Richard + Ben + Open
Shaking his head in amusement at the affectionate greeting, Rich took advantage of his almost six inch height advantage to pat Ben paternally on top of his head. "Well look at the birthday boy. Almost all grown up."
"It was a perilous journey through mountains of paperwork, but of course I made it. Now that I'm based in London again, I hope to make more of these things."
He lifted his glass to his friend. "Bourbon. Cheers and many more, young fellow."