Dylan squeezed Lori slightly in comfort, listening to the conversation between Sandy and Patrick with a smirk on his face, and then between Patrick and Lori.
"There will be no fights, Patrick," Dylan assured him. "And we'll probably be on our way soon anyway." The last was said to Lori, not Patrick.
"I do need to try and explain just what is fun about a place like this first though," he added with a grin. "Come on, let's move around, and this time I'm not letting go. Promise you won't be in risk of any more random gropings or snogs. I know how to work a crowd well enough."