"Hey!" Her shout distracts the guy as Liam's elbow crashes into his chest, and her own punch surprises him further. There's a satisfying crunch as the cartilage gives way underneath her fingers, and Sophia is going to buy her self-defence tutor a giant bunch of flowers this Christmas.

"This is not you taking me out," she points out, kicking someone in the shin. "This is us visiting a place together. If you were taking me out, it would certainly not be to the kind of place where I have to--" Someone else tries to grab her, and she stamps on their food. "--do that. Besides, you can't blame me for this."