Daniqua Driver, Shy Sculptress

"Look at you girl! Getting pulled by a hottie when your fiancee isn't around!"

"Pff! I wish, Zindri!" said Daniqua. "He was just try to sell something."

"Mm-hmm! If a boy that fine sold something to me, I'd buy it!" teased Zindri.

The two young woman continued bantering as they wandered among wealthy donors and hopeful artists at the gallery. Daniqua was glad to have her old friend with her at the event, especially since her fiancee, Kendall, was stuck with another night shift. If not for Zindri's outgoing personality, the shy, heavyset sculptor would not have had the courage to be among people while they studied her artwork.

"Excuse me, are you the artist that did this?" asked a handsome, older gentlemen wearing a tuxedo.

"Oh...uh...," said Daniqua.

"She is!" Zindri chimed in. "She's Daniqua Driver. But by the time she's famous you'll know her as Daniqua Johnson."

"Oh? Getting married? Congratulations!" said the old man. "And are you her agent?"

"Not yet," smiled Zindri. "But if you're interested in purchasing any of Dani's artwork I can get you a good deal!"

Daniqua sighed as her attractive, charismatic friend took over the conversation. Zindri was always able to talk to anyone. In high school she was class president, head cheerleader, and the only student member of the city counsel. Her friend's charm and enthusiasm were impressive, but what Daniqua really envied were her looks. Even ten years after graduation, Zindri maintained a fit hourglass figure -- well, maybe a bit bottom heavy, but in exactly the way that drove men wild.

The shy sculptress, on the other hand, always felt awkward about her height and weight. At 5'11" it was hard to find a taller man, and at 280 pounds it was impossible to hide from them. Fortunately, Zindri helped her do just that. Her gorgeous wingwoman always managed to draw attention, leaving Daniqua unobserved -- which was just the way she liked it. That is, until she met Kendall.

Her broad-shouldered beau was an inch shorter than Daniqua and at least a hundred pounds lighter, but from the day they met he made her feel womanly and desired. She was shocked when he asked her out, and nearly feinted when he asked the second time, but when he proposed after only a year of dating, she thought she must be delirious. Kendall was the reason she took the pills from Devin Deal. Even if he swore that he loved her exactly as she was, Daniqua wanted to look as good as she possibly could for their wedding.

While Zindri dazzled a prospective buyer, Daniqua slipped the bottle of pills out of her purse. She removed one of the powder blue dots and studied it like she expected to see tiny aliens fly off it. A second later, she touched the pill to her tongue and swallowed.

I don't see how three little pills can make a difference, but I'll try it...for Kendall!