The Mix Ups

As soon as Bailey Pickett was done with the madness of the Elevator with Mr. Richie Rich, she had other things on her plate that needed to be taken care of. First she had to say something to Mr Mosbey so she went straight to his office. After she was done, she left to go do her job...she was nearly in the lobby when she spotted Zack Martin walking in through the big revolving doors of the Tipton. She immediately hid herself in the hallways at a place where she could see the lobby but she was out of sight to anybody there. She saw as Zack Martin took a seat on one the couches.

Bailey looked around to see if there was anybody she could handover the letter to give to Zack...she was in luck because a girl right then appeared from the Elevators...when she reached the hallways, Bailey stopped her...

"Hey listen, can you do me a favour?"

The girl laughed and held out a hand..."I don't do favours" She exclaimed and started to walk away but Bailey stopped her by the arm...

"Ewww! Don't touch me." The girl stated disgustingly. Bailey observed the girl. She was about her age or maybe she was older. Bailey couldn't tell because she was wearing very fine cloths, her face had a very decent and adequate amount of makeup and her hair was done perfectly. If it was anything that was a problem with that girl, it was her snobby attitude. But Bailey was used to it. She knew it was kind of a problem with all rich people. However right then, Bailey didn't have a choice but to somehow force this girl into giving Zack that letter...

"Look, just do this for me and I'll do whatever you'll say?"

Bailey looked at her as the expressions on the girl's face slightly changed and turned into something that was either an evil grin or a smirk...

"Anything?" She asked. Now Bailey was sure it was something evil but she just sighed and nodded in agreement.

"Let me insult you on anything I want...oh wait? In your case, its everything..." She said and laughed. Bailey had no issues with that.

"Go ahead, tell me what's wrong in me..."

"Like I said, EVERYTHING." She exclaimed cheerfully..."you should totally get a decent hair cut. Your hair looks like a goat has either eaten 'em or puked on 'em. Oh and your cloths? Ewww! What are you even wearing?" She finished wrinkling her nose and taking a step back...

"This happens to be the best outfit I have..." Bailey mumbled annoyed.

"Wow! If this is the best one, I'd hate to see the worst one" The rich girl mumbled back but clearly their mumbling was loud enough to be heard. Bailey was now getting really annoyed...

"Are you done?" She asked...

"Yes! Oh wait..." She held out a finger..."you should really get rid of..." Bailey cut her off..."Are you gonna do this or not?"

"FINE!" The rich girl replied..."what do you want? She asked and Bailey quickly explained to her that all she wanted was for her to take the letter and give it to the blonde boy sitting in the lobby. She quickly dug it out of her purse and gave it to her. She took it and went to him.

Meanwhile Zack Martin was still in the lobby waiting for London to come down. He thought he shouldn't send her another text because that might imply him of being too pushy. He actually really liked London and he just didn't want to mess things up. He had been with girls that only dated him for money, for fancy food and expensive gifts. But London Tipton was the only one who had all of it herself and was with Zack for him. Although he was not the emotional type, he was just getting tired of being used. While Zack was battling in his head whether or not to text London, a girl came up to him. Anything that he was thinking previously was now forgotten. This girl looked asian but was extremely beautiful. She had black silky hair that reached just a little lower than her shoulders. She was wearing a very nicely fitted aqua coloured dress that reached her knees. The light amount of makeup that she was wearing was complimenting her beauty. She had beautiful dark brown eyes. Zack never looked at any girl like that before, his mind went black at the sight of her and he didn't know why or what he was staring at. This would've continued if the girl hadn't spoken up...

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Zack was brought out of his little daze by her voice. But he still couldn't utter a single word. The girl stumped her foot and made an audible ugh sound..."are you going to say anything? Zack couldn't. He just didn't know what was he feeling, but it was something that he liked. The girl clearly annoyed by him placed the letter on the table in front him..."this is for you, a hideously dressed girl with poor posture and ugly hair gave me this to hand over to you. Goodbye!" She turned around and walked away. Zack wanted to stop her, he at least wanted to know her name but before he could even manage to say anything, she was gone. It was like a sudden rush of the wind. He sighed, it was the first time that he had been the one to go speechless.

Zack tried to shake off the thought of that girl. He reminded himself that he was dating London Tipton. She was a really sweet girl and he couldn't let some unknown girl who he had no idea about, come in the way. He turned his attention on the paper placed on the table. He picked it up and opened it. He wondered who was it from as he began to read...

"What do you think of yourself, Mr Richie Rich? You think you can just come and say whatever you feel like to me? Why? Because you're rich? Well I'll have you know, your money is as worthless to me as you are yourself..."

"What?" Zack stopped reading as he thought to himself..."who would send me a letter like that?" The letter was not finished so he continued...

"One day I'll be as rich as you are and then I'll show you, I'll show all of you, snobby, ego maniacs, good for nothing, slimy rich people. You think you're so great? You think I'm..."

The letter ended at this point. It was an incomplete letter. Whoever wrote it either ran out of ink or was just too lazy to finish the thought. There wasn't even any name mentioned in the end for Zack to know the sender. He sat there thinking about it for a while before he just shrugged it off. Zack did date many girls and he thought it was from one of his ex girlfriends bashing him in anger. However he was still in thoughts of the Asian girl. Zack couldn't put his finger on it but there was something very special about the girl that had gotten Zack Martin, the player to be so occupied by her thoughts. He knew that at that time it wasn't a wise idea to be seeing London. And he needed Cody's advice about the whole situation. He took his phone out and called Cody. He told him that he'd see him in his office after some time once he'd be done with the meeting. Hearing that, Zack got up and left to go to Cody's office.

Meanwhile, Bailey was observing everything. Her heart broke down when she saw Zack calling someone then leaving. Not only had she lost a really nice guy but by telling him the truth she had also put her job on stake. She was sure that the person Zack called was his brother and now the Martins would cancel Tipton's contract and Mr Tipton was sure to fire her. She sank on the flour behind the giant plant. She buried her face in her legs. Right at that moment her phone vibrated. She checked to see it was a text from Zack...

"I came by to see you but I had something important to take care of. So I had to go...but don't worry, we'll be meeting tomorrow. Take care! :)"

The text instantly made Bailey smile. It wasn't whatshe was thinking. Even after knowing the complete truth, he still wanted to see her. That meant he liked her. Actually liked the real her. Maybe Bailey's dream of finding that one special person who'd accept her for who she really was would come true.

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Cody Martin sat in his office chair lost in deep thoughts. His brother had left just a few minutes ago and he had not been the same ever since. Zack came to tell him about how he was feeling about a girl. The girl named London Tipton. All the things that Zack mentioned he felt when he saw her, were ringing an alarm in Cody's head. The way Zack talked about her, it sounded a lot more serious than liking. Whatever it was, Cody had a bad feeling about it. He had been so scared of attachment ever since his dad passed away. Being sensitive and emotional that he was at heart, he felt every tear of his mom. He just didn't want Zack to feel the same. He loved his family too much, his mom and Zack were all he had left. Cody was at ease when it came to Zack because he never got serious in any relationship, but this time he was. Zack was serious about a girl. And that's why Cody had no other option left but to meet her. He asked Zack to call London Tipton on lunch for tomorrow so he could meet the girl his brother liked so much. Cody only hoped this girl was not playing any kind of game with his brother. If that was the case, he vowed to himself to ruin her life.

What Cody didn't know was that Zack was not talking about London Tipton when he explained to him what he felt upon seeing that girl. Cody just assumed it and the reaction that he gave somehow restricted Zack to clear things up. He knew that it had been him who wanted to date London so badly. And just because it was what he wanted, Cody arranged it all up. Despite the fact that it went against his principles to ask for personal favours from the person he was doing business with. Zack couldn't tell him at that time because he thought it'd make Cody angry. He just decided to play along. Besides, he was already meeting London tomorrow, it wasn't a big deal to introduce her to Cody. He thought he'd later on tell off London nicely.

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Bailey was in her room busy in reading for her tomorrow's class. The thought of tomorrow was bringing a smile to her face. She received a text from Zack Martin not too long ago that said that he wanted to introduce her to his brother. She was feeling this sense of satisfaction. She had came out clean and it really did help her out. Now she didn't have to live in a lie anymore and pretend to be someone that she was not. Bailey had a sweet smile on her face as she continued to read along the pages of her book. She then realized that she needed a pen to mark. She stood up and checked her bag for one, when suddenly her hand caught something. It was a piece of paper, identical to the one she gave to Zack. She took it out and opened it while she was laughing to herself for being so silly that she actually wrote all of that about that Richie Rich dude. But her laughter soon faded away and turned into the biggest frown as soon as she read the first word on the page..."Zack,"

"No! No no no no! This can't be happening...oh no! NOOOOOO!"

She shouted. It was all making sense now. No wonder Zack was acting as if nothing happened. He had gotten another letter, the one she wrote just 'cause she was angry on Richie Rich. "And you think I'm bad luck for you? You see what happened because of you?" She cried out loud even though she knew he could not hear her. But now she was angrier than she had ever been. If he had not made her blow, the stupid letter wouldn't even be in her purse in the fist place. She sighed and sunk in her bed. She let out a few tears, she was finally over the whole lie but there it was, ready to bite her again. Her mind was clouded with thoughts when the door to her room swung open and her mother, Eunice Pickett walked in. She immediately made her way towards Bailey's bed and sat down. She held her hand in her's and asked her concerned...

"Bailey, I heard screaming. Are you okay? Whats wrong, honey? Why are you crying?"

"Yes, mom! I'm fine. Its just that I just found out that I gave Zack the wrong letter. And I got so happy for nothing, mom. I'm still at the same spot where I started.."

Eunice heard Bailey and her heart ached to see her tears. Bailey had faced so much in life. There were things that not even Bailey herself was aware of. Being the protective mother that she was, Eunice had always kept it a secret. She couldn't tell her, couldn't let her know what she went through. Or who knew, maybe still was going through. Eunice wanted nothing but for Bailey to be happy. Everytime she heard her screaming or crying, she feared only one thing...something that she didn't even want to mention.

Eunice wiped Bailey's tears and told her to stay strong and to not give up. She told her that she should tell him the truth in-person when she'd meet him tomorrow. She made her realize that it was a better option and also told her that everything would be alright. Bailey always felt her mother's words had magical powers. She instantly felt better and when she gave a small teary smile, Eunice hugged her goodnight and left the room.

Outside Bailey's bedroom, her dad, Clyde Pickett was waiting for Eunice to come out. The moment she walked out, the couple exchanged worried glances. Clyde held out his hand and Eunice took it. He walked her towards the couch and both sat down. Eunice knew what he wanted to know so without the need of a question, she spoke up...

"It was not what we thought. She was just tensed about something, thats all..."

Clyde half sighed in relief before his face turned pale once again..."Why do you still think about it, honey? It was all over years ago. It won't happen again..."

"I wish I could believe that..." Eunice continued..."but I can't. You know what happened last time? I fear this is not over...I fear that...she...she'll come back...what if she comes back, Clyde? What will happen to our Bailey then?"

Clyde held her hand tightly and started rubbing her back..."she won't come back, Eunice. Have some faith. It had been a few years..."

"But...but she was never gone for good. She could come back, Clyde. She will...No! My poor Bailey...she won't let her live."

Clyde tried to take a hold of his wife as she was having a panic attack..."Eunice! Listen to me...she's not coming back. You hear me?"

Eunice gave the most terrifying look to Clyde..."If she ever came back, she'd ruin everything for my Bailey. She won't let her live. Natalia won't let our Bailey live..."

A/N: Ohhhhh! Drama! :P

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Love, Ash!