Episode 1

"What We Did Over Our Summer Vacations"

I don't own these characters, but it would be nice if I did.

Wait...In this story, I created some of the characters, so I will actually own them.

Anyways, I do promise to keep them true to themselves.

And as to the ones I create, who they are is up to me, so...

It was Saturday morning, August, 20, 2011, and the Martin suite on the 23rd floor of the Boston Tipton was still dark with no one stirring. Well, almost. At a few minutes after nine, Cody Martin came walking back into the suite carrying a large basket of laundry. While he wouldn't be leaving for college for another week, he wanted to go ahead and pack away his winter wardrobe in his trunk. Besides, he wanted all of his laundry done that morning if it was at all possible. As he folded his clothes, he couldn't help but smile. In a matter of hours, the girl of his dreams would be arriving in Boston, and in less than a week, they would both be heading off to Yale University together to begin their college careers. As he stood there folding, Cody almost felt like laughing. If anyone had told him he would be standing there doing this after the events of the day of his graduation from high school, he would have been skeptical. But it was true. After initially being rejected, he was going to get to go to college with Bailey after all.

It had began when he had found out that he was rejected from his dream school, Yale University, after graduating as a co-valedictorian from Seven Seas High with his girlfriend, Bailey Pickett. Being the proactive kind of guy that he was, he didn't waste any time finding out why he was rejected. After their night in New York City taking in a Yankee game and then saying goodbye to their friend Woody the next morning, Kurt and Carey had agreed to stop in New Haven on the way back to Boston for Cody to speak with the Yale admissions officer. And what he found out nearly sent him over the edge.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Martin. Your application was one of our best. Your extra curricular activities were outstanding as were your letters of recommendation. And your SAT scores were well above our median average. But your high school transcript was...well, quite frankly...not very good."

"What do you mean my transcripts weren't that good?" Cody asked incredulously. "I graduated with a 5.0 GPA and co-valedictorian of my graduating class!"

The admissions officer checked his records again and shook his head. "I don't think so. According to your transcript, the only A you got in high school was in wood shop, and you got that in your lone year at Cheevers High School in Boston. At Seven Seas High, you never got an A in anything..."

Cody shook his head in disbelief. "Let me see that!"

The admissions officer turned his computer to show Cody, and Cody just studied the screen. What he saw made absolutely no sense to him whatsoever. Well, it didn't until he noticed something at the top of the screen. And when he did, he groaned.

"This isn't my transcript! This is the high school transcript of my twin brother, Zack! Didn't you notice the names and social security numbers were different?"

The admissions officer looked at the screen again. And when he saw that what Cody had said was indeed true, his face went white as a ghost. "Oh my...I didn't notice."

"Well then get my real transcript and you'll see that I am indeed worthy of Yale. You already said everything else I had was great. Once you get my real transcript, it should be no problem, right?"

The admissions officer sighed. "Unfortunately, I can't do that. For one, we already sent out our acceptance letters for a full incoming freshman class. For another, there is no way we can get your transcripts now. As you know, Seven Seas High no longer exists. The best I can offer you is to put you on our waiting list, but there are no guarantees that your name will come up..."

The entire way home, Cody just sat in the back of the car and never said a word. On the inside, he was seething mad. But there was no avenue for him to vent his anger. While he could get on Zack's case for not doing better in high school, it wasn't his fault that Seven Seas High had sent in the wrong transcript. Cody could only shake his head and hope that his name came up on the wait list. Beyond that, he had to think of how he was going to break this news to Bailey. How was he going to tell her that the only reason they weren't going to get to go to college together was because Seven Seas High screwed up? But after everything they had been through together, he knew he had to be honest with her. So, he decided to wait to tell her until after they had competed in the Mathlympics so he could tell her in person.

A few weeks later, Cody was reunited with Bailey at the Mathlympics where the young couple teamed up and crushed the Albanians as Bailey had predicted. After a victory kiss, they headed out to celebrate their win. At first, Cody was hesitant to ruin the jubilant mood of their evening, but he knew he had to get everything out on the table. He would never hide anything from her ever again. So, taking a deep breath, Cody told Bailey about the mixed up transcripts and everything that the admissions officer told him.

"So, at least I'm on the waiting list now to get in. We'll have to keep our fingers crossed and hope that I get bumped up."

Bailey shook her head. "I can't believe this! This is so unfair!"

Cody gave her a wry smile. "I always told you there were drawbacks to being a twin. The funny thing is that...for once...this isn't Zack's fault."

But Bailey didn't laugh. Instead, she began thinking as she was sure there had to be someway for them to get over this latest hurdle. After everything else, she wasn't going to let this get in their way. They had survived temporarily breaking up over a stupid misunderstanding. They had survived a mad scientist hell bent on merging Cody and Zack into one mind. They had survived a tornado. They had even survived Mr. Tipton trying to rip them apart again once they were back together. Bailey stopped right there, and an idea started to formulate in her mind. She smiled at Cody.

"Sweetie, do you trust me?"

Cody smiled back at her. "You know I do, Bailey. More than anyone in this world."

"I have an idea. Its kind of crazy, but I think it might work."

"I'm all ears. I'm willing to try anything..."

"Alright, here's what we're going to do..."

Cody had to admit. It was crazy...but it was also pure genius. Of course, he expected nothing less from his Bailey. But the problem was going to be timing. A quick phone call to an old friend however made all of that easily taken care of. All they had to do was be prepared for when their opportunity arose. The only problem was, their opportunity was going to be the next day, so they had no time to waste. So, they cut their celebration short and headed back to Bailey's room to get to work immediately. Once they finished, Cody looked over what they had done and laughed.

"Bails, if this works, I will forever be in your debt..."

She smiled at him. "How about we call us even after everything you did to help save my family's farm?"

He smiled back at her. "I did that because I love you and didn't want to be apart from you."

"I'm doing this because I love you and don't want to be apart from you either..."

The next day, both headed to the airport to head home. But they got there earlier than necessary. Using the information London had supplied them, they gained entrance to the exclusive airport lounge and made their way over towards a man sitting back and reading the paper.

"Hello, Mr. Tipton..."

Wilfred Tipton lowered his paper and saw two young adults standing there smiling at him. He paused trying to remember who they were when it dawned on him. He always remembered people who cost him money.

"Well, well...If it isn't Cody Martin and Bailey Pickle..."

"That's Pickett!"

Wilfred shrugged. "Like it matters. What do you want?"

Bailey smiled. "We just wanted to tell you two words...You're served!" And with that, Bailey dropped a document into his hands.

Wilfred frowned. "Served? For what?" He began laughing. "Your family got their farm back..."

"This isn't about that. You see..." Bailey proceeded to explain how Seven Seas High had screwed up Cody's high school transcript that they sent to Yale University. She further explained that due to that act of negligence, Cody was denied admission to Yale University. "So, as Seven Seas High is no longer a legal entity, the responsibility for their torts and malfeasance falls to its legal owner. And Mr. Tipton, that would be you..."

Mr. Tipton shook his head and grumbled. "I knew that stupid sea school was a mistake." He paused and began laughing. "Okay, sue me. I'll tie you up in court so long that by the time anything is settled on it, you'll be on social security, Martin!"

Cody shrugged and smiled. "That's fine. I spoke with Alfred St. Mark last night. I told him that I had some possible dirt on you in the way you run your businesses. Seems the two of you are both bidding for a contract with the same firm. He thinks any negative information he has on you can only help his cause. So, he's really interested in talking to me when I get back to Boston."

Wilfred stopped laughing. "You wouldn't!"

Bailey grinned. "He would!"

Wilfred slumped back into his chair and began muttering to himself. The contract Cody was talking about could be quite lucrative, but the old man deciding it was a real stickler for business ethics. Finally, he looked back up at them. "Fine. What will it take for all of this to go away and you not to go...chat with St. Mark?"

Bailey continued to grin. "That's simple. You are a very connected person, Mr. Tipton. I'm sure you could make the call or have someone who owes you a favor make the call to get Cody into Yale in five minutes..."

Tipton pulled out his phone and sighed. "Is that all?"

Cody smiled and shook his head. "Not quite. As you know, Yale is a very expensive university. Don't you think Bailey and I would be worthy recipients of Tipton scholarships to pay for our tuition, room & board, books, and a generous living stipend?"

Wilfred shook his head. "Consider it done." He paused. "I'm making a note to myself to hire you two when you get out of school. I'd rather have you working for me than against me. I refuse to let you two get the best of me a third time..."

He proceeded to make a phone call, and five minutes later, Cody was told an acceptance letter would be over-nighted to him the next day . Cody and Bailey thanked him, tore up the complaint they had given him and left the VIP lounge and headed out into the main part of the airport. And as soon as they did, both pulled the other into a hug and began jumping up in joy.

"Bails...it worked!"

She laughed. "You and I get to go to school together now!"

"Yeah, we do...I can't wait!"

"Me either. Once you get your packet, we'll go through them and try to make sure we request the same residential college."

"Definitely."

She paused. "I owe you another one for getting me a full ride scholarship though. That wasn't part of our plan..."

"It was part of mine..." He smiled at her. "Bails, you owe me nothing. I was just making sure that there was no way you would ever get taken away from me ever again."

Bailey smiled back. "Like that could happen."

"Is there anyway possible you can come up to Boston a week before we're due to head to school? I want to show you around Boston. I've been to your hometown. I want to show you mine now."

She kept smiling. "Consider it done! Plus, my Mom wants to meet yours, so that will be a perfect opportunity."

Knowing they were going to be going to Yale together helped, but it didn't make them having to say goodbye to each other a couple of hours later any easier. But it did leave them both with a sense of peace and contentment as they headed home to finish off their summer apart. Besides, they would have their phones, emails, letters and webcams to keep in constant contact with each other. As the summer passed, each marked off every day on their calendars knowing they were a day closer to being together again. As Bailey marked off the last day on hers, she smiled. In a matter of hours, she would be on her way to Boston. Before then, she had to make sure she was packed and ready to go. The past week, she had been packing as much as she could, so that morning, she was just packing the final things like her chicken alarm clock.

"You about ready to go, Bailey?"

She turned around and saw her Dad and Grammy smiling at her. "Yeah, I think I am. I have everything packed, and all of my information for Yale is safely tucked away in my backpack which I'm using as my carry-on bag."

Clyde nodded. "Good." He paused. "Now, you tell Cody that I fully expect him to take care of you up there."

Bailey smiled. "I will, Daddy. But I have every confidence he'll do just that."

"I hope so. I just don't want to see a repeat of before."

"That won't happen. We're both a lot wiser now I think. We know not to be stupid and to actually talk to each other if we have a concern."

"Good. But you let him know I have no qualms about burying him out in the storm shelter if he hurts you again!"

Bailey was about to say something when Grammy spoke up. "Clyde, hush!" She shook her head before turning to Bailey and smiling. "You make sure you take care of him too. You have a good one in that handsome young man. Its obvious to everyone how much he loves you. I mean...he did drop everything when he thought you were in trouble. And if not for him, we might not still have this farm."

Bailey smiled at her grandmother. "I know, Grammy. I love him that much too."

"Good. Now, I fully expect you to bring him home for Christmas. If you're going to be in Boston for Thanksgiving, he can come here for the holidays."

Bailey laughed. "Cody has already said he'd love to come for Christmas. He can't wait to see everyone again and finally meet all of my sisters. But, we do have to head back a little early. Mr. Moseby and Miss Tutweiler are getting married on New Year's Eve. We have to head back up for it." She paused. "I'm really going to miss all of you here, but I'll be back before you know it."

"And we'll miss you too. Now, you better start loading the truck so you can go. And I'm sure you can't wait to call Cody too and talk to him."

Bailey smiled. "I will. And please. Take good care of Porkers for me." She turned to her father. "Which means I fully expect him to still be here for Christmas and not as the Christmas ham..." She pulled out her phone. "But for now, I need to call Cody."

Back in Boston, Cody had stepped out into the hallway to take a phone call.

"So, yours and your Mom's flight arrives at Logan at 4:00. I will be there at baggage claim waiting on you..." He listened and smiled. "Okay. I'll see you in a couple of hours. Love you too, Bails."

Cody closed his phone, and headed back inside his family's suite. Grabbing his laundry basket, he headed into his bedroom to began packing the latest load into his trunk. As as he did that, he couldn't help but get excited again that he would be with Bailey again in a few mere hours. He didn't even realize he was making noise or that he had woken up his brother. Of course, we he got hit in the back with a nerf football, he did. Turning, he glared at his brother.

"What was that for, Zack?" Cody yelled in a whisper as to not wake their mom up.

Zack yelled back in a whisper. "Keep it down! Some of us don't have big plans to get ready for or their girlfriends arriving in town today!"

Cody paused. "Still upset about Maya, huh?".

Zack glared at his brother and lied. "NO!"

Cody just looked at his brother. "Sure you aren't...If you weren't, that vein in your neck wouldn't throb every time someone says her name..."

Zack shook his head. "Fine...I'm still upset about her. Happy now?"

"No, I'm not. Well, I am happy, but not that you are still upset about Maya. But its to be expected. She was the first girl you bared your heart to, and she crushed you."

Zack pulled his pillow over his face. "Thank you so much for keeping reminding me of that."

"Look...I know how much it sucks to be separated from the woman you love...but its like they say...the people that matter the most to you have the power to hurt you the worst. I got lucky in that I got Bailey back. And I can't help but to be happy knowing that she'll be here in a few short hours. Maybe you'll get Maya back too?"

Zack just grunted. "I seriously doubt that. In case you forgot, she dumped me for Chris!"

Cody sighed. "That's Chad, and its a country, not a person..."

"Whatever!"

"Zack...I know I acted the exact same way when..."

Zack sat up. "Don't go there! You have your happy life now, I have my miserable one. Just keep all the lovey dovey stuff between you and Bailey away from me. Can you do that?"

Cody just grinned. "I'll try my best, but I can't promise anything. I mean...you yourself said that I've never been happier than when I was with her. Look...I know you're still going through some rough times but I'm sure things will get better. I mean...it did for me."

Zack sighed. "And how are thing going to get better for me? Bailey was still on the ship. Maya is halfway around the world!"

Cody paused. "I don't know. You never know when an opportunity will arise. Just don't close the door on it when it knocks..."

"If I agree to that, will you let me go back to sleep?"

"Of course, but I do still have to pack..."

Zack hurled a tennis ball at him. "Well, keep making that kind of racket, and you'll get more of those!"

Deciding that he would finish the rest of his packing once Zack was awake, Cody took another couple of loads down to the laundry room. Returning back to the suite, he sat down at the table and grabbed the Boston guide book sitting on it. Continuing an earlier project, he want back to jotting notes on post it notes and sticking them on pages of attractions he thought Bailey might want to see.

As he did that, Carey Martin finally stirred and woke up on the pull out couch in the suite. And as she blinked her eyes to get them to focus, she saw her son sitting at the table deep in thought. Carey just watched Cody for a moment and inwardly smiled at her youngest son. She was so proud of him for all that he had and was likely to accomplish, and she was happy for him that he finally got in the college of his dreams with the girl of his dreams. And she was even happier that it wasn't going to cost her a cent.

Carey recalled her and Kurt's first meeting with Bailey Pickett, and Carey couldn't have been more pleased with their first meeting. Bailey had made quite an impression on not only Cody and their friends but she also made a great impression on Carey and Kurt as well. Carey had a good feeling that even though Cody and Bailey had broken up once that deep down in her heart they would get married someday. Even though Carey had only formally met Bailey once, she already liked her and hoped to get to know her better over the next week. And Carey was really looking forward to meeting Eunice Pickett as well. She had a good feeling she would be meeting her future in-law.

Carey walked over to the table, sat down and just looked at Cody. Sensing that he was now being watched, he looked up and smiled at his mother.

"Good morning, Mom. I didn't wake you up, did I?"

"Good morning, Sweetie. And no you didn't. How is my baby boy this morning?"

Cody's eyes went wide. "Mom! Ixnay on the baby boy stuff when Bailey gets here!"

Carey laughed. "Oh...alright. I wouldn't want to embarrass you in front of your girlfriend...even though Zack says she's already seen the video of you potty training..."

"Don't remind me..." He sighed. "Thank you though for agreeing to that."

Carey got up to fix herself a bowl of cereal. When she sat back down, she looked over at Cody again, it looked like he was about a million miles away with a dopey grin on his face. Smiling, she cleared her throat to get his attention. That did the trick, and he looked up at his mother again.

"Huh?"

"Cody, what were you just thinking about?"

He smiled. "I was just thinking about Bailey and what all in Boston I wanted to show her this week."

She smiled back. "Good. I hope you two have fun this week. When is she supposed to get here?"

"I'm picking up her and her Mom about four."

"Good. I can't wait to meet Mrs. Pickett and to get to know Bailey better."

"Just remember. No embarrassing me this week...which means no pulling out baby pictures and videos."

Carey laughed. "Cody, do you really think there is anything I could do to really embarrass you? I mean...Bailey has known you for three years now. And according to you, no one knows you better than her..."

Cody sighed. "Still..."

"Alright, I'll try to be on my best behavior..." Carey paused and let out a little laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"Oh...its nothing. I just think its sweet, that's all. You care enough that you want to look good in her eyes. I can appreciate that. If Bailey is that special to you, then I really can't wait to get to know her better..." She smiled. "...I mean...she probably will be my daughter-in-law at some point, right?"

"Mom!"

"Oh please! I read your e-mails and letters from that marriage project you did and Esteban's wedding. I know you two have already discussed the topic..."

Cody sighed. "I know. This is just a topic that's not easy discussing with my mother. I remember how upset you got when Zack and I told you that we wanted to go to movies with girls instead of you. This topic is a whole lot bigger than that..."

"Yeah, it is...but you'll be eighteen next month. In the eyes of the law, you are a man now. I don't have quite the influence over either of you or Zack that I once did. For the past three years, you've pretty much lived your own lives without needing me..."

Cody smiled. "Mom, whether we admit it or not, we'll always need you. Just didn't know how you would handle not being the most important woman in my life anymore..."

Carey laughed. "Well, I don't like it, but I have to learn to accept it. That's why I want to get to know Bailey better this week."

Later that afternoon, about three o'clock, Cody left the Boston Tipton and headed over to Logan International Airport. After parking in short term parking, he headed inside the airport. Checking the monitors, he found Bailey's flight and saw it was on-time to land. Unfortunately, post 9/11, he was unable to be at the gate to meet her, but when her plane landed, he saw which baggage claim carousel her flight was going to use, and he made his way over to it. Thinking ahead, he went ahead and grabbed one of the airports luggage carts figuring they would need it. The next twenty minutes seemed to last an eternity as Cody was scanning the crowd coming his way hoping to spot Bailey and her mother. Finally, he did see her just as she saw him. And once again, the ran towards each other and pulled each other into a tight embrace. Pulling back slightly, both leaned in to kiss the other.

"Glad we finally got this right for once..."

Bailey laughed. "Me too. I'm glad we didn't bounce off of each other again..."

"Well, I'm glad you're finally here."

"Me too..." Bailey leaned in and kissed him again. And that was just fine with Cody. To others in the airport, they smiled seeing two people showing how much they had missed each other. And Cody and Bailey would have continued kissing each other except they heard someone clear their throat. Both, broke apart and turned to see Eunice Pickett smiling at them both.

"Good to see you again, Cody."

Cody blushed. "And good to see you again too, Mrs. Pickett. Welcome to Boston."

"Thank you, but like I told you before...please call me Eunice."

Cody nodded. "Yes Mrs...Eunice. I've already grabbed a luggage cart, so that should make things a whole lot easier. And when we get back to the Tipton, my Mom is anxious to finally meet you and to meet Bailey again."

Eunice smiled again. "I look forward to that as well. Lets get our things then."

So, that's what they did. Since Bailey was moving into her dorm, she was traveling heavy. Fifteen minutes later, the luggage cart was full, and that didn't include Eunice's lone bag that she was carrying herself. The three of them headed out of the airport and out to the parking lot. Cody pressed the button on his key fob, and the trunk opened slightly.

Bailey turned to him and smiled. "Is this your Mom's car?"

He smiled back at her. "Actually, its mine or rather ours to take to New Haven. Dad actually sold his greatest hits, and after our scholarships, he decided to buy me a car after I gave the other one to Zack. But unlike the convertible, this one is front wheeled drive with all wheel drive capabilities for New England winters, has plenty of trunk space, and its a hybrid that gets almost 43 miles to the gallon. And in honor of our future alma mater, I chose Yale blue as a color."

She grinned. "Its practical, environmentally conscious and full of school spirit. I love it!"

"I hoped you would. Lets get everything you won't need this week and put it in the trunk first. We can just leave it in there and save us time next week."

"Good idea."

Both went to work finding the best way to maximize space in the trunk as Eunice just watched them, smiled and shook her head. Ten minutes later, they were on the road back to the hotel, and twenty minutes after that, Cody parked the car in the underground parking garage. Bailey and Eunice grabbed the bag each would need, and all three of them headed up to the lobby.

"Bailey...Eunice...Welcome to the Boston Tipton."

Both ladies just looked around at the lobby in awe. Finally, Eunice turned to Cody. "You grew up here?"

He nodded. "Yeah, for three years. Is London waiting for you both, or do you know if you are supposed to pick up keys at the front desk?"

Bailey turned to him. "Front desk."

After getting a key, everyone headed up in the elevator towards the penthouse. And when they saw the majesty of it, both Bailey and Eunice shook their heads again.

"I should have known London would live in a place like this..."

Cody smiled. "Yeah. A word of warning though. If you have to go into her closet, take bread crumbs with you so you can find your way back out."

Eunice just gave him a look. "Seriously?"

Cody nodded. "Seriously. Some of London's maids have gotten lost in there and almost died of starvation until someone found them..."

Eunice's eyes went wide. "Well, why don't we head down and meet your mother then?"

So that's what they did. Heading down to the 23rd floor, Cody opened the door, and all three walked in to find Carey Martin sitting on the couch reading a magazine. When she saw them, she smiled, put it down, and stood up to greet them.

"Welcome. Nice to see you again, Bailey, and you must be Eunice Pickett. I'm Carey Martin."

"Nice to meet you, Carey and thank you for having us and for watching over Bailey for the next week."

"Its my pleasure. I look forward to getting to know Bailey better this week. After everything Cody has told me, I feel like I know her already."

Eunice smiled. "Well, you have yourself a fine son in Cody. If not for him, we might have lost our family farm."

Carey smiled back. "That sounds like him. I'm sure you remember my other son, Zack, too, but he left a couple of hours ago and didn't say when he would be back. Anyways, I'm sure you two are tired after your flight. How about we all sit down and get to know each other before we head downstairs for dinner." She turned to Cody. "Did you okay that with Chef Paulo?"

He nodded. "Sure did. He's anxious to meet Bailey too and said he would have something special prepared for us."

So, for the next several hours, everyone sat around the suite and just talked and got to know each other better. And about eight o'clock, they headed down for dinner. When they were done, the mothers had coffee while Cody took Bailey into the kitchen to introduce her formally to Chef Paulo. Eunice sipped her coffee and looked up at Carey.

"Well, I'm glad I got the chance to finally meet you. You can really tell a lot about someone by looking at where they come from. I can definitely see now where Cody gets a lot of his personality. He's a wonderful young man, and I'm sure you deserve most of the credit for that."

Carey laughed. "Thanks. He takes more after me while Zack takes more after their father. And I can see that everything Cody has told me about Bailey is spot on as well. She's a wonderful young lady herself."

"She's definitely one of a kind. Nothing like any of her sisters."

"Cody is the same way. Maybe that's why they get along so well with each other?"

"Probably so. Cody is nothing like my other daughters' boyfriends, but that makes sense to me. I have the feeling those two are in it for the long haul."

Carey nodded. "I agree with you 100%. That's one of the reasons I wanted to get to know Bailey further. I have a feeling she is going to be my daughter-in-law some day."

"I think you're right. And both have just turned or are almost eighteen now...its their lives to lead now."

"Tell me about it. That's tough for a mother to accept."

Eunice laughed. "Trust me...you learn to get used to it."

The next day, Eunice was scheduled to fly back home. She was more than satisfied that Bailey was in good hands. But before she did head out, she wanted to have a little heart to heart talk with Cody. And while Bailey headed for the ladies room in the airport, Eunice pulled him aside.

"Cody, I need you to promise me something."

"Name it."

"I want you to take good care of my Bailey for me."

Cody smiled. "Consider it done. Mrs...Eunice. I truly love your daughter. You can trust me when I say that I will do whatever it takes to...take care of her. I promise you. I won't let anything happen to her."

Eunice smiled back. "Good. I feel a lot better knowing she'll have someone there who will look out for her. When we first let her go to the boat for high school, I was worried how she would fit in."

"She fit in perfectly. Before long, she was one of our group, and...well...it was practically love at first sight for me."

She laughed. "Well, I know she loves you too. I'm glad to know you two will have each other to lean and rely on."

"Count on it. And we're both assigned to the same co-ed dorm. I'll only be a floor down if she needs anything. Plus, she is my favorite study partner."

Soon enough, Bailey rejoined them before it was time for her to say goodbye to her mother. After hugging her and promising to keep in touch and promising to be home for Christmas, Eunice headed off through airport security. With her gone, Cody and Bailey turned to look at each other and smiled.

"Alone at last..."

"Uh huh..." And that was followed by another kiss in the airport. When they finally broke apart for air, both were still smiling.

"So, do you want to start with business or pleasure?"

Bailey just looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"Well, we can start seeing all the things you want to see in Boston, or..."

"Or what?"

Cody grinned. "You remember all summer we've been talking about our best paths towards medical school?"

Bailey nodded. "I remember. We decided on double majors in Biology and Ethics, Politics & Economics. Why?"

"Well...I might have sort of looked ahead at the schedule of classes and blue book and come up with a possible schedule for us..."

"You did, huh?" She smiled. "So did I! Lets head back to the hotel and compare what we came up with!"

And that's what they did. And when they compared their research, both had to laugh when they saw they had come up with the exact same schedule.

Bailey laughed. "Well, that takes care of that...provided they let us have this."

Cody laughed too. "Very true. I think based on our AP scores, this is very doable. We just have to get our adviser on board to sign off on it."

"We will. Now...lets go see Boston!"

And go see Boston they did. For the next five days, they saw everything in Boston that Bailey wanted to see. They went to Boston Harbor, Lexington & Concord, saw a game at Fenway Park and a whole slew of other places of interest. They even spent time with Esteban, Francesca and Maddie again. But every night, they would have dinner in the Martin suite that Cody had prepared. A couple of nights, they went out to see movies and had date nights. They invited Zack to join them, but he begged off not wanting to be around the happy couple.

Finally, the day arrived for Cody and Bailey to leave for New Haven. And since they had to be there about ten in the morning, they were both up early and ready to get moving. With most of Bailey's things already in the car, all they had to do was pack up Cody's things. And while he was taking another load down to the car, Carey pulled Bailey off to the side.

"Before you two left, I was hoping you and I could chat."

Bailey nodded. "Of course."

Carey smiled. "Good. I need you to do me a favor."

"Name it."

"I know Cody is a man now, but as his mother, part of me will always see him as my baby boy. I know when I sent the boys off to the ship, they had each other as well as London and Moseby to look out for them. Well, this time, Cody won't have all of them to do that, but I was hoping you would take extra good care of him for me."

Bailey smiled. "Consider it done. Carey, I love Cody with all of my heart and soul like I know he does me as well. Of course I plan on taking care of him. I've experienced life with and without him. I have no desire to ever live it without him again."

Carey smiled back. "Good. I feel so much better knowing you will both have each other to lean and rely on. Now, if he gives you any problems, you let me know, and we'll straighten him out together."

Bailey laughed. "Sounds good to me."

Finally, the car was completely packed up, and Cody and Bailey were ready to go. Carey said one final goodbye to them before hugging them both. She also told them that since they were only going to be few hours away, she hoped they wouldn't be strangers. And both promised they would at least be back over Thanksgiving break. Carey smiled, and she headed off to to the market as she knew she would cry if she had to actually watch them drive away.

Both were ready to leave the suite and were about to leave when Zack actually walked out of the twins' bedroom.

"So, you two are heading out, huh?"

Cody nodded. "Yeah. About to leave right now actually."

Zack paused. "Well...you two go show them what Seven Seas High grads can do..."

Bailey nodded. "We will. What about you, Zack? What comes next for you?"

He shook his head. "No idea. I have no clue what I'm going to do. I was planning on taking the convertible out to see the country, but with gas prices being what they are..."

"What about Maya?" Hearing Bailey say that, Cody cringed.

Zack just glared at her. "Don't mention her name to me ever again!"

Bailey took a step back. "Sorry..."

Zack sighed. "Sorry. Every time I think about her, I get angry all over again."

"That should tell you that she still matters to you. I remember when Cody and I were being stupid, I did the same thing. But we got over our stupidity, and we're even stronger than ever now. Maybe there is still hope for you and Maya?"

Zack shook his head. "I doubt it...Anyways, will you two at least try to have fun at college? Don't study too much."

Cody smiled. "But Zack...that is fun for us."

"I know, and that's the sad thing. But...at least, I know Broseph here has someone there to look out for him." He looked at Bailey. "And I fully expect you to take care of him for me. I won't be around to watch out for him and take care of him like I have before..."

Bailey was about to say something but thought better of it. "I'll take good care of him."

Zack turned to Cody. "And you. I still don't understand it, but this girl here loves you. You better treat her right."

Cody smiled. "I definitely will."

"Good. Well, looks like I finally get our room to myself..."

Cody laughed. "Last time that happened, you made London drive you to Math Camp and tried to get me to come home early."

Zack rolled his eyes. "And you never let me forget it either..."

Cody hugged his brother. "I'll miss you too, Zack. Remember, we're only a phone call away if you need anything."

"Yeah, yeah...Get on out of here. I need to go back to bed..."

Cody and Bailey looked at each other and nodded. They headed downstairs to the car, and both buckled themselves in. Cody turned to Bailey.

"You ready to head to college?"

She smiled at him. "Lets go!"

To be Continued...

Author's Note #1: First of all, I found out today that I passed the bar exam! So, as London would say...Yay me!

Author's Note #2: I know I mentioned a Season 4 collaboration that I was going to do with others. Well, that fell apart, and I've gone back to doing my own Season 4 that I had planned to do. The Season will have 25 'episodes', and I will bring back old characters and create new ones. I hope everyone enjoys it.