Lidia pranced into the restaurant happy whenever she caught the eye of an admirer. She was well aware how good she looked in her cocktail dress. Smiling and winking at those she passed Lidia enjoyed the irritated glares of their dates almost as much as the leers of the men.
“Sorry, I’m late,” Lidia greeted as she joined the girls at the bar.
The others forced smiles some rolling their eyes when they thought she wasn’t looking. Though she knew these five for several years they weren’t friends. As socialites they couldn’t afford to be friends or even friendly with each other. The social world was dog-eat-dog and none of them were going to let themselves fall behind the others which was the only reason they got together for these girls’ nights in the first place.
“So glad you could join us
