The drinking didn’t stop after dinner was served, in fact after Aileen’s admission, it seemed the both of them drank more heavily. To celebrate, or to ease the tension.
He was slipping in between his native tongue and English, something she found ridiculously attractive. “Jah, neither have I.” He said with a hearty laugh.
“I’ll teach you..” he said. “That way you’ll understand me when I say things like ich liebe dic-“ he stopped, face bright red as he went to drink instead.