Not wholly engrossed in her current novel, but certainly not paying any attention to anything around her, Mandy nearly jumped as someone called her name. Glancing up, she looked at Kevin, quite clearly startled. It took her a moment to register Kevin's face. She hadn't seen him since they'd all gotten together at Terry's, though it felt like it had been months. Closing her book, Mandy set it on the table.
"Kevin!" Mandy said as she now stood, and quickly hugged him. It wasn't her usual way of greeting him, but things had changed recently. "Hi, you can sit if you like," Mandy said as she pulled back and glanced at the table she'd been occupying.