Zane had been conversing with his girlfriend, Fionna and her friends before he stopped and turned his head. Recognition was registered on his features, his eyes widening, his mouth open and nostrils flared as he broke out into a huge smile and laughed in astonishment at who had called his name.
“Brooke SinClair! At least that’s who I think it is. I don’t know, we haven’t talked in so long,” He joked as he stepped forward, his arms open invitingly for the tall, slender woman who stood before him.
Brooke’s long extensions fell at her waist in wavy curls, her outfit outdoing nearly everyone’s at the A-List party, a dazzling gold dress, covered in crystals that could blind a pilot. She wore rock-sized diamond earrings on her lobes, wore custom Guiseppe Zanotti heels on her feet, complete with a matching clutch bag in hand, carried by her perfectly manicured fingernails. She held a champagne glass in the other hand, her pinky promptly up.
“Zane, now you know I don’t do hugs,” She stepped back and pointed a finger at him accusingly, raising her sculpted brow at him. “Air kisses only.”
Zane sighed, dropping his arms defeatedly.
“Fine,” He rolled his eyes playfully then leaned forward. He almost touched his cheek to hers, though an inch remained between them as they both kissed the air, then switched sides.
Brooke pulled back contently, playing with a strand of her hair as she looked up at the popstar.
“That’s better,” She said, giving him a genuine smile which was quite unusual for her. She looked behind Zane, her eyes landing on Fionna, giving her one of those quick, “hi, you’re not that important but we’re making eye contact so here”, type smiles. She knew who the blonde was, but was wondering why such a low caliber “celebrity” was at a party of this status. She figured she was Zane’s plus one.
Zane looked back behind her, his hands shoved into the pocket of his suit before he realized he should probably introduce her to everyone.
“Oh! Here, Brooke meet--”
“Wait, give me a sec,” She held up the hand her clutch was in to stop him before she walked around him and up to an unfamiliar guy, handing him her glass. She then opened her clutch and retrieved a hundred dollar bill from it, holding it out between two of her long, tanned fingertips. “I’m sick of this cheap shit. Just get me something on the rocks. No cheaper than $300 and I will be able to tell.