Vivian's POV
The remaining twenty minutes of the dinner passed tensely, despite my effort to make everyone relax. Eli refused to lighten up as he kept looking at Iris at every passing minute. The longing in his eyes was too heavy to ignore, so I pulled out my phone and sent Zayn a text.
The response was instant.
True to his word, Zayn arrived soon after, looking like he had rushed out to be here. As he looked around, I signaled for him to join us and he did.
"Zayn," I breathed as I stood up. Zayn gave me a nod before he turned to kneel by a sulking Eli.
"Hey big man, it is time to go home."
"No!" Eli yelled as he quickly reached across the table to hold onto a surprised Iris. "No, Uncle Zayn, don't take me away! Mommy just came back and I want to stay with her!"
