“A formal report?” Ester echoed reluctantly. Not only did that sound like the dullest activity in the world, she was sure the more formal things got, the more probing questions would be asked and the more likely she would be the one to end up in a holding cell tonight.
No, no, that wouldn’t do. Her night of fun could not possibly be over just yet. She had done a hard day’s night of drinking and now all she needed was a nightcap to top it off, some warming reward.
“Ask around? No, you mustn’t bother with that,” Ester said swiftly, and she plucked up his hand suddenly to pull him nearer, setting it on her hip insistently, as if she were doing him a favour – and grinning a little too wide for the innocence she had previously intended. “Pat me down, if you like, be sure I haven’t got it on me.”
No, no, that wouldn’t do. Her night of fun could not possibly be over just yet. She had done a hard day’s night of drinking and now all she needed was a nightcap to top it off, some warming reward.
“Ask around? No, you mustn’t bother with that,” Ester said swiftly, and she plucked up his hand suddenly to pull him nearer, setting it on her hip insistently, as if she were doing him a favour – and grinning a little too wide for the innocence she had previously intended. “Pat me down, if you like, be sure I haven’t got it on me.”
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