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headed to the dance floor that was playing 80s pop music. On our way there, a guy our age with a medium build was walking toward our direction. He was average looking and appeared to have a beer belly developing in his mid-section. He was fair-skinned and looked completely sunburned at the moment. He must have been one of those people who, instead of getting tanned, immediately turned from pale to red with any exposure to the sun. What made him stand out was his oversized white t-shirt with a picture of a tanned, six-pack muscular chest on it. As he passed us, he raised his hands up and said, “Hey beautiful ladies, high five if you’re having a fun time! Woooo! Cancun!” He was obviously drunk, and in our own giddy drunken state, we all giggled and slapped his hand as he passed us.
    “Emma, you sure Mr. Muscle Shirt Man there wasn’t the man of your dreams? I mean look at those pecks!” Steph joked when the guy was out of earshot. We all broke out in laughter.
    “Well, Mr. Muscle Shirt Man sure did look a lot like him, but my dream guy has dimples,” I joked back and pretended to pout in disappointment.
    “Poor guy,” Jill said between giggles. “He’s actually not bad looking, but he needs to use sunscreen because he looks like a lobster—”
    “No, what he really needs is a real shirt,” Gloria said.
    “Well, what happens in Cancun, stays in Cancun!” I laughed.
    “And let’s hope that shirt is one of those things,” Steph added.
    When we got on the dance floor, it was jammed packed with hot half-naked bodies. I felt the vibrations from the base in the music pulse through my body, smelled the hints of salt and sweat in the air, and saw the flashes of bright laser lights dancing hypnotically across the dance floor. We quickly got lost in the trance of the music, and for the rest of the night, we laughed and danced with reckless abandonment.

Chap ter 5

    “Today was so much fun,” Gloria exclaimed as she was putting on her makeup.
    We all agreed in unison as we got ready for our last night out in Cancun.
    “I know you guys don’t always love the extreme sports like I do, but I’m glad Jill had it on the itinerary for me,” Gloria said with a smile. She was right. In our group, Gloria was the outdoors, extreme sports, and adrenaline junkie.
    “I still can’t believe you guys convinced me to do that,” I said, thinking back to how crazy the day was.
    “You only live once,” Jill said in a giggle.
    “I’m glad you didn’t say that right before we zip-lined through the treetops of the jungle,” Steph teased sarcastically, and we laughed.
    I agreed. I’m glad I wasn’t reminded of my mortality earlier today. We had gone on an extreme zip-line canopy tour of the Cancun jungle. It was the largest zip-line course in North America, and involved 12 zip-lines that were about two miles long. It was an exhilarating, but terrifying experience zipping from tree to tree.
    “I can’t believe you zip-lined upside down for parts of it,” I said, looking at Gloria.
    She laughed, “They said it was safe, and it was so worth it! You guys really should have tried it.”
    “No way,” Jill said. “The bungee swinging and jumping into the cenote was amazing though.”
    “Yeah, the cenote was gorgeous,” I agreed. The cenote was an underground open water pool partially enclosed in a cavern. The water there was a clear hue of deep blue and turquoise. It was a breathtaking place.
    I looked in the mirror as I finished my makeup. I was wearing a short Kelly green form-fitting dress, gold strappy sandals, and a coral gemstone necklace. My long blonde hair was in a large, messy fishtail braid down the left side of my shoulders. A number of loose wavy strands feel around the braid.
    “Wow Emma, you look great. That dress really brings out your emerald eyes,” Jill said, as she zipped up her turquoise strapless dress.
    “ Aww, thanks. And thanks for doing my hair. It looks amazing. You really have a knack for