Page 89 of Somebody to Love

“Strange, it makes me tense.” He kissed her again, right there in front of anyone watching. “Now go before I drag you into the nearest empty room.”

She spoke to the officer with Clark, telling him everything they knew, and then she went to the bathroom. Angie was in there.

“Hi.” Bailey gave the girl a smile, wondering what reception she’d get. Surely Angie had seen what had just happened between her and Joe.

“Hi, Bailey.”

Angie turned away from her.

“Good, thanks. Listen, Angie, about Joe—”

“It’s done, Bailey, I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Okay, sure,” Bailey said, feeling uncomfortable.

Angie brushed by Bailey and left. Seconds later, she followed and joined her friends.

“Hey there, Supergirl.”

“Hi, Piper.”

“What’s up? Don’t tell me you went at it with someone else tonight?”

Bailey shook her head. “No, I just saw Angie, and she wasn’t happy to run into me.”

“They were never serious, her and Joe. Plus, she was seeing someone else.

“Really?”

“Really, and I’m telling you the 100 percent truth, Bailey. Friends don’t lie to each other.”

Relief flooded through Bailey. “Thank you, Piper, I needed to hear that. I’m not sure what’s going on, or where this thing with Joe is heading, but I didn’t want that worry hanging over us.”

“Nothing to worry about there. And for what it’s worth, you and Joe were made for each other. I’ve never seen him with anyone like he is with you. You’re driving him crazy, it’s a wonderful thing to see.”

“Thanks... I think.” Bailey laughed. She then headed to the piano, and Joe joined her. Handing her a soda, he took over the microphone.

“So it’s sing-along night. Let’s have your requests, because Bailey has offered to play.”

This was greeted with a round of applause, and several whistles. Bailey laughed her way through several badly sung songs, and even sang herself. When Joe called it a night, she was exhausted, but happy... really happy, she realized.

“You ready to go home now?” Maggs came to where she stood with Joe.

“She’s coming home with me.”

Bailey felt Joe’s hand on her spine.

“If I want to?”

“Do you?” He held her eyes.

“Yes.”

Maggie accepted with a knowing smile. “About time, if you ask me.”

Her friend hugged her hard, and then left with Luke and Jack. As everyone was aware of what had happened to Bailey earlier, and no one was leaving solo until that man had been caught.

After the last customer had gone, she went with Joe to his pickup.

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