Mandy sat silently on the hotel bed in her clingy, purple fabric as Bailey trotted out of the bathroom, spinning her white, strapless dress around, showing off her sun-kissed legs. Soft, dark blonde curls laid softly on her shoulders as a few straight stands hung across her forehead. Her eyes were shimmered with a bronzy color that made her bright blue eyes twinkle. A thin, faded black line outlined her eyes, making them pop even more.
"Mandy, don't play with me!" she exclaimed, putting her hands on her hips. "Do I look alright?" Bailey didn't receive a response. "Come On! Say something."
"I'd tap that." she grinned, making Bailey roll her eyes.
"You scare me sometimes." Bailey laughed, trying to walk normally in her strappy heels to grab her purse off the bed. She tripped once, making Mandy crack up, but she quickly straightened her body and headed over towards the door.
"Ugh. The boys already left. Looks like we're showing up alone." Mandy sighed, closing her cell phone as they headed down to the lobby of the hotel.
"Well, not alone." Bailey corrected, linking her arm with hers. "We have each other."
Mandy laughed. "Talk about giving the wrong impression. . ."
"I don't even care anymore." she breathed out. "It's just good, clean fun."
- - - - -
"Damn, this place is huge." Bailey cooed, her eyes looking up at the flashing, florescent lights as she followed Mandy into the thumping, dimly lit club. People of all ages were everywhere, most of them dressed to impress. Bailey hadn't seen so many good-looking people all in one place in her life. She was amazed.
Mandy laughed at her amusement. "Yeah, this is just the norm." She linked her arm with Bailey's once more, then weaved in and out of people to get to the back lounge where she was told the boys would be.
Instantly, Bailey spotted Joe a few yards in front of her. His dark hair poking out from under his black Al Capone hat as his bright white teeth made a permanent appearance to the people that were talking to him at that moment. She couldn't help but smile as she watched him speak, how his lips moved with every word he said, the cute little laugh he'd make after each tiny comment. She was in love.
"C'mon." Mandy waved for Bailey to follow her over to Joe. The two older men that were talking with him walked off, leaving Joe to watch as they approached him.
"Mandy, you look great." he smiled, only glancing at Bailey for a split second. She felt a bit hurt as she stood there expectantly. "Hey, have you seen a gorgeous girl, about yey high, beautiful blue eyes and the most amazing smile you could die for." he smiled, trying his best not to meet Bailey's eyes. Playfully, she smacked him in the arm before he pulled her into a big hug, kissing her ear before squeezing her body against his. "You look amazing." he breathed on her neck that made the tiny hairs on her body stand on edge.
"You look pretty good yourself." she smiled back, once again trying to fight off the butterflies in her stomach. Even after this long, he still had that effect on her. "This place is crazy." she stated, pulling away and looking around in amazement.
"I know. I was so surprised." he chuckled, nudging her as Mandy looked at her funny. "Well, you know, because I had no idea what-so-ever." Joe coughed. "Ah, well, Ross told me to stay on my toes and mingle with everyone. Apparently, with me being an adult now, -" he shuddered. "- that's what I'm supposed to do." The girls laughed.
"Alright. I guess we'll see you around then?" Bailey smiled up at him as he moved in closer to her face. He smiled back and nodded quickly before placing a passionate kiss on her shiny lips. After pulling away for a quick moment, he went back in for another, then another, then another. "Joe!" she exclaimed, giggling a bit.
"Sorry." he blushed. "I can't help it." he kissed her again, then pulled away after feeling Bailey's hands pressing up against his chest. "Alright, alright. I'm going." his lips met hers once more before he scurried off into the crowd.
"You two are too cute." Mandy squeaked, a cheesy grin plastered on her face. All Bailey could do was blush as her entire body began to tingle.
- - - - -
"I'll have a coke, please." Bailey smiled at the bar tender, then turned around to get a good view or her area. It was about an hour into the party and it looked like the people had doubled. Joe was still out and about, and Mandy had drifted around to a few other people.
"Bailey Baker?" she heard a voice say, then watched as a body approached her. A woman who looked like she was in her late-twenties immediately extended her hand after receiving a head nod. "Maria Parker, I'm with Popstar." she smiled.
"Hi." she chuckled, a little overwhelmed that a magazine person was speaking with her. This was the first time ever that she had been recognized for anything.
"So I've heard that you're pretty much the best tour-assistant out there. Is that right?" Maria chuckled, brown nosing a bit. Bailey didn't care, she was loving it.
"Ah, well. I'm not horrible or anything." she chuckled, then grabbed the drink off the bar behind her without looking. Casually taking a sip, she ignored the odd-tasting 'Coke' that ran down her throat and continued to smile up at the woman.
"I know that this is supposed to be a night of fun and all, but do you think you'd mind doing an interview? I'm sure the readers would love to hear a bit from Joe Jonas' girlfriend." she grinned, hoping she had flattered her enough to lure her in.
After talking another gulp of the liquid in front of her, Bailey replied quickly. "How do you even know that?" she chuckled, Maria shrugged her shoulders.
"It's kind of our job. I mean, you can find anything on the internet now-a-days." she smirked. "Plus, fans had been asking about you, who you were, where you're from, so on and so forth. I think we owe it to them to let 'em know who their dream guy is dating."
Bailey laughed. "So I can get hate mail and death threats?"
Maria threw her hands up in the air. "Oh nonsense, they love you." she lied, but continued to smile. Laughing, Bailey agreed to the interview. She thought it'd be a little fun.
Within moments, Maria had lead Bailey into another back lounge. It was a little more closed off than the one she was in with Joe and Mandy earlier, but you could still easily hear the music and the commotion of the partiers around. It was a quick interview, only about twenty minutes long. She hadn't spilled her guts as much as she thought she was going to, but she was sure Maria had taken in enough information to make her article. After shaking her hand and saying goodbye, Maria then was lost in the crowd.
Sighing, Bailey eyed the masses of people around her as the music thumped in her mind. Laser lights were flying all around as she spotted Joe off in the distance talking to a couple girls. They looked like fans, gawking up into his gorgeous brown eyes and his perfect smile. Bailey found herself staring at him, even he was far away. She loved watching as the girls giggled over him. She couldn't help but laugh as the one fan popped up and kissed him on the cheek. Smiling, he tried to laugh it off himself, taking about a half step back. Smirking, Bailey continued to stare. She then squinted her eyes, wanting to make sure she wasn't, at that moment, seeing things. Another girl had brought her hand up to his cheek, and quickly moved in for his lips. A little shocked, Bailey didn't blink. She knew how crazy fans got, so she just waited a second for Joe to push her off of him. A second turned into two, then three, then four. Bailey froze in place as she watched for a mere ten seconds before Joe reluctantly pulled his lips away from hers, slowly opening his eyes to see the girl beaming up at him. It was as if something had hit him right then when he quickly shook his head and backed further away from the girl, realizing the mistake he had just made.
Bailey stayed where she was, off in the distance, not noticed by Joe. Her heart ached, watching another girl kiss him, but then again it was mended again when she saw the look of guilt on Joe's face. Yeah, he did pull away, but he was about nine seconds too slow.
Instantly, Bailey made her way back over to the bar to see the same man who had served her earlier. He looked down at her expectantly.
"Could you get me the same thing I had earlier?" she asked, her eyes pleading up at him.
"You liked that, aye?" he grinned. "That there was my version of Koke. You know, with a 'K'. Best drink in -" Bailey cut him off.
"Yes, I loved it. Now come on." she snapped, her fingers tapping the counter rapidly as she glanced around at the other people seated at the bar.
"Fine, killer." he threw his hands up in defense. "I guess I'm going to have to add a little extra magic to this one, if you know what I mean."
Bailey knew exactly what he meant. "That'd be perfect." she exclaimed, hoping that the guy didn't card her. She knew that the man thought she was at least 21. At that moment, she mentally thanked her parents for her good looks as she awaited her ticket out of reality.
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