To the Bathroom!

“I’m so glad you have an extra tube, Moon.”

You stand up and follow her. You enter into the bathroom. The black marble tiles seem to soak up the light, making the room look dimly lit, despite plenty of lighting.

You put your hands in your purse on a handkerchief.

Moon proffers you a tube of Sapphic Red.

“Gracie, just in case you are thinking of trying to remove my lipstick, it won’t work. I love this color on me and the first thing I’ll do if you try to take it off is put more back on.”

You cross your fingers and hope she’s lying.

Just as you are about to make your move the door opens. You turn to see Marsha. Her black lips curl into a grin.

“Hi Gracie, hi Moon. I see you’re helping Gracie with her face.”

“Yes, she forgot to wear makeup.”

“You know, Gracie, you don’t have to wear red. I have a tube of black.you could slip some on and head up to see Malissa with me. She’s very interested in seeing you again.”

You wonder if you can play them against each other.

“Oh, black does look really good on me. Now I can’t decide.”

Moon grins. “Either way. Once you’re finished we can all go out for drinks.”

“I thought…”

“You thought we hated each other? Nope, ever since Moon got all gussied up we’ve buried the hatchet. We actually have lots in common.”

You fidget with your handkerchief. You are pretty sure you can get the lipstick off of one of them before things get dicey.

You could go for Moon or Marsha. Of course, you really want to feel that beautiful, awful stuff on your lips. You could give into temptation…