"The name's Cody Baker. "

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"Oh, thank you Cody for saving me, " I said breathlessly and looked at him. His blonde hair was wet and fell over his face. His dark chocolate eyes shined under the spotlight defining his beautiful jawline and his lips-

"What? " he asked looking at me, obviously noticing the fact that I was checking him out.

I shook my head and laughed nervously, "Yeah thanks. Um, have I seen you before? "

Something about him looked so familiar.

He shrugged, "Yeah I saw you and Prince charming playing on the road where I nearly bumped you. "

Oh, now I remember. It's that dude that almost killed me. I opened my mouth to form an 'O' and nodded my head slowly. I kept nodding my head as an awkward silence fell over us and I decided to break it being that I hate having awkward moments.

"Page, " I stated smiling at him.

He looked at me puzzled, "Sorry? "

"Me name. I mean my name is Page. Page Edison, " I said looking at him. "I could shake your hand but it's tied. " I laughed nervously, rocking back and forth. He kept staring at me smirking as he did.

"You're Page Edison? " he asked looking at me. Like literally looking at me.

I cleared my throat and coughed, "One and only. "

"Prettier than I imagined, " he winked at me making me confused.

"I'm sorry what now? "

"Peggy, " he said with his smirk still stuck on his face. Cute.

"What? " I asked looking at him confused.

He chuckled and walked towards me, "You don't remember me? "

"I'm sorry, have we met?" I asked confused.

"No we haven't officially met but you sounded different on the phone then I thought you would sound in person, " he scratched the back of his head.

I looked at him confused practially wrecking my head on when the hell I talked to this guy. Just then I looked up again at him just to see that he was already looking at me, "Mystery dude? " I asked looking at him.

"I guess you could call me that. Yeah, I'm that guy. "

I smiled at him and chuckled, "You are seriously really annoying, you know that?"

"I know you enjoyed talking to me, " he winked at me and turned around walking out of the alley.

"Oh look, he's cocky. Not surprised there! And how did I not recognize your voice when I first saw and heard you talk that day on the road? " I asked following close behind him.

"I was drunk, and sober when I called you, " he stated, "Meaning when I'm drunk, my voice gets really rusty and when I'm not drunk, it's not rusty but it's raspy and kind of soft."

"Okay, someone knows themselves pretty well, " I said smiling to myself. His voice was acually raspy and yes, hotter than I imagined but I'm not telling him that.

"Not really, " he walked coming to the side walk of the road and looking around.

"So, you know Aldan? And those guys? They seemed to know you. How do you know Aldan? Are you guys like, buddies or something? " I asked walking behind him on the side walk after he finished scanning to see if the road was clear.

"You Peggy, ask a lot of questions, " he replied with a smirk in his voice.

"You know, my name is Page. Like a book Page and yes, I do remember you asking that question not because I liked the conversation or even enjoyed it but simply because you were so annoying and crazy and drunk and I just couldn't get rid of you, you know? Then I was like, sorry you need to hang up now but did you listen? Of course not, I mean you are stubborn and even Al-"

"God!" he let out a groan and turned to me. His brown eyes shining with both annoyance and amusement. His blonde hair was wet sticking onto his face outlining his sharp jawline, "You talk way too much. Jesus Christ! But you know what you should be telling me? You should be telling me why the hell were you walking on the road in the middle of the night- no actually am 1 am in the morning and to top off the curiosity, why are your hands tied? " he pointed to my hands that were tied behind my back and raised his dark eyebrows.

I gulped and gave a nervous chuckle which he replied my folding his arms and looking at me stopping in the side of the road. I cleared my throat and smiled, "Well you see, it's kind of like a long story and all so, why don't we just get going or something because I'm exhausted. "

He didn't take his gaze off of me however, he kept staring at it he was trying to figure something out. I didn't know whether to blush because a hot dude is staring at me or scared because the look he was giving me was kind of like 'what are you hiding' thing. I finally had enough of him staring so I coughed and looked back at him with my eyebrows raised, "Are you going to look at me all morning or we gonna get a move on? "

He narrowed his eyes and then nodded, "Let's go. "

He turned and started walking straight ahead with me just following him, "Okay um, " I started still trotting along behind him, "do you even know where we're going because I need to get home. "

He came to a halt and then turned back to grab my arm and pull me towards him making me yelp. "Yo, what the hell Cody! You don't just grab people like that! "

"Walk ahead of me, I don't want you going missing behind me, " he replied sternly and then pushed me ahead of him.

"Okay, yish. Don't have to be so uptight about it, " I mumbled to myself and walked ahead but I stopped and turned around, "You aren't going to kill Me are you? Because if you are, I need to get a heads up and say goodbye to my family."

He looked at me. "Walk. "

"Seriously, if you saved me just to kill me again then I really really hope that you have a little mercy on me so that you'll kinda feel sympathy for me. I have a family. And a husband too, " I said sadly thinking back to my bed and how much we sleep together. Literally.

"Walk." He replied again.

I sighed and turned back around walking ahead, "You know Cody, on the phone you sounded much nicer. Like you just didn't seem as uptight as you do now. What happened to you? Do you always need alcohol to feel happy or you're just naturally grumpy and uptight?"

No response, instead he walked ahead of me and told me to follow closely behind him so me being the goody two shoes, I did. But that didn't stop me from talking though.

"I mean I get it if you don't like discussing about your past or something. I mean in books, people who always seem badass always has this thing about dark past or hard life or you know, at least something that made them to turn out the way they are. I mean, I get it. I have a dark past too. Sure people call me all sorts of names at school and push me around but to look on the bright side, I have a family who loves me, I have a home and I have a car which is a jaguar which again by the way I am totally in love with and I was supposed to drive it to school today, I really was but- oof! " I was cut off when my face clashed into his rock hard back.

My eyes widened and I tried to settle my gaze on his face that turned around and looked at me with wide eyes. His hands were out and ready to catch me if I fell. "Are you okay? " he asked with concern dripping from his voice.

I put my hand over my forehead and chuckled nervously, "Yup, " I said popping the P, "Totally great. " I smiled giving him the thumbs up from behind me. Sadly, my weak head failed me and I felt my head going dizzy and the next thing I knew, I was falling.

And no, not like in the movies and books, he did not catch me. Instead my body fell on the pavement and he got a shock and came to stand over me. "I'm sorry sorry, I thought you said you were fine! "

The fall knocked the air out of my lungs and I tried to catch my breath looking up at him who was towering over me, "Clearly, I am not okay! "

"But you said you were good! You even gave me the thumbs up! " he defended with an amused expression.

"I was falling, you could've at least caught me in the middle of my fall so I wouldn't have met the pavement. You know, catch me like in the movies or something!" I yelled trying to get up but graoned when a pain shot through my arms. Shit my hands! They were still tied to my back and I could've broken them! Maybe they were already broken.

"Ow ow, I think I broke my hands. Oh my God my hands are broken! I can't feel anything! " I started yelling at him with my body still laying in the pavement.

"You're being over dramatic! It looks fine! " he motioned his hands towards mine.

"Sure it looks fine but it doesn't feel fine! " I snapped back making him hang his head.

"You know what, I'm carrying you home," he groaned bending forward and picking me up bridal style.

"You don't even know where my house is," I argued looking at him but he just smirked and kept walking. "Oh yeah that's really assuring. You have my hands tied which are probably broken thanks to you who didn't catch me in time, and now we're walking God knows where for you to chop me up and dump me in a drain for dead. That is so nice. Thank you universe! Thanks! You know, I already gave up life the moment I left my house with that brat. It's his fault and now, when my ghost come back, I'm coming for him and then you Cody Baker. My ghost will hunt you down and-"

"Home, " he announced and walked in front of a house and coming up at the door. Just then I noticed that it was my house and my heart sank.

"Wait how did you-"

"Your parents home? " he asked cutting me off.

I shook my head and he nodded towards the garage where I saw three cars parked. My dads, mine and Aldans. My dad is gone, and my mom is probably back and so is the brat.

My eyes widened and I looked back at Cody who was already looking at me, "Take me and run away now! Now Cody ru-"

The door flew open and there stood my mom with a phone in her hand, "Page Parie Agnes Edison! Where the hell have you been? It's 1 am in the morning and I've been looking all over for you! You had me worried sick! I was about to call the police. You have some serious explaining to do young lady!" she scolded but I didn't have time to concentrate on what she said because Cody got startled and dropped me as soon as she started yelling. I yelped and my body fell on the front porch.

"What is wrong with you! " I yelled at him and he apologized coming around and picking me up again.

"Page thank goodness! " Celine came out and stood beside my mom with Aldan following behind with, wait what is that? Is that fear and concern I see? Definitely. His face had concern written all over it but as soon as he saw Cody it was replaced with a hard stare which I noticed Cody doing the same.

"Who are you? " she asked Cody looking him up and down.

He stepped forward and put me down gently, "I'm really sorry Ma'am, it was my fault. I wanted to take Page out on a nice date but a gang held us up and she was this closed to being kidnapped but she's okay now. I hope you can forgive me. "

My eyes widened and I looked at him which he returned giving me the 'play along' look.

"Page? " my mom questioned the furious look replaced with a concerned one like she just realized that she was this close to losing me. Nice mom.

"Y-yeah. I was so scared but he saved me. They tied my hands-" I looked at Aldan and emphasized, "-But luckily he saved me. It's true. "

My mom kept her hard gaze on him and then let out a sigh of relief coming forward and hugging Cody, "Thank you so much. I'm not sure I'm going to believe that but I hope you guys used protection and-"

"Woah woah mom! " I yelled looking at her, "There won't be any of that! "

Cody smirked and scratched the back of his head and I noticed Aldan rolling his eyes. He is not going to let this drop when we talk again. He is going to tease me for the rest of my life.

"I'm just saying! I can't really believe you, I mean I trust you honey I do but you know, I have to assume stuff like you guys had s-"

"Okay! " I exclaimed and clapped my hands, "Enough now, I almost died and I need sleep and he needs to get home so please mom, we can talk later. "

"Okay honey um, what's your name sweetie? " she turned and asked Cody who told her his first name and she smiled going inside the house and bringing aunt Celine and Aldan back inside leaving me and Cody standing outside.

"I like your mom, " he said once they went out of ear shot and I rolled my eyes in return making him chuckle.

"Well thanks, even with my hands still tied I can't really give you a hand shake or hug because -"

I was stopped in mid sentence when he dig into his pocket and removed a pocket knife turning me around and cutting the ropes leaving me gape at him, "Are you seriously telling me that you had that in there the whole time? " I asked unbelievably looking at him.

"Yup, " he half smiled coming behind me and cutting the rope.

"Then why'd you leave me tied the whole time? "

"Because I liked saving you," he chuckled and I scoffed rolling my eyes.

He smirked and winked at me.

"You- you are just, I don't know what you are," I said shaking my head and massaging my wrist where the ropes were. It felt so damn good to have them off.

"I know. I'm hot, " he chuckled softly making me roll my eyes.

"But really, thanks so much. I mean, how do you even know my house? " I asked looking up at him.

He shrugged and put the pocket knife back into his pocket, "You told me on the phone. "

"Oh," I replied smiling. "Well thanks again Cody, Cody Baker. Good night. "

"Good night Peggy, " he smirked.

"It's Page," I gave him a bored expression.

"Don't care. I like Peggy better."

I shook my head and turned around walking inside the house closing the door behind me and peeped through the window to see Cody's retrieving back to down my front porch.

Just after when he left I turned back around found aunt Celine, my mom and Aldan all staring at me. Great, this is going to take a while.

"You two can go home. I'm sorry I kept you here, " my mom informed aunt Celine and Aldan and they both got up. Aunt Celine hugging my mom goodbye and Aldan coming towards me to bend down and whisper in my ear.

"You are going to tell me every single thing tomorrow morning for it? " he whispered, his hot breath tickling my ear.

"What if I don't want to? " I replied and looked back at him returning his hard gaze.

He chuckled deeply and gritted his teeth, "Than Edison, there's gonna be problem."

With that he walked out with his mom behind him leaving me to wonder what Aldan meant. I turned towards my mom and she gave me a small smile.

"I know you're telling me the truth Page, and I also know that you'll tell me everything tomorrow," she started walking up the stairs and the stopped to turn around and look at me, "You're also going to tell me that you had a date! " with that she stocked to her room and closed the door.

I graoned and walked up the stairs heading for my room. Once I opened the room door, I flew towards my bed and crashed on it. The thoughts about what happened yesterday and this morning still roaming my mind.

But accept this one thing didn't add up so well, the fact that Cody knew my house. I don't remember telling him on the phone. He said I told him but I didn't, I only told him my name.

That question though will forever be stuck with me wondering.

How did he know where I lived?

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