Kara entered her house a little unsteadily. She had just gone to the third Halloween costume party of the week and was drunk as well as fed up. The party had been her friend Christine's. "It's all the same, every year," she thought to herself. "I'm always the single woman at these damn things. I walk in, and everyone asks, 'Who did YOU bring, Kara?' Sheesh, why is it so important that I have to bring a date? Then there are the do-gooders who try to push me towards any single guy there, no matter HOW gross he is!"
She walked into her room and looked in the mirror. She had gone to the party as a French Maid (she knew it was a common costume, but didn't care). Kara inspected herself from head to toe in the mirror. She had a black and white headband that was set in her long, brown, wavy hair. On her face, she wore sultry make-up: dark eyeshadow and eyeliner on her almond-shaped eyes, dark red lipstick on her pouty lips, and she had affixed a small birthmark to the left of her left eye. The makeup enhanced her best features without being too much. Her short black satin dress with a small white apron attached to it framed her curvy figure well, stopping just below her ass. It was low-cut in the front and the tops of her 36c breasts were showing. Her legs were encased in fishnet thigh-highs and showed off their shape nicely. On her feet were 3 Β½ inch black high heels that made her legs look even longer than they were. Over all, she thought she was pretty hot. "Then why does it seem like everyone has someone except for me?" she cried to herself.
Just then, the doorbell rang. "Who on earth is ringing my bell at 2 in the morning? All the trick-or βtreaters should be in bed by now". Kara went downstairs and looked through the peephole in her door. It was Sandy, one of the women at the party who (of course) had been there with her boyfriend. Kara didn't know her well, but she seemed nice enough. She opened the door, a little surprised. Sandy was still wearing her Halloween costume as well. "Hi Sandy, what are you doing here?"
Sandy replied, "You left the party so quickly that you forgot to take your jacket with you. When everyone was leaving, Christine found it underneath everyone else's coats. Justin and I offered to bring it to you on our way home, since Christine had mentioned that you didn't live far from us. I'm surprised you weren't cold".
"Thanks, you didn't have to do that. I didn't even feel the cold, to be honest with you. After having a few drinks at Christine's party, I wasn't feeling much of anything". Sandy and Kara chuckled at Kara's statement.
Kara though Sandy would turn around and leave, but she was still standing on Kara's doorstep. "Uh, would you like to come in for a drink?" Kara asked.
"Sure," said Sandy. "Let me get Justin out of the car and we'll be right in".
"Is Jack and Coke OK?"
"That's fine," Sandy replied.
Kara thought it was a little odd, but figured that the couple didn't feel like going home yet. While Kara got them all drinks, she mused. When she had seen Justin at the party, she thought he was one of the best-looking guys there. Physically, he was her type. Justin was about 6'2, with short dark brown hair and olive skin. He had sexy green eyes that made him look like he was always thinking something naughty. He had wide shoulders and a broad back, but was not overly defined. From what Kara could see of Justin, he had nice legs- not bulky, but not skinny either. He was dressed as a vampire and looked alluringly wicked. Kara had gone up to him at the party without realizing that he was there with someone. When she had started talking to him, Sandy walked up to them and laced her arm through his.
"Oh, I'm so embarrassed," Kara said to them when she realized her faux pas. I didn't know that you two came here together".
"It's OK," Sandy laughed. "I'm used to women wanting Justin. It used to bother me, but now it doesn't".
"OK. Sorry again". Kara walked away, red in the face. It figured that the one guy she wanted at the party was taken. After that incident, she had made a point to try to stay away from the couple, and that was just the beginning of her downward spiral at the party.
By the time Kara finished her thoughts and making the drinks, Sandy and Justin had entered her house and were comfortably ensconced on Kara's couch. Kara entered the living room with the three drinks and set them down. She took a seat in the loveseat perpendicular to them. "So what did you think of Christine's party?" Justin asked Kara.
"It was all right," Kara replied. "I just hate it that I'm one of the only single women there and my friends try to push me towards any single male. It can get annoying. It seems that people think that just because I'm in my 20's, I should be thinking of settling down with someone".
"I used to have the same problem," Sandy replied. "Before I met Justin a year ago, I was always getting invited to dinner parties where everyone was coupled up. The host usually invited one of their single male friends to be my partner, but he always turned out to be a loser".