"A lesser creature will always be a lesser creature, but will only seem more so in your presence." He agreed, trying a small genuinely apologetic smile in her direction.
"If it will make you feel any better, of course." He said, picking up the glass and taking another swallow, trying to stop his face twisting. It was horrible. "You don't think they have any vodka and lime, do you? For old times' sake?" He asked her, a pleading tone in his voice. Audrey clearly wanted to dominate him, to make him the 'lesser creature' and so be it. If it meant that the party was some what more bearable because they were no longer at each other's throats, well, that was best for him.