“Ok, ok no let me try again.” Celine giggled, leaning against the tall table, swaying a little bit on her heels. She was already quite a few drinks in, and she was flirty, giggly, and just having too much fun with the pretty woman next to her. Earlier that night, she’d done her job. Shown up, helped Aurelia out in every possible way, and the night was a success. They raised past their goal for the firefighters that they were aiming for. Aurelia had cut her loose a few hours earlier and that was when she went past her two drink limit of the night, having fun and cutting loose. She reached into the little glass they had full of maraschino cherries. Keeping eye contact with the other woman, she bit the cherry and chewed slowly before swallowing. “Ok, here we go again.” She snickered, and stuck the stem in her mouth, trying to tie it into a knot. Taking it back out, she stared at the half tangled mess and started laughing harder. “Is hollywood lying to me? Is this not a real thing that people can do?”
As much as Brooke typically preferred being in work gear to getting dressed up, the night was proving to be more decent than she’d expected. Perhaps there really was something to going into events with low expectations so it was more likely she’d be pleasantly surprised. Celine had been her most frequent company of the evening. First it had been by coincidence, waiting in line for the bathroom or ordering a drink but now the energy to stay in each others orbit was more intentional. Her companion had been continually finding ways to keep her entertained without even trying which was a skill the firefighter greatly appreciated. She watched, on the brink of laughter the entire time as Celine attempted to tie the stem once more, unable to help but let it out when the other woman started. Brooke shook her head, smiling. “I don’t know, maybe after this we could try finding a youtube tutorial or something. This level of witchcraft is beyond me.” The firefighter chuckled softly.
