(Ashley)
She had been waiting for this day for weeks now. Countless hours of hard work and non stop running around had finally come to an end and she was ready to enjoy the rewards of all the time and effort put into this event. Tonight was the night of the music release party, for a new artist's album being dropped, at the record label Ashley worked for. She had put a huge chunk of her personal life on hold just make this party happen. If she could prove herself to one of her bosses maybe she could be promoted from the slaves of itern hell. Thankfully Ashley wasn't going to work tonight. She was going to enjoy the party, have fun and hopefully not let herself worry if things didn't go smoothly. Ashley also put quite a bit of time into her appearence tonight as well. She wanted to make heads turn tonight. It had been awhile since she had gotten dolled up for anything so Ashley took her sweet time making sure she looked nothing but her very best. Every curl was perfectly twirled, her makeup was spot on and the dress fit her body like a glove. She felt crazy sexy and that didn't happen to often. She wondered if a certain security guard would approve. A familiar heat blossomed across her cheeks thinking about him. They were so close to having sex in the mail room, until they were sadly interupted. Maybe it was some kind of sign? Maybe it was stopped for a reason? Ashley shook her head, chasing away any negative thoughts from her head. Tonight was going to be a good night.
(some time later)
Ashley walked past the beefy bouncer that stood outside the building of her workplace and headed into the bass bumping building. The party was being held on the rooftop and the fourth floor of the building. They kept those levels for release parties and any other events the label was ususally thowing. Looking down at her black pumps, Ashley skipped the idea of taking the stairs and chose the elevator instead. She was running a little late so luckily she didn't have to cram into the elevator with other fellow party goers. The doors chimed open and Ashley walked inside hitting the button to the rooftop level. She checked her reflection in the mirrored elevator, smoothing over her dress and looking over every angle of her body. The closer she reached the rooftop the faster her heart started to beat. Her nerves started to kick when she heard the small ding of the elevator doors open to the packed rooftop. She looked around the clusters of people, wising she didn't have to brave the party alone. Ashley tried to ignore any nerves eating away at her and took a deep breath, walking into what was hopefully going to be one damn good night.
(Lucas)
Lucas sat on the steps outside the local library, waiting for Mrs. Jones to come pick up Isabella. Typically, he'd bring the little girl back to her grandmother's or she'd come to his apartment to get her, but this time Mrs. Jones had some errands to run, so he had to adapt. Since he was working Saturday night to Sunday morning, he couldn't keep his daughter for their full weekend visit. It sucked, but he needed to collect that paycheck. He frowned softly, watching Isabella flit around the tiny park, blowing bubbles with a little girl she'd befriended inside the library. He wished that things were different. That he could be a full-time father. Two days just wasn't enough. But he just couldn't keep Isabella with him and support them at the same time. He had to make this work, even if it wasn't ideal. He looked up when he heard a car honking. He nodded and got to his feet, calling Isabella over.
"Is, grandma's here." The little girl stopped chasing her friend around and shuffled toward her father, sporting a soft pout. "Already?" Lucas nodded sadly, but put on a brave face for her. "Yeah…I know. You were having fun, but you'll have fun with grandma, right?" He said, taking her hand to walk her to the car. She grunted, digging her heels into the concrete, pulling back on his hand. "No. Not that. I didn't even get to stay over." She complained, not so understanding of Lucas' work obligations. "I know." He nodded softly, saying no more on the matter. "I'll make it up to you. Promise." He scooped her up, tickling her sides, putting a smile on her face as he carried her to the car. He said goodbye and headed home to relax for a little while, before having to work security at this big release party at the music label.
[Later]
Lucas sighed, ducking into the security office's bathroom to change into dark jeans and a button up shirt. It would've been nice if he'd been told in advance that he'd be on duty in plain clothes for the night. But whatever, he thought, loosening his tie and pulling it off over his head, at least he didn't have to wear that stupid thing. The party was already in full swing and thankfully there hadn't been any incidents. Not that there usually were. The only thing he was looking forward to at this party was possibly running into Ashley. The hot intern he kept seeing around lately. He'd joked about making her his date for the night, but figured she might have an actual date or have something better to do than stick by him all night. After all, he was supposed to be working. He wasn't exactly at liberty to mingle with guests or do anything fun. He was just supposed to circulate and keep his eyes open.
Maybe he could do that and still socialize a little bit. After getting dressed-down, he got onto the elevator and rode up to the roof, the music pumping louder and louder the higher he got up the metal shaft. He exhaled, stepping out onto the roof, his eyes already doing a preliminary scan. The place was packed, as expected. There were execs, artists, and of course, plenty of groupies to go around. If Ashley didn't come through, maybe the night wouldn't be a total bust. He grabbed a drink, just to blend in and started milling about, nodding to acknowledge people, spotting a few of the other guards doing the same. Fifteen minutes in, he narrowed his eyes, approaching a curvy brunette in a black and white form-fitting dress. He smirked, recognizing that phenomenal ass straight away. He leaned in close from behind, speaking into her ear, "Kinda shocked you're here alone…"
