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moved back from London. Her job there didn’t work out.”
    â€œJust as well. They don’t know how to make a proper cup of tea in England,” Yiayia observed. Both women laughed. “How does Danika look? As pretty as ever?”
    â€œPrettier,” Thea said. “She has lost some weight, and I think she has contacts now. She wasn’t wearing her glasses. She has such lovely eyes.”
    â€œAnd she comes from a nice family,” his grandmother noted.
    Nick sipped his tea and said nothing. The eyes he was thinking about were blue and belonged to Darcie.
    His mother went on. “I invited her to the wedding. Her parents were already on the guest list. It seemed rude not to extend an invitation to her as well.”
    â€œGood. Good. She will have fun at the wedding,” Yiayia said. “Especially if she has someone to dance with.”
    Even though his tea was plenty sweet, Nick added a little more honey and tried to ignore the conversation going on around him. But he knew what was coming.
    Sure enough, his grandmother added, “Nick could be her escort.”
    He gave his tea a vigorous stir. “No.”
    How many times must they go through this particular exercise before his mother and grandmother accepted that he didn’t need or want their help to find a date? He’d considered asking one of the local women to come with him just to get Thea and Yiayia off his back, but that posed a problem of its own. Thanks to all of the gossip, the single women in his social circle saw Nick as a challenge or as an object of pity. He didn’t want to be viewed as either.
    He glanced over at his father, hoping for an ally, but George pushed his chair away from the table and rose. Motioning over his shoulder, he said, “The drain in the bathroom sink is running slow. I promised your grandmother I would take a look at it.”
    â€œI will give you a hand,” Nick offered.
    But George shook his head. “No. You finish your tea. I can manage on my own.”
    â€œThank you, Papa,” Nick drawled sarcastically.
    His father stopped at the doorway. “You might listen to your mother, you know. I remember this Danika she speaks of. The girl comes from a good family. You could do worse.”
    Now there was a recommendation. The room was quiet after his father’s exit. Nick was just starting to think the topic had been dropped when his mom said, “You are not going with anyone. It would be a shame for two young, single people to attend alone.”
    Yiayia clapped her hands together. “So it is settled. Nikolos will take her.”
    â€œNo. I will not take her.”
    â€œNo?”
    Nick blotted his mouth with a napkin and worked to keep his tone civil. “I am not going to take Danika or any of the other women you two have suggested to the wedding. I have said no and I mean no.”
    â€œNo! No! Always no!” His grandmother gestured with her arms before demanding, “Give us one good reason why not.”
    A curvy young woman with deep blue eyes, killer legs and a thick, wavy mane of hair came to mind and inspiration struck.
    â€œI have a date.”
    Both older women blinked in surprise. His mother was the first to find her voice. “You have a date?” she asked skeptically.
    â€œFor the wedding?” Yiayia added, her tone equally dubious.
    Lying did not come easily to Nick, no matter how good he considered the cause, so he answered her question with one of his own. “Is that so hard to believe? I am not repulsive, you know.”
    â€œYou are as handsome as Adonis,” his mother affirmed, undeterred. “But just yesterday you stormed out of here after the grocer’s daughter happened by and your yiayia invited her in for a cup of tea.”
    â€œHappened by?” His brows rose. “She was dressed for cocktails, not tea. It was a setup. I do not appreciate your matchmaking. Nor do I need your help, as