“You don't have to apologize Al," I said softly, the words slipped out of my mouth before I could even think about it.
Lee choked and spluttered his drink from his mouth.
He looked at me, cleaned his lips with the back of his hand and opened his mouth to speak but instead Brent said.
“Now who is the favourite?!."
“Al?!." Lee asked me, he was shocked.
I turned to look at Alan, his cheeks were coloured red and he was grinning.
“Oh shut up." Alan said to the both of them and resumed his attention back to the food or he made it look like it, really he was smiling like a child that just got a truck load of ice cream.
“Not fair, do I get a short version of my name too?." Lee asked, his brows shot together and his lips curled downwards.
“Not just that, did you hear the way she said it?
