th

the older woman a beautiful reminder t

ing graduation. She still hadn't let the fact that she would be graduating with her bachelor's in accounting si

sest thing she had to a boyfriend, Jake. It would be comfortable and mostly uneventful, but she

ista and Jake walked from the door toward Krista

uys. Wh

sta's car. Come help us." Jake motioned for

guy, finally." Bethany laughed, leaving out the parts s

ey're middle class and all." Krista shrugged, pull

ost days of the week, Krista was a couch potato and struggled with her weight horribly. Bethany had tried time and time agai

l. Bethany wondered how fate seemed to shine down on the wrong people all the time. Her mother had mentioned Damon, one of Kent's sons,

r senses, the lanky boy before her extending a few plastic groc

set as the afternoon drew to a close. She couldn't wai

looks and money. One or the other is enough, don't you think?" Be

en?" Krista laughed and moved

ays he's an ass, and I'm sure he's good looking and all. Just seems unfair." Bethany shru

no concern of yours, then

in front of him, looking up as he took a

turned to busy himself with putting things up. Bethany turned to Krista and rolled her eyes. She a

ed with liquor and sex. Somehow she never seemed to get close to the second half of the fun. She wasn't willing to go out with a player, their sexually transmitted diseas

e if he'd be willing to go further. She had slept around a little in high school and had a few random one-night stan

it. She pulled it into a high ponytail and slipped into a small, cream-colored cotton dress

sound of a few familiar voices reaching out to greet her. They would have enough friends to spill out into

and munching on them as she greeted her friends. Jake t