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to the bar which dominated the upper deck of the bowling alley. Devoid of any pub atmosphere, it was bathed in gleaming lights and covered in 'two for one' offer posters. It was not the sort of bar you would visit to get drunk. Although it served lager in jugs and had a wide range of alcohol available, it tended to be a one stop shop offering occasional refreshment to thirsty bowlers. Todd didn't usually bother to drink whilst bowling as he nearly always had worked either straight after or the next day. Tonight, however, Todd wanted to drown out the vision of Mandy Thomas's body; the incessant crying of her boyfriend and the fear in his stomach that this investigation would lead nowhere and a killer could be free to commit more atrocities on unsuspecting young women.
"I'll get these," Todd said producing a twenty pound note from his pocket. "Candace, what would you like?"
"I'll have double vodka with diet coke. I've had enough this week and fancy getting trollied." She smoothed her hands over her slim thighs and gave a shake of her auburn hair.
"That's my girl." Todd smiled and went on to order drinks for himself; pint of cider as he couldn't stand the hoppy taste of beer and wine was not a manly enough drink for an Inspector in front of his team. Candace commandeered a table big enough to house the entire bowling team and sat down to wait for their drinks. The rest of the team joined her at the table and Todd took the drinks over to them. A lot of bowling banter was being bandied back and forth and Todd was now enjoying the release from his job as he stood and chatted with Candace about her life as a post woman before she became a copper. She regaled them with tales of things she saw through letter boxes. After a particularly raucous tale of a gangbang going on in the hallway of a terraced house she was delivering to, Todd had to rush to the toilet as the six drinks he had drunk in quick succession were now burdening his bladder.
On his way back to the bar Todd looked towards the main entrance hoping that Tessa may have made an appearance, but she was still nowhere to be seen. When he reached the table once more, Candace shuffled her body nearer to his and bent over to whisper in his direction. "S'ok, I'm here." Candace smiled. "I'm sure you can catch up with her at work. Come on let's do shots."
"Shots," Todd agreed, returning to the bar. He was a little embarrassed that Candace read him so easily and knew he had feelings for Tessa. The best way to hide his embarrassment was to cover it up with bravado and Todd ordered ten Sambuca shots as loudly as he could at the bar. All five team members downed their shots and another set appeared almost instantaneously. The next two hours were a blur for Todd; he saw the glass being raised to his mouth by his own hand and was vaguely aware of conversation, but the words were forgotten as quickly as they were spoken in his drunken stupor. When the barman finally called time on their drinking, Todd's new mission in life was to get a big fat kebab and the first cab home. He stumbled out into the humid summer night air and turned to find he was now alone except for the ever present Candace who always seemed to be at his side.
"Alright girl?" he managed to say, "How're ya getting 'ome?"
"Cab." She stumbled into Todd's arms and he pushed her back into a standing position.
"Steady, steady," he laughed. Candace threw herself back into Todd's arms and lined her head up to meet his. Todd embraced her, enjoying the warmth from another human being. Candace pushed her lips onto Todd's mouth and began to kiss him. At first Todd kissed back, but somewhere in the back of his mind alarm bells alerted him to his folly. He gently pushed her away. "I'm sorry Candy Cane, I can't do that." Todd said, "I'm your boss."
"You are the boss." Candace giggled, "I'll let you boss me around any day." She leant back towards him.
"No really Candace." Todd felt himself begin to sober quickly. "Seriously, we
"I'll get these," Todd said producing a twenty pound note from his pocket. "Candace, what would you like?"
"I'll have double vodka with diet coke. I've had enough this week and fancy getting trollied." She smoothed her hands over her slim thighs and gave a shake of her auburn hair.
"That's my girl." Todd smiled and went on to order drinks for himself; pint of cider as he couldn't stand the hoppy taste of beer and wine was not a manly enough drink for an Inspector in front of his team. Candace commandeered a table big enough to house the entire bowling team and sat down to wait for their drinks. The rest of the team joined her at the table and Todd took the drinks over to them. A lot of bowling banter was being bandied back and forth and Todd was now enjoying the release from his job as he stood and chatted with Candace about her life as a post woman before she became a copper. She regaled them with tales of things she saw through letter boxes. After a particularly raucous tale of a gangbang going on in the hallway of a terraced house she was delivering to, Todd had to rush to the toilet as the six drinks he had drunk in quick succession were now burdening his bladder.
On his way back to the bar Todd looked towards the main entrance hoping that Tessa may have made an appearance, but she was still nowhere to be seen. When he reached the table once more, Candace shuffled her body nearer to his and bent over to whisper in his direction. "S'ok, I'm here." Candace smiled. "I'm sure you can catch up with her at work. Come on let's do shots."
"Shots," Todd agreed, returning to the bar. He was a little embarrassed that Candace read him so easily and knew he had feelings for Tessa. The best way to hide his embarrassment was to cover it up with bravado and Todd ordered ten Sambuca shots as loudly as he could at the bar. All five team members downed their shots and another set appeared almost instantaneously. The next two hours were a blur for Todd; he saw the glass being raised to his mouth by his own hand and was vaguely aware of conversation, but the words were forgotten as quickly as they were spoken in his drunken stupor. When the barman finally called time on their drinking, Todd's new mission in life was to get a big fat kebab and the first cab home. He stumbled out into the humid summer night air and turned to find he was now alone except for the ever present Candace who always seemed to be at his side.
"Alright girl?" he managed to say, "How're ya getting 'ome?"
"Cab." She stumbled into Todd's arms and he pushed her back into a standing position.
"Steady, steady," he laughed. Candace threw herself back into Todd's arms and lined her head up to meet his. Todd embraced her, enjoying the warmth from another human being. Candace pushed her lips onto Todd's mouth and began to kiss him. At first Todd kissed back, but somewhere in the back of his mind alarm bells alerted him to his folly. He gently pushed her away. "I'm sorry Candy Cane, I can't do that." Todd said, "I'm your boss."
"You are the boss." Candace giggled, "I'll let you boss me around any day." She leant back towards him.
"No really Candace." Todd felt himself begin to sober quickly. "Seriously, we
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