Everyone gasped and were enthralled by what was happening on stage.
It seemed obvious to Alessa and, she suspected, to everyone else, that the speaker had no clue what was going on between the two men either. He sank uneasily into the background, glanced around, bemused, and then slunk of stage. Alessa wanted to laugh if it wasn’t all oh so sad.
She hoped Kevin wouldn't lose his temper. That would practically force Brian, with his large ego, to come down hard on him.
Finally, Kevin unclenched his fists and shook hands with Brian and, gracefully but with some irony in his tone, said, "Mr. Sterling, you are taking your joke a little too far. Why not tell me in advance? Are you afraid of a disagreement?"
"No jokes, no surprises." Brian said, diplomatically, dismissing Kevin’s hidden barbs
