He leads us back to the table. Martha joins shortly after, and the older adults quickly fall into conversation, leaving Levi and me to ourselves.
I lean closer to him. "Did you know your dad invited my parents?"
He shakes his head. "No idea. It surprised me too."
He pauses. "What did you and Dad talk about?"
I hesitate, pondering on how to tell him. I end up deciding against it. We still have a lot of time to talk later.
"I'll tell you later."
He studies me for a second, then nods. "Okay."
After a few minutes, I push back my chair to stand.
Levi places a gentle hand over mine. "Where are you going?"
"I need to use the restroom."
His eyes light up with a mischievous look. "Do you need me to come along? Maybe we could—"
"God. No, Levi," I say quickly, glancing at my parents to
