4: LAST NIGHT NEVER HAPPENEDVicki stood in front of her full-length mirror while “White Wedding” blasted from her boom box. She jutted and raised her chin, proud of the wardrobe ensemble she had chosen to wear when she met with Stepp—classy yet provocative.
She checked her Swatch watch, and her heartbeat quickened when she realized she had somehow fallen five minutes behind in her preparation. Fully aware this might be the only chance she'd ever get to woo her boss outside of work, she felt she could justify a five-minute delay. She turned sideways so the mirror reflected her complete profile.
“Yeah, I’d do me,” she said, pleased with her efforts as the boombox transitioned into “Hot in the City.”
She eyed her stack of jelly bracelets as she exited her bedroom. “Not tonight, girls.”
Vi
