At ten the following evening Valerie and Jason stood outside the Pink Elephant. There were a few people in line outside so they joined the line and waited. Valerie was dressed in jeans and a tight-fitting blouse. Jason had bought a black flared cocktail dress with straps over his shoulders. He was wearing the four-inch heels and the black thong. They had to wait ten minutes before they were let in and when they did Jason headed for the bar where he ordered a double vodka tonic. He was very nervous and drank half the drink before putting it down. Valerie ordered white wine which she sipped on while surveying the crowd.
Since it was a Monday there were a lot of after-work people, who had come for the Happy hour and then stayed. She guessed that there were about three men for every woman
