“Before you go in there, I feel like I should warn you.” He sighed and looked away from her for a moment before turning those blue eyes back on her. “I love my friends, but sometimes they can be a bit much. If you feel uncomfortable at any time or want to leave, just tell me, okay? It won’t matter to me if we leave early, in fact, I rather prefer it.”

“You make them sound like a pack of animals.”

He grinned a lop-sided affectionate grin. “They are,” he said. ...