Gretchen reacted instinctively to Trevor's words, hearing them before the tone, stiffening imperceptibly. When she caught sight of his blonde cousin, pregnant again, she relaxed, rolling her eyes and throwing her arm across the back of the seat.
"A date?" Gretchen actually laughed out loud at Verity's question, her glass halfway to her mouth. "You don't think he actually takes me on dates, do you?" The image of Trevor offering her flowers and taking her out for dinner flitted through her mind and she set her glass down on the table to laugh for a long moment.