"Hmph, no," I gulped down my tomato slice."No, not at all, just feel free to eat anything you wish. But leave the ice cream for me, will you?" I added with an impish grin, knowing DQueene would commit murder for ice.
"Hypatia, won't you join in the fun? As long as the crowd isn't here, we can help ourselves to everything without using elbows and forks for defense."
