Re: 26
*He latched onto her hand and pulled her off to a less crowded hall. This party was a pain in the ass and worse was that one of his ex's was hanging around and had it in her head that she was going to make his life a living hell this evening. He needed a way out or at least a distraction to keep the loony woman at bay and when he spotted an old friend hanging out in the crowd an idea immediately came to mind.*
Just pretend to be my date. Just for tonight...
*He knew how desperate he sounded. It felt pathetic, but what else was he going to do?*