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Arista!
Considering how miserably last year had ended, Galvin Gudgeon was feeling pretty good about himself. Ending what he thought could be a long-lasting relationship with Victoria had soured many a month, along with being unable to care for his goddaughter in the way that he'd been meant to. He wasn't a total slouch, he visited Ava and sent her weekly present of toys, flowers, balloons, and the like, but it had all made him realize that he had never gotten himself out of the mindset that he should be married and with children at this point in his life. Having it thrust upon him made Vinny see that while he thought he'd been ready for that commitment with Marlie all those years ago, it seemed so long ago, he really found that he was enjoying not having the responsibilities he thought he'd so desperately wanted.

His good, optimistic mood had of course been helped by his performance on the pitch. Vinny had been a bit slow to develop a kinship with the rest of the Falcons after being the first Catapult shucked out when they cleaned house last season, let alone the bloke who was traded for Captain Kangaroo, but Vinny believed he'd more than proved himself. It was as if he'd finally been given a real chance to show the world how good he really could be, and he was glad for it.

Two fingers went up to the bartender to signal another drink, and the sound of a stool scraping on the laid out floor of the bar area made him turn his head. Vinny grinned, leaning an elbow on the table to face Arista Sykes.

"You decided to come," he said, honestly surprised that she'd accepted his, or quite possibly her own, invitation. Vinny adjusted his tie, hoping that the knot was perfectly in place and he quickly smoothed his hand down his front.