Tina & Miguel - Just after 7pm
Dinner had been only a touch awkward. Her mother was angry, of that much Tina was certain. She hadn’t said anything, but Tina could tell in the way she had politely interrogated Miguel. It was absolutely mortifying, and the moment they could get away, Tina made sure they did.
It wasn’t until they were sitting at the table that Tina realized she had never told her mother who she was bringing as a date. Just from the look on her mother’s face, Tina knew she wasn’t happy. Thankfully, her mother didn’t seem to be in the mood to start a scene tonight. Instead, she was trying to play a sly detective, and failing miserably. Tina wasn’t sure if it was the pointed question about what he’s been doing since their break-up, or if it was the pointed question about how they’d gotten back together.
Dessert had showed up moments later, and dancing was starting. She excused herself from the table, texting Miguel the second she was far enough from the table her mother wouldn’t notice. She let him know where she was hiding out along the edges of the dance floor, enjoying not being around her mother’s judgmental gaze. It made her feel sick, and really she had no idea why her mother thought she had room to talk. She hadn’t even mentioned she was dating, then she was engaged to Uncle Hyperion?! How in the world was it fair that her mother judged her?!