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couldn’t leave without telling you how amazing I think you are.” Cason said as she watched Adler’s blue-green eyes dance in the bright flood lights that lit up the SuperPipe area. She had the most beautiful smile Cason had ever seen. When Adler Troy smiled it looked like she was smiling all for you and you alone.
    “Thanks. To be honest with you I still can’t believe I didn’t crash. It was my best run on one of my worst nights.” Adler had no idea why she was telling this to her. Cason was practically a stranger. She just felt so safe with her, so open. She was usually a very private person and this threw her a little bit.
    “Yeah, I heard. I’m sorry.” Cason said.
    “It’s okay. Shit happens I guess.” She shrugged. “Isn’t there an old saying ‘what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger’ or something like that?”
    Cason smiled. “Something like that.”
    “Hey, I’m expected to go out and celebrate at this kick-ass party. You wanna go?” Adler bit her bottom lip.
    Cason found it extremely difficult to say no to this girl. She watched as Adler shook her hair out and put her ski cap back on. She looked like a California surfer girl with the tanned skin, long curly blond hair, sexy eyes and slender lithe body. Oh she was in trouble here, big trouble. “Sure.” She said and swallowed the lump in her throat. What the hell would she have in common with a bunch of skiers and snowboarders? Not to mention she was probably ten years or more, older than all of them.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
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    Cason walked into the double-decker bar behind Adler. The room was full wall to wall with people and the second floor railing was packed with people looking down all the way around the room. A band was playing some kind of rock/punk mix on a small stage in the corner. People were congratulating Adler left and right and she was quickly swallowed up by the crowd. Cason noticed most of the other male and female snowboarders and some the skiers she recognized. She wondered what the hell she would have in common with a bunch of skiers and snowboarders. Not to mention she was probably ten years or more, older than all of them. She was alone in the middle of the room wondering if this was a bad idea. She had a feeling most of the Aspen Winter X Games population was in the bar. She pushed her way to the bar and ordered a beer. She was more of a bourbon drinker, but she figured that would really show her age.
    “There you are.” A warm soft hand slid into hers and pulled her away from the bar. Adler was right at home with this crowd. She was laughing and smiling. Cason wondered how much of it was being faked at the moment because of what she was going through. They finally stopped upstairs in the corner above the band. “These are my friends, Gordy and Amy.” Adler said still holding her hand.
    “I remember seeing them at the hospital I think.” Cason stuck her other hand out to shake both of theirs. She wasn’t letting go of the slightly smaller hand holding hers.
    “This is Cason.” Adler said. “She’s a big shot doctor.” She smiled at the look on Cason’s face.
    “Cool.” They both said in unison.
    Everyone around them was dancing and it didn’t take long for them to start moving with the crowd. Adler finally let go of her hand and moved to the music careful not to spill the beer she was holding. There were so many people in the room is was impossible to move without bumping into someone or accidently grinding against someone else. This certainly wasn’t a scene Cason was use to. She hung with Warren occasionally and sometimes they would wind up at a dance club because he liked to dance. In fact, he taught her how to do the Soulja Boy dance from a popular rap song. They both had a little too much to drink and wound up doing that dance in the middle of the dance floor a few times. Alcohol made people grow courage they never dreamed of having. She