"I almost changed my mind," Lynn said.

"I'm glad you didn't. You look positively delicious. And you also look like you could use a drink. You'll find John in the kitchen making some. I have to circulate."

Trish gave Lynn a sisterly kiss on the cheek and then went off to circulate among her guests. Lynn had always been a little jealous of the easy way that Trish met people. Trish had a way of turning men's heads. Not just because she was beautiful, but because she made a man feel as if he was the most important person in the world.

Lynn was starting to feel miserable. This was the first party she'd ever been to by herself. She felt like everybody was looking at her with pity. Except a few of the men. Some of them were looking at her as if they were hunters and she was some kind of animal that they were going after. Lynn licked her dry lips. She sure could use that drink.

Lynn didn't speak to anyone as she hurried into the kitchen. She sighed as she saw that John was alone.

"I could sure use something strong," she said.

John looked amused as he handed her a drink. His eyes wandered over her. She felt herself blushing although she didn't know why she should. John had already seen everything. Lynn blushed even redder as she remembered that time on her bed.

"What are you thinking?" John said.

"Oh," she said, sipping at her drink. "Nothing."

"You were thinking about us," John said. John stepped close and put his strong arms around her waist. Immediately she felt breathless. John was such a good looking man. Tonight he didn't look like any construction worker she'd ever seen. He had on an expensive angora sweater that made his chest looked wider. He had on expensive brown trousers and a pair of brown shoes. She could smell his expensive after-shave as he pulled her close.

"Yes," she admitted. "I was thinking about us."