The Tree that Ate Larissa

The Harlequin party is one of the biggest bashes of the year. Open bar, DJ playing “It’s Raining Men,” and about 800 women dancing their party shoes off…well, it’s something everyone enjoys. But this year there was an unexpected twist.

The bar was decorated with the Golden Gate Bridge, and there were also numerous life-sized trees, kind of like redwoods, only with magnolia leaves.

As always, I love to dance. I dance very poorly, but with great enthusiasm.

Anyway, we were all dancing and having a great time. My roommate, Larissa was my “date” and she had gone to our table to rest her feet and have drinks and snacks. Remember how I mentioned the Little Black Cloud of Doom that follows her? You know, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.? Well, I heard a sudden commotion on the side of the room where our table was. I looked over, and one of the decorative trees had crashed. Apparently, someone danced into it or knocked it over (no, it was NOT me! I swear!).

It went down into our table and hit Larissa. Yes, this could only happen to her. Like any good roommate, I asked if she was okay. And then I took pictures.

I don’t think I realized quite how big the tree was until they carried it off.

Somehow, I think she might be scared to come to another event with me. :help:

Anyway, because I was a bad roommate and took pictures, I’m going to redeem myself now by giving her a shout-out on her latest book Pleasure Unbound. It’s a sexy paranormal about a Demon E.R. room. If you like JR Ward’s books, you will absolutely love this one. So go buy it and we’ll all make her feel better about being hit by a tree at the Harlequin party. :banana: