Page 54 of The Not So Super Hero
Bailey was going to slap this child, but they were in public.He would wait until they were alone.
“We’re getting along a lot better now, that’s all,” he said.
“Yeah, I bet you are.”Amery winked.
Bailey held his hands up in defeat.“I’m done with you.”
“Ok, ok, I’ll tone it down,” Amery said while wrapping her arm around Bailey’s, feigning innocence.“Are you two dating?He used to be the evil custodian but now you, like, never complain about him.”
Bailey’s blush reached the tip of his ears.Amery smiled while Bailey squirmed, incapable of responding for a moment.That was because he didn’t have an answer since, yes, the two had kissed, but that was almost two weeks ago, and not a single thing had happened since then.Neither brought up the kissing incident, so nothing happened.Nothing changed.Maybe Zane got lost in the moment.Maybe he regretted it and Bailey was too scared to ask.
Shrugging, Bailey replied, “We’re not dating.”
“But you want to be?”
Bailey shoved Amery away, his lips twitching into a smile.
Giggling, she said, “I’m kind of glad to be back on campus.”
She rested her head against Bailey’s shoulder.Her gaze swept over the cafeteria.The number of students had dwindled, though the campus hadn’t lost its lively atmosphere.
Bailey nodded.“Yeah, me too.There’s something wrong with us, isn’t there?”
“Totally.”
Bailey and Amery laughed.Then he got up to head for work.Amery scowled, insisted they discuss his personal life more later, but let Bailey leave.He made a mental note to avoid bringing up anything about his personal life in order to keep Amery off his back.Sure, if she were in his position, he would badger her too, but there wasn’t much to say.Bailey had no clue what the relationship was between him and Zane.
Was the kiss a fluke, or something more?There was the desire to ask, but the fear of knowing the answer should it not be what Bailey hoped kept him from doing so.
“What’s with the long face?”Darcie asked at work.
“What long face?”Bailey responded while tying on his work apron.
“You look a little lost today.”
“Aren’t I like that every day?”
“True,” Darcie laughed, shaking her head before disappearing into the back.
Bailey approached the register to clock in.Just then, the bell rang, signaling a new customer.Putting on his typical customer service smile, Bailey looked up and asked, “What can I get for you today?”
The customers at Cassi’s Café were often regulars.Each time a new face entered, Bailey tried to make a note of it.He had never seen this woman before; her enticing green eyes were ones he couldn’t forget.To be honest, they resembled a snake, and it sent an unpleasant tingle through his limbs.
“Small iced coffee,” the woman answered, presenting cash pinched between her sharp nails.
Bailey was a little hesitant to take it out of fear of being cut.However, the woman’s ruby lips were set into a soft smile that relieved him enough to take the money.
Grabbing a small cup, Bailey requested, “Your name, please?”
“Leona.”
Bailey scribbled her name on the cup as she walked away to wait patiently for her drink.He attended to the few customers that were behind her, faces he recognized while Darcie made drinks.After Leona’s drink was prepared, Bailey called for her and smiled when the woman came up to retrieve it and said, “Have a nice day, Bailey.”
Leona walked away, stepping out of the café as quickly as she arrived.Bailey thought nothing of it until Darcie appeared at his side to ask, “You know her?”
Bailey hummed.“No, why?”
“How’d she know your name?”Darcie asked, pointing to Bailey’s chest.He had forgotten to put on his name tag.
