"I'm serious," Dina replied, and she was. Spencer was always so enthused about his work, and would carry on and on. He used buzz words like synergy and alignment, waving his hands animatedly, eyes filled with excitement. She had sincerely stopped listening, though. Perhaps she was being dramatic, but she felt like the last time he was so enthused about her was at Hogwarts. Unsure of how fair she was being, she accepted a chocolate strawberry from a passing waiter.
She listened to her friend's plight and touched her arm sympathetically.
"I suppose they share that trait... They're very typical like that, always wanting more." She fidgeted with the stem of her glass. "It's what we love about them." She refrained from adding a hesitant Right?
But of course Dina loved that Spencer was so ambitious. She wanted him to be just as ambitious about her though. That was the battle of witches everywhere though, right? Once their man had "conquered" them, it was off to find other things to conquer. Work was a never ending source of challenge, whereas it was hard to keep that spark alive in a romantic relationship.
Hoping to feel a bit better from the chocolate, she surveyed the crowd.