Jessica and Addison were kissing! That was something that I didn't expect. I had no idea that either of them was batty. Of course, this didn't make me think less of them. I was a huge supporter of homosexuals. I hope that the bill the country is trying to pass so they can get married goes through. I just didn't know that I was playing matchmaker. Hmm other people are staring. I should see if I can get them to stop snogging because I don't think that there should be a ruckus. I did walk over and tapped Jess on the shoulder.
"People are staring." I pointed out. At that point, the two of them blushed. "Can I get either of you anything else?"
"I'll have another Blueberry Blaster." Addison replied.
"I'll have what she's having." Jessica concurred. I refrained from commenting on that and the context of that quote.
"Okay two Blueberry Blasters for the lovely couple." I remarked which made the two of them blush again. "Would either of you be interesting in swimming on the Lido Deck tomorrow by any chance?"
"Sure I guess I could since I brought a swimsuit." Jessica replied. I then looked at Addison.
"I can I'll go too." She agreed. I'm guessing that she was more intelligible because she was embarrassed/ nervous.
"Great." I said. "So, I'll see the two of you after school tomorrow."
The rest of my shift was pretty uninteresting. It was a little hectic but otherwise uninteresting. The tips were nice. Granted since most of the passengers were American, I got dollars. I also got a few Euros and I should probably make sure to spend those quickly because it seems that the value keeps going down more and more each day. Maybe we could go to one of the lovely boutiques in Monte Carlo. Of course that would probably have to involve skipping school and that would be wrong. I'll just spend them in the next place we stop.
Anyway, after work, Zack and I both returned to our room. The presence of Marcus and the state of exhaustion that both of us were in prevented any sort of overnight activity other than a little bit of cuddling. It wasn't exactly something that we needed to do. Plus, as previously stated, Marcus was there. I wasn't too fond of him. It really didn't have anything to do with him but mostly because his very presence detracts from the privacy that Zack and I could have in our room. I definitely feel that my resentment for him is warranted.
The morning was just like every other morning. I showered then prepared for class. Apparently there was word that there was going to be a special assignment today. I had no idea what it was but I wasn't getting my hopes up on it being very exciting. I walked into class and found a seat next to Zack where I had been sitting recently. I waited for Miss Tutweiller to begin her lesson.
"Okay class, I have an exciting announcement." Miss Tutweiller remarked. "Today we will be starting Marriage 101. Now there are an equal number of males and females in the class so we can…"
At that point Addison raised her hand.
"Yes Addison?" Miss Tutweiller called on her.
"Why does it have to be a boy and a girl?" Addison asked
"What do you mean?" Miss Tutweiller questioned.
"I mean why does our partner have to be of the opposite sex?" Addison clarified.
"Because married is between a man and a woman." Miss Tutweiller replied. Uh oh, she's digging her own grave.
"Miss Tutweiller, I refuse to participate in assignment because it's discrimination." Addison remarked.
"She has a point." I agreed. "Forcing a union between two people is a bit unfair and also a bit insensitive to people's sexualities."
"Excuse me a moment." Miss Tutweiller replied as she stepped out of the class. I also had a feeling that if Addison wanted to simulate marriage with anyone, it would probably be Jessica, who was just a passenger on the ship. After a few minutes, Miss Tutweiller walked back into the room with an unusual look on her face. "Okay so this is now an optional assignment. If you wish to participate, you will be given extra credit."
"I could use a little extra credit." Zack commented as he turned to me. "What do you say, do you wanna be my wife?"
"How about you ask me again in a way that is more romantic." I suggested.
"Okay then." Zack replied as he down on one knee. "I don't have a ring but that isn't that important. What is important is I'm asking you, Bailey Nicole Pickett to be my wife. So will you let me have the honor of marrying you?"
Okay now that was amazingly romantic. I wished that it was actually real.
"There's no way that I could possibly say no to that." I remarked.
"Does it have to be with someone who is in this class?" Addison asked. This was about Jessica obviously
"I don't understand what you mean?" Miss Tutweiller admitted.
"You know what, never mind." Addison replied. "I'll just refrain from participating."
I think that it might not be good for them to do it anyway. I mean they are just starting their relationship and haven't known each other very long. It's too early for them to simulate marriage.
"Okay so because most of you are under the age of 18, I can't have any of you sharing rooms but while you are participating in this assignment, you will need to spend the majority of your time together." Miss Tutweiller explained. She wouldn't know about the sharing of our room. Well I considered it more sharing the room with Marcus. Marcus was doing the assignment with London, which I still wasn't sure was legal, but if it kept him out of our hair for a little while, I was okay with it.
I looked around the room and saw that the majority of the class was doing the assignment. Pretty were quickly pairing off but no same-sex couples. Since Addison wasn't participating, that left Cody, Woody, and this girl named Sloane. If I had to choose between the two, I would probably pick Woody. Sloane, however, picked Cody…probably because he does look better than Woody. I felt bad for Woody.
So after everyone had picked, Miss Tutweiller made us pull jobs from a hat. Zack picked before I did and pulled out "football player". Naturally, I needed some clarification on what that meant.
"What kind of football?" I asked.
"You know what it can be whatever kind you want." Miss Tutweiller replied. I think she was exasperated from having so many questions asked.
"Hmm I always wanted to marry a footballer." I remarked. The job that I drew was…also football player. That was a lucky coincidence. "Guess this makes us a super couple for the sport. We need to decide how we met."
"How about the Olympics?" Zack suggested. "Don't they have men's and women's soccer there? It's perfectly logical that we could have met there. Let's just say that for story purposes we met when we sat next to each other while you were watching your brother play and I was checking out the competition."
"Sounds good." I agreed as I gave him a kiss.
So we decided that we were going to have our fake bachelor and bachelorette parties. This was so I could go swimming with Addison and Jessica like we had planned.
The three of us headed to the pool on the lido deck. I wore a black bikini. I smiled since they both had come and they looked happy to be with each other. I was quick to jump into the pool.
"So Bailey, have you ever thought of dying you hair red?" Jessica asked me.
"No, I can't say that I have." I responded. "Why do you ask?"
"Well I got some hair dye with my gift basket for being eliminated." Jessica explained. "I can't see myself as a redhead but I think you might look good with red hair."
"Well you would have to make sure to use proper dying techniques otherwise it might turn purple." Addison added.
"I guess I can try it out." I said. "But how about we not worry about that right now and make this a fake bachelorette party to remember."
At that point, I couldn't help but wonder what Zack was doing at his fake bachelor party. I don't think that he could get any strippers on deck, so I probably had nothing to worry about.
We definitely spent a good hour by the pool/ in the hot tub/tanning. It was pretty relaxing. I also liked having the two of them as friends.
"So I was going to ask if I could marry you but I decided not to." Addison told Jessica. "I don't think we know each other well enough for that."
"I agree." Jessica replied. "I don't like the idea of simulated marriage. I mean living together after getting engaged is fine but pretending to be married doesn't sound all that fun to me. Didn't you say that you drew your jobs from a hat?"
"Yes and I guess I was lucky because I got football player, and so did Zack." I explained.
"That is extraordinarily lucky." Jessica concurred. "So do you want to try to dye your hair right now?"
"I guess we can but let's just hope that for your sake that you don't mess it up because I don't want purple hair." I replied.
We went to Jessica's room and prepared everything for me to be dyed. I really was hoping that this would go well and also that Zack would like it. I mean, technically he had to like it because the consequences of him not liking it would be something unfavorable for him. He would also have to like it if it turned out terribly, but I really hoped that it didn't.
We made sure to wait the exact amount of time and not a second longer before removing the towel from my head. I looked in the mirror and saw that it was a nice auburn color.
"I love it." I replied.
So a few days into our assignment, Zack and I were preparing for bed. We had no idea where Marcus was though. Our fake marriage had been going well, but we already knew each other pretty well from living together, so we didn't really have any surprises for each other. Unsurprisingly, Cody and Cissy were already divorced. They said it had to do with the stress from Cody's job as a private investigator which Cody seemed to be taking very seriously.
Suddenly the door opened. Zack and I were both dressed in our pyjamas. On the other end of the door were Cody, Marcus, and also Mr. Moseby. The two of us stood like we were deer caught in headlights.
"See I told you that there was a serious violation of school rules somewhere." Cody replied.
"Thank you for your co-operation, Marcus. You will not be punished in any way." Mr. Moseby said. "As for the two of you, I have no choice but to expel both of you from Seven Seas High. It will go into effect immediately."
So what a cliffhanger before the final chapter that is. What will happen to Zack and Bailey now that they have been exposed? Will they be able to get Moseby to change his mind? You need to review and stay tuned for the conclusion.