Lana yanked an armload of I Heart Thrash T-shirts from her drawer and dumped them into her suitcase on the bed beside her worried best friend. “I’m not panicked.” Lana opened another drawer and tossed random socks onto the bed. “I’m leaving. I have to get out of town. Fast.” “Lana, honey. This is me.” Jackie slammed the suitcase closed, leaving Lana with an armload of jewel-colored thongs and nowhere to put them. “You can tell me anything. I won’t tell anyone and maybe I can help.” Tears prickled the backs of Lana’s eyes. “I’ve been through this before. No one can help me.” “What about James?” “No.” Lana bit her lip, fighting back a wave of emotion. “This is all his fault. If he hadn’t…seduced me…” Cutting herself off, she tossed the panties on the floor and collapsed on the bed. Jackie snorted a soft laugh and ran a soothing hand down her back. “I’m supposed to be the drama queen. It takes two for a seduction and, knowing your history together, I have a feeling you were a full and enthusiastic participant.”
