late for it. But it wasn't your fault and I shouldn't have done what I did..."

Bailey felt sincerity in his voice. She smiled..."yes, you shouldn't have. But then again, after meeting you three times, I know you can never change, Mr Richie Rich..."

"Hey why do you call me Richie Rich?" He asked

"Because I don't know your name and since your rich, I call you Richie Rich..."

"Creative." Cody smiled..."By the way I'm..."

But before he could finish, the elevator took another jerk and it started. They both stood up and Bailey excitedly hugged Cody...

"Yayyy! It started, it started..."

Cody was now confused...he didn't know but he was feeling things he never felt before. However before he could even give his brain some time to understand those feelings, she pulled back...now the rest of the time they stood there quietly. Finally Cody's flour came and he walked out but before the doors could close, he turned around and looked at Bailey...

"Hey Bailey!"

"Yeah?" She asked.

Cody just gave a little laugh..."I hope you get fired..."

On that Bailey gave a fake pout..."And I hope you screw up your business deal..."

And right then, they were separated by the doors of the elevator closing between them... They both laughed on how silly they acted.

How unexpected could love be? It can hit you like a strike of lightning when you least expect it. And you fall for someone you once hated. Was it possible for these two?

A/N: Its hard writing Zailey. But the Cailey scene wrote itself. I previously had a different idea but this one's better I think? You tell me. (:

Read & Review, pretty please? Haha!

Love, Ash!