Just as they were busy eating, and Sophie's dramatic groan about being "too full to move, but not too full for dessert. Suddenly his phone buzzed against the table. He glanced at the name flashing across the screen and couldn't help raising his eyebrow upward.
Vivienne Sterling.
Previously they had exchanged the number, he thought it was just formality, and they wouldn't see each other anytime soon, but he didn't expect her to call so soon. So, with a bit of curiosity, he slid his chair back smoothly, excusing himself with a polite, "One sec." The girls barely looked up, Sophie was too busy stealing Hannah's last bite of cake, Hannah was threatening to stab her fork into Sophie's hand, and Elara was nibbling shyly at a piece of cake like she was invisible.
Only Daisy's eyes flickered briefly toward him, following him until he disappeared a few steps away toward a quiet corner near a tall decorative pillar. mild curiosity flashing before she returned to her plate.
