Taken Aback
“Why are you so taken aback?” she chuckled, puzzled by her husband’s sudden change in mood. He quickly brushed it off. Luke smiled, casting a glance at his wife. “Oh, I simply hadn’t realized there was a new café nearby. Caught me off guard,” he explained casually.
Tara nodded, accepting his explanation without further inquiry, steering the conversation elsewhere as they drove together to the quaint café, a mere ten-minute journey away.