"I know, I know," Annabel said tilting her head from one side to the other, "Well, now, you've learned a new secret about Chestnut County. A secret which, to be honest, I don't understand yet myself," She confessed.
She lifted the shot before her to her mouth and finished it in one sitting while Detective Hanson stared at her, bewildered.
She belched aloud in the most uncivilized manner Detective Hanson had ever seen. Somehow, he had not seen that coming from her. Then, it occurred to him that he was in a pub that went under the name of a nightclub with all manners of people.
"You know," Annabel said, the wild look of a drunk in her eyes, "If you're going to keep staring at me that way, then maybe we should get a room."
Detective Hanson offered an embarrassed grin. "Actually, no. I'm not__" He stopped himself before the word came out and rephrased it in his mind, "I'm not looking for some company. I just came to have a good time."
