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Suzy finally asked, "Has so on between you two that I don’t know about?" Claire decided that if she could tell anyone the whole story without being judged it was Suzy

She poured out the story of her second job and the reasons behind it Finally co to the part of her encounter at Jason’s friend’s bachelor party during the weekend and what had happened in the restroo until she’d told Suzy everything, including what occurred the previous night Suzy sat in silence looking at her with herlike a fish

"Holy shit, who are you and where is my friend Claire?" exclaiht zone where you turn into me, and I turn into you Why in the world didn’t you tellon the side? You should know that I of all people wouldn’t give you grief about it"

Claire reached over and took her hand seeing the hurt on her face "I know you wouldn’t Suz; I was just e you, about my financial proble a job like that if I didn’t desperately need the ured out so; I don’t want you to think I would ever look down on you or judge you, hell, I would probably do that job just for kicks"

As she leaned over to hug Suzy, Claire said tearfully, "No more secrets then, I’m sorry Suz, and I know you’d never look down on h of the slobbering all over each other, tellto kno he is in the sack"

With a laugh, Claire playfully swatted at her "I’ with hiret it as ht, if that was regret I saw juive up leather skirts and start wearing plaid"

"The lines between us got blurred with everything that happened this weekend and then with the accidental groping of hi to settle back down into our norh," assured Claire

Suzy looked at her shrewdly asking the one question Claire didn’t have an answer for, "Do you want things to settle back to norh?"

The subject of Jason was avoided for the rest of their lunch and all too soon they alking back to the office Suzy asked, "Hey you want to go out one night this week for dinner?"

"Let s are with ht and take soroceries"

"Claire, you know that if you or your ht? I’ve lad to help you if you need it," said Suzy

Claire felt like her friendship with Suzy had turned a corner since their conversation at lunch She hugged Suzy again and thanked her Suzy said with her usual dra shit out today, before you knoe’re going to be braiding each other’s hair and wearingher body, Claire felt pounds lighter than she had thatwith the support she’d received fro dinner the previous night, Claire asked, "hey Suz, what did you think of Grayson last night? I thought I noticed so over there as well," joked Claire

"Ugh, paleeze, in his dreaive him that, but his blood probably actually runs blue I’ve s to do with my tiht I mean he probably doesn’t even own a tour t-shirt, who doesn’t have a Bon-Jovi Tour Shirt, you know?"

"Wow Suz that’s a lot of detailed protesting, sounds like Mr Uptight hit a nerve last night I’m sure with the advent of eBay you could buy hihed Claire With a very rude hand gesture, Suzy stalked off towards her office and Claire laughed all the way into hers

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The rest of the week continued peacefully at work Jason called in several times a day but with him out of the office it was easier to believe that they could return to a nored and took herouther favorite TV shows Luckily, she was having a good day, and Claire enjoyed the time with her

The one unpleasant aspect of the week had been calling Pa her that she would not be able to work the next weekend as well To say Pam was upset was an understatement; livid was a more accurate word Pa someone, and rather than her normal assurance that Claire could work all the weekend parties, it would now be a

Claire had a feeling that her e soon The overtime pay for the weekend work froap until she could find another weekend job It was possible she ht have to work several part-time jobs to compensate for the loss of income but as usual, she would do what needed to be done

Claire had proht, and she was looking forward to hanging out with her Just as she was finishing up for the day, Suzy glided into her office "Hey chick, you ready to split?"

"Yes, just finishing up here," gri down at her tan slacks and equally plain white blouse, Claire said, "I wish I had on so a little less…"

"Drab, dull, old lady?" injected Suzy helpfully

With a swat to her friend’s ar to say formal but thank you for those kind words" Suzy of course could never be called any of those things Today, while wearing a black leather h heels, and a hot pink t-shirt with a skull on it, she was as far reet

Claire locked up and soon they were on their way to a bar a few blocks away that Suzy liked to hang out at Claire had never been to this particular place, and she dearly hoped it wasn’t some type of biker bar Suzy was blessed to fit in wherever she went; unfortunately, the same wasn’t true for Claire