Anne followed him into the limo, where she set down her stuffed wolf and immediately addressed the task of taking her new necklace out of the box so she could put it on. Turning her back to Ashely in silent request for help, she lifted the ends of the chain for him to take so she could hold her hair aside while he secured the clasp.

"I'm going to wear this all night. Trust me, it'll matter later." she declared cryptically, a wicked smile on her face as the limo pulled out of her driveway. She could already imagine how it would look under the lights, nestled in the hollow of her throat as she swayed beneath the lights of the stage...