I gave her my most seductive smile, latched my fingers onto her hips, and pulled her into me.

When we faced each other, she snapped her eyes up with a suspicious look. She obediently followed my lead to the dance floor. I didn't bother to look for the shock from my friends. I traced my fingers over her arm, feeling it flinch before eagerly pushing into my fingertips. Why was I doing this? Just because my friend was overwhelmed, didn't mean I needed to step in to make things easier. Seduction permeated my skin, rising in waves that I'm certain everyone could see. 'Will I do, doll?' my mouth spoke before my brain did. 'No thanks,' Elise forced a steady voice. 'You'd make my whole year if you danced with me.' Leering pointedly at Elise, she ignored the rest of us. She didn't seem to care that I wouldn't play along. Jordan mistakenly believed that she was in a contest with me about who could bed more women. More specifically Elise whose striking looks would catch anyone's attention. Jordan Palow stood among the tree stumps of her friends staring at our table. 'Who's that?' someone yelled above the music. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. (Special Edition includes epilogue never before in print.) Imagining Reality is the story of these two friends and how they discover that what they're both looking for isn't as far apart as they might think. But mostly, she wishes she could be like her best friend, Austy, who's just found her forever love. She wishes she could be more like her good friend Jessie, who seems perfectly happy dating casually. Her friends think that she's too much of a romantic mush to settle. Right since she began dating, but no one has yet filled the role. If she finds someone to hold her interest, that is. There will always be plenty of time for relationships when she feels like jumping back into the fray. She'd rather focus on the important things in life like her job, her family, and her friends. Considered Charlottesville's most eligible lesbian, Jessie Ximena has recently grown tired of that status and has stopped dating entirely.

Imagining Reality by Lynn Galli