<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/ac/Ben_lovett.jpg)</div>Kerbs gave Ember one of his wry smiles.  'What did you miss?'<br/><br/>He waved the waitress back and decided this was the moment for his gin of the day.  Whoo, no more though, he'd better be on form later.<br/><br/>'You missed me going alcohol-free too.  You and me we're experts at giving up the booze, Ember.  We should be, we practise it every day!'<br/><br/>He smiled, but didn't slap his bandmate on the shoulder like he used to do.  Ember had been a little odd about that kind of thing lately.  No sense in stirring the pot.  Roll on that drink.  The others seemed to have everything covered.