”Come ON, Vause could you walk any slower? Christ, the turtle I had growing up walks faster than you!” Nicky said, joking around of course but with a hint of frustration.

As the two best friends walked down the sidewalk Alex stopped to look back at a group of girls that just passed by. Nicky, already way up ahead of Alex, stopped dead in her tracks and dug in her clutch for a cigarette and a lighter. Looking back at her friend she decided to take a seat on a nearby bench. ’No telling how long this will take,’ Nicky thought with a sly grin.

Alex completely tuned out her best friend. ’No way….it can’t be..’ she thought with a puzzled look. She walked towards the group of girls who are stopped in front of a night club getting their ID’s checked to go in. Anybody that knows Alex Vause knows she’s not afraid to approach anybody, ever. Alex walked up to the group and right up to the familiar face.

”Hi..” Alex said with a tilted smile.

The girl standing in front of Alex looked nothing less than a supermodel. She was tall, not taller than Alex, but still tall. Long blonde hair that she had fixed in loose curls at the ends and a short black cocktail dress with dark red pumps paired with several gold bracelets. Alex looked her up and down, slowly, not hiding the fact that she was checking her out at all. She didn’t care what everyone around them thought. She was happy to see this particular familiar face.

”Alex…what are you doing here?” the blonde asked. The initial shock of seeing Alex caught her by surprise but after it all registered for her she realized who was standing in front of her and smiled cheesily-reminiscing on old memories.

The blondes name was Carmen and she and Alex had a little bit of history. Nothing too serious, that wasn’t Alex’s thing, but they definitely meant something to each other at one point in both of their lives. They were there for each other when nobody else was. Those late night longings for human touch resulted in mornings filled with laughter and breakfast in bed, many times. They met at an event in New York City for a charity they both feel strongly about. Carmen modeled at the charity fundraiser for a local designer and Alex attended with a few of her colleagues.