Ibreathedasighofreliefthattherewerenosolvedagents,andtheyweretwiceasbigaspeople.Amanof18isthirty-six.
"But,uh...youjustturned18,howdidyougetin?Don'ttellmehowyougotin."
"Wepaidthefrontcard,sowecameinfromtheback,"laughsAston.
Iknewthisguyhadbeenintheworldlongenoughtoknowhowtogetintothetypicalnightcluboftheworld,butIdidn'tcaretoomuchwhenIsawRichardstartbrewingalcoholandpassittothechild.
"Howbraveyouare.Youmusthavecomealone.Let'shaveadrinktogether."
AssoonasIsawit,IknewRichardwantedtogetthechilddrunk,andKeithdidn'twanthismastertodrink,soherestrainedhimselfalittle,butAstonraisedhishandtogettheglassofwine,andthenwhisperedtoKeith.
"Itdoesn'tmatter,weareusedtoit."Saythatfinish,hesuddenlydrankacup.
Richardburstoutlaughing.
"Youlooklikeyouhaveastiffneck.Howaboutsomevodka?Itmakesyoudrunk."
"Yes,welikevodka."
ItseemsthatIfoundanalcoholic,andtheonesittingnexttomeisanalcoholic.
Bossesandsubordinatesareopposites.