When Terese, Rebecca and Lucy arrived at the lake Susie and Amy where already there laying on their towels.
"Hi you two" Lucy said with a smile on her face "Have you been in?"
"No" Susie replied trying to cover herself slightly with the towel.
"Where are Jonesy and Alex?" Rebecca asked.
"Why?" replied Amy
"Just curious, you two have been practically hanging off them since you arrived. We're surprised that they aren't here actually" Rebecca replied.
"Amy, I'm gunna go back to camp. I think I'm getting sunburnt" Susie said quietly.
"Oh yeah OK. Well have fun girls and let us know what the water was like OK" Amy said, "Oh, and if you go in don't forget your floaties".
Susie and Amy wrapped their towels around their waists and headed back to the camp.
"Floaties?" Susie laughed.
"Well, they act like the need them" Amy replied.
"Jonesy, weren't we s'posed to be doin something this arvo?" Alex asked sipping his beer.
"Yeah drinking. That was it I reckon" Jonesy smiled opening a new can "Do you hear that?"
"What?"
"That laughing, do you hear it?"
"Yeah it's Suse and Amy, coming back from the…" Alex stopped "Shit they're coming back from the lake. We were supposed to go there"
"Oh they'll understand. Drinking is more important than splashing around in thigh high water".
"Jonesy, Alex what happened to you?" Amy asked
"We decided beer was more important" Alex laughed
The four of them spent the rest of the afternoon sitting outside in the sun relaxing. It was 5pm when Jarred showed up at the camp, no-one had seen him all day. By this time both Jonesy and Alex were to drunk to realise, they were standing by the fire arms around each others shoulders singing footy songs.
"Hi ladies" Jarred said "I guess that's the carton gone then?"
"Oh I think there is one or two left" Amy said.
"Well I think they might just be mine" Jarred smiled.
"You might have to fight for those" Susie smiled looking over at Jonesy and Alex.
"You haven't seen Lucy, Bec and Terese?"
"They were at the lake earlier but we haven't really seen them since, why?" Amy asked.
"Well I just haven't seen them all day, I was worried they may have got lost".
"Don't worry Jarred they are police officers with extensive training not 6 year old girls" Amy smiled in a reassuring way.
"Yeah OK, well I think I mite just be off to bed" Jarred said "Goodnight".
"Goodnight".
Amy looked to her right, Susie was gone.
"Suse?"
"Hey Foxy" Alex whispered into her ear.
"Alex what are you doing?"
"Nothing, Nothing at all. We're just drinking and having fun. Want a drink?"
"No thanks"
"Oh why not Foxy?"
"I don't drink all that much"
"And why's that?"
"Because I just don't OK" Amy said sternly
"OK then sorry"
"I'm going to bed, where's Susie?"
"Asleep already, she said goodnight to you but you didn't hear".
"Goodnight Alex".
Susie was sprawled out across the mattress which her and Jonesy shared. It had been a hot day so it wasn't as cold tonight. She saw Amy come into the tent, get changed and lay down.
"Amy?" Susie whispered.
"Yeah?"
"I know it that we are meant to be going home tomorrow but I want to go home early, I don't like it here" Susie said quietly
"Neither do I, we'll tell the guys when they come in if it's not too late. If it is then we can get up early and pack things into the car" Amy said "Night Susie"
"Goodnight".
When the two girls woke up in the morning neither Alex or Jonesy were in the tent. Susie began to panic.
"Amy where could they be?" Susie said hurried.
"I don't know we'll just have a look around first OK" Amy started "Susie don't worry"
The girls began to search around the campsite for Jonesy and Alex, the time was only 6am so it wasn't very light yet.
"Susie!" Amy yelled "Found them".
Jonesy and Alex had passed out at the back of the tent, they had obviously forgot that the entrance to the tent was facing the other way. Susie came running around. She sighed in relief.
"Oi, you two wake up it's time to leave" Amy said.
By 7am they had the car packed and were ready to leave the campsite. They didn't particularly want to stick around to say goodbye to the other four members of team wombat.
It was midday before they arrived back in Mt. Thomas. The familiar sights were the best thing which Susie had seen all week.
"I'm so glad to be home" Susie smiled.
"Welcome back to the station team, I hope that the training and fitness camp was taken part of to the best of your ability" The boss started "I'd like to say congratulations on completing the course, although you left early that day and not staying for the presentation. But the camp said that they will post the certificates down, good work".