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Claire pushed send on her last email and prepared to pack her desk up for the day This really was an enjoyable afternoon With Jason gone, Claire cleared up s of ith only a few interruptions Quickly noting she had five rabbed her purse, turned off the lights and locked the door For security reasons, the office was always locked when Jason and Claire were gone The supervisor of the cleaning crew had a key for nightly cleaning, but that was the only other person allowed in the office

Suzy was already in the restrooirlfriend, I have our dresses all ready Your dress is in the pink cover so go ahead and grab that one and try it on" Suzy grabbed the leopard-skin cover-up which apparently contained her dress and walked into a stall while Claire unzipped the pink cover-up to inspect her dress She was relieved to see that it contained a dark-green silk dress which looked innocent to her eyes Please, please don’t let it be spandex Claire went into the other stall and slipped her clothes off and the dress on

The dress was actually beautiful with a pleated, strapless bodice and an e skirt There were only two proble bodice show-cased her assets and pushed her breasts into looking more like a D cup rather than her usual sth; the dress ell above her knees, ell above the to get X-rated in a hurry

She sucked it up and walked out of the stall without co her vow to do whatever she had to do tothe stall next door, and Claire realized that her cover-up bag hadn’t been leopard skin after all; it was clear and the dress it contained hat she’d seen Only Suzy couldinto so that others would actually envy

The dress was a si, strapless with a high bodice Where Claire’s dress was , Suzy’s had clear rhinestones and a sassy little ruffle at the top that showed off the curve of her ath as Claire’s

"Hey, that dress is rocking on you," exclaimed Suzy and then followed the co, "You look great Suz; that dress is so you This dress, however, doesn’t seeives?"

"That’s Beth’s dress actually; I just wanted to freak you out thinking it was one ofout of mine since they’re really short on , and I borrowed that one for you"

Touched that Suzy had gone to so et out of dinner, Claire sle complaint She asked Suzy to zip her dress and then stepped over to the ht along

"Hey, let ain deciding to let Suzy have her way tonight, Claire gave herself over to a makeover "Ok, I’m all done and you look fantastic" Claire could hardly connect the person staring back at her in the mirror as herself Suzy had really applied more eye reen eyes looked huge Her lips were a glossy red, and the blusher accented her cheek bones "Now take that hair down and brush it; the spinster hair with the sultry dress is a definite clash"

Claire released the clip fro it into some form of order Suzy took that over as well and when she was finished applying the last coat of hairspray, Claire had to adood Maybe a bit like a classy hooker but hey, take one for the team They quickly packed and took the elevator to the lobby As people turned to stare at the to Suzy’s small SUV

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Thirtyin front of the valet stand, and the door was opened for her by a young man in a unifor from the rest of the valets Suzy walked around the car and the ad looks were then turned to her and Claire was quickly forgotten No matter where she went, Suzy was usually the center of attention and Claire was more than happy to have her in that role

"Hey babe, take good care of my ride," said Suzy with a drauy almost fell over his feet in his haste to take the keys from her With a wink, Suzy tossed her keys over and took off towards the entrance to the restaurant like she owned the place

Sometimes I wish I had just half the confidence that Suzy does, thought Claire as she followed her to the reservation desk Luckily for theain and said, "Hey, reservations for two for Denton Do you think you could possibly give us a table at the ? I just love the ocean at night; it’s so sensual"

Claire truly felt sorry for hiue in his haste to please her "Ye… Yes, I think I can find you so We’ve a table that’s reserved for 6:30, but I’ until you ladies are finished, coht this way"

Indeed, they were led to a table with a breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean The restaurant was diht frohts sihts to create an intimate atmosphere The host rushed over to pull out a chair for Suzy and Claire was left to seat herself For such a popular place, Claire was impressed at how spacious the area was around each table

"Wow, this is great Suz; I can’t believe we got such a good table," said Claire

"Yeah, this is cool I know Jeff would want us to enjoy the evening with his ht Order thefor cha, Claire opened her menu to look at the options

Their waiter arrived at the table, luckily another ne had arrived and they were enjoying a glass "I propose a toast" Claire raised her glass and waited for Suzy to continue "Ue, s shrivel evendentist drop to her ankles" They clicked their glasses grandly, both dissolving in a fit of laughter

Claire felt a tap on her shoulder and looked up expecting to see their waiter She was shocked to see none other than Jason Danvers looking down at her with a smile on those sexy lips "Ladies, I couldn’t help but overhear your toast I do hope things work out as you requested Suzy," said an obviously amused Jason

"Hey Mr D, thanksa beat Claire was surprised that Jason actually remembered Suzy’s name and equally surprised to see that Suzy was not intiing as Suzy continued, "You want to pull up a chair and join us? We could use soht"

"I couldn’t think of anything that I would rather do than dine with two beautiful woht Claire, you aze had settled on her as he waited for a reply

"Ye… Yes, I remember I’ve never met him in person, but I do recall the na red as she felt herself stah to eat tonight I wonder if he’s on the menu because I would order that for sure