."The band struck up again and I disappointed when I heard her say that she didn't fancy dancing anymore and that she really ought be getting back to ...er hotel. Shane was clearly having none of that and I silently urged him on to make the next move."Uh, OK but why don't we just swing by my place for a quiet nightcap and I'll take you back later?"We all knew that they were just playing out a script and I had to imagine her putting on her act of reluctance but it was just that, an act, and I was. ’ ‘Ballistics came back to an M14 sniper rifle.’ ‘M14? That’s out of production now. I recall a shipment of old sniper rifles which was smuggled into the city last month.’ Monica stood up, alarmed by this revelation. ‘What? How do you know?’ He smirked at her. ‘Who do you think smuggled it through the docks? You need to have the East Coast Seamen’s Union under control to get something that big into the city. Luckily I got the union leader elected in the first place, so I can get favours.’ ‘So. I swirled my hips and smiled at the skirt?scaresses over my bare legs, then threw back the cubicle?s curtain tocurtsey theatrically at Nina.She nodded. "It looks fabulous. What do you think?"The bored looking sales assistant, in charge of the changing rooms,looked up from where she was arranging unwanted items on a rail. "I wishI was tall enough to carry off a skirt like that the way she does." Me too," Nina sympathised."It feels lovely," I said."Can she wear it out? If I go and pay for it. I quickly added her on the request friend list and carried on my searches. Then to my surprise ! A friends request had been approved. It was Paula ! she must have been online too !! I smiled to myself knowing I still had it. I then saw that I had received a message from her. Hastily I pressed the message icon and then the 'Hi there' one on the list.In the message, she explained who she was. She was married with two k**s at school, she only worked part time, her the mornings to herself. .