"I'm a talented guy," Gus said, quite pleased with himself. He'd have to build up some more for later.
"You know, Lucy," he said after paying attention to the movie for awhile. Couldn't talk through action scenes, after all! "This evening may be the least awkward in the history of this rental."
He waved his fork and raised both his eyebrows before sectioning off a large piece of cake to eat.
"Last time I had a girl over, it went so bad that my offer to call a cab got refused," he said. Gus, of course, was unaware that Lucy had given Justice a ride to his place to pick up her car. For all he knew, he was leaving his awkward mystery date a mystery.