A date? Really? Nelly looked at him in surprise, and then snorted another laugh and, grinning, shook her head. The kid looked younger than her, but a "date" didn't have to mean anything at all beyond hanging out with someone, and he was rather fun! So she decided to humor him and besides...no way she was going back in there! Not while she was high up on the shit list!
And then grinning even wider, she held up her bottle of brandy and winked at him, then pointed toward a path leading off into the swamp. They could have their own party away from all those fuddy duddies!
But just as she turned to head that way--there was Tomcat, and Nelly froze on the spot, her eyes widening in a classic OH SHIT expression.
She quickly hid the brandy behind her back and swallowed hard.