Jimmy and Marco showed up. They practiced for a while.
"Well it is getting late and I got to get home," Paige said, "Spin Hun would you walk me home?"
"Sure," he replied, "I'll see you guys later."
They walked out, and Jimmy and Marco followed them. Koby looked at Craig and started to smile. Craig smiled back at her. They knew they had a long friendship ahead of them.
"So do you want to go to bed or do you want to stay here a while?" Craig asked.
Koby replied, "I think I want to stay here awhile."
"So what type of music do you listen to?" Craig asked trying to make conversation.
"Well I like rock, you know like um Staind," she replied.
"That's cool," he smiled, "I like them too."
"Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?" once again she paused, "I mean what do you do, you know work or what do you want to be is what I should have asked.I know you work for Joey, but whatabout what you want to do?"
"Well I work for Joey at his car dealership like you said, and sometimes I baby-sit Angie you know that," he replied, "but I really want to be in a band you know that I have a garage band and all."
"That sounds good," she said, "Well is this what you do for fun, you know the whole band thing?"
Craig answered, "Yes, actually that is the only time I have time to myself. Well that is before Manny left."
"That's cool," she replied.
"So what about you?" he rephrased the question, "could you tell me about your life?"
"C'est un petit peu compliqué." She blushed, "Let me try again it is how do you say complicated."
"Oh yeah try me," Craig grinned.
"Well my dad left when I really um how do you say, oh yes young, and my mother has been married um, four times," she laughed, "C'est un petit peu dommage, it is a shame I guess that is how you say it?"
"Don't ask me," Craig laughed, "I know no French."
"Oui," she blushed, "I know. Plus my dad just sees me as a prize to show off to his girlfriends."
"Wow, that is really sad,"Craig laughed, "This is nice.I mean not that. I mean us."
"Il n'y a pas de quoi rire," she pouted, "I see nothing funny."
"No it's cute you know how you talk and all," he replied.
"Oh is that like a good think?" she asked.
Craig smiled, "It's good."
She got off the couch and walked around to see the different things in his so-called room. She stopped to look at a picture of him and Angie. She smiled and put it back down. Then she found a picture of him and Manny. They looked so happy together. Craig got up and smiled at her. He looked down at the picture. He rubbed his fingers over Manny's face.
"Oh that was when we first found out about the baby," Craig said, "We were just so happy."
"It's sweet," she continued, "At least you would have been a good father."
"Yeah I guess you could say that," He sighed.
"You couldn't help it," she replied, "Don't blame yourself."
"I know but I cant help but blame myself you know," he looked at her, "If you were having a child what would you name it?'
"Well I would name her Rachelle after my twin-sister. She died when we were two. That's why my father left. If I would have had some one like you as my father I would have been the best daughter I could have been," she looked away from him, "Well I am how do you say fatigue, um tired."
"Yeah it is getting kind of late. Joey should be home any time," he shook his head.
"Well good night," she whispered as she closed the door behind her.
She walked back to the house. Before she got inside Joey pulled up. He had picked up Angie from her grandparents.
"Koby, Koby," Angie said excitedly, "Look at what I did."
She held up a picture she drew. It was a little girl in front of a house. She was holding hands with an older girl.
"That is just beautiful," she replied.
"Its you and me," Angie said.
Koby smiled, "Yes it is. I see that is me and that one is you."
Angie shook her head and went inside. She left the drawing with Koby. She felt like she belonged there.
"Craig and I are going to go to the Halloween dance this Friday. He took me to get a costume," Koby was excited that when Joey got out the car she blurted it out.
"That's nice," Joey replied.
"Well I am tired so I am going to go to bed early if you don't mind," she said.
"No. No, you can go to bed if you want to," Joey said.
Koby went upstairs to take a shower. She put on a tee shirt and a pair of black silk pants. She fixed up her bed and went to sleep. The next morning they were late again. Joey was already gone when they woke up, because he had to bring Angie to the doctor so they missed the wake up call.