Ann cleared her throat loudly as she and Aoife made their way across to where Allen stood with his arms wrapped around Lexi protectively.
Lexi moved away from Allen quickly and plastered an overly bright smile on her face as soon as she noticed Aoife at Ann's side.
"Hey! I'm Lexi," She grinned broadly, much to Ann's surprise.
She had been fully expecting a frosty reception from both Allen and Lexi but had planned on chalking it up to the current circumstances if Aoife had asked about it.
"Yes! I know, Felix had introduced me to your father and he mentioned that we were around the same age, and wondered if we had met through school or something before."
"Oh he did, did he?" Lexi asked with a raised eyebrow, "What else did my dear old papa tell you about me then?"
"Nothing incriminating, I promise." Aoife giggled.