Maya Bennett is a girl from New York who works with Zack at the juice bar. Zack has a crush on Maya, but unlike all his past girlfriends, there is something different about her, as if she might be his soul mate. When she is around, Zack almost completely loses his obnoxiousness, not counting the few insults he throws out while she is around. Once Maya and Zack start dating, the relationship between Zack and Cody changes with it. Now Zack looks up to for advice Cody when it comes to dating and girls. When all is said and done, Zack realizes that he really loves Maya, and even when faced with breaking up with her, he prefers to stay together then to break up.