When they arrived at the bowling alley they got their shoes and went to their assigned bowling lane. "Does anyone want anything to eat?" Asked Jamie.
Jamie and Logan took the orders and went to go get the food. Mary Anne and Dawn began talking about the Sweetheart Dance back in 8th grade where Dawn and Jamie had made up after the mix-up. They were trying to remember which song they had danced to. There was a jukebox by the bathrooms that they thought they could find it on and play it.
"It was " My Love Is Good Enough" by Jeremy Jordan." Said, Dawn.
"No, I'm sure it was " The Right Kind of Love" by Jeremy Jordan I list to know it!" Said Mary Anne. "Let me go ask Logan."
"No, Mary Anne!" Dawn grabbed the back of Mary Anne's shirt. "I have a better idea. Let's play them both and see if he reacts." The girls raced to the jukebox and made their selections then raced back hoping the boys didn't see them. They made it back in time for the boys to show up with the food.
"Let's get the game started! Do we want to play individuals or teams?"
"Teams!" Yelled Mary Anne. "You and me against Dawn and Jamie."
They all seemed to think that was fair since the boys were fairly skilled and the girls were a little rusty. Logan set up the board and they began.
When it became Mary Anne's turn Logan carefully instructed her on how to hold the ball, where to stand, and when to throw. Dawn rolled her eyes at Jamie behind their backs. She always hated it when girls acted dumb to get a guy's attention.
They were all turning out to be surprisingly good bowlers. Dawn was up next. She was glad when Jamie did not assume she was needing any type of instruction. She went up and knocked down almost all the pins! Only one did not fall into the gutter. Jamie jumped up and congratulated her with a hug and it was at that moment "Right Kind of Love" came on the jukebox. Jamie got a twinkle in his eye and his mouth turned up in a smirk smile. "May I have this dance, Sweetheart?" Dawn knew she had picked the right song!
"Why yes you may" and he held her hand. Jamie led her off the bowling platform and into the little space between it and the table and chairs and began dancing. Logan and Mary Anne joined them.
Dawn forgot about everything. About being questioned, about Morbidda Destiny, possibly being a relative, about her mom keeping her distance. She was just in her world. And there was dancing and music and laughter. And friends. She and Mary Anne were sisters but they hadn't felt more like friends than this in a very long time.
Right after the song ended "My Love Is Good Enough" started. They continued dancing. Dawn wasn't even paying attention to their surroundings. Slowly the whole bowling alley even the people at the billiards, we're dancing to the music and enjoying ourselves. Jamie had a nice flair to his dancing that displayed Dawn beautifully. When the song ended they hugged and they suddenly heard everyone clapping for them in the bowling alley. They took some exaggerated bows along with Logan and Mary Anne. An employee got on the microphone and said," Let's hear it for the couples in lane 16! And for national recording artist Jeremy Jordan!" Everyone clapped. Then everyone resumed what they had been doing previously.
It was a close game but Mary Anne and Logan won. They decided to get back home to the kids and give Jamie and Dawn a chance to have some time alone. When Logan and Mary Anne got safely back in the car and we're driving home Logan reluctantly asked Mary Anne a question."Have you heard from Stacey lately?"
"No...Not since Watson's party, I think why? "
"Well, it could be nothing. Don't jump to conclusions. But when Jamie Anderson and I were getting the food I happened to see Sam over by the video games and Stacey wasn't with him...another blonde was. And she looked familiar but I couldn't figure it out. His bowling league could be playing or something though."
"Yes, I'm sure that's what it was." Said Mary Anne.
Although she didn't believe her own words. She wondered what was going on with Sam and Stacey. But she couldn't dwell on it too much. She had also seen another two people that were there that had been an interest to her. Over in the billiards playing pool had been Alan Gray and Cary Retlin.
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