She was awakened by the tickle on her cheek.
At first, she had no clue what was disturbing her slumber. So she tried to ignore it and go back to dreamland.
But she couldn't help but wake up. Erin was just one of those people that however hard you tried to go back to sleep, once you're up, you're up. And as her eyes fluttered open, she almost jumped out of her cot in fright.
"Guess what today is!!" Darlene shouted, inches away from Erin's face.
"...How long have you been standing there?!"
Darlene grinned. "Long enough to give you a Christmas kiss, which should give you a clue as to what day it is."
Erin groggily sat up and rubbed her eyes. "International give your bunkie a kiss day?"
"Would you two pipe down! Some people are trying to get as much sleep in as they can!" Jo snapped as she turned over in her cot.
"Awww! Where's your Christmas cheer, Jo?" Darlene glanced back at Erin, "That should also give you a clue."
Erin smiled and gave a sarcastic shrug. "Let me take another guess, International day of cheer?"
"You know, you're really bad at this," Darlene replied.
"Come on you two! Can't I get five more minutes of peace and quiet?"
Darlene frowned and began to walk over to Jo's cot. "Now I know why you're in such a salty mood! I haven't given you your Christmas kiss yet!"
Erin stood up and pointed a finger at the both of them. "I got it! It's the day of Christmas Eve!"
Jo sat up and grumbled. "You so much as kiss my cheek and I'll-"
Erin giggled as she watched Darlene pull Jo in for a kiss on the lips. "Now why didn't I get a kiss like that!?"
When Darlene pulled away Jo shot up out of bed and pointed an angry finger at her. "You! How dare you!!"
"Simmer down Jo, I didn't kiss you on the cheek like you asked. Besides, a kiss like that isn't usually free."
Jo tried to ignore them as she slipped into her fatigues. "You two fools go bother someone else. I'm going to go eat breakfast."
They both watched as she left the tent, and followed with a chorus of laughter.
Erin looked at Darlene, "Since it's only the day of Christmas Eve, does this mean I can expect to awoken by another smooch in the morning?"
Darlene went back to her cot and began to straighten out her blankets. "I don't know. I guess you'll just have to wait and find out."