20-Word Challenge 9

She stared at the drink as if MESMERIZED. Even in the golden rays of the late AFTERNOON SUNLIGHT, it looked unappealing.

"It's blue," she said dubiously.

"It's a delicate TURQUOISE, SHADING towards sapphire," her husband said. "It's very posh. Can't you imagine a U.S. SENATOR drinking it at some EXCLUSIVE RENDEZVOUS?"

"I can imagine what the REPORTERS would say when he keeled over, too." If he was so keen on the stuff, why didn't he try it HIMSELF?

She picked up the glass. The surface seemed SLIC...