Sharon strolled through the room with confidence, noticing the eyes of many men and women on her as she sauntered to the bar. The red dress she wore barely reached her knees and hugged her body tightly, capped off with a dramatic plunged neckline to emphasize her healthy bosom. It had been two weeks since her encounter with Rich and Barb in their kitchen and it seemed to signal to her that she was capable of far more than she ever imagined. Not only was she capable of more, she was thriving in the midst of excess.

While Sharon hadn't experimented with coke any further, she had continued to smoke...