Never What It Was
The shock and the tension that had been there a moment ago shifted, reshaped by Grant's words, into something harder, full of irritation and anger.
She held it back long enough to speak. "Theo, I have colleagues and friends here tonight. My parents are here. People had a few drinks and made some jokes. If it bothered you, you could have just said so. You didn't have to pull this stunt and humiliate everyone."
Her parents smiled tightly and tried to smooth things over.
"Theo, some of the girls were out of line just now, but you shouldn't jump straight to divorce over something like this.
"You young people don't understand. You can't throw the word 'divorce' around every time you're upset. Do