[ @suburbtrash ] Being face to face with Angelina for the first time, this was not how the older woman envisioned their first impressions. Still Phoebe shamelessly watched the woman on stage--- Angelina was her name. It would seem odd to anyone observing Phoebe right now, but she could care less. Three months ago, she met Angelina online- through Tinder- and the two hit it off. Or, well, Phoebe thought things went well. She admitted so many things up front, which she was told afterward (by her best friend, Pauly) that those confessions were unnecessary. Sharing that she was a divorcee, to a man, and now out as a lesbian? Angelina didn't need to know that through messaging.
So for the last three months, Phoebe could only assume things ended because of that. Even as she watched Angelina dancing, she wondered what the other was thinking; wonder if her job was why she didn't want to be with someone, like Phoebe, with so much baggage. Taking a long swig of her cocktail, Phoebe was pulled out of her thoughts by Pauly. That's right, she was at a bachelorette party. They were probably judging her for staring too hard. As Angelina's performance ended, Phoebe looked back to her group and excused herself. "I'll be right back," To which they teased her for. They immediately assumed she wanted to continue to watch the dancer.
Well, she did want to see Angelina again, but not for a private lap dance. So, she smiled at their teasing before departing from the group. She made beeline to the back room, talking to the bouncer for a moment, requesting a private room with Angelina. "$300? Shit. This better be worth it." Taking a deep breath, she allowed herself to be escorted by a hostess to a champagne room. As a police officer she couldn't help but laugh at how she appeared right now. She seemed crazy, taking a seat on a plush chair in front of a table with expensive champagne and a dimmed light across the square room. Phoebe didn't hesitate to pour herself another drink. She would need it if this whole introduction would go south.