One womans heart break anothers pot of gold

Chapter One & Two

Chapter One :

The year was 2005 it was a balmy Saturday evening and the girls were in the midst of getting ready for a fun night out and the hope of meeting the man of their dreams. Brooke who was in her mid thirties five foot 7with long flowing blonde hair with long legs and a size 8 figure and looked after herself by keeping active at the gym. she was a recently divorced mother of two a boy Dillon four years old with hair as white as snow and the biggest dimples you have ever seen and a girl Lauren five years old with long thick blonde hair with a few curls. They were her pride and joy and meant the world to Brooke but there was one thing missing in her life which she longed for and that was a decent loving man. Brooke had just moved in with her long time girlfriend Crystal who was in her late twenties she was a five foot 3 long haired brunette with the most beautiful eyes you have ever seen on a woman with angelic skin. Crystal had just separated from her partner of 4 years who was a sugar daddy and enjoyed making his woman feel worthless,week and paranoid which amde them feel like they had to go on anti depressants due to the low self esteem and depression state he put them in, as he was a selfish insecure man but very successful in his work and was always pleasant to Crystals friends.

So Brooke and Crystal decided to get a place together in a popular suburb of LA where there was plenty of night life, shops and only 10 minutes away from the sandy beaches.

Brooke didn't have her children this particular weekend so they were going to make the most of their freedom. They were in their bathrooms blowdrying their hair and applying their make up along with a glass of wine and the music blaring out a Christina Aguilera song 'Fighter' which the words meant a lot to them, stating that they are not quitters on love and are survivors when they have been hurt in love, they will open their hearts for love again. This song really put them in the mood for a great night out. Brooke decided to put on her favourite tight black designer labelled pants along with a low back halter neck top which swung a silver chain with an oval diamante at the end of it which brought much attention to her slender golden tanned skin along with some jewelery and a pair of strappy stilettos and matching handbag.

Crystal decided to wear her new designer denim jeans and a white of the shoulder top which also had some diamontes on the front of the top along with her white high heels and also matching handbag. The girls were just adding their final touches when the 'toot' of a taxi sounded through the open front door. They grabbed their bags and keys and out they went giggling as they slid along the back seat of the taxi

'Where to?' the driver asked.

'Le Chandelier please' Brooke replied which was one of LA's most popular wine bars and one of the hottest spots to start a night of drinking and socializing. The taxi arrived out the front of Le Chandelier it was around 8.30pm and there were people comming and going out the doors, the girls entered the wine bar and they had grabbed the attention of a few patrons as they entered the room and made a bee line for the bar just to settle their nerves and give them a little confidence as this is how they always felt when they entered any bar, believe it all not they were not the most confident girls but a vodka and soda with a dash of lime always helped them on their way.

'Where shall we sit?' Crystal asked

'Over their at that table near the live band, so we can keep an eye on our bags if we decide to go for a dance' it was in an area of the wine bar where most people seemed to muddle around looking for their soul mate or one night stand.

Crystal and Brooke were waiting for Brooke's childhood best friend to arrive and join them. Her name was Caroline she was also in her mid thirties only 3 months older than Brooke, they had met each other in school at the age of seven and have been the best of friends ever since and have had their trials and tribulations throughout the years. They had been bridesmaides at each others weddings and Caronline is the godmother to Brookes daughter Lauren. Caroline was a rock for Brooke through her hard times of her divorce and also helped her through her loneliness at times when she needed a sholder to cry on or to have a drink and laugh with. Which was always on a Sunday afternoon out on the deck in the jacuzie with jazz music playing in the background. Caroline was happily married to a wonderful man named Nathen, they had been married for thirteen years and boy did Nathen know how to play the saxaphone and he loved his jazz music.

Next minute entered Caroline into the room straight up to the girls she went, Caroline had long flowing light golden brown hair with the perfect heart shaped face with cupid lips and large blue eyes with the longest lashes every woman died for. She was tall and slim and was absolutley stunning . Caroline was wearing her designer jeans with an apricot straples top. They hugged and kissed each other hello and Caroline headed for the bar.

Crystal and Brooke had a rule they never slept with anyone on the first night especially if you were hoping for a relationship, most guys today will not see you again if you give yourself to them so soon. The girls had morals and didn't want to get a name for themselves especially if you want to go out to the same wine bars or clubs. Brooke had noticed from the corner of her eye a group of guys that must have been on a bucks night . They were pretty rowdy and making a scene. One of the guys walked up to Crystal and started chatting to her as he swayed and he smelt heavily of booze and it was not at all pleasing Crystal, she could not make sense of what he was saying and he was spilling his beer all over himself. Brooke could see the uneasiness in Crystal and lent over and whispered into Crystals ear and said

'tell him you need to go to the bathroom and that he should really go back over to his friends as it was his best mate who was having his bucks night' so she did ,

she also told him she would look out for him later for a dance! This line always worked as you know you rejected them but to them it was a positive note and they felt that it was no rejection at all. The night was pumping and the band played all the popular cover songs , of the '80's 90's and now so lots of people were singing, dancing and drinking quite alot. A few people were sharing the table with Crystal, Brooke and Caroline and doing small talk but there was really no potential men that the girls would like to be pursued by, they would prefer to have them as social friends which they made quite a lot of friends while out. They were the type of friends you all congregate with while out on your own or with a few of you ,everyone of them were friendly they were a mixed bunch male and female, some hoping to be in a relationship while others just wanted to be out having fun with no ties. From time to time one of the group members may fancy one of the group and sometimes there was a little jealousy if a new comm-er was to come along because they were hooked up with one of the single guys or girls in the group. Especialy if one of the group members had their eye on that particular person. You would learn a little of their past or what they did for work or even their life story some were sad and some were crazy but at the end of the day we all had a past and maybe were lonely for company and a laugh. They weren't really the type of friends you would see all the time and call, they were your 'pub friends'. You always would meet a new friend each time who would start to join the group each time you went out some you would never see again as they may have met someone and are now mingling with their new circle of friends. Everyone from one time or another would move on but for Brooke it felt she would never meet anyone who she could trust. She didn't have over the top high standards but she did want someone who had a good job, a kind heart, honest with or without children and if they had children they actually played a major part in their lives. Not some guy that saw his children for two weeks a year in the school holidays because they had to.

Crystal on the other hand wanted someone who earned no less than $300k a year so she said to Brooke one drunken night out, but Brooke secretly knew that Crystal was not like that at all. She also knew she was quite keen on her boss at her new job she was working at. She was very high up in an advertising company one of the best sales reps in the country. She was constently talking about Hank all the time on how hard her boss worked and the long hours he put in. He also started to include her in some high profile customer luncheons. Crystal was starting to become very cosy and comfortable with Hank.

Chapter Two:

The wine bar was getting a little boring for the single group which included Brooke , Crystal and Caroline so they decided it was time to move on to their next stomping ground the 'V Room' which was a short stroll down the strip. The group was on a high and everyone was enjoying their evening so far. As they approached the "V Room" they noticed a line was starting to form out the front of the entrance, but for Crystal ,Brooke and Caroline and a few other friends they were ushered to the front of the line and allowed entry straight away, one of the perks for being a local. The V Room was packed and the DJ was in the middle of his usual list of 70's 80's and 90's songs with the occasional hit now. Brooke knew nearly every song and when the song was comming on next and her favourite songs to dance to were 'Hit me with your best shot' by Pat Bennetar and 'Jessies Girl' by Rick Springfield, she was always at the V Room when she had a night off. She got to have a drink and dance the night away with or without her girlfriends, as there was always someone there that was either on their own so she would go up to them as she kenw how it felt to be out alone or she'd be with someone she knew.