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“Yes, please”
Suddenly he iined another situation in which she said “please” to hi tones, not in politeness And they’d both be naked
Cooper turned away before she could see the thought in his eyes
“Uh, I’ll have another wine, too,” Bailey said to his back, and he heard the amusement in her voice
And he knehat that a time He shot her a look over his shoulder “You’ll wait your turn, B”
She gave hi, Coop”
He winked at her and got back toJessica’s drink
“One of uests told a really bad joke today that was so bad it was good,” Bailey said behind him
“Was it Jessica?” Tom said
“No, it was Sherinia,” Bailey said “Okay, here it is A Buddhist walks up to a hot dog stand and says, ‘Make ’”
Cooper shook his head at the bad joke and glanced over to see Jessica give a loud guffaw of laughter That rin
Tohed “That ful”
“Jessica found it funny,” Bailey argued “Come on, it was cute funny”
“I’ll give you cute funny” Tom said “What do you call a Christian that skips church?”
Cooper turned around to slide the Long Island over to Jess and start pulling a draft for Tom
“I don’t know” Bailey smiled “What do you call a Christian that skips church?”
“Christian Bale”
“Oh, oh, hed “That’s bad”
“Jessica thought it was funny”
It was true, she was giggling “Seeh standards for jokes”
Her eyes were bright with amusement “I really don’t”
“You tell us a joke, then, Doc,” Cooper said
She took a sip of her drink, see to contemplate it
“Oh, go on!” Bailey pushed her playfully “Anything is better than Tom’s”
“My joke was better than yours, babe”
Jessica interrupted just as Bailey was opening her ue “Okay” The doc put her drink down “A husband and wife are trying to set up a new password for their corinned “The wife falls on the ground laughing because on the screen it says‘Error Not long enough’”
Cooper grinned at how much the stupid joke amused her And not just her Tom smiled “Yours wins”
“Oh, if we’re allowed to be dirty I have a good one,” Bailey said
Lily appeared at the bar so Cooper wandered away to fill her order Still, Bailey was being loud enough that he could hear her
“Adinner for her fahter asks, ‘Mother, where do babies come from?’ The mother thinks for a few seconds and says, ‘Well, dear, Moo into their bedroohter looks puzzled so the mother continues, ‘That ina That’s how you get a baby, honey’ The child seeht when I came into your rooet when you do that?’ The mother smiles at her and says, ‘Jewelry, my dear Jewelry’”
Old Archie suddenly hit his palainst the bar and shouted doard Bailey, “That was a good one!”
Jessica iping tears fro
“Hey” Riley grinned at Bailey as she poured a draft “Funny and true”
Cooper’s eyes moved back to Jessica Her face was flushed froood look on her
“Oh no” Bailey pulled her phone out of her purse and put it to her ear “HelloMr Pollock, how can I help?” She put a finger in her opposite ear and frowned “Okay, I’ll be right there” She hung up and gave Jessica an apologetic look “I have to go There’s souests’ rooms”
“Then call a plu a nice time, Bailey”
“I know” She stroked his cheek affectionately “But I can’t just call a pluuests to another roolanced back at Jessica “I’m sorry You should stay, finish your drink”
“You don’t need help?”
“You’re uest Of course not” Bailey kissed her on the cheek “But thanks for offering See you tomorrow”
Toot up
“What are you doing?” Bailey frowned
“Co with you”
“You don’t have to”
“Oh, I do You proht That’ll only happen if I come with you”
She glowered at him
Tension fell between them that even Cooper could feel
Bailey started to ave hiht, Coop” o;Yes, please”