"I'm sorry Lucia. I just – Well, we just need to take a break."
I stared at the phone as the busy tone rang in my ear. This had to be a joke. Six years. SIX WHOLE FREAKING YEARS! Wasted, just like that?'
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One of the worst things about being with the same man for that long: getting over the comfortable, typical routines.
The second worst thing about it: trying to place yourself back onto the market as a single person.
My girlfriends and I planned a night out, girls only, to this prestigious club in Manhattan. The Insider was known to be hot and hip. The local events newspaper claimed it to be "the place to be."
I stood in my closet and dug my way through hanger upon hanger of various "basic" clothing I had to wear around Rob (my ex). He didn't like me to go out in public looking "sexy". I finally got to the very back slew of hanging ensembles and pulled out my favorite shirt I used to wear to clubs and a pair of tight fitting, boot-cut leather pants. Hell, if I was going out, I was going to go out going all out.
To my surprise, the pants and the blouse still fit. The blouse had a very deep plunging "V" neckline that almost went to my pierced belly button; the back was just strands of fabric that draped around the curves of my back and shoulder blades. The blouse really didn't leave much to imagination. It was fiery red and I looked damn good in it. My 36D's barely were covered in the front, but hey, I was going all out, right?
I pulled on a pair of red stilettos that matched the shirt perfectly. I pinned my hair up in a sexy, messy up-do and my makeup was to the nines. When I jumped in my Escalade, I was feeling very, very sexy.
I picked up my 3 friends who were extremely shocked at the outfit I had on. They hardly saw me with makeup on. My friend, Julia, made it aware that I looked "hot as hell".
When we finally found a parking spot, we waltzed right up to the door, passing nearly 300 people who were already standing in line. The guy at the door licked his lips as he saw us walking up. Thankfully, Mitchie, one of my "prowling partners" had already paid over the phone for our admissions and access to the VIP. We heard a few muffled grumbles as we walked right into the club.
The DJ was already pumping loud hip hop music and there were already quite a bit of people on the clubs main dance floor. Mitchie walked us to our VIP station and we all orders drinks with the attending waitress.