Dashboard ornament

 As she fumbled in her purse for her keys she
giggled again.

“Shh” Jillian said.

The door flew open, and
Tommy stood there.  It startled them and
they both froze.  He stared at the two of
them and then straight at Stella.

“She had too much to
drink so I brought her home,” Jillian volunteered.

Tommy didn’t take his
eyes from Stella who now looked like a deer in headlights.   Jillian rubbed Stella’s back real quick and
Stella blinked her eyes several times quickly.

“Call me in the
morning.  I’ll come get you,” Jillian
said.

Stella rotated slowly to
look at Jillian, her head bobbing like a dashboard ornament.

“Ok” Stella said, and
looked back at Tommy.