CHAPTER TWO
Tempe took a deep breath and exhaled very slowly. The evening was formal and her gown just barely touched the floor. It was a strapless red velvet, friend-designed dress. With her mother's diamond necklace and studded earrings, she felt like a princess. She kept a thought in the back of her mind that Seeley would join her. A long shot but she still kept the thought tucked away.
Angela greeted her in the foyer of the hotel dressed in a floor length black strapless gown. Her hair pulled up on top of her head with tiny curls flowing down the side. Tempe smiled at her friend as the two moved towards the room where the party was.
"Well, let the party begin" Angela whispered to Tempe.
They walked into ballroom that was decorated with white lights and fluffy white stuff to resemble snow. And bows. There were red and gold bows everywhere.
They were seated for dinner with Jack, Zack others from the lab. As Tempe looked around the room she realized she didn't know any of the other guests except the table beside them that were people from the lab. Was she really that secluded from the rest of the world? Her friend's and family were made of up Zack, Jack, Angela and handful of other doctor's that worked in the lab. And of course Booth.
After dinner the band started playing and Jack and Angela got up to dance. Tempe moved to the next table to chat with some co-workers. Although she was talking to other people her eyes kept wandering around the room looking for the tall, dark handsome FBI Agent that could light up a room with his smile. Nothing. Then Richard from the lab upstairs asked her to dance and she said yes. "He's a very good dancer. I must make note to ask him to dance later", said to herself as her partner led her around the dance floor.
As the night moved on Tempe found herself having a really good time. She laughed, danced and even had a few drinks, which was a rarity for her. She was feeling good. The band played their last song that was a slow one and she asked Richard dance. She felt like she was floating on air. Either he really was a good dance or she was starting to feel the effects of the last 2 glasses of wine.
Angela and Tempe shared a cab with Tempe being the last to arrive home. She slowly made her way to her apartment's front door. She was feeling the effects of the wine wearing off but was still really tired. She unlocked her door and locked it, dropped her keys and purse on the floor as she made her way to bed. She managed to take off her dress and necklace before she collapsed, falling asleep as her head hit the pillow.