Charmed Stranger
Chapter 3
As the sun sank down behind the Golden gate bridge gently dipping into the bay. Paige Matthews got into her lime green VW bug and headed to P3 for a relaxing evening with no charges no nephews no bitching sisters. Just her and Billie kicking back having some drinks and checking out some hot men.
It was pretty crowed in P3 when Billie arrived. She strode up to the bar and grabbed a seat. Piper was running around behind the bar like a maniac as she blew by Billie she sat water on the bar in front of her. "Hey Billie, Paige said she'd be here soon. Did you get all your school work done before you come out tonight?" Billie shook her head and looked down at the bar with a silent snicker. Piper the mother to us all. "Yeah, it's all done and my classes are not until late in the afternoon tomorrow. So I can stay out late."
Kali stood back in the darkened corner of P3 watching the interactions between Piper and Billie. Working on her approach just how was she going to work this, what angle should she use. As she stood there watching various people come up to Billie talking and laughing. It sure seemed like Billie was popular.
Kali stood back and watched as Paige came in and they moved to "Their" table with a few friends and seemed to be engulfed in conversation. Kali walked up to the bar and crushed out her cigarette.
Piper came over, dumped it, and placed a clean ashtray on the bar. "Hey, what can I get ya?" Piper asked with that perky little smile Kali leaned over and smiled back at her never loosing eye contact. "I'll have a Black and tan please." Piper nodded "Glass or Bottle?" "Ummm, Glass please." "'Kay, coming right up."
Kali looked over her shoulder at Billie and Paige and took in a deep breath. Piper sat the tall glass on the bar "There ya go." Kali picked up the beer and smiled at Piper. "Thanks, you look a little short handed back there." Piper blew a strand of hair from her eye and nodded.
"Yeah the only night's I have to much help is when I have a band, and then I have to send people home. Tonight two of my bartenders called out so tomorrow I need to find a new one."
Bingo, and there it was the wide open door. That sinister grin crept back over Kali lips. "No kidding really, I tended bar in New York for like two years I'm going out tomorrow to look for a job, look's like I know where to apply now." Piper's head snapped around. "You know how to tend bar and you need a Job oh my, what a coincidence. When could you start...? I mean could you stop by tomorrow around let's say noon?" Kali looked over at Billie again. Then turned back to Piper. "Umm, Noon, I have a class you see I go to collage and that is why I am here tonight was to meet up with some people from school but the only person I see that I think I know is that blonde girl over there." She indicated Billie with a flick of her finger. "Would you happen to know if her name is Billie?" Piper looked over Kali' shoulder at Billie and Paige. "Yep, that would be Billie over there an that is my sister Paige with her." Kali nodded shyly "I thought so; you see I just transferred here last month and I'm in a few of her classes but I've got to meet her."
"Well darn, we'll fix that now won't we?" Piper came out from behind the bar and put her hand out to Kali. "My name's Piper and you are?" Kali shockingly looked at Piper's hand and slowly griped it in hers. "Kali, it's very nice to finally "Know" Some one here." Piper smiled at Kali, she reminded her of someone, but Piper just could not put her finger on it. "Come on I'll introduce you to the girls."