"Damnit Kit, if you don't move your ass, we're gonna be late."
"I'm coming, I'm coming! Jeez, you're the one who's dragging me to this damn thing. I don't even work at this place. Why do I have to go to a stupid holiday party?" I screamed from the next room, where I was trying to remember where I put my other shoe.
"Well I just got this job and I want my boss to like me. He's such a hottie. He's bringing a friend of his and he said I should bring a friend, so I figured bringing the hottest friend I have is the perfect way to get in good with the boss."
"Thanks Jana, it's nice to know that you're using me so you can get into your boss's bed. I'm so glad I can sacrifice my body for the greater good. AHA!" I screamed as I finally spotted the shoe, trapped under the pile of clothes that Jana had thrown everywhere in her attempt to look her best. Just figures that she want us to be early and she's the reason we're late.
I grabbed my purse off the bed and as I ran to the door, did a quick check in front of the floor-length mirror I had by my door. In all my hurry, I'd actually managed to look decent. But then again, it's not hard when you got my sense of style. My body helps too. The blue halter cocktail dress hugged my curves in all the right ways and, although I wasn't as well- endowed in the breast department as Jana, I definitely knew how to flaunt what I had. I must admit that the dress was a bit scandalous. It dipped low in the front to reveal just the right amount of show-stopping cleavage and the slit up the side accentuated my best assets, my legs. I checked my hair in the mirror (not much could be done with the pixie cut I'd be sporting for the last few weeks) and headed out the door, to where Jana was officially having a cow.
When we walked into the party, I could tell that I was way out of my element. Here I was expecting a high class, coat and tie kind of event, and I ended up in a room full of people who were trying to look metropolitan. I could have come in my bathrobe and still been the best looking in the room.
Jana saw someone she knew and ran off, leaving me stranded in the Twilight Zone. I inched my way toward the buffet table and grabbed a drink. Then I headed outside onto the balcony. As usual, I'd let Jana use me for one of her crazy ideas.
I hadn't been standing out there long when I started to get a little cold. I turned to go back inside when I noticed a man watching me. I couldn't see his face because it was too dark where he was sitting but I knew he was looking at me. I decided not to go back inside because I'd have to walk by him to get there. I turned back around and stared out at the city lights.
"Hi, my name is Morris. You don't work with this office, do you?"
I knew it was the guy who had been watching me. I turned around to tell him to go away and stopped dead in my tracks. God, he was beautiful. I hesitated for a minute as I scanned him from head to toe. He definitely did not belong with this crowd. He must have been a friend of one of Jana's co-workers. He was tall, a lot taller than I am. I'm only 5'4," so he was atleast 6 feet. He had dark hair and dark eyes that seemed to look right through me. He was dressed in a black tuxedo and he was stunning. I think I drooled a bit.
"Excuse me, are you ok?"
That's when I realized that I was staring. I shook myself out of my daze and answered him.
"Yea I'm fine. And no, I don't work here. I'm a friend of Jana Francis. My name is Katherine Daniels. Everyone just calls me Kit."
