Eddie chuckled; interesting was definitely one way to put the past few years. "I suppose you could put it that way." With a bit of a grin, he spoke again, this time in an almost-perfect American accent that he had picked up while he had been living on the west coast, "Some of my friends in California taught me a bit about surfing, although I think it's a bit too cold right now to demonstrate."
He shrugged and switched back to his regular accent, which, to him, sounded much smoother and suited him much better. He smiled at her. "I would wager a bet, though, that you outshine the rest of your teammates during practice, no?" His own love life was ... decent, he thought. It wasn't like he ever had trouble finding company when he wanted it. But it had been a while since he had been serious with a girl, and that was definitely something to keep to himself.
"Always," he said has he followed her inside and began scouting out a table for them. "Would you prefer a window seat?"