"Yes, well, it was the least I can do considering the um, acquaintance of myself and erm, your wife," he said with a humbled bow, still smarting a bit from the hand shake but as much as he wante dto shake out his hand, he refrained. After all, it was never put out there he tried to have an affair with his wife, but no doubt it might have been obvious.
Devaniée kept quiet, not certain how to react to either her husband or her former, 'could have been' lover as she peered around the crowd, and almost caught her mother's gaze. Almost.
Tensing, she turned back around to the two men before her and smiled.
"Yes, we always appreciate and welcome gifts for the college.."