One Night Only (56 page)

Ruth
’
s
confidenc
e
too
k
a
furthe
r
di
p
whe
n
sh
e
sa
w
the
W
oodhea
d
sister
s
sittin
g
o
n
tw
o
hig
h
stool
s
a
t
th
e
ba
r
.
Thei
r
blond
e
hai
r
,
lon
g
tanne
d
leg
s
an
d
trend
y
outfit
s
that woul
d
barel
y
cove
r
he
r
bi
g
toe
.
That
’
s
bot
h
o
f
thei
r
outfits
sew
n
togethe
r
.

“
Y
o
u
bot
h
loo
k
stunning,
”
sai
d
Poll
y
.
“Wha
t
would yo
u
lik
e
t
o
drink?
”

“I’l
l
hav
e
a
doubl
e
vodk
a
an
d
lemonade,
”
sai
d
Gina withou
t
th
e
blin
k
o
f
a
n
eye
.
“Rut
h
wil
l
hav
e
th
e
same.
”

Gin
a
spok
e
befor
e
Rut
h
eve
n
ha
d
th
e
chanc
e
t
o
think
about
what
she
should
have
but
she
was
in
no
position
to
argue
.
Ther
e
wa
s
onl
y
on
e
wa
y
sh
e
wa
s
goin
g
t
o
get
throug
h
thi
s
escapad
e
an
d
tha
t
wa
s
wit
h
th
e
hel
p
o
f
her dea
r
friend
,
M
r
Alcohol
.
T
rie
d
an
d
teste
d
measure
s
were alway
s
bes
t
stuc
k
to
.

“
W
e’l
l
nee
d
t
o
hav
e
som
e
foo
d
soon,
”
sai
d
T
es
s
the
T
e
a
c
h
e
r
.

Min
d
you
,
sh
e
didn
’
t
loo
k
lik
e
a
teache
r
no
w
.
Hel
l
no! Rut
h
notice
d
th
e
barma
n
droolin
g
a
s
h
e
serve
d
the
m
up thei
r
drinks
.

“
W
e
coul
d
ge
t
ba
r
snack
s
no
w
o
r
wai
t
an
d
se
e
what th
e
neares
t
tow
n
ha
s
t
o
offer?
”
sai
d
Ruth
.
Sh
e
wa
s
feeling
claustrophobi
c
alread
y
.
Pos
h
hotel
s
reminde
d
he
r
o
f
life
wit
h
Jeffre
y
an
d
i
t
wa
s
a
tri
p
dow
n
memor
y
lan
e
tha
t
she
didn
’
t
wan
t
t
o
tak
e
righ
t
no
w
.

“Let
’
s
hi
t
th
e
town!
”
sai
d
T
ess
,
seductivel
y
suckin
g
her cocktai
l
fro
m
a
stra
w
.
Th
e
barma
n
looke
d
lik
e
h
e
was
goin
g
t
o
jum
p
he
r
bone
s
righ
t
the
n
an
d
there
.
Sh
e
looked amazing
.
I
t
ma
y
hav
e
bee
n
onl
y
lunchtime
,
bu
t
the
y
were al
l
dresse
d
fo
r
th
e
evenin
g
ahea
d
an
d
ha
d
starte
d
a
s
they mean
t
t
o
g
o
on
.

Poll
y
didn
’
t
loo
k
s
o
sur
e
though
.

“I’
m
no
t
s
o
kee
n
o
n
th
e
whol
e
tow
n
idea
,
T
ess
.
I
thought
w
e
ha
d
com
e
her
e
t
o
relax,
”
sh
e
said
.
“
Y
o
u
kno
w
,
jus
t
t
o
g
e
t
awa
y
fro
m
i
t
all
.
I
wouldn
’
t
kno
w
wha
t
t
o
d
o
i
n
a
big
town
.
I’
m
a
countr
y
gir
l
a
t
heart.
”

“
Y
o
u
nee
d
t
o
le
t
you
r
hai
r
down,
”
sai
d
T
ess
.
“That
’
s
wha
t
yo
u
ar
e
her
e
fo
r
.
Y
o
u
ca
n
b
e
borin
g
al
l
yo
u
wan
t
at home
.
Thi
s
i
s
th
e
tim
e
t
o
le
t
yoursel
f
go
.
It
’
s
a
tim
e
t
o
find
your
‘fabulousness’
again.
W
e
all
need
to
find
our
fabulousness
.
”

“
T
o
fabulousness
!
”
sai
d
Gina
,
raisin
g
he
r
glas
s
o
f
vodka an
d
kn
ockin
g
i
t
bac
k
wa
y
to
o
quickl
y
.