When Michael said Anthony had been looking forward to it, she laughed. "After the Yule Ball, I'm rather surprised he didn't outright refuse." She grinned good-naturedly. She couldn't have been more awkward that evening. Liliana wondered if maybe Anthony had blocked it out like some trauma victims she'd heard testify. It wasn't much of a stretch to see why he might.
When Michael pulled out her chair, she thanked him and sat down. Liliana looked over to Anthony, nodding in agreement. "I've been looking forward to it since Michael owled me," she confessed quietly to him. She glanced over the menu, not wanting to seem like she ordered take away too often. But her first year working at the Ministry, she'd probably eaten take away once a day.
She turned to Michael and grinned, "I've never had anything from here that wasn't good." Liliana ordered simply a water when the waiter arrived for their drinks.