A Double Date

"To happiness."

Gabe, Demetri, Nora and Arabelle raised their glasses in a toast as they two couples sat in a small, rather cosy restaurant ready to share a meal. As Nora took a sip of her drink, her eyes met Gabe's who looked at her gratefully for having convinced Demetri for this date.

Nora tipped her head in his direction before turning her gaze to Arabelle who seemed to have watched the entire exchange and understood that it was orchestrated by Nora.

Placing her flute in front of her, Arabelle took a deep breath and spoke," Nora, I think I owe you an apology for my reprehensible behavior towards you the last time we met." 

Nora raised an eyebrow at that. This was not what she had expected. But of course, she knew that this was classic green tea behavior, pretending to be nice and apologizing. She'd have rather expected Arabelle to be a bit original.