Part 25
"Why did you kiss her?" Emily asked Sean. They were sitting at a table at Kelly's.
"You don't believe them, do you?" Sean asked her.
"You mean she lied about it?"
"Of course."
"I don't think he got into all that much trouble for punching you. Much less than I did, and I didn't hurt someone else."
"He has a charmed life, that one."
Elizabeth came in to Kelly's, with Paul's niece, Taryn. They had been looking at bridesmaid's dresses.
"I talked to Jeremy today," Taryn said, as they sat down. Elizabeth ordered two glasses of lemonade.
"How was that?" Elizabeth asked.
"I ran into him at the country club. He said he went out with some girl and said she wore too much make up."
"He's the one who wanted to date other girls!"
"He sounds like he doesn't think it's much fun. Is he trying to string me along?"
"Maybe. Probably. I'm not sure. I dated the same guy all through high school."
Taryn sighed. "We got along so well. We were like best friends. I miss just doing stuff."
"It's time to find the girls and hang out with them," Elizabeth advised. "Have fun. I know, you can come with me, to the party the company is having. They have these parties every once in awhile, to show off the new models. They took all these pictures in the gardens of Port Charles. Ridiculous. But you can hang out there with me and we'll have a good old time."
"Thanks, Elizabeth," Taryn said.
"Saturday night, don't forget," Elizabeth said.
"That'll cheer me up," Taryn answered. "Then if Jeremy asks me what I'm doing, then I can say I'm going somewhere."
"Tell him that anyway," Elizabeth advised. "We'll make sure you go somewhere! And get your mind off of him!"
Quinn showed Zander some photos from her birthday, sitting by the pool at Oksana's house, on her day off.
"This is nice," he said. "Who took all these?"
"Grandmom, Mom," Quinn said. "Look, you got in this one with Great Granddad."
Zander hadn't realized anyone had snapped a picture of him when he was talking to Mick Connor. He was charmed. He smiled.
"I wish I had family history like this," he said.
"I guess you have to make yours," Quinn said. "You've got some traditions."
"I don't have one for the end of the world, though," he said. "Can I borrow old Mary's?"
"I'll get you a set of rosary beads," Quinn giggled. "When the end of the world comes, you run out to the Quartermaines with them and demand to be let in."
"You're so funny," he said, laying the pictures down. "Thank you for coming to court. I think the judge really listened to you."
"It was worth the trip to see her lecture Sean," Quinn said. "After he almost threw me in the water like that."
"You might end up getting thrown in the water, yet."
"Don't even think about it!"
He laughed, and pulled her to her feet.
"You'd better not!" she laughed.
"Aw, come on, Quee-in," he drawled, like Sean. "Don't leave a guy to go in the pool all by himself."
She pushed at him playfully, and he jumped in. "Now look what you've done, you've knocked me eee-in," he pretended to complain. "I'm a wet shyster."
Quinn laughed hard, then taking pity on him, and because it was pretty hot, jumped into the pool too.
"You gotta come to the company party," Oksana told Quinn, in the kitchen, later.
"Lisa helped with the pictures," Rosa said, proudly.
"I'd like that," Quinn said.
"Did you kiss her good night this time?" Diana was asking Tim.
"I'm too shy," Tim grinned.
"Are you waiting for your twentieth date, or for after the wedding?" Diana teased him.
"I think he should find another girl," Zander said.
"He's shy, he said, not that he doesn't like her," Rosa laughed. "Isn't that so, Timmy?"
"I think so," Tim said. "But Sandy always advises this way, and he and Quinn are the matchmakers."
"Yeah, Sandy, if you think he needs someone else then find someone else and quit talking about it," said Peter, getting everyone else laughing.
"I'm keeping my eyes open," said Zander.