After extracting himself from Tiffany's loving (read: smothering) embrace, Austin made his way over to Declan's side. Declan was one of the few people at this party who he knew really well, plus there was the fact that he was dating Ivy's sister. That made Declan the expert on all things Ivy McLain, at least as far as Austin was concerned.
Once he got to Declan's side, he wracked his brain, trying to think of how to subtly ask for info about Ivy – something a little bit better than "You're banging Ivy's sister and I'd really like to do the same to Ivy" – when Declan's face lit up with laughter. "Damn, Austin, I thought Tiffany was going to strangle you, she was hugging you so hard. How long have you been dating her?"
Austin glared at his best friend. Not many people liked being on the receiving end of laughter, and no surprise, Austin didn't either. "One date. I went on one date with her. You'd think I'd proposed to her by the end of it."