Chapter 24. I’m not in a Hurry

Everyone turned to Crystal, and they began to demand a toast. They banged their fists on the table in unison and shouted, “Toast! Toast! Toast! Toast!”

Amy handed Crystal a glass of wine, and she accepted it nervously. She lifted it in the air and said, “A toast to Professor Davis,” but Nathan refused to raise his glass.

Owen looked up at Crystal and said, “Nathan won’t accept your toast.”

Crystal: “Why?”

Owen: “Because you are a woman.”

The room went silent, and Amy smirked. She was unable to hide her pride or her feelings of victory over Crystal. Amy watched as Crystal stood awkwardly with her glass held in the air, and because Nathan didn’t raise his glass, no one else raised theirs either.

No one understood why Nathan wouldn’t drink. Just as Crystal began to put the glass down, though, Nathan took it from her, and he drained it in one long sip. Everyone gasped. He had just told everyone that he didn’t accept toasts from women, so this made no