"What?" I asked, touching my cleavage, afraid I was falling out.

"That dress," she said, her eyes dipping below the hem. "Holy cow. I saw it on the hanger and all but… wow!"

"Can I agree without getting hit over the head with a handbag?" Chris asked, smiling and putting his arms around Kelly from behind.

I flushed. "Thanks. I like yours, too," I said, admiring how Kelly's black velvet dress made her hair look even redder in contrast.

We found our seats and ordered a bottle of wine. John came over and joined us for a while, but then went off again. Thank God he let me invite Kelly and Chris, because otherwise I wouldn't have known a soul!

"Shouldn't you be mingling with John?" Kelly had to practically yell now over the music.

I shrugged, looking over to where John was standing with a drink in his hand, surrounded by four women who seemed to be talking at once.

"Ooo! This is my favorite song!" Kelly said, turning to tug at Chris' sleeve. "Chris, dance with me!" Chris had found a guy next to him to talk football with and he waved her away. She made a face, standing and holding out her hand to me. "Come on," she said.

"Me? In this?" I indicated the dress.

"How do you think you show it off?" She grinned as she pulled me out onto the dance floor. I followed Kelly's motions, raising my arms above my head like she was, and moving my hips around like hers. She smiled, and then closed her eyes, letting her body sway to the music. It was a hot, sexy beat, and she ground her hips with it like she was fucking someone. It made me flush just to watch her, and I found myself remembering that day on the phone, listening to her come.

She moved in behind me, then, putting one arm around my waist. "Like this," she instructed, moving her hips with mine, 'round and 'round. I could feel her thighs, her pelvis making circles against my ass. Her other hand slipped around my waist, and I leaned my head back against her shoulder-she was a good five inches taller than me and wearing much higher heels-looking up into her eyes. They were green and smiling, too.