The initial reaction was nothing. Really nothing. Stella, her Papa and Matteo just started at her. She looked down at Elliot at lightly hit his shoulde, urging him to stand up as well.
Elliot fumbled with his table cloth a bit and stood up as well. His hands neatly folded in front of him and face straight and eyes blinking rapidly.
Nigella thought, is he going to cry now?
"It's true." Elliot supported her announcement. He cleared his throat about two times before saying it and two times after.
A clank sound followed, Matteo's fork dropped on his plate. Following the little sound was Stella's squealing and chair scraping against the floor. Nigella was engulfed in a bear hug from Stella and Elliot was pushed aside accidentally. He stumbled a but and regained his stuff posture with an
