Because Tara was looking at me expectantly — which I found a little… well, disconcerting — I told her where to find the coffee making gear and s...he quickly disappeared below into the galley, returning shortly with two steaming mugs. It was obvious that someone had taught Tara how to make a decent mug of coffee, if nothing else. But I had to wonder how she had managed to know exactly how much sugar I was in the habit of using. I somehow doubted that she could have guessed that right first time.. Excusing myself,I grabbed my purse and went in, only to find a line up! It took quitea while, but finally my turn came and I went into the stall and did mybusiness. On the way out, like many other girls, I touched up mylipstick. On the way out I met Kelly coming in."I see," she said, "that you snagged a good one!" Greg? Oh, we're just talking, nothing special." Not yet anyway!" She went in the ladies and I went back to the table.Greg had his hand over mine and we were talking when Tom appeared. Now. A tiny kiss to the top ofKatie's head with a brief explanation of needing a wee and she slipped outof bed hiding for the bathroom ,collecting a pair of cotton knickers onthe way.Caroline awoke and through bleary eyes surveyed her room. Well clearly theherd of marauding elephants that had trampled all over her and left herfeeling so disgusting hadn't treated her room the same way on the way out.Well apart from throwing her dress over the dressing table and leaving herundies on the floor.. And it did. I could no more control that than I could have parted the seas. I flat-out vomited. Liquor, food... everything I had consumed that day, flew out of my mouth in a spastic, heated rush. I'm the type that, even with encroaching age, still begins to cry when that happens. I fear choking to death and I try to internally correct that, stupidly thinking that, if I start bawling, whoever is above in the sky will shake their head ruefully at me and say, "Nope. You're an idiot, but you're.