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I wonder what she tells Chloe about us. Does she say we’re dating? Or am I way in over my head for this girl?
“I’m sure if she can put up with you, she will fit right in. Invite her out for a game or something. I’d really like to meet her, as would the whole team once they find out about her. Not from me—unless you want me to tell them,” he assures me.
I’m not sure if I’m ready for their nonstop questions and ridicule.
“All right, man, I’m going to bed. I’m fucking beat,” Brett tells me before walking off to his room.
“Good night, bro.” I push off the counter and walk toward my own bedroom.
My phone pings when I get inside of my room and shut the door. I pull it out of my pocket to see it’s from Nikki.
My cheeks hurt from smiling so big when I see her name on my screen.
Nikki: Are you still up? I can’t sleep.
I type out a quick response, but before hitting Send, I change my mind and opt for something a bit more intimate.
Falling backward onto my bed, I call her. She answers after the first ring.
“I’m going to take that as a yes?” she asks.
Placing my hand behind my head, I hold my phone up to my ear in my other hand. “That would be a yes. God, I knew I liked you for your smarts.”
She scoffs, “You are always such a brat.”
I gasp, “Me? A brat? Never.” I pause, and she remains silent. “What’s up? What’s on your mind?”
She sighs, long and heavy. “I can’t sleep. I am just really anxious tonight, I think.”
Now, that, I can understand, especially alone at night. “How can I help?”
She quietly says, “You can distract me.”
I bite my bottom lip as a thousand ways to distract my Little Dove flash into my mind. “We could play a game,” I offer.
“Like what?”
I smirk. “Truth or Dare.”
“What are we, twelve?” She laughs.
“That is so rude. I take Truth or Dare very seriously. So, what will it be, Little Dove? Truth or dare?” I ask her, smiling.
She hesitates. “Truth.”
“Hmm.” I want to ask her a good question to set the tone of the questions. “What is something you’ve always been too afraid to tell anyone? Dig deep. I want the secret-est secret of all time.”
Silence pulses between us as I wait for her answer.
“Do you promise to keep this secret with you and take it to the grave?” she asks sincerely.
“Whatever you say to me, at any time, is mine to hear, and I will never share anything without your permission, Little Dove. For always,” I say to her, meaning every single word.
“Chloe knows about my ex and almost all the things he did. But she doesn’t know everything.” She takes a deep breath.
“I won’t ever let him hurt you again, Nikki. I will protect you with my life,” I promise her.
“I was pregnant,” she whispers softly.
