Corky Bastard
Was this some kind of game he was playing?
“An artist,” Alexei was saying, kissing Lora on her cheeks in multiple sets, over and over again, as he laid his bouquet full of white, orange, and red sprays over his brother’s arrangement. “A rising star. Pozdravlyayu, beautiful.”
Lora laughed delightedly, soaking in the attention. “These are beautiful flowers, thank you so much. I’m sorry — ‘pozdra’ … I’m not sure what that means.”
“Congratulations,” Alexei said smoothly. “In Russian.”