The young woman practically pounced on him. It could hardly have been otherwise… it was obviously her way of communicating. Go ahead… don’t mind me!!
“Tin! Your speech was perfect! Between two foie gras macaroons, I was totally captivated! Enthralled! Dazzled! Won over!!”
Tin? Who could this girl be to call him by that ridiculous diminutive? Austin laughed wholeheartedly putting an arm around the pretty redhead’s shoulders. This affectionate gesture made my hair stand on end. The more I looked at them the more I found their attitude a little too friendly for them to be intimate. Maybe childhood friends…?
“Haven’t I already told you to wait until the end of the speech before lunging into the buffet?” Austin teased her.
“Oh… You should know my deep respect for conventions
