Page 70 of Never Stop
“But you like him.”
She chuckled. “What’s not to like?”
Nicole and I both nodded in silence. Gary was hot. Hell, most of the men at Halo were hot. It was no wonder the bar was always packed.
“Have you two been talking?” I wonder.
She grinned. “Yeah. He wants to come see me in Boston, but our work schedules make it hard to pick a date.”
“Maybe something will happen this weekend,” Nicole said.
My eyes shot to her, ready to protest that my baby sister needed to wait until marriage to have sex. Except then I would be a hypocrite.
“Maybe.” Bailee looked out the backseat window, a smile spread across her face and a dreamy look casting over her.
“Maybe tonight you can go to his place and leave Easton and me alone.”
“So you two can fuck?” Bailee asked, turning her attention back to me.
A grin touched my lips. “Maybe we’ll all get lucky tonight.”
“After what we have planned, it’s a possibility.” Nicole chuckled.
“I still want to know what the fuck we’re doing.”
“A scavenger hunt,” Nicole stated.
“I know that,” I snapped, “but what are we looking for?”
Nicole grinned as she pulled into Halo, not saying anything. I groaned, frustrated they were keeping me in the dark. “So we’re just gonna go into Halo and do a scavenger hunt?” I asked, really not liking the idea.
“Will you shut up and just go with the flow?” Nicole snapped.
“Sis, there’s a surprise in Halo for you. Then the fun will begin.”
My gaze flicked to Bailee. I was always the one taking care of people and making the plans, not the other way around.
We nodded a greeting to Marshall, one of the other bouncers we employed. He smiled as he let us pass, and I followed Bailee and Nicole to the bar. I thought for a second they had lied to me, and we were going to spend our night at Halo. Instead, Nicole tapped a girl on the shoulder, and as she turned, I realized it was Tonia.
I squealed and rushed to her, wrapping her in my arms. “Oh my God! What are you doing here?”
“You think I’d miss a night of partying in NYC for your bachelorette?”
I wanted to say that she never came to visit me in the hospital. Hell, I hadn’t heard from her since my bowling birthday party almost a year ago. But before I could respond, I noticed she wasn’t alone. My gaze flicked to the other woman who was smiling.
“Oh shit! Lucy, what are you doing here?”
It was the same scenario. Lucy was my old co-worker and she hadn’t visited me in the hospital either. I thought for sure I didn’t mean anything to them. I guess I was wrong.
“I couldn’t miss this night either.” She smiled, and I wrapped her tiny self in a hug too. “This is my friend April.” Lucy nodded towards the person next to her.
“Hope you don’t mind me crashing your party. They said they needed another person to even up the teams.” The brunette smiled, and I shook her hand.
“Teams?” I asked as our hands shook.
“B, it’s time to get this party started.” Nicole reached into her purse and took out a black velvet bag.
I laughed. “It’s about time.”
