She wrapped her arms around herself as the cold nights air blew.  She was lost in her own world and jumped when she felt the weight of the jacket slide onto her shoulders.   She felt the slender arms wrap around her and relaxed into the familiar embrace she’d felt this time a year before. 

“FIVE”

“Dana, Dana dear, you must meet Chester he’s” Dana ducked behind a long tapestry in the corner.  She knew she’d be in it deep if her mother saw her hiding but she couldn’t take it anymore.  Since her break up with Tonya, her mother repeatedly tried to hook her up with rich boring snobbishyou get the drift.  She slid from behind the ancient rug draped to the floor and made a dash for the balcony while gracefully grabbing three glasses of champagne.  She shut the door behind her and swigged the first two glasses throwing them each as far as she could over the edge. 

The one person she wanted to be with tonight would rather be doing anything than be with her.  She knew there was no changing wills from the beginning so she went ahead and made the promise to her mother.  It wasn’t that she wanted to be at her mother’s stuffy dinner.  It was more of a test.  One she’d done every year since they’d first met.  But lately they’d been so comfortably unattached to each other.  Dana smiled thinking of the year before with Tonya.  They’d all gone to Bette’s yearly function and Dana had hidden out in the bathroom avoiding kissing Tonya at midnight.  She shivered with just the thought of the Cat Killer and wrapped her arms around herself. Dana froze when she felt the jacket grace her shoulders.  She gratefully pulled it around her body but felt uncomfortable with the intruder.  Arms wrapped around her and as she smelled the familiar scent over her shoulder she relaxed into the welcomed heat and felt at home. 

“FOUR”

“And we would be more than willing to boast to the high heavens about all your

amazing contributions, every chance we get. Think of it as free advertising” Tina turned on her best charm as she floated across the dance floor with the chief of police.  “Sir we need help in the community and you need a community presence, you said in your speech that you wanted people to see how your giving back.just send your focus towards us.  Have some of your men volunteer some hours and I’m sure you’ll get just as much feedback as you did with the D.A.R.E program.”  Tina found herself dipped a little too low for comfort and was quickly slung back up, before her breast flew from her gown.