A Girl's Best Friend

"You too," Kelly said. Glenys covered another giggle with her hand and nodded.

Luscious smiled at Ryanna and held out her hand. "I'm Luscious J. And you are?"

"Ryanna."

"Nice to meet you. First time here, obviously. First time at any house party?"

"Yeah. These guys thought it would be fun."

"Well, they'd know. They're here almost as often as I am." She took Ryanna's hand and kissed it. "Don't let them pressure you, honey. Just dance and have fun. I owe dances to a few people, but later on we can dance if you want."

"Sure." Ryanna wasn't sure about dancing, but she was embarrassed by Glenys's stifled laughter and didn't want Luscious to notice it. "I'll be here."

"Sure you will. Some handsome stud's going to snap you right up." She winked. "No means no, that's the rule. New meat's pretty fascinating to some of these guys, but just do what you're comfortable with, okay, honey?"

"Okay."

"Love your outfit. Very cute." She waved at someone coming down the stairs. "Talk to you later, hon."

She wiggled away, and Glenys stopped trying to cover her laughing fit. "I can't believe it. Guess you've got a girlfriend, Ry."

Kelly elbowed her. "Shut up. If you'd just get past the whole she's a he thing, you might find out that Luscious is a pretty nice person."

"Yes, but what kind of person?" Glenys's laughter turned into coughing. "Excuse me. I need a drink."

She threaded her way through the crowd to the room behind the DJ booth. "There are sodas and beers up for grabs back there," Kelly explained. "Don't let Glenys get to you. She's open-minded about most things, but she's a little weird about CDs."

The only kinds of CD Ryanna had heard of were the kind with music on them and the ones the bank issued. "CD?"

"Very innocent. Crossdresser, sweetie." Kelly's eyes lit up. "Ooh, there's Graham. I was hoping he'd be here. He has an absolutely fabulous, um, personality." She waved, and a man across the dance floor waved back. "Be back in a bit, Ry. Don't worry, Glenys should be right over as soon as she gets her drink."