Some nights the girls were willing to stay open later, but the managers generally didn’t approve. Most of the patrons started to disperse, finishing...their drinks as they walked toward the doors. A few ordered more drinks as they readied themselves to leave. ‘Almost done, girlies!’ cried Carrie Kent, Ellie’s closest friend. She was always optimistic, particularly at work. Ellie loved working with her, was glad to have met her, it almost made everything worth it sometimes. ‘How do tips look,. It's so tempting to give them a wink, but she turns her gazedown the hall towards the elevators. Putting an extra swing in her step,she gives them a good show as she walks away. *****It's Suit #2's turn to watch. "She's leaving now. Right on time. Man,look at those hips swivel! I wonder what an hour with her would runme?" He turns from the door. "The doc usually takes about 15 minutes toshower. I'll check us out awhile." He waits for the hall to clear. All I wanted was to have him home safe and wake up next to him and let the weight of the constant worry lift off my shoulders. It’s hard to explain the emotion; how you never lay your head down without your cell phone on your pillow; never turn on the news because you don’t want to hear it.Nick and I had agreed that I would not tell anyone until he let me know they had arrived in Germany. Once there, the odds of him not making it home in a few days were almost zero, so we agreed that would be. I gave him a few minutes to get dressed, then acted like I had just come in. When I’found’ him in his room again he had managed swim shorts, but was still shirtless.I never got tired of looking at him. He was quite a handsome man. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck. ‘Excuse me sir, but do you ave a mirror in your pants because, I can totally see myself in them.’ The joke was strangley ironic concidering what I had just witnessed. Devin smiled and kissed me.’Let’s go.’ When.