Taryn went over to the London Underground. The band was not there yet. She went to the bar, then went back as if she were an employee, looking around.
Clay was out in the hallway that led to the rest rooms. "Hey," Taryn said. "I'm off the hook."
"What happened in court?" he asked her.
Chad Breyer was at the London Underground, and he went back to the restroom. He stopped, seeing Taryn with her arms around Clay's neck.
"I got 20 hours of community service," she was saying to Clay, who had his hands on her waist. "For disturbing the peace."
"You disturb a lot of people's peace," he said, and he kissed her.
Chad frowned, turning and walking back. By now, he saw Toby and Wylie connecting amps on the stage.
Taryn went out into the club and sat down at the Yellow Circle Line table. There, she found a left-behind copy of the Port Charles Gazette. She looked through it and found that there was an article about her case in it.
This one even had her name in it! Horrified, she knew she had to get home before her mother picked their copy up.
She could have done it already.
After stopping to throw the copy she had in the trash, Taryn got in the car and drove back home as fast as she could. To her relief, the Port Charles Gazette was still in the mailbox. Taryn took all the mail out, and put the Port Charles Gazette in her backpack. Then she headed back to the London Underground.
The band was playing now. Not even warming up. Yvonne was screeching about some dude who was looking at her in a subway car. Leering at her.
Weird.
Taryn looked over towards the bar at Clay. He was talking to Skye. Taryn did not like the flirtatious way he always used when talking to Skye. Tonight, it was especially annoying.
In fact, it was downright outrageous. He didn't notice Taryn when she went up to the bar. She turned and went back to listening to the song. She sat down at another table with her back to Clay. She was thinking.
Toby caught her eye. She smiled. He had noticed she was there.
Later, when Skye was gone, she went over to buy a drink.
"Did you grab the newspaper?" Clay asked Taryn.
"Yes," she said. "I'm hoping that'll be enough."
When the band took a break, Toby came up to her. He rubbed her back. Clay turned and scowled. Taryn noticed that, and wondered. Wasn't he the one dating another woman, too. And one she didn't know about.
Who could it be? An idea of who it could be started to develop in Taryn's head.
Toby walked off. Taryn suddenly felt angry at Clay.
"Want to hang out when I get off?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. But he didn't like the way she said it or the way she walked off. He frowned. Then he shrugged and got back to work.