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colder.
    “Yes,
I’m coming.”
    Dessert
was set down in front of us. That was quick. She was certainly angling for a
good tip today, or she was used to serving him this quickly.
    “You’ll
probably recognize one of them, but I won’t give that away yet. One is a
boutique owner, one is a real estate agent and the other is a model. You can
figure it all out when you meet them tonight. We’ll be there around nine-thirty
to get a table.”
    I
took a big bite of the cheesecake as soon as I finished talking and almost
moaned aloud as it melted on my tongue.
    “How’s
that cheesecake?”
    “So
good I’ll need a nap after all of this.”
    “We’ll
only need another hour or so to go over the estimates and then we’ll cut out
for the day.”
    I
finished off the last bite of dessert and leaned back in my seat.
    “Finish
your pie so I can get back to work.”
      “Ouch, you injure my pride, but be still my
beating heart.”
    He
placed his hand over his chest, feigning pain.
    I
tried to make a stern face, although I knew my eyes betrayed me.
    “Yes,
ma’am.” He saluted me.
    It
only took an hour and a half to choose the best crew. Parker made the call to
the crew manager of our chosen company and we set up the time to start for
Monday morning. We closed up the warehouse and he walked me to my vehicle.
    “I’ll
see you in a few hours. Take your cat nap and get all gorgeous for me.”
    He
had no idea that I was setting him up with the girls tonight.
    “You
never know Parker, you might fall in love tonight.”
    I
got into the driver’s seat.
    “I
doubt that. I’m too old and you’re still available.”
    He
grinned at me as I started the motor.
    “Keep
smiling and I’ll start calling you Cheshire.”
    “Go
home, Alice.”
    He
walked to his car and I pulled out of the parking lot, shaking my head. I drove
home thinking that my life sure had gone down the rabbit hole within the last
week. Alice indeed. I had a long
night ahead of me which hopefully didn’t include glasses marked ‘drink me’ or any
strange mushrooms. I set out my outfit and curled up with Bella to take my nap.
    A
couple of hours later, I woke up and took a shower then ate a sandwich while I
listened to my favorite music, blaring it as loud as possible. The apartment
upstairs was being remodeled and the one next door had been empty for a couple
months. Unless I turned the radio all the way up and opened the windows, I
would not affect anyone. It was pure heaven to me.
    I
danced around my bedroom while Bella made herself comfortable on my bed. No
ironing was needed, so all I had to do was slip my outfit on. I fixed my hair
like Chastity suggested, with it pulled onto the side, and secured it with tiny
silver clips. After spraying it with hairspray, I moved on to my makeup.
    I
had decided on smoky eye shadow and red lips to contrast with the lightness of
the outfit. I smoothed on the perfumed lotion that went with my bath soap and
spritzed the body spray all over. I put on the earrings and belt Chastity had
picked out. I heard my cell phone ring.
    “Hello.”
I turned the music down a little to hear better.
    “It’s
Felicia, just checking on what time you’ll be at Raven’s place.”
    “I’m
almost ready now. When do you want me there?”  
    “Raven
said anytime after eight would be fine. She’s getting ready right now.”
    “I’ll
be there. Bye”
    My
cell phone rang again. It was probably one of the girls again.
    “Hello?”
    “Samantha,
its Jason. What are you doing?” He asked quickly.
    Bella
heard his voice and ran from the room.
    “I’m
fine but kind of busy right now. Why are you calling me?”
    “Well,
I haven’t heard from you and I had hoped we could finally talk. Are you going
somewhere?”
    He
sounded apprehensive about the last part.
    There
was a noise and I heard Bella hiss. I needed to get Jason off the phone to look
for her. Just when I walked down the hallway Bella ran back to the bedroom and
scampered under my