"Nice to meet you, Peter and Thomas, and it's good to see you again, Liz and Emma. Thanks for having me over," Cai was nothing if not polite. "You don't need to leave on my account."

"You should talk to Peter at some point," Zoe told Cai. "I think you guys, uh, I think you'd probably get on. And most people like Thomas for some reason." She gave Thomas a crooked smile, and a rare wink.