Re: Sidewalk Interlude - 9:15 a.m. (Dinah, Fred)
After arriving out on the sidewalk, there was a brief stop by the girls outside.
"I'm sorry for the problems my presence here has caused." It was only half insincere. While he'd been thoroughly amused, if he'd know this was the crowd Beauty had invited, he wouldn't have come. "Beauty, I hope the rest of your birthday goes much better than this part of it has."
He did give Dinah a tiny smile and an almost imperceptible wink, but that would be the last of his antagonizing her for the moment.