Madison sat at the hotel bar mindlessly stirring her drink. She was perfectly aware that all eyes were on her but she wasn't interested. She had been in Las Vagas with her two friends now supposedly working on her story for Manhatten style. But they had left two weeks early for a vacation. Her two friends Josie Young and Kelly Nova had been taken in by the glamorous superstars, wild night life and bright lights that was Las Vagas. Madison however was bored. She didn't see what all the fuss was about. So far they had been to a few tacky clubs that were full of cheating husbands, fourty year old women trying to be eighteen again and middle age men who were still living with their parents. No one worth bothering with. She picked up her martini and walked back over to her table pushing straight past a balding man who had tried to talk to her. She sighed a dramatic sigh as she sat next to her friend Joise. Josie looked at her with a quizical expression wondering what was wrong. Josie was your typical tall willowy blonde, with huge aquamarine eyes with a high class sense of style. She reminded Madison of a modern day Grace Kelly. The only problem with Joise was that she was extremely naive and innocent still, not exactly perfect for getting the best stories or so everyone thought, but with her looks and charmingly innocent ways she could get into any hotel room or past any security gaurds.
"What do you think of that guy Kelly's with, he's really quite handsome?" Josie asked
Madison looked over to the dance floor where Kelly was hanging off a fairly young man with sandy blonde hair, he was quite well built and was good looking but Madison wasn't fooled.
" He's trying to make it as an actor, lives with his parents and goes for older women with money to pay for his lessons" she replied taking a sip of her drink. Josie just laughed
"Come on Maddy, i'm sure he's ok" Josie told her.
Madison just shrugged her shoulders. She gave the room a once over. Still the same type of people there had been the last few nights.
As if on cue Kelly and the mystery man came and sat at the table.
"Girls this is Josh" Kelly said as she sat down.
"Hello Josh" Josie said kindly.
Madison notced him giving Josie the once over just like every man did. He quickly turned back to Kelly hoping she hadn't noticed. She hadn't of course she was too busy downing her glass of cristal.
"Josie works for my magazine, she's a photographer, and this is our star reporter Madison Costello" Kelly said introducing her two friends.
Madison smiled politly at him.
"How about i go get you ladies another round" he suggested.
"Cristal for me, Josie will have rum and coke and Madison will have..."Kelly started
"A rum and coke please" she finished
"Coming right up" Josh said before disappearing
Madison looked over to Josie and smiled. " So Kelly what does Josh do?" she asked
"He said he's an actor" Kelly replied.
Josie looked at Madison in pure amazement. Madison had been right again. She always new a mans life story just by looking at him. Josh was an actor, and altough Kelly was beautiful she wasn't exactly young. Kelly was a fourty year old editor. She had warm brown eyes and light brown hair that was greying slightly at the roots. But for being fourty she still had a great figure and she was still full of life just like her twenty four year old best friends. The age difference was nothing between the three women. They still got along just fine. They were all different in personality but no one had ever met three closer friends.
"Oh my god!" Kelly exclaimed suddenly
"What?" asked Josie
"That is Adam Copeland!" Kelly replied excitedly.
"Oh my god" Josie joined in.
Madison looked at them with a confused expression on her face.
"Adam Copeland?" she asked
"He plays Edge in the WWE" Kelly explained
Madison raised an eyebrow" can't say i've ever watched wrestling, and you two are the last people i'd expect" she said
"Hot guys!" Kelly exclaimed" of course i watch"
"And i thought i was the slut of the group" she laughed
"Don't worry you still are" Kelly told her and Josie laughed.
"So what do you think of him?" asked Josie who was desperate to hear the life story.
"He's on his second wife" she replied" and he's sleeping with the red head on the opposite side of the table"
"How do you know that?" asked Kelly who didn't seem to believe her.
"Madison knows everything" Josie said with pride.
"Ok miss know it all, what about the guy next to him?" Kelly asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Left or right?" she asked
"Left" Josie said choosing for her.
Madison observed the way he chatted confidently with everyone at the table. He flirted with the girls around him and even patted the waitress on the butt. Madison almnost laughed it was so easy.
"Playboy, never does commitment, the perfect contestant if you're looking for a guy" she told them
"Why if he won't settle down?" asked Josie looking confused.
"Who needs a relationship, all guys cheat" she replied
"Not all guys" Josie argued.
"You are so naive, you can take any married man and i promise you he's either doing the maid or his secratery" she told them with a grin.
"She's right"Kelly agreed
"How do you know so much about men?" asked Josie
"You don't wanna know honey" she replied calmly.
Josie looked at her suspiciously but decided not to ask anymore. Madison never let on about her past and no one ever bothered to ask her anymore.
"I wanna go talk to them" Josie said smiling at one of the guys.
"I need to stay with Josh" Kelly told them with a frown.
"No you don't" Madison laughed" and believe me he's a loser"
"Why what do you know?" asked Kelly
"Maddy said he's living with his parents and he only goes for older rich women" Josie told her as gently as possible expecting her to be upset.
"Well unfortunatly i go for richer men, and i see plenty over there" Kelly told them with a smirk. Madison laughed and Josie frowned.
"how do you two move on so quickly?" she asked
"Think like a man, do the deed then move on, it's a case of play or be played" Madison told her.
Madison eyed the men across at the table. So these guys were wrestlers? Didn't make them any different from any other guy in the place, she would just play them just like she did to everyone else. Madison knew relationships didn't work. She smiled as she looked at Josie, so sweet, innocent and Naive. Madison remembered when she had been like that. A young girl out on her own, her head full of dreams about love, marriage and becoming a star. But now Madison was happily living in the real world doing everything she had to do to survive physically and mentally. No more broken hearts for her. She had made that decision years ago and life was good. She finished the last of her martini and gilded effortlessly across the room sitting down at the table followed by her friends. Everyone looked up and Madison smiled at them all.
"Hey i'm Maddy" she told them confidently.