frown, not sure how Cam knew that. Cam winks. “He text me, to ask where he could take you.”
“And you told him that place.”
“Yeah. Well you were always going on about it. Thought it might be nice for your first date.”
Date? Huh? That smarts. I only went on about it to Cam, because I wanted him to take me there. You know when we were going to get married. Ah, well, that fantasy is now completely dead in the water. After the way I've been feeling about Tanning I don’t think I'll be able to feel that way about anyone for a while. Least of all Cam.
“Yeah. We decided not to go, I was feeling a little off, but thanks,” I say with a fake smile which Cam doesn't question. He never questions it.
Cam starts to serve out the stir fry onto two plates. “You okay?” he asks.
No. I'm far from it. “Yeah, I'm feeling better now. Thought I'd get an early night. “
Cam smiles and gestures with his hand to the remnants left in the pan. “Sure, you don't want some?”
“Nah ... I don't want to interrupt anything. “
“You won’t be, Bailey and I are all good. Come join us.”
I bite my lip, just predicting the sour expression Bailey will give me, but I'm really hungry. I can just stay for a few minutes.
“Okay. Looks great.”
Cam gives me a big goofy grin and pulls out another plate then dishes up the rest of the stir fry.
I help him take the plates into the back living room where Bailey is sitting all propped up on pile of pillows, resting her foot. Oh that's right. I forgot she hurt herself. Probably the best thing she could have done. Kind of made her set things right with Cam.
I give her a small smile and she smiles back. Well that's a first.
“Hey, Bailey, how's the foot?” I ask.
“Hurts a bit, but it's okay.”
“You'll probably need to change the bandages before you go to bed,” I say as I take a seat across from her. I did a bit of a stint in the hospital as a nurse’s assistant, and helped out when the nurses changed dressings, so I learnt a thing or two. It wasn't for me, though, so I didn't stick at it for very long.
Cam bends to give her a quick peck on the lips, then passes her the plate of food and sits next to her. “I told you,” he says.
Bailey screws up her nose. “I'm sure it'll be fine. The glass wasn't in that deep.”
“You're being a baby,” Cam says in between mouthfuls of food.
Bailey narrows her eyes at him, but it's a playful scowl, her love for Cam, written all over her face. Wow, I suddenly wonder if I'll ever look at someone like that. I never really noticed it before. I was too busy hating her to see the way she looks at Cam. I mean I acknowledged the way he looks at her, but didn't really want to accept it. Now, it's like someone has taken my blindfold off and I can see it in full colour.
I blink and fork a mouthful of food then chew and swallow. Bailey looks over at me. “So, how was your date with Tanning?”
Oh great so Cam and Bailey think we're dating. Terrific.
“Um ... I wasn't feeling well, so he dropped me home.”
Bailey tilts her head and sucks her lower lip into her mouth, but doesn't say any more.
Cam finishes shovelling the last of his food into his mouth, puts the plate on the coffee table, then pats his stomach. “That was star class.”
Bailey rolls her eyes, and I laugh. “Think much of yourself, Master Chef,” I say.
“Well, it isn't quite as good as your cookies, but it's a close second,” he says while eying the pile of food still on Bailey's plate.
She shakes her head, then fills her fork and feeds him another mouthful. I should be gagging right now, but it's actually nice to see them so happy. The dark cloud over their relationship has obviously been lifted. Amazing how secrets can cause so much damage. I'm kind of glad they worked it out. Cam is one of the good ones and he deserves to be happy. If Bailey does that for him, I should be happy. And I think I can be.
I swallow my last mouthful of food
“And you told him that place.”
“Yeah. Well you were always going on about it. Thought it might be nice for your first date.”
Date? Huh? That smarts. I only went on about it to Cam, because I wanted him to take me there. You know when we were going to get married. Ah, well, that fantasy is now completely dead in the water. After the way I've been feeling about Tanning I don’t think I'll be able to feel that way about anyone for a while. Least of all Cam.
“Yeah. We decided not to go, I was feeling a little off, but thanks,” I say with a fake smile which Cam doesn't question. He never questions it.
Cam starts to serve out the stir fry onto two plates. “You okay?” he asks.
No. I'm far from it. “Yeah, I'm feeling better now. Thought I'd get an early night. “
Cam smiles and gestures with his hand to the remnants left in the pan. “Sure, you don't want some?”
“Nah ... I don't want to interrupt anything. “
“You won’t be, Bailey and I are all good. Come join us.”
I bite my lip, just predicting the sour expression Bailey will give me, but I'm really hungry. I can just stay for a few minutes.
“Okay. Looks great.”
Cam gives me a big goofy grin and pulls out another plate then dishes up the rest of the stir fry.
I help him take the plates into the back living room where Bailey is sitting all propped up on pile of pillows, resting her foot. Oh that's right. I forgot she hurt herself. Probably the best thing she could have done. Kind of made her set things right with Cam.
I give her a small smile and she smiles back. Well that's a first.
“Hey, Bailey, how's the foot?” I ask.
“Hurts a bit, but it's okay.”
“You'll probably need to change the bandages before you go to bed,” I say as I take a seat across from her. I did a bit of a stint in the hospital as a nurse’s assistant, and helped out when the nurses changed dressings, so I learnt a thing or two. It wasn't for me, though, so I didn't stick at it for very long.
Cam bends to give her a quick peck on the lips, then passes her the plate of food and sits next to her. “I told you,” he says.
Bailey screws up her nose. “I'm sure it'll be fine. The glass wasn't in that deep.”
“You're being a baby,” Cam says in between mouthfuls of food.
Bailey narrows her eyes at him, but it's a playful scowl, her love for Cam, written all over her face. Wow, I suddenly wonder if I'll ever look at someone like that. I never really noticed it before. I was too busy hating her to see the way she looks at Cam. I mean I acknowledged the way he looks at her, but didn't really want to accept it. Now, it's like someone has taken my blindfold off and I can see it in full colour.
I blink and fork a mouthful of food then chew and swallow. Bailey looks over at me. “So, how was your date with Tanning?”
Oh great so Cam and Bailey think we're dating. Terrific.
“Um ... I wasn't feeling well, so he dropped me home.”
Bailey tilts her head and sucks her lower lip into her mouth, but doesn't say any more.
Cam finishes shovelling the last of his food into his mouth, puts the plate on the coffee table, then pats his stomach. “That was star class.”
Bailey rolls her eyes, and I laugh. “Think much of yourself, Master Chef,” I say.
“Well, it isn't quite as good as your cookies, but it's a close second,” he says while eying the pile of food still on Bailey's plate.
She shakes her head, then fills her fork and feeds him another mouthful. I should be gagging right now, but it's actually nice to see them so happy. The dark cloud over their relationship has obviously been lifted. Amazing how secrets can cause so much damage. I'm kind of glad they worked it out. Cam is one of the good ones and he deserves to be happy. If Bailey does that for him, I should be happy. And I think I can be.
I swallow my last mouthful of food
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