later in the evening; Spike and Fred
Fred waved her hand dismissively at his assessment. "This is purely off the shelf book romance stuff," she replied. "A little deeper and more adult." Her nose wrinkled up. "But not like that." She needed to stop before she dug herself into an embarrassingly deep hole that she could never climb out of.
"I've been pledging my alleigance to the mixed. Martinis, actually. The apple ones are great here." Or had been until she'd gone back to water to make sure there was no repeat of the Halloween party, except with the correct influence. "Maybe in a little while."