Neil nodded in reply to what the woman said, while he watched Kev head to the bar. He is a nice man, and a good friend. I wish…He sighed. Wishes and horses and all that.
Kev came back several minutes later with a tray full of glasses and bottles that he set in the middle of the table.
“If your beers are warm, blame it on the five hundred people I had to wade through to get back here,” he said, getting laughs in reply.
“Is that the truth, or did Zeke get in your face again and you didn’t want to say anything?” Neil asked softly when Kev picked up his beer and scowled at it before taking a drink.
“It’s true. As a matter of fact, I didn’t see him,” Kev replied quietly. After glancing around, he added under his breath, “He’s probably necking in a dark corner with whichever woman he was dan
