"Maybe I am?" He winked at her though, as if to say he was only teasing her before pulling her a little closer. "And I do, but you don't." He was, in some way, trying to be a good boyfriend.

"I'll give you one dance now, then another in an hour. That way I don't look like a complete scrooge, yeah?" It wasn't the worst deal, for the most part. Besides, he'd been feeling more upbeat this past week. And had been relatively sober through most of it.