“Oh please, Ted. I don’t think I even looked 25 when I was that age. You’re being far too kind.”
A shake of his head but a small smile all the same.
“But thank you.”
Trent Crimm. 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡.
"Now I know yer yankin' my chain. Cuz I gotta tell ya, Trent, ya don't look a day over 25."
Ted offers up that mustachioed smile.
"Happy birthday to you!"