"Do what I do best, eh?" she grinned up at him. "Learnt from you. Ought to be the best at it."

Her feet ached a bit in the high heels she wore to the party and she was stressed and a little tired, but she couldn't stop grinning. It felt good to grin. She spent a year of her life without smiles at all.

"So, what about you, mister? Found a replacement for me, yet?"