Tacey had always been pretty easy going, but she was recently rather shook up by everything that was happening with Alexei and Audrey and apparently Cal. Wasn't that Callum fellow professing his love for Peck? Gosh. He could've at least picked a suitable boy, because Peck? To be perfectly honest Tacey was lost.
Not to mention that Alexei seemed very suddenly to be in some sort of love with Audrey. Though, from the bland manner Audrey was handling him, perhaps she really didn't like him after all. Tacey almost laughed as she caught hints of their conversation. But Alexei didn't even seem distracted by her discouraging manner, in fact he seemed even more persistent because of it.
"Audrey," Tacey said suddenly, after having given the table a survey or two. "Can you pass me those biscuits?" She pointed to the basket of them just out of her reach. Part of her wanted to greet Alexei, but he had ignored her so she figured she'd follow suit. After all, who was she to get in the way of love. Becoming the victim of a crime of passion was the last thing she needed.