Chapter 1

Again, I don't own any of these characters

The next couple of weeks were spent recovering and returning to their regular routines. Work went by as normal and was actually a welcome diversion. During the second week, they began the preparations to fly out on that Saturday morning. They began packing everything they would need for two weeks on Thursday night. Included, but unknown to the other, were all of the gifts they had received on their weekends away. Friday was spent finishing packing and spending time with Porkers. After all, it would be two weeks without seeing him. They had considered bringing him with them, but they didn't know what to do with him while they were on their honeymoon.

Saturday morning arrived. While Cody was busy packing up up the last things they would need, Bailey dropped Porkers off at the Animal Hospital. When she returned back, they were ready to go. At 9:00 AM, a limo pulled up out front, and Cody and Bailey loaded up their bags into the trunk and settled into the back. They both did laugh at the sign on the back of the rear window – 'Off to Get Married!'. After picking up Max and Tapeworm, the four were off to Hartford again.

Once at the General Aviation terminal, another limo pulled up containing the Storr's Four. All of their bags were taken to be loaded as they began to board the Tipton private jet. Of course, London was already on board waiting on them, complaining about having to be up so early. Soon, the plane was refueled and they were off. A few hours later, they made a pit stop in Atlanta to pick up Marcus and Melanie. And once they had boarded, they were off to Miami.

Upon arrival in Miami, another larger limo was there waiting on them. It was big enough for all eleven of them and their bags. Soon, they were off, making their way to the port. And when they arrived, there was the S.S. Tipton standing before them. Porters were there to gather their bags, and the eleven of them made their way up the gang plank. And once in the lobby, they walked up to the front desk and found Mr. Moseby working away at his computer. Cody cleared his throat.

Moseby looked up and smiled. "Ahhh...There you all are. Welcome back to the S.S. Tipton."

Bailey smiled back. "Thank you, Mr. Moseby. We're glad to be back..."

"Well, I have all of your cabins ready for you..." He paused. "Are you sure these are the cabins you want? There are a lot nicer ones..."

London spoke up. "You better have the nicest one on board ready for me!"

Moseby laughed. "Don't worry, London...You are in the second nicest one. The nicest one is going to be used for the Honeymoon Suite on Thursday night."

London rolled her eyes. "Fine..."

Bailey laughed. "As for the other ones, we're sure..."

Moseby shrugged. "Alright..." He reached under the desk and pulled out several keys. "Here are your keys. And again, welcome back..."

Everyone grabbed their keys and headed to their cabins. Cody and Bailey opened the door to theirs and walked in. Both just looked around, taking in being back in their old cabin once again.

"Has it really been three years since we've been here?"

Bailey turned to face Cody and smiled. "I know...It seems like it was just the other day when Moseby told us we were going to be living together here our senior years..."

Cody smiled back. "And it seems like it was yesterday that I was right here on my knee, asking you to marry me..."

"And here we are...a mere few days away from getting married..."

"I know..." Cody pulled Bailey into his arms. "Only a few days until I make you my wife..."

Bailey leaned in and kissed Cody. Both were getting into the kiss when they heard a knock at the door.

Cody sighed. "And it seemed like it was only yesterday that we were getting interrupted by a knock at that door..."

Bailey laughed. "Its okay, Codykins...Just remember, next week, it will just be you and me with no one around to bother us..."

Cody nodded. "That's true...Alright, let's see who it is..."

Cody went over to answer the door, and it was the porter with all of their bags. The porter brought them all inside and Cody tipped him. Immediately, Cody and Bailey began unpacking their bags and hanging things up in their closet. Cody had brought his suit for the rehearsal dinner, and offered Bailey a place in his closet for her dress for the same. Once they were done, Cody began to laugh.

"What's so funny, Codykins?"

"I was just thinking. We've gone from closets like these to a closet in a few months almost as big as this cabin..."

Bailey began to laugh at that. "Yeah, maybe then London wouldn't have tried to take over all of my closet..."

Cody paused. "You know, you could have put stuff in my closet then. I wouldn't have minded..."

Bailey smiled. "I appreciate that, but don't you think Woody and Zack would have given you a hard time about having girl's clothes in your closet?"

Cody smiled back and pulled her back in his arms. "Maybe. But, I would have just shrugged and told them I had a girlfriend. A girlfriend I got to do this with..." He leaned in and kissed her neck. "And this..." He kissed her cheek. "And this..." He leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips. "I think I could handle that trade off..."

Bailey grinned. "That's good to know..."

"So, we're back on board. What do you want to do first?"

Bailey paused. "Well, through out the rest of the day, all of our families and friends will be arriving. I guess we should make ourselves visible so they can see us..."

Cody nodded. "You're probably right. How does a smoothie on the skydeck sound?"

Bailey smiled. "Perfect!"

They left their cabin and headed up to the skydeck. And to their surprise everyone else was already up there. Once they got their drinks, they all sat around a table. Max and Tapeworm were just looking around and taking everything in.

"You guys really went to school here?"

Zack nodded. "Yeah. For three years, we lived here on the boat. It was a sweet life..."

Max just shook her head. "No wonder you guys left and never looked back...How did you ever concentrate and get work done with all of this?"

Zack laughed. "We didn't...We just mostly copied off Cody and Bailey..."

Woody nodded. "Yeah, once Cody went to sleep, I would 'borrow' his homework..."

"Yeah, the nights he stayed with Bailey were really nice...We could take our time. They would be several weeks a head with their homework and we just made copies of everything..."

Cody turned to Bailey. "That explains soooo much..."

Bailey laughed. "Saying you would have rather been back in your cabin than with me?"

"Of course not..."

About that time, Kirby came walking on deck doing his rounds. He noticed the group and came over and wrapped his arms around Cody and Bailey.

"There you guys are!"

"Kirby!"

Cody turned to Max and Tapeworm. "This is Kirby Morris. The ship's resident chief of security and all around good guy..."

Kirby shook both of their hands before turning back to Cody and Bailey.

"Well, you guys are finally back to get married. I can't wait. I always cry at weddings."

Bailey smiled at him. "Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I'll be doing a lot of that too..."

Kirby just smiled. "And just think. In a few more years, besides my accountants, you two will be my doctor and vet. Will I'll have to schedule an appointment to get my little Kirbina into see you?"

Cody laughed. "Have you seen the whales often?"

Kirby nodded. "I sure have. That Zack Attack still won't leave my little Kirbina alone!"

Zack grinned. "That's my boy!"

Cassie rolled her eyes and smacked him.

Bailey turned to Kirby. "Any sight of Cody Blowholy and Bailey Whaley?"

Kirby smiled. "I've seen them. And you'll be happy to know, they have their own little whale of their own right now..."

Cody and Bailey turned to each other and smiled. "Does that make us grandparents?"

Bailey laughed. "I think so..."

"Think Porkers will be jealous?"

"I sure hope not...A unhappy Porkers is not fun..."

Cody laughed. "Tell me about it..."

Kirby smiled at them again. "You all have fun. I better get back to my rounds before Moseby catches me goofing off again..."

"See you later, Kirby..."

And with that, everyone spent the next couple of hours hanging around the skydeck. Throughout the course of the rest of the day, more and more family and friends arrived. By ten o'clock that night, everyone had arrived and had settled into their cabins. The gang plank was pulled, and the S.S. Tipton began its departure from the port.

As the boat begin moving along, Cody and Bailey returned back to their cabin. After changing for bed, the curled up close to one another.

"It feels good to be back..."

Cody nodded. "Yeah...We now have three days of fun in the sun with all of our families and friends..."

Bailey looked up and smiled. "Just three?"

"Well, Wednesday will be the rehearsal dinner. Plus, we have to do our final fittings then too. Once Tuesday is over, we'll be going into full wedding mode..."

"Well, I guess we'll just have to enjoy these next few days of no worries as much as we can..."

Cody grinned at her. "Any suggestions..."

Bailey grinned and was about to say something and then paused.

"Everything okay, Bails?"

"Cody...What would you think if we didn't make love again until we were married?"

Cody paused. "Why?"

Bailey sighed. "I don't know. Maybe it will make our wedding night that more special?"

Cody smiled at her. "Our wedding night will be special because it will be our first night as man and wife...but...if you want to wait until then, then we will..."

Bailey smiled back at him. "Really?"

"Of course. I remember we waited a whole month for you to turn 18. A few days doesn't seem so bad in retrospect...considering when they are over that you will be joined to me for life..."

Bailey leaned in and kissed Cody. "Thank you, Codykins..."

"We will still be sleeping in the same bed together though, right?"

"Of course. There is nowhere else I want to be..."

Cody smiled. "Good. And Bails?"

"Yeah, Sweetie?"

"I hope you know there is nothing I wouldn't do for you..."

Bailey smiled. "I know...And the same is true about me for you..."

Cody kissed her again. "Let's get some sleep then. We have a big week."

To be Continued...

Author's Note: Alright, here it is...the wedding. It will be 8 chapters. And I would like to thank all of those who have been reading A Rose By Any Other Name. We had fun writing it. And...there may be one more chapter...