“You’re all right, kid. You know that?”
“Thanks, Dale. Really. And thanks for, you know.”
“Not taking advantage of you?”
“Yes.” she laughed, her face turning a bright red. “Exactly.”
“Right back at ya. I’ll see you around, okay? Soon?”
“Definitely. Just try not to get me so drunk next time.”
“I’m not promising anything.”
He gave her a roguish grin and headed out the door, down the street and on with his life. She heaved a sigh of relief and went back inside. Her head was still pounding and her stomach none too pleased with her. It didn’t matter though, or at least not nearly so much as it had when she had first woken up. It didn’t matter because now she had a reason to be up and feeling like s**t. She wasn’t going to just lounge around all day in bed eating fatty foods and feeling s
