3 Heads & a Tail by Vickie Johnstone Read Free Book Online Page B

What do you think? ” asked Ben.
    “ Well, ” considered Josie, “ Kay seems to have abandoned me and it ' s not too late yet, so I reckon one more pint please , Will, and one more game will be okay . ”
    “ Cool with me , too, ” said Bill .
    Willy went to the ba r, and Josie asked the guys how long they ' d all been friends .
    “ Since we were this high , ” said Bill, pointing to his knee.
    “ And he doesn ' t mean when we fell down drunk, ” said Ben.
    A long time then, thought Josie. He must have grown up in the same area where they lived now .

Chapter 12
     
    At 11 o ' clock, with a win a piece , they conceded that it was time to go home. Bill and Willy headed in one direction, and Josie and Ben wandered off in the other.
    “ I guess they ' re kind of crazy, ” said Ben.
    “ They ' re funny, ” countered Josie. “ I like them. That was fun. ”
    “ Good, I ' m glad you enjoyed it. ”
    “ What ' s not to enjoy? A good thrashing at pool! ” she giggled. “ Well not really a thrashing, I guess, as they won one! ”
    “ Yeah, they did a nd I can tell you now they are going to want a rematch. In fact, they ' ll demand it, ” added Ben , laughing .
    “ They ' re on! I like that pub. Funny name, good ale, nice band, pool , a nd you can roll home afterwards! ”
    “ You sure can. Well, here we ar e. Home again. I ' m glad I bumped into you. ”
    “ Yeah, it was fun, ” she said, and then got that funny déjà vu feeling , like she ' d done this before. She also began to feel a bit w oozy. Too many pints of ale! Her head began to spin.
    “ Are you alright, Josie ? You ' re swaying a little . ”
    “ Yep, ye p, I just drank a little too much, ” she said, straightening up and smiling. “ I ' m fine, really. ”
    “ Do you want to sit down for a minute? Before we go in, I was wondering if you ' d like to go with me to the... ”
    Ben didn ' t g et to finish his sentence. T he front door flew open and Glen bounded down the steps, almost knocking him over . “ Calm down, boy! ”
    Glen yelped and bounced around, overjoyed to see his young master.
    “ I swear he ' s trying to tell you something, ” laughed Josie , stifling an urge to hiccup . The steps were spinning slightly. “ He looks intelligent enough to talk! ”
    “ Hey , Josie! ” came a deep voice through the darkness. It came from the doorway, which was wide open. David was standing there in just his jeans. His muscles rippled in the shadows and his teeth glinted – a perfect , almost unnatural white . He looked like a model for Levis as he stood there, with one arm raised against the doorframe , his bicep bulging . “ I missed you , girl! ”
    Josie went bright red. Ben looked up with a start and frowned. Glen stopped bar king and lay on the ground, whining softly.
    “ What ' s going on? ” Ben mumbled to himself, scratching his head .
    Josie just stood there. The ale had definitely kicked in and she realised she was drunk. Everything was moving in a haze, dream-like. She needed to lie down... now!
    “ Are you coming in or are you just going to stand there looking confused? ” asked David. “ I ' ve got some cold beer s in my room if you want one . ”
    “ I f-fink I need some t-tea, ” replied Josie.
    “ Ay, wha t? ” mumbled Ben.
    He stood and stared as Josie drifted sleepily up the steps towards the doorway. David flicked his hair in his usual nonchalant way, which Ben could only guess w as classed as sexy by 99.9999 % of the women in the world – and quite a few guys too . Ben froze as Josie ' s fingers trailed across David ' s chest as she passed him in the doorway. They both disappeared inside .
    “ Damn! ” He ' d definitely lost more than a game of pool today.
    Sighing, Ben slumped down on the stone steps and replayed what had just happened in his head. He couldn ' t believe it . It didn ' t make sense. He thought there was a spark between himself and Josie. Had he imagined it? Glen whined by his feet and put his