Page 447 of The Doctors Will See You Now

“A team name?” Lexi asked, and I nodded.

“Yep. We need a really good team name. Got any ideas?”

Obviously, Fleetwood Mac’s Sex Pants wouldn’t cut it tonight. Not that she didn’t know about sex. According to Nick, she probably knew more about it than I did, and I liked to think I knew a good deal.

“Hmmm…” She tapped her index finger to her chin. “Dumbledore’s Quizards.”

Nick sighed, and I smiled wide and proud. “I love Harry Potter.”

“Me too,” Lexi agreed. “What house are you?”

“Gryffindor,” I answered and then added, “I bet I know which house you’re in.”

“Well, statistically speaking, you have a one-in-four shot, but I’m curious if you’ll be able to guess it.”

“Ravenclaw.”

Her eyes lit up in surprise. “That’s right! How’d you know?”

“Because only the smartest people are in Ravenclaw.”

“Do what is wise,” she repeated her house’s motto, and I nodded.

“Exactly.”

“How many minutes do we have until trivia starts?” she asked, and Nick glanced at his watch.

“Fifteen minutes.”

Immediately, she picked up her menu and scrolled through the options. “I’m going to get the chicken tenders with fries. No sauce. And a lemonade to drink.”

“Do you know what you want?” I asked Nick, and he shrugged.

“Feel like sharing a few bar apps again?”

“Sounds perfect,” I answered and glanced toward the center of the room to find our waitress Patty taking orders from the twelve-top in the center of the room. No way she’d get to us before trivia night started up. Hell, she hadn’t even had time to bring me my iced tea.

From what I knew of Lexi, she was a girl who liked to keep a schedule. So, I hopped off my barstool and grabbed my purse. “You stay with Lexi, and I’ll give the MC our team name and put in our orders at the bar.”

He nodded, and I walked to the front of the room where the MC was all set up with pens and blank sheets of paper. Once Dumbledore’s Quizards was one of the official teams of this Wednesday night’s trivia, I gave the bartender our order and headed back to the table.

By the time I sat down, Lexi was giving Nick her own version of trivia night.

“According to the New York Times, those were the ten most common trivia questions, Dad,” she said with a little furrow to her brow. “And you only got one right.”

Nick chuckled. “I already told you, trivia isn’t my strong suit, Lex.”

God, she was cute and insanely smart. The girl was a walking, talking encyclopedia. And silently, I prayed she didn’t start quizzing me. No doubt, I’d probably be an epic disappointment.

“All right, trivia buffs!” the MC shouted into the mic. It squealed in protest, and nearly half the bar covered their ears and grimaced. He leaned down to the speaker and fiddled with it a few times before standing straight up. “Whoops! Sorry about that. I guess I had it a bit too loud. Anyhoo, who’s ready to get trivial?”

The crowd cheered their approval, and just in the nick of time, Patty dropped off our drinks and food. She offered me a quiet apology about the missing iced tea, and I waved her off. “No worries, girl. Wednesday nights are crazy busy, and I saw you had that twelve-top.”

“Thank you,” she mouthed before heading to another table full of fresh faces and most likely, hungry bellies.

Lexi ate a few fries and half of a chicken tender before sliding the pen and paper in front of her. “I’ll write our answers,” she announced and then pointed toward Nick. “I hope you brought your A game, Dad.”

He laughed and glanced at me. “I swear to God, I’ve heard those words before.”