I shifted in my seat, suddenly feeling a little self-conscious with all their eyes on me. But I owed them an answer, especially with the way Dominic was looking at me, like he needed to hear it. I wasn't sure what exactly he wanted me to say, considering he should know all this.
"I mean..." I picked at the edge of my napkin. "Well… I meant what I said.”
“Vivan always has her brunch at Crescent,” he said. “It’s the sister restaurant to this one.”
I blinked. “I’ve… never been to Crescent.”
He set his silverware down. Brow furrowing. “What?”
Grandpa and Arielle said nothing, but I noted that they had both gotten tumblers of whiskey to drink.
“Vivian…” I cleared my throat. “I was never really invited to go.”
He blinked. “To her birthday party?”
“I always thought it was held at Brightc
