The younger woman clapped her hands together in delight. "You guys should totally come with us! The Grandview has those giant vintage velvet seats, and the popcorn is genuinely incredible. Plus, I could use an ally when Liam inevitably rolls his eyes at the grand romantic gesture."
"I only roll my eyes at the unrealistic ones," Liam protested with a helpless grin, though he looked just as thrilled by the prospect of impromptu company.
Alex looked down at the woman wrapped around his arm, his thumb gently smoothing over the back of her hand. "Well, Claudia? Looks like our date just found its destination."
"It seems it has," Victoria murmured, her voice warm, perfectly content to let the world believe she was just an ordinary girl following a handsome man to a three o'clock matinee.
The streetcar wound steadily through the downtown corridor, humming along the rails as sleek corporate towers gave way to the brick facades and theaters of the historic district.
