"Ha! Made you smile," Max said with a triumphant grin. It took a lot to make a man like Knox to smile. It was a rare thing, so she couldn't help but feel a tiny bit proud that she had pulled it off.
"Well, someone has to make conversation with you or you'll forget how to do it," she said with a smile of her own. She tipped back her own beer, making sure to keep it to small sips. She might be hanging with the bigger kids tonight, but she still knew her limits.