Tess walked into her kitchen and saw a note on the counter. She looked at it suspiciously; then picked it up.

Tess, your father and I went to the lake house for the weekend. Be back Monday afternoon. Love you. –Mom

Great, so she was alone in her house for the weekend right after she got a death threat. Tess made sure all the windows and doors were locked before sitting down on the couch and watching television. She decided to call Mitchie, but she didn't answer. So, Tess tried Alex.

"Hello?" Alex said on the other line.

"Hey it's Tess," Tess said. "What are you doing?"

"Oh nothing much," Alex told her. "Just reading." 'The bible probably,' Tess thought.

"Do you want to go out tonight?" Tess asked. She knew Alex would probably say no since she had church the next day, but it was worth a shot since she really didn't want to be alone in her house tonight.

"Umm," Alex sounded like she was thinking it over. "Yeah, sure," she said finally. Alex only agreed because Dean was out with Gigi doing who knows what. She should be able to have some fun too.

"Great," Tess said. "I'll pick you up in an hour." She hung up and went to upstairs to get ready. She had to look great tonight if she wasn't going home alone.

An hour and a half later, Tess and Alex were stepping out of Tess' car. "What are we doing here?" Alex asked. They were at one of the downtown nightclubs.

"One of Jason's friends is having a party," she lied. It was the truth, but that wasn't why she was there. She just hadn't told her friends about the breakup quite yet.

"Okay," Alex said, but Tess could tell that she still wasn't sure about being there. "Wait Tess," Alex said suddenly.

"Yeah," Tess snapped getting annoyed.

"I don't have a fake ID," Alex told her. Tess smirked.

"No problem," she handed Alex and ID with her picture on it. "I had it made a little while ago, but I didn't give it to you because I didn't think you'd use it. I'm glad I kept it though." Alex sighed and too the ID, knowing that she was out of excuses. Once they were inside, Tess immediately walked over to the bar and ordered a martini.

"What do you want?" she asked turning to Alex. "I'm buying."

"Umm I'll just take water," Alex told her. Tess smiled and turned back to the bartender.

"Can I also get a strawberry daiquiri?" Tess ordered.

"Tess-" Alex said.

"Live a little, Alex," Tess said cutting her off. "It's just one drink. No big deal. You probably won't even get a buzz." Alex took the drink but sipped it cautiously anyways.

"Hey," a tall guy with short blonde hair said coming over to them. "I'm Jake."

"I'm Tess and this is my friend Alex," Tess told him.

"Would one of you beautiful ladies like to dance?" he asked. Tess looked over at Alex. "You go ahead," Alex told her. "I'm not in the mood to dance right now." Tess walked off with Jake, and Alex sat at the bar looking around. Some behind her laughed. Alex turned around and came face to face with….