title: Friends & Lovers
author: Carr, Mari
description: What happens when you discover Mr. Right was standing in front of you all along?
  
  Status Update
  After a divorce, Laura is determined to rediscover the woman she once was-the one who loved to dance, to laugh, to kiss. When Bryan spots his old friend in a bar, he wonders how he never noticed her beauty before. Her confession that she plans to experience lost opportunities tempts him into joining her. But there's one area where Laura has no plans to change the status quo--her heart.
  
  The Back-Up Plan
  As Kristen's fortieth looms, she wonders if work is all there is to life. Maybe what she really needs is to find a husband. The last person she expects to vow to help her is her annoying law partner, Jason. But he does have a vested interest in her success. They once made a pact that if they hadn't found "the one" by age forty, they'd marry each other. Time is running out. But as they try to help each other find love, it becomes apparent that maybe the back-up plan isn't such a bad option after all.
  
  Warning: This story contains sex at Rocky Horror, sex at a Jimmy Buffett concert, sex on the stairs, sex on the dining-room table, sex on the dance floor, and sex between lawyers. It's a hot one!