Carolyn looked worried. "I think it would be best if they weren't around tonight, to be honest," she said. "It's going to be a little rough."

"I agree," Bonnie said. "And it's her birthday. There has to be something more fun than this. What do you want to do, Vicki?"

"Aquarium," she said.

Gina nodded. "You know... I have to stay here, but you two don't."

"I'm in," Bonnie said. "I'd rather see the whale sharks than oversee a scratch 'n sniff."

"Me too," Carolyn said. "We're getting ahead of ourselves. We should ask if it's all right with you to go there, Olivia."

"You'd come along?" I would prefer...