Added 2021-12-20 16:31:03 +0000 UTC
You step out of your car into the cold winter air. Adjusting your tie, you take a deep breath. Other people in the parking lot make their way to the entrance of the restaurant as you check your watch for the time. *Alright... let's get this over with.* you think to yourself. One more deep breath, and you make your way into the company employee holiday party. Several coworkers greet you as you make your way to the door. You hold it open for a few people, smiling and nodding as they give their thanks. Everyone is dressed to the nines, including yourself. You are greeted with the warmth of a crackling fireplace as you make it inside the building. It's an old restaurant, steeped in pomp & circumstance. The employee party is here every year- you're pretty sure your boss is friends with the owner, and they've been doing this for decades. It's a classy building, covered in evidence of old money. You take another deep breath, bracing yourself for the inevitable drunken conversations you'll have with your coworkers- and you hope you'll be able to make a swift exit after dinner. You practice your excuses in your head. Parties just aren't your thing... especially not ones where everyone is 20-30 years older than you. You leave the busy foyer and walk over to the coat room, shrugging your overcoat off your shoulders. It's a big open closet, full to the brim with fancy coats, all covered in fake fur and leather. The door swings shut behind you, and the sounds of the party are dimmed for a moment. At first, you don't notice her. You hang your coat and readjust your suit. You hear someone clear their throat and turn around quickly. A young woman sits in the corner, smiling at you. Her legs are crossed, and you noticed that they are covered in nude fishnets, with small rhinestones... you stare for a moment before coming back to your wits. "Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't see you there," you apologize- you swear that you've seen her somewhere before. She shakes her head, "Happens all the time." You stare at her for anot
