Listening to the conversation earlier, the dress Nicole was wearing seemed to have something to do with Lil Michael’s mommy.

Nicole glanced at Lil Michael, who blinked his big sparkling eyes and immediately shook his head.

“It’s not!”

Clayton Sloan paused for a moment. His expression eased as he said, “It’s not. It’s just from the same designer, so the style and color are somewhat similar. Let’s head back.”

Nicole did not probe further and followed Clayton back to the table.

Lil Michael was