Claire had arranged to meet Olivia and Tara for coffee that afternoon during her break from the store. As she approached the coffee shop she saw the two of them talking and laughing and had a strange flash of jealousy. She knew she had no claim on either of these women, but somehow she felt excluded.
By the time she'd gotten her chai and sat down, Claire felt better. Tara was looking spectacularly beautiful, and Olivia was not too hard on the eyes either. This reminded her of why she was there.
"So what did Mimi say?" asked Claire.
"She said she didn't know what I was talking about," said Tara, shaking her head. "She's not a very good liar. I tried to show her the website but she said she had a meeting to get to."
"So what can we do?" inquired Olivia.
Tara sipped her coffee. "I have an idea. Mimi's having a New Year's Eve Eve party tonight. You guys should come."
"Why on Earth would we want to do that?" said Claire.
"Well, everyone will be distracted. I could get us into the computer room."
Claire immediately knew what Tara was thinking. Tara wasn't very good with computers, but she was. She even knew most of Mimi's passwords. "And I could delete the files."
Tara nodded. They spent the next half-hour planning; Olivia insisted that she was coming along, though the others tried to talk her out of it. "No way I'm letting you guys take all the risk," said Olivia. "I'm in."