I recognised it as an atmosphere set, one I'd seen in a fewshops along the way. A closet, make up table, drawers and a couchcompleted the room. Frame...d prints covered the walls, some of Texas, otherswere of Europe, another feature she had was stuffed penguins, a lot ofthem, on the chest of drawers, on the couch, the windowsill.Exploring the closet, I found it filled with hanging clothes, dresses,skirts, tops, several pairs of heeled sandals were on the floor under thedresses, wedges, a lot, the. In her best, sweet voice, and with a big smile, she said, “Hi, officer. Was I doing something wrong?” “Yes, ma’am, you were speeding. Rather excessively, too. Didn’t you see the 45 sign back there?” His words conveyed his tight anger. Uh oh. “No, sir, I’m sorry, I didn’t.” She arched her back, so he could see her sweet cleavage. Impossibly, he ignored it. “There’s a high school up ahead. It’s not a safe place to exceed the speed limit.” “I’m...I’m sorry, officer.” “You should be. License. "I'm afraid you slept through dinner," he told us. "I had the butler prepare your meals."He put the tray down on a low coffee table, and we sat on the edge of the bed to eat. The plates, when uncovered, had a very sparse amount of food. "Is this all?" Janie asked groggily."We're very hungry," I explained. "May we have more?" I'm very sorry, but that's all there is. Perhaps you can drink plenty of water."I sighed. There were only a few mouthfuls, but he was right, there was lots of water. We. "Uncle Ed's cabin is full of the stuff. One whole closet is stacked full of it." she said, handing me an ice-cold brew. "I found some of this too," she said, producing a bottle of champagne from the cooler. "Would you open it?" She asked, handing it to me.I considered for a second, and said, "Only if you promise not to drink too much and fall overboard", I said, thinking at the time that I should be a little more in control here, but not wanting to be a danged hypocrite, since I planned to.
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