"Yes," Lainey smiled and ran over to him. She gave him a tight hug. He sighed a sigh of relief. She pulled away and looked at Kevin. He looked up at her with sad eyes then sighed and got up giving her a hug.
"Come here and talk to me," he said ushering her away from Joe for a second. Nick and Joe were now talking about something else so Joe had just nodded as she walked off with Kevin.
"Do you really like him?" he asked. She nodded.
"Yes, I do," she said with a smile.
"Then I'm happy for you," he said. "And if there is anything that you need let me know," he said. "Remember anything for the princess," he said with a laugh. She hugged him.
"Thank you Kevin," she said and walked back over to Joe who scooped her up in a hug and spun her around.
"We're leaving," said a man walking into the room. They all nodded and began to walk to the bus. She hopped on Joes back and he ran for the bus spinning her around and she walked on to the bus hand in hand.
(later that night on the bus)
Lainey and Joe were watching TV with Kevin, Nick, and Frankie and laughing at the show when Frankie turned around and looked at Lainey and Joe holding hands and leaning on each other on the couch.
"I knew it," he said.
"You knew what?" she asked him.
"That you two would be you know," he said making a kissing face. She laughed with everyone else.
"And how did you know that?" Joe asked pulling her tighter.
"Because your reward was better," he said turning around.
Joe laughed but no one else did. They all knew what Kevin had offered Frankie for his help but not what Joe had offered. She looked at Joe who kissed her on the cheek then reached into his wallet pulling out a ten dollar bill. He handed it to Frankie who put it in his pocket and smiled.
"Nice doing business with you," he said and turned around to watched TV. They all laughed so hard they almost cried and Joe leaned in and gave her their first official kiss. This summer won't be so bad after all she thought!