“Well I guess someone did enjoy the show,” I thought with a mental smirk. I tore the note free and stuffed it into my pocket without giving what ... doing a second thought. I returned to the table much more mentally settled and proceeded to enjoy my lunch. When the check came, I handed the hot waiter my credit card. He brought me my receipt and the sales slip and I went to sign in. That’s when I noticed the note written on the bottom of the receipt. “Hope you had a satisfying experience with. It looked like another great year was ahead and most everyone was ready to celebrate.About six or eight of us agreed to meet in the hospitality suite where there were free snacks and lots of free booze and beer. The party was on.I found it amusing how people changed as they became progressively more inebriated. Most moved from quiet and reserved to loquacious and loud, some went beyond this into aggressive and became bullies. We generally did not have that sort in our "buddy" group, but alcohol. She came out and handed her duffel bag to her brother to put in his car. He took it and headed out the front door, while I just stood and stared. Her pale blonde hair was tied back in a ponytail that still reached to below her shoulders, with just a few wisps floating free to frame the sides of her face. She was wearing a shorty pink t-shirt that left her flat tummy bare, and baggy black silk running shorts that seemed to accentuate her long, lean legs. She had a zippered, hooded sweatshirt. .. so we decided to show you how we cope with single life...."Carla chimed in. "We`ve always been close, Karen and I. Went to school together. Work in the same field, even at the same company a few years ago. Same friends, same enemies..... but we discovered something else we really like, and we think you would like it too. Of course, it was too awkward to talk about, and I knew you`d take that glass of wine without hesitation......"This was a set-up! Jane`s mind raced. What are they going to.