She simply nodded her head in reply. The cocktail waitress approached and
smiled as she murmured, “Nice.”

“Bourbon on the rocks, with a twist, please.” commented the blonde as she
smiled acknowledgement of the compliment.

“Break?”, he enquired.

“No.”

He seemed a bit distracted as he broke and made two solids and one stripe.
His turn ended after only one more shot. Their competition was two middle-
aged men who appeared to be business associates. The older of the two went
first and made one shot but missed on his next attempt.

Her partner handed her his cue and smiled. She carefully studied the layout
and crossed to the other side of the table measuring the angle to the pocket.
The six slid dead center in the corner pocket and the cue stayed perfectly
positioned for the following shot. A bank to the center pocket seemed to
impress the other team. Or perhaps it was the view of her breasts as she bent
over the table. One wiped his brow and exhaled most audibly as she continued.