He settled in his seat, taking only the barest sips of the wine. "I try for the best," he said with a simple shrug. He placed it on the table, taking the bowl from her with a narrowing of the eyes. Her statement was ignored as he realized how little she had taken. "What? Gina, is that rally all you're going to eat..."
Oh. Wait. was she talking about that? Xavier bit his lip to keep from laughing, shaking his head. He scooped out a healthy portion of pasta onto his plate before passing it back. "You have no idea what good news that was. I nearly told you everything, right then."