“So nice to see you, my darling,” he greeted her. “I’ve been looking forward to a chat with you all day. How have you been, telak?” He took her hand and led her to the table past a crest-fallen Joy, who waited a moment, but got no attention, so nodded at Craig and left.
“My round,” he said and got the beers in. “I’ve just been talking to Craig about that woman, I don’t know what to do about her. She’s not really a problem, but she follows me around all day and keeps trying to talk to me. Maybe she just wants to practice her English, eh? Craig says she may have a crush on me, but I don’t think so, what do you reckon? I can never tell whether Craig’s joking or not, can you?” He pulled a face behind her back, trying to ask Craig how he was doing, but Lek saw it as well and gave a weak smile.
