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you’re a sister to one anyway.”
    They both laughed. They spent the rest of the night going over things for the ball. The next morning they headed to the Galleria. Violet couldn’t remember having so much fun shopping.  “Janice, are you sure I need this outfit? I’ve bought six already.”
    “Yes, I’m sure. Try it on. I bet red looks good on you.”
    “Well, I think we are being premature about all of this; what if he doesn’t ask me
    out?”
    “What if he does? I want you to be prepared. Have you ever thought about asking him out?”
    “No. Never. I’m old-fashioned. I think the man should still be the one to ask the woman out, that is; if he’s interested.”
    Janice nodded her head and agreed. “If he doesn’t ask you, somebody will.”
    Violet tried the dress on and was amazed at what she saw in the mirror. She felt a confidence she didn’t know she had. She strutted out to the waiting area, so Janice could give her opinion. She twirled around a couple of times and asked, “So what do you think?”
    Janice whistled. “Watch out now. I told you I was going to have you looking like a model before it was all over with.”
    “You really think I look good?”
    Janice got up and turned Violet around toward the mirror. “Look at you. You are gorgeous. I don’t know how you can look at yourself and not see it.”
    Violet posed in front of the mirror. “I think I look okay, but Rose has always been the glamorous one.”
    “You both look alike. If she’s glamorous, so are you. I swear, sometimes I don’t know what I’m going to do with you.”
    “Compared to Rose, I just feel so plain.”
    “Face it. You are drop dead gorgeous. If you don’t believe me, just watch the reaction you get next week when you start wearing some of your new outfits to work. We do need to do something to your hair though.”
    Violet glided her fingers through her ponytail. “What’s wrong with my hair?”
    “Let’s just say, give me two hours and you’ll feel like a new woman.”
    “Sounds like you have your work cut out for you.”
    Violet continued to try on more outfits. She decided on two evening dresses and three pantsuits. After shopping for shoes, they both agreed on an early dinner at a national seafood restaurant located around the corner from the Galleria.

16
    ROSE
     
    Rose watched Lance as he put the final touches on a track he was working on. It was still early, but he had been in the studio for over twenty hours and hadn’t had any sleep.  Everyone else had been there just as long and they were all leaving for the night. “Bye Rose. Thanks for singing backup, if you need us for your album, let Lance know,” said one of the guys in the popular group, Jaded, as he and the rest of the group were leaving.
    Rose locked the door behind them before walking over to massage Lance’s shoulders.  He moaned and moved his head from side to side and said, “Don’t stop. It feels good.”
    Rose said, “I know you’re tired. Why don’t I go out and get us something to eat, while you finish up here?”
    Lance turned around in his chair and put his hands on each side of her hips and pulled her toward him. “I have a better idea. Why don’t you sit on my lap?”
    “Lance. Anybody can walk in.”
    “Everyone is gone for at least the next couple of hours.”
    Rose pulled up her skirt and sat on his lap. “Well in that case, what are we waiting for?”
    They made beautiful music of their own. By the time everyone else returned to the studio, they had cleaned themselves up and were about to leave. “You guys lock up when you finish. A copy of the track is on the CD rack.”
    Lance walked Rose to her car. “Are you sure you don’t want to come over to the house?  I only need a couple of hours of sleep and then I’ll have all the time you need.”
    Rose hugged and gave him a kiss on the mouth. In between kisses she said, “Baby. I’m sure. I need to go take care of some things anyway.”
    Lance had a