{ He didn’t quite care, pushing past her into the foyer.
In fact, her words barely fazed him, not just because he was a tad drunk. }
“Don’t be ridiculous, Caroline.”
“I don’t need to stay long. Just—have a drink with me, perhaps?”
She scoffed, but found herself closing
the door behind him - if only to avoid
attracting unwanted attention from
any neighbors still awake at this hour.
As if she could make him leave anyway.
"Just a drink? That'll lead to two and then three -"
She paused, finally catching a whiff of him.
"Yeah, how about we just get you sobered up and on your way?"
