One Night Only (109 page)

“
Y
o
u
girl
s
ar
e
th
e
best!
”
sai
d
Gin
a
an
d
withi
n
a
jitterbu
g
heartbea
t
the
y
ha
d
shove
d
Karaok
e
Kin
g
Kong
ou
t
o
f
th
e
wa
y
an
d
ha
d
take
n
th
e
plac
e
b
y
storm
.

“I’
m
pisse
d
a
s
a
fart,
”
sai
d
T
es
s
whe
n
the
y
finally
stumbled
off
the
dance
floor
and
back
over
to
the
vinegar
boot
h
wher
e
Bab
y
T
ierna
n
wa
s
fas
t
asleep
.
The
y
squeezed
i
n
aroun
d
hi
m
an
d
sa
t
swayin
g
t
o
th
e
music
,
no
t
wanting t
o
admi
t
tha
t
the
y
reall
y
couldn
’
t
tak
e
an
y
more
.

“I’
m
pisse
d
a
s
fort
y
farts,
”
sai
d
Poll
y
.
He
r
eye
s
were
glaze
d
no
w
an
d
sh
e
ha
d
t
o
squin
t
t
o
see
.
Sh
e
wa
s
a
mess.
A
terribl
e
mes
s
altogethe
r
.
Imagin
e
i
f
Jame
s
sa
w
he
r
now! H
e
woul
d
b
e
s
o
ashame
d
o
f
he
r
.

“There
’
s
onl
y
on
e
thin
g
wors
e
tha
n
a
drunke
n
man,
Poll
y
,
”
h
e
woul
d
sa
y
t
o
he
r
i
f
sh
e
eve
r
go
t
mor
e
than
slightl
y
tips
y
.

“An
d
what
’
s
that?
”
sh
e
woul
d
ask. “
A
drunke
n
woman.
”

O
h
fuc
k
it
,
sh
e
thought
!
Jame
s
wasn
’
t
here
,
h
e
wasn
’
t
goin
g
t
o
se
e
he
r
,
thi
s
wa
s
a
one-of
f
an
d
sh
e
would probabl
y
neve
r
,
eve
r
d
o
i
t
agai
n
and
,
besides
,
it
’
s
no
t
a
s
if
sh
e
ha
d
bee
n
i
n
an
y
troubl
e
o
r
offende
d
anyone
,
wa
s
it?
Sh
e
wa
s
‘lightene
d
up’
.
Sh
e
wa
s
drunk
,
sh
e
wa
s
merr
y
and apar
t
fro
m
feelin
g
dizz
y
an
d
hav
e
t
o
squin
t
t
o
avoi
d
seeing
double
,
sh
e
wa
s
fine
.
Jus
t
fine
.

Gin
a
couldn
’
t
reall
y
spea
k
at
all
.
Ever
y
tim
e
sh
e
tried
to,
it
sounde
d
lik
e
gibberis
h
and
sh
e
fel
t
lik
e
he
r
mouth
wa
s
ful
l
o
f
suds
.
Al
l
that
dancin
g
and
th
e
las
t
shot
that
Poll
y
had
insiste
d on
i
n
betwee
n
Georg
e
track
s
had
made th
e
alcoho
l
swir
l
around
he
r
bloodstrea
m
al
l
th
e
more
and
sh
e
wa
s
afraid
to
stand
up.
Puttin
g
on
e
foot
i
n
front
o
f
th
e
other
wa
s
goin
g
to
b
e
a
hug
e
challenge
.
She clumsil
y
took
of
f
he
r
shoe
s
and
slumpe
d
he
r
hea
d
down
on
th
e
tabl
e
i
n
front
o
f
he
r
.
Surel
y
a
snooz
e
woul
d
help? Jus
t
fiv
e
minute
s
o
f
shut-ey
e
to
stop
th
e
room
from spinning
.
The
n
sh
e
woul
d
b
e
fine
.
Sh
e
woul
d
b
e
just fine
.

“
W
e
nee
d
t
o
ge
t
ou
t
o
f
here,
”
sai
d
Poll
y
an
d
the
n
she
starte
d
t
o
giggle
.

“What?
”
aske
d
T
ess
.
He
r
eye
s
fel
t
s
o
heav
y
an
d
were
fightin
g
agains
t
he
r
attempt
s
t
o
kee
p
the
m
open
.

“
Y
o
u
loo
k
s
o
funny!
”
sai
d
Poll
y
.
“
Y
o
u
loo
k
really
dope
y
an
d
I
ca
n
se
e
tw
o
o
f
you
,
h
a
ha
!
T
w
o
T
esses
!
A
s
if
on
e
T
es
s
isn
’
t
ba
d
enough
!
Ther
e
ar
e
tw
o
–
n
o
wait,
there
’
s
anothe
r
one
!
Three!
”