Jeff smirked a little and rolled his eyes at Ave's insinuation, but Ricardo beat him to the punch with a reply.  He laughed a little and turned his drink up, taking a long swallow before setting it on his desk.  "No problem, I've got a few here anyway."<br/><br/>He had actually decided to forego introductions, but it was pretty amusing to watch the banter as Ricardo dressed and Ave sat down with her girl.  Jeff moved to assume his seat at the desk, relaxing back into the wide, comfortable chair as Ricardo made a hasty exit.  He looked Ave over with an openly appraising eye, smiling.  She seemed rather pleased with herself, in contrast to the nervousness of the pretty thing next to her.  He briefly wondered if she had made the connection to who Ricardo actually was.<br/><br/>"Yes, surprises can be fun.  In moderation.  We won't be having any more," Jeff replied, his voice quite a bit more serious and even than it had been.  H leaned back and crossed his arms behind his head as he continued.  "This place can be a little chaotic at times, but the appearance of a wide open party is sort of the idea.  I assure you that everything runs as it should.  I see to that personally.  Actually, Ricardo is a large part of that as well... if you didn't know."  He took another sip of his drink, eyeing her carefully over the rim of the tall glass before setting it back down.