Casey had never been to the Hospital fundraiser ball by herself. She had always been with her ex-husband before. This year she was invited because of both her social standing and her position at the hospital.

She was a little nervous considering that last year she and Eric were just a little too close to where that bomb had gone off. However she was determined to make the best of things now that they were divorced and she had been trying her hardest to prove that she could go it on her own.

The first part of the night went well and she visited with several of her friends and coworkers and in general had a great time, except that there was this one waitress that made her feel uneasy. She had that "rough around the edges" look, but so long as the girl kept the drinks and hors d'ouerves coming Casey didn't care.

A little into the evening she heard a commotion coming from the area of the bar and like everyone else there turned to stare.

"Oh lord," Casey thought. "It's that dreadful man John Rains," she muttered to one of her friends when they asked who he was. "You know drunk all the time and in trouble quite frequently. I just have to hear what's going on though." And with that she headed closer to the bar.

As she got closer she saw John break loose from security and snatch up more champagne and fling it in her hostesses face to drip down her dress.

"I'm not the one who will be embarrassed before this night is over," John replied as Casey saw him further ruin Cailtin's evening by destroying her new gown. Unbelievably security's grabbing him to get him off Caitlin had just caused more damage to the dress and now it was hanging off of her. To Caitlin's credit she did avoid the horrible scandal of exposing herself to her public as she gathered her dignity and stalked back to her office, but the damage had been done and that dress could never be worn again.

Casey saw the waitress come back after calling the police and asked briskly for a Vodka Martini. Normally she didn't drink those but tonight she was just glad that for a change it wasn't her that had been part of the drama. As she waited for her drink she decided that she would have to check on Caitlin to make sure she was alright, but it could wait until the hubub had died down. Caitlin needed some time to gather herself together.




(Edit - I had asked for a whiskey sour instead of a vodka martini by mistake)

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Kitty's Lingerie
Kitty's 1000th
Surprise Threesome
Lazy Evening
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