Weren't they in the middle of a cold war, maybe even on the brink of divorce? What on earth did he miss?

Everett's eyes, dark and piercing, flicked over. He responded with a cool retort, "When did we ever have relationship problems?"

Selena scoffed inwardly. Who would buy that story?

Callum seemed to glance over, or maybe it was just a trick of the light.

Only Jaime looked genuinely puzzled. When had their relationship ever been smooth sailing?

Jaime wanted to speak up, but the moment he opened his mouth, he felt the intense, silent warning from his buddy. Instantly, he snapped back to reality.

To keep himself out of trouble, he figured it was best to zip his lips and focus on the food!

Swallowing his words, he changed the topic. "Ahem. Let's get the food rolling."

When it came to dining and having a good time, Jaime was top-notch; no one dared challenge that. The dishes he ordered were a delight, tempting anyone who took a look.

she hadn't in days, Everett's brow furrowed. At lunch, she barely touched her food in front of him, but now, with Callum around,

pang of annoyance hit Everett, though he masked it well. He picked up a piece of broccoli and placed it on Selena's plate. "Sweetheart, don't

"Hey, spare a thought for us single folks, will you? We came for a meal,

two aren't getting any younger. Maybe it's time to find someone and settle down, so the

that. Everett's playing matchmaker now. Is that

demeanor, smiling gently, not engaging

touched a single thing he'd served her. Everything was pushed

and whispered, "Why aren't you eating? Or is it just that the food I picked isn't to

was light but carried a

almost like

she agreed to put on this act, she should at

enough, but... was it her fault she didn't want to eat them? The dishes he picked weren't her favorites. Even after three years of marriage, he even had

now wasn't the time to make a scene. Selena forced herself to eat, feeling her temper rise. She started to serve Everett

care, she piled

at him. "Honey, you've been looking a bit thin lately. You should eat

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