Merlin, Alicia was an excitable one. Oliver had of course known as much, but sometimes, she still managed to surprise him.
"No," he said, stretching the two letter word to its limit. "It's because she decided I was paying for the drink and informed me of such. I, of course, accepted, because she's the boss. Apparently."
"And no, Ali, I'm not ordering fruity stuff unless it's full of vodka," he added with a very pointed look from one to the other. There was no way in hell he was wearing a pink hat. Unless they begged and pleaded and asked very nicely, in exchange for ridiculous favours of their own.