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right?” I shrugged.
    Tonight was not going to turn into a pity party for one. Pitbull sang about having the time of your life, which I most certainly was not. I was regretting that I agreed to come, for at least the tenth time since leaving the apartment. In Lux's defense, it wasn't bad when there was a live venue, but the drunk people falling all over themselves made it less than stellar. Especially for someone trying to stay sober.
    Dana stood on her tippy toes and cupped her hand around my ear. “It’s so loud here. Do you want to go out back and talk? We can catch up for a few.”
    Part of me knew this probably wasn’t the best idea, but what the hell. Right now, anything was better than sitting in here. Finally, everyone came over from the bar with drinks in hand. Aubrey and Piper were mock dancing holding their drinks above their heads. I waved my hand, so they could see where the table was.
    Jake looked between Dana and I. He seemed to be hesitating for a second. He knew our past. I grabbed his arm and told him I was going to get some air and catch up. For a couple seconds, he seemed like he wanted to stop me, before nodding and stepping aside. The look on his face told me what I already knew, don’t do anything stupid.
    Dana took my hand and pulled me back to the staff door that led out into the back parking lot. The unpleasant smell from the dumpster was heavy in the air. A couple was dry fucking on the hood of a car less than ten feet away, and yet it felt nice. She took a seat on the concrete slab and patted the spot next to her.
    “Ugh, it’s so much better out here, and quieter. The weather isn’t too shabby either. So what’s new and exciting? How’s the music thing working out? From what I’ve seen it looks like it’s taken off.” She winked.
    The street light above where we were sitting kept fizzling as I rubbed the back of my neck. “Yeah, the music thing ended up working out. I’ve been between LA and Ohio a lot the past year. Jake got married. We’ve ended up setting up shop there, so he can be home with his kids more.”
    “That’s cool, I guess. I have family out there. Lots of farms,” she wrinkled her nose. “Anything else? I’ve done a few modeling gigs, but so far nothings come of it, they only want me to take my clothes off. Which means, I'm still doing the day job thing."
    Shaking my head. “Welcome to Hollywood. Where dreams come to die.”
    She reached for a necklace tucked into her shirt and pulled out a small vial attached to one and popped off the lid. “I need to lose ten pounds." She lifted the vile to her nose and snorted. “It's the quickest way. You want some?”
    Did I? That was a stupid question. Of course I did, but I couldn’t go down that road. It’s only a little coke, the voice in my head said.
    “Sure,” I knew I was going to regret it, but I needed something to take this edge off. Lifting the vial to my nose, I let the white powder infiltrate my system. “Thanks.”
    “Wanna go for a walk? It’s so nice out! It feels like such a waste to sit around here. Let’s go catch up properly.” She lifted her hands above her head exposing her sexy stomach and climbed to her feet holding her hand out. Placing my hand in hers, I stood and started walking beside her. “So any lady friends I should know about?”
    “Nope,” I didn’t want to get into it. Not tonight. I just wanted to forget. “Want to head to my place? I’m walking distance.”
    “Perfect,” she grinned.

CHAPTER FIVE
    SCREAM NOW
     
    By the time our quick walk back to my place was over, the coke was in full effect. I was feeling good, really good. I fumbled, finally flipping the switch to illuminate the living room. Dana turned to me and pressed her lips to mine. Jumping up, she wrapped her arms around my neck and legs around my waist. She was tiny enough that I could hold her up using just one hand under her ass. Ten more pounds and she was going to waste away to nothing.
    A smirk grew