Piling his plate good and high, and making googly eyes at all the food, Diego missed the flirtiness of Kat’s comment, which was a real shame, because there were several types of dessert that Diego liked to partake in, sometimes to the level of overindulgence.  With his plate straining at its carrying capacity with enough protein to keep a young man going for hours, Diego did catch Kat’s comment about not being able to carry her and barked out a laugh as he looked down her curvy but much smaller frame.  “Please, I could toss you over a shoulder with one arm and not feel strained if I wanted to.”  He replied, the phrasing coming out a lot more cocky than he meant it to.<br/><br/>At the rest of Kat’s comment, Diego grinned knowingly.  He had been away at college, and in the dorms in particular, long enough to know that passing out in a public place was never a good idea.  “Sounds like there is a story there that you will have to tell me later.”  He chuckled, following her to the table and setting his plate down next to the seat she had chosen.  “A ‘pink passion’, got it.”  Diego said, spotting the bar himself, and heading immediately that way.  Liquid courage was definitely in order.<br/><br/>Stepping up to the bar, Diego waited until he caught the eye of the bartender before placing their order.  “A pink passion, and a dark and stormy, please.”  He ordered, looking around for the tip jar as the man nodded and moved off to make their drinks.  Diego didn’t spot anything, just like rich people not to even think of tipping, he thought.  While he waited for the drinks, Diego felt someone moving up beside him.<br/><br/>“So, you are new to these things.”  A feminine voice beside him said.  “I would have recognized you before.”<br/><br/>Turning, Diego took in the<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-CVe7XVzB9u0%2FXmTrWDDqFhI%2FAAAAAAAA4uY%2FzL3_fxZbngkzRKYyV9gT5XAhlsxIIo5oACLcBGAsYHQ%2Fs1600%2Fkendall-jenner-vogue-magazine-photoshoot-01.jpg&amp;hash=2b6ab289c26f04dbc449ce34001e1cb7" href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CVe7XVzB9u0/XmTrWDDqFhI/AAAAAAAA4uY/zL3_fxZbngkzRKYyV9gT5XAhlsxIIo5oACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/kendall-jenner-vogue-magazine-photoshoot-01.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">young woman</a>standing just a little too close and wearing a dress that definitely put Kat’s in the realm of ‘conservative’.<br/><br/>“Um, yeah.  One of my first.  Here that is.”  Diego replied, suddenly realizing he didn’t know what his story was supposed to be.  Was he new to this in general, or just here in particular?  “I’m here with Kat.  Kat Vandenburg.”  He added, not knowing why but feelings the need to get that out there in front of them right away.<br/><br/>“Is that so?  Interesting.”  The young woman replied, clearly not fazed by this information in the least, considering the hungry look she sent up and down Diego’s form.  Luckily, at that moment the bartender set down their two drinks.  Snatching them up, Diego was strangely glad his hands were suddenly full.  “Well, it was nice talking to you.”  He lied, giving the woman a nod she didn’t return and quickly making his way back to Kat.<br/><br/>“Ok, you are getting the round next time.”  Diego said with feeling as he sat.