"How about I just buy you a drink instead?" Marina asked, hoping he'd settle for that beyond an award. Maybe she could draw one on a napkin.

Reaching the bar, she pulled open the door and gestured for him to go in ahead of her. "I can't believe what happened to him at that wedding. I didn't see it - I'd already taken off - but I heard about it in detail. Horrifying. Even Giles didn't deserve that."