US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took the two elegant butter yellow chairs while First Lady Melania Trump and counterpart Lucy Turnbull sat on opposing couches.
The foursome were in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday and it was a little awkward.
For the first 15 seconds or so there was silence. No small talk.
Just some uncomfortable smiles while a tsunami of Australian and White House press gallery reporters entered the room from a side door.
Mr Trump eventually broke the silence.
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"It's an honour to have Prime Minister Turnbull, Mrs Turnbull - friends of mine and friends of Melania for, actually, quite some time," the president said.
Mr Turnbull had a big smile on his face as Mr Trump then launched into the long list of topics the leaders would discuss later in the day.
When the president finished talking he stuck out his hand toward the prime minister.
Unlike the long, almost shoulder dislocating handshakes Mr Trump gave Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron in past meetings, Mr Turnbull only endured a swift two second shake.
"I just say, thank you and Melania for your hospitality and your friendship," Mr Turnbull replied.
The visit was a carefully organised affair, obviously aimed at avoiding any public discord between the two leaders following the public airing of their salty phone conversation over refugees on January 28, 2017.
The Turnbull's four-day Washington DC trip has been branded with the slogan "100 Years of Mateship", and Australia and the US want it known they are great mates despite last year's call hiccup.
Proof was Ms Trump's visibility.
The First Lady has rarely been publicly spotted with her husband after reports surfaced alleging he had affairs with porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal.
But, Ms Trump was there standing beside her husband at the White House South Lawn entrance when the Turnbulls arrived, and when the husbands retreated for their meetings she hosted Ms Turnbull.
"A lot of good things will come out of this visit," Mr Trump predicted in the Oval Office.
Maybe even a presidential visit to Australia.
"We will be there," Mr Trump said.
"Great place."
