She was both relieved and disappointed that she couldn’t join Matt for the wedding. While she wanted to meet his family, she’d rather meet them one or two at a time, not en masse at a family function like a wedding. Although Matt hadn’t complained when she told him she couldn’t go, he’d obviously been disappointed.
“That’s too bad. What do you do for work?” Theo picked up his wineglass and finished the contents.
“She owns a catering company,” Matt answered before she got a word out.
Why did you tell him that?
While she oversaw the day-to-day running of the catering side of things, she didn’t own it, at least not yet. Eventually, she planned to take over everything, much like her father had done, but that was still far in the future.
“Is there much need for one in town?”
Liv shot Matt a look, telling him to be quiet. “You’d be surprised. We’re the only ones in the area. The next closest one is about forty miles away, so we get business from all over.”
“Ocean View is catering the wedding you and Brianna are here for,” Matt added, clearly not getting the hint that she wanted him to keep quiet.
It could’ve been a trick of the light, but it appeared as if Theo cringed at the reminder.
“Not looking forward to the wedding?” Matt asked.
Maybe it hadn’t been her imagination.
Stretching his legs out, Theo clasped his hands together. “Some of Brianna’s friends can be a bit much, if you know what I mean. Especially her former sorority sisters.”
She’d spent little time with Brianna, but if her friends were anything like her, Liv understood why Theo was lacking enthusiasm about tomorrow’s event.
“But it’s one day. I’ll survive.”
Next to her, Matt shifted so he could pull out his phone. “I don’t know about you two, but I’m starving. What do you feel like having for dinner?”
“Anything is fine with me. If you want, I’ll go pick it up, whatever we order,” Liv said.
Less than half the restaurants in town delivered. And while DoorDash picked up from almost all of them, she’d noticed Matt tended not to use the service often. Although she hadn’t asked him, she assumed it was because he didn’t want people to know his exact address. If die-hard fans knew that, she could see them camped out on the street waiting for him to leave or even coming onto his property.
“I vote for pizza. Brianna doesn’t eat it, so it’s been a long time since I had a decent one.”
“Works for me. Do either of you want anything specific?” Matt asked.
When both replied no, he placed an order with Fireside Pizzeria, which was no surprise. The fact that he was having it delivered did surprise her, though.
“Food should be here in about forty-five minutes.” Rather than put the phone back in his pocket, he placed it on the table.
“I would’ve gone and picked it up.”
Wrapping his arm around her shoulders, he pulled her in closer and kissed her cheek. “I know, but I don’t want you to.”
One thing she could say about Matt, unlike her last boyfriend, was that had no issue with public displays of affection. Sebastian hadn’t even liked holding hands when they were out together.
“While we wait for the food, how about some pool?” Matt asked.
“I’m up for it. Liv?” Theo replied.
When Matt squeezed her shoulder, she got the hint.
“It’s been a while since I played, but sure.”
Everyone’s definition of a while was different, so she wasn’t necessarily lying. She hadn’t played since sometime last week.
Thirteen
