Pete nodded enthusiastically, "Definitely man, seriously you're welcome anytime. Things are a little crazy right now with Kiki and Lent all at the same time," he paused and thought about that for a moment, "On second thought it will be interesting to watch Lena trying to be penitent while Kiki is in town," he said smiling at the thought and then finishing his beer in a couple of gulps, "You want another one?" he asked Cole before the bartender walked back over. He could already feel the tension leaving his body, it was the tell tale signal that the beer was doing the trick when his knees started to feel more relaxed.
He nodded, "Oh yeah dude, I don't even pretend to know what that's all about. It's a pretty good deal, he's a nice enough guy. The mystery affords me the opportunity to sometimes sit at work and imagine I'm actually working for some kind of secret organization run by someone like Linderman from Heroes who's secretly trying to take over the world," he took a drink of the fresh beer that the bartender set down, "Maybe he's in the mob," he added as an afterthought. "Everyone in the place should give up anonymous insults and speculation of your neighbors for Lent."