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She brought her lips to Cass’s, letting them push together. Cass put her hand on Ari’s hips and brought her closer, their tongues lightly teasing each other’s mouths.

“You look fucking hot in that tux,” Cass said between kisses.

Tommy cheered as she walked out onto the balcony, “Fucking finally!”

Ari and Cass laughed, their hands meeting again.

Bringing them in for a hug, Tommy exclaimed, “It was about goddamn time you admitted you loved each other.”

Before Ari or Cass could question, Tommy rolled her eyes and said, “The whole fucking world knew.”

They laughed and raised their glasses.

“To faking it until you make it,” Cass offered as they clinked their glasses and downed their drinks, Ari sure to look in Cass’s eyes.

EPILOGUE

A thunderous applausebroke out in the theater as the lights came up and the curtain closed.

Tommy was the first to stand up, Ari not long behind.

Cass collected her bag and smiled at Ari.

Ari, waiting for a response, raised an eyebrow to Cass.

“Do your thing,” Cass said with a smirk.

Ari kissed her and said, “Thank you, baby. I’ll be right back.”

Cass watched her as she moved toward the stage entrance to congratulate Brian Wilkes, an actor who had made his mark on Hollywood during the 80s but had slowly been offered less and less roles.

Tommy and Gabby launched into their thoughts on the play.

“I would’ve liked to see more of The Witch to be honest,” Gabby confessed.

They headed out of the theater as they discussed.

Cass looked over her shoulder for her woman.

“Give me one second, I’m going to speak with the director,” Tommy said as she threaded her way through the crowd.

Gabby laughed, “You’ve really met some odd people.”

Cass shrugged, “Yeah, but good ones.”

Gabby nodded as they reached the lobby and followed the crowd to the sidewalk. Cass had become well-versed in the etiquette for theater… and concerts… and musicals… and pretty much any type of art you could imagine.

As they stood on the curb, Cass rested her head on Gabby.

“How long do they think they’ll be?” Gabby asked with a yawn.

Cass laughed, “No idea. But, we could go grab a drink while we wait?”

Gabby nodded and the pair headed off to the nearest bar.

* * *

It took Ari and Tommy about forty five minutes to find them, already a drink deep.