chapter 23

A TOAST

Lina uncorked the wine bottle and poured for herself a glass. When it was full, she handed the bottle over to Elena who collected it with a small nod and a 'thank you'. She grabbed a small glass from the table and began pouring herself a glass as Lina spoke.

"You don't look as bad as you claimed you did," she said as she brought the glass of wine to her lips and took a small sip. She smacked her lips after gulping down the wine and tilted her glass to Elena as she said, "I would say you look way better than I did."

"You've trained with Norris?" Elena asked as she dropped the wine bottle down on the table. She raised her glass and before taking a sip, said to Lina, "you never told me that."

"I didn't train with Norris, Elena," Lina said with a small chuckle as she rested her arms on the table. She looked at Elena and rolled her eyes playfully and she mumbled, "although I wish everyday that I did."

"Oh, okay," Elena said with a small shrug. Lina saw her reaction to her statement