I tried to rush so as not to leave them too long, but met up with Eddie, an old friend and former client in the kitchen while I was pouting the refills. He was a nice guy but a bit of a bore and I tried to focus as he told me about the new car he bought. I shuffled anxiously as he went through the details of how he had gone from dealer to dealer, how he at looked at new and pre-owned before he paid off the story with how he had got a steal on a new BMW. I took that as a cue to leave, but when he asked me about my agency potentially taking on a new campaign for him, I had to stay and do a bit of selling.
When I finally left I realized it had been at least 20 minutes and I tried to move as quickly through the crowd as I could with three scotches in my hands. I was a little panicked when I s
