Chapter 20 : Girl's Night You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him . - Goethe Several of the girls from TRAAC were going out on Friday night to celebrate Tina getting engaged . Helen resisted Wednesday and most of Thursday . Then , around three , she finally caved . Having agreed , she texted Jolene and Bunny . Jolene said that she was not feeling well . Bunny insisted on getting Helen a new outfit . Looking at herself in the mirror , Helen considered backing out . She was forty - three . A size eighteen . That , she was proud of . She was about to move into a size twenty and now eighteen was getting loose . The wine colored velveteen A - line dress ended just before her knees . Bunny picked out a pair of camel color knee high boots to go with it . The gold necklace with the small pearl pendant hung around Helen's neck . At the last minute , she added small gold hoop earrings . She had never been to Constellations since it reopened as a bar and was excited to see it . They all met in the parking lot and went to get in line . Helen never thought that she would be going to a club with an actual line outside . " Have you ever been here ? " Helen asked Erica . " Last year . My sister had her twenty - first birthday here . " Erica said as they moved up . " You're making me feel old ! " Helen laughed . " I was twenty - one so long ago that I've had a twenty - first anniversary of turning twenty - one . " The girls around her laughed . " That's why we love you , Miss Helen ! " Tina declared . " You're like my mom , but cool . " Helen laughed as they moved up more . " I'm sure she'd love to hear that . " " She'd love to hear anything . " Tina grinned mischievously . " She's deaf . " " Oh ! Tina ! " Helen was shocked . Tina laughed as they moved again . " Comes in handy when I want to talk to someone and don't want everyone to know . " She signed what she was saying and then added something at the end . Eliza , Tina's sister , turned and looked at the man at the door . " Damn , he is hot . " " Helen , he's closer to your age than ours . Take him for a spin . " Gloria encouraged . Helen blushed as they moved up again . " ID's , ladies . " The handsome man said . 1/4 2:56 pm P PPD . Chapter 20 : Girl's Night Helen felt really old as they all pulled their IDs out of pockets and phone cases . She pulled her wallet out of her purse . " You're good , baby . " The man checking IDs told her before she even got her wallet open . He flashed his light up in the corner before checking the other IDs . " Thing keeps trying to die on me . " Helen stepped over to where the younger man was . This man was the gatekeeper . From the look on his face , Helen did not meet his standards . " I'm sorry , ma'am . " He motioned Helen to the side and for Gloria to step forward . " Aren't you going to stamp her hand ?" Gloria demanded . " She's not going in . " the gatekeeper replied . " If she doesn't go in , we don't go in . " Tina declared and the other four women agreed . " Girls , it's fine . " Helen said hiding her tears . " Go have fun , we'll do something some other time . " Helen was walking away and the girls followed her . None of them saw the first man shaking his head or telling the gatekeeper he'd be lucky to still have a job tomorrow . The girls caught up to Helen and surrounded her . " Don't pay any attention to that asshole . " Gloria said , hugging Helen . " It's nothing I haven't dealt with before . " Helen said with a waiver in her voice . " Yeah , but that was just .... " " Bullshit . " Eliza supplied for her sister . " Ladies . " A man in tight jeans and t - shirt with Constellations written in reflective cursive was running to catch up with them . " I'm sorry , there seems to be a misunderstanding . Please come with me . " Confused , the group followed him back to the door , He stamped their hands with the over 21 stamp . Returning the stamp to the gatekeeper , he simply shook his head in disbelief . As they were leaving , two more men approached the gatekeeper . " Come with me , boss wants to talk to you . " The shorter man led him through the door and they disappeared down an opposite hallway . The man that was leading the group of women , guided them upstairs to the VIP area . A few words were exchanged and an additional stamp was placed on their wrist . He then led them over to a sitting area with two couches and chairs with a coffee table in the center . 2/4 2:56 pm PPPD . Chapter 20. Girl's Night A woman in a white Oxford shirt with a gold Virgo Constellation pin on her collar approached them with a smile and a bottle of pink champagne . " Mr. Frank said that you were here to celebrate Tina getting engaged . Which one is the lucky girl ? " Tina smiled and raised her hand slightly as the other women looked at her . " Congratulations . My name is Emily and I'll be your server tonight . " She pointed to the ceiling . " You're under the Virgo constellation , if you order anything on the floor , just tell them you're under Virgo and it will be added to your tab . VIP kitchen closes at midnight , just let me know if you want anything . " " Do we need to give you a card for the tab ? " Erica asked . " You're tab is being taken care of . " Emily replied with a smile . " If you want , I'll go get some glasses and a bucket for this , unless you want to wait ... " " I've never had champagne ! " Tina exclaimed . " I want it now ! " ས་ Emily nodded and a gentleman in the shadows brought out an ice bucket on a stand . Emily then took their orders and told them where to find the kitchen menu . The bottle of champagne was placed in the ice and Emily disappeared through a hidden door . " I've never been up here . " Tina whispered excitedly . " I wonder if it was Frank that is taking care of the bill? " Gloria asked . " Think we can see the observatory ? " Eliza asked . The girls excitement surrounded Helen , but it was lost as she stared at the giant solar system hanging above the large area below . When her kids were little , the second grade field trip had been here . At that time , the solar system sat motionless , but now the planets slowly spun in their orbits . " Helen , we're going to go dance . " Erica said and Helen looked at the throbbing mass of bodies beneath them . " You girls go , I need some liquid courage before I go down there . " Helen said over the loud music . " Don't hide up here the whole night by yourself . " Tina ordered , " I won't . " She promised looking back at the planets , Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!