A Face in the Crowd by Christina Kirby Read Free Book Online

like that that remind me why you’re the nicer out of the two of us.”
    “I wouldn’t say that.”
    Simone’s eyes grew wide. “Wait, this isn’t for him, is it?”
    Lexie remained quiet and decided to take a big bite of her hot dog instead of answering the question.
    “I see. It sounds like you’re making friends.”
    “I’m just doing my job.”
    “Hmmm.” Simone let it drop.
    In doing so, Lexie was reminded why they were besties. Simone knew when it was time to drop a subject. After years of friendship, she knew better than to unleash the temper or tease her too much.

Chapter 5
    Lexie knocked on the door and waited until she heard a resounding, “Come in,” from the other side before continuing inside with a certain surprise.
    “Hey, hey, where have you been today?” Bailey put the remote down and pushed himself up in the bed.
    “Oh, you know, just running around doing my thing.” She pulled the bag and its greasy contents out from behind her back. “I thought you could use some decent food though.”
    With a look of surprise, he took it from her and spread the deliciousness that was food from The Varsity out on his tray table. “You might be my new best friend.”
    “You’re welcome,” she winked. “Okay, well I can’t stick around. I have to go check on my other patients.”
    “Can you come by later and make sure there aren’t any crazed girls in my bathroom?”
    “I’ll see what I can do. Take it easy.”
    “Hey, Lexie, thanks for the food.” He held up one of the chili dogs smothered in mustard that matched the yellow spot on the corner of his mouth. “This is excellent.”
    “No problem. See you later.” She left and hadn’t had time to wipe the smile off her face before running into Ashley in the hallway.
    “I thought you weren’t on Bailey’s case today,” Ashley stuck her hip out to the side and tapped her foot with an air of nonexistent superiority.
    “I’m not,” Lexie offered and kept walking. She had no intention of getting into it with Ashley.
    Determined not to let her ruin her good mood, Lexie dove back into her work where she remained busy for the rest of the day. She didn’t have time to do anything but the task at hand, at least until she spotted two familiar guys step off the elevator and head toward Bailey’s room.
    As she watched their retreating backs, she gasped when it dawned on her where she’d seen them before. It was the other two members of the band, Leo and David. They looked out of place and a bit larger than life compared to the usual visitors who frequented the floor. Of course, maybe it was just that way to her because she’d been a fan of the band for so long. She blew out a breath. All of Survival right down the hall.
    She and Simone had discovered Survival of the Fittest right before the band hit it big. They were traveling as a supporting band for Imagine Dragons, another band the girls loved, when they saw them perform for the first time. They both agreed Survival was going to make it into the big leagues. Their music was powerful and radiated energy. You couldn’t stand still when their songs were playing.
    Not two months later, the band’s first single went platinum and was the number one selling single on iTunes . It was also featured on more than one commercial and was on the radio every time you turned it on. From there, the band’s fame and success soared.
    Lexie remembered, all too well, the first time they’d seen them. Simone surprised her with concert tickets disguised as a last minute birthday present, but she’d really been trying to get Lexie out of her apartment. Anything to remind her there was life still going on out in the world that didn’t revolve around her then boyfriend, Mike. It was as if Simone had expected him to forget her birthday.
    Simone loved Lexie, but she didn’t love Mike and Lexie. She never had, but when he was around, she’d tolerated him. What else can friends do? Though she didn’t like him,