Rose looked back at her reflection and began fingering the large jewel around her neck.  As beautiful as it was, it was heavy, and she felt as if it was tightening around her neck until she couldn’t breathe. 

He secretly wished Myndi had been invited to dinner too.  He could do with her sarcasm and wit to lighten the mood right about now.  But if he was lucky, Tommy was downstairs doing his best to win her over.  It was so obvious that there was an attraction between them.  Why did that girl have to be so stubborn?