He caught my blank expression and furrowed his brow slightly.

As he sat down, he leaned close to my ear and whispered, "I've already let the other day slide, so don't push it. Order some of the kid's favorites."

"I'm trying to smooth things over between you two. The least you could do is not sit there with that look on your face."

I looked at him in silence.

I'd planned to handle this with some grace. I hadn't expected him to be this shameless.

A cold laugh slipped out of me. I tucked the paternity test between the pages of the menu and slid it across to him.

"Sure, why not. This is a farewell dinner anyway. The more the merrier. Order whatever you want."

"And if you think we're short on guests, you could always invite his mother too. After all, the father and son are both here. Wouldn't it be wrong to leave Mom out?"