Although the white wine spritzers I’d been given were mostly soda water,
the little alcohol I’d drunk had gone to my head a little.
The mere mention if sleep made me feel sleepy,
so I decided to take myself off to bed.
“Any special instruction for getting this off?” I asked, gesturing in the general direction of my face.
“There are some make-up wipes on the bathroom windowsill,” Mum replied.
“Just plenty of those and plenty of soap and water,” she said.
“…and then you’d best moisturize,” she added.
“There’s some E45 cream in the cabinet.”
“It’s a good job I asked.” I smiled.
“See you in the morning.”
“Yeah night Love…
and thanks for today…
you’ve been a real trooper.”