I yanked frustratingly at the collar of my shirt, forcing one of the buttons to pop open.
"Tell me once again why you dragging me out here again."
Benedict gave a hearty laugh from behind his menu. "Why must there be a reason? Can't I just drag my friend out because I missed seeing him and figured that he was coop himself indoors for the weekend if he had it his way?"
I narrowed my eyes at him, making him shiver in his seat.
He nervously diverted his eyes and raised his menu— a ridiculously pink and flowery menu— a bit higher as he mumbled, "Ok, so maybe I just want to try out a new popular dessert shop and figured that the fastest way to get in was to bring the Cordova name."
That sounded more like the truth.
I sighed as I rolled up my sleeves. "And why did you stuff me in thi
