It was a warm night and the event was a hit. She sipped her glass of champagne swearing it would be her last and her eyes searched the room for him. They had developed a synergy over the years and it took her a matter of seconds to spot him. Like clockwork his eyes met hers. She lifted her glass in a silent toast to their success and he returned the gesture.

He sent her a quick smile and surveyed the room. They had successfully packed a 25,000 square foot venue and everybody who was anybody was here. Everything about the setup was awesome: the location, decor, food, and music was perfect and the energy in the room was electric. And together, they had made it all happen. He was happy he had made the right choice.

The venue point person caught her with a half empty glass and refilled it, much to her dismay. She had had plenty, but she wasn’t wasting a glass of this champagne. She opted instead to find a seat instead of walking around clumsily in 5-inch heels. Unfortunately, the only seats in the place were cocktail height and because she was short, she almost took a tumble trying to get in the seat. Champagne, 5-inch heels and cocktail seats did not mix.

He watched her and to ensure his partner didn’t take a spill that would embarrass her for life, he excused himself from his conversation, went to her, and helped her in the chair.

“You alright?”
“Yeah, just clumsy as ever.”
“It’s the shoes. They bad.”
“It’s a big night. I had to show out. You look fantastic your damn self.”
“I feel it too. I am getting macked on in here tonight. Might actually pick up a side piece.”
“Get em tiger.”
“Your boy is over there. He’s staring you down tonight.”
“I noticed him too, but with him you can’t feel special cause he looks at everybody like that.”
“He’s a pimp. You alright to see this to the end? I can handle it.”
“Not going anywhere. I just need to sit here a sec and stay away from that amazing champagne.”
“And it looks like your boy is making his way over here.”

She winked at him. “So make yourself scarce so I can engage in a lot of a harmless flirtation.”

He laughed. “You are a trip. Alright then, I’ll come find you in a couple of hours.” He dapped up the brother, approaching and made his way into the crowd. He turned to glance back at her quickly but she was engulfed in the arms of the other man. That made him feel some kind of way…

Two hours flew by and she was so grateful to the brother who helped make the time pass by so quickly.