I had finished my shift at 0200 and not gotten home until 0300. It seemed like I had barely gotten to sleep when the alarm went off and I had to dress...to go in. I was supposed to be off, but obviously that had changed. I had heard from Lieutenant Roscoe before I had gone off shift that I needed to be there early. I was betting that the Watch Commander had called Roscoe and given him a heads-up. Technically Lieutenant Roscoe wasn’t my boss, but he was Travis Hanover’s. Since I was TRT, I. I had a manicure,then a foot massage followed by a pedicure. My natural nails were tooshort so a set of false nails were glued on and painted the same redcolour as my dress. Although they weren't too long at my insistence, Ihad no idea how I would be able to pick anything up with them. Myeyebrows were threaded, something surprisingly not as painful as Ithought it would be.The time came for my makeup session. I had learnt how to do my makeup,usually with help from Nin, but this was going to be. He smiled, straightening his pants, a nice bulge down one leg. I took notice, and he noticed me doing so.He started off removing his tie, which he'd loosened after putting his jacket away. He was almost comical, sliding the knot down and removing it from his neck. I grinned, not wanting to spoil his little dance. When the tie was off, he tossed it over his shoulder. The problem with this was that it hit poor sweet Molly in her head, waking her from her brief attempt to get back to sleep. She. It’s heavenly with the Kahlua and coffee.’ ‘Oh, umm, I don’t know. I’m already feeling a bit tipsy,’ Brooke confessed. ‘Don’t be silly! We are on vacation now,’ Amy got up and fished the schnapps out of the duffel bag she had yet to unpack. Minutes became hours and day became night as the couples warmed themselves by the fire, talked, laughed and sipped on their spiked coffee. ‘I… I have to go to the little girl’s room,’ Brooke said and stood up, spilling a bit of coffee and stumbling.