"People bring friends to weddings sometimes when they have no one else to go with. And I wanted him to spend time with my mom."

She crosses her arms in front of her chest, his reaction putting her on the defensive which is not how she wants to do this. She wants to just talk but that doesn't seem to be a card in her favor at the moment.

She takes a deep breath, before letting her arms drop, trying not to close herself off. "Can you just let me explain? Please?"