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"Oh...”
"You want to know what happened, don't you?" he asks through gritted teeth.
"No... maybe... yes. Can you blame me? Her interest in you is obvious. Plus, she shot me serious daggers."
Nick's jawline tenses and the icy expression shows that this encounter affected him more than he likes. "She may be beautiful on the outside, but she's rotten inside," he states.
"I'm sorry. What happened between you two?"
A muscle in his jaw twitches. "We had a relationship for two years." He pauses as if gathering his thoughts. "She's a model, and we both had busy schedules. Sometimes we didn't see each other for weeks. I thought she was okay with that. But, one day, I drove to her house to surprise her after coming back from a long business trip, only to find her in bed with another man."
The pain in his voice as he tells me his story makes me place a kiss on his cheek. "I'm sorry, Nick."
He studies me with a surprised expression. "Why are you sorry?"
"Because getting betrayed is horrible. I don't wish it on anyone."
His eyes search mine and the hardness in his eyes melt away. "Charlotte's father?"
I take a deep breath and close my eyes while nodding. Nick senses my distress.
"If you don't want..."
"No, it's okay, but I'll tell you the short version."
"Whatever you want," he encourages.
"Charlotte's father left me during my pregnancy. He vanished, leaving me nothing but a letter saying that he didn't want to become a dad so young. I never heard from him again."
Nick sighs. "That's terrible. What about your parents?"
Sadness takes over when he mentions my parents. My vision blurs as tears fill my eyes, and my throat tightens.
"Emma?"
He places his warm hand on mine, and I swallow a few times to find my voice, while I continue avoiding his gaze.
"When I told them I was pregnant, they said I had to get an abortion."
"Are you kidding me?" he snaps, as if personally affected by my tragedy.
My eyes well up with tears, but I try to fight them back. Nick gives my hand a comforting squeeze, and I continue. "When I refused, my parents kicked me out. Alisha's parents took me in, and later on, they helped me set up my baking business. I couldn't have gotten through it without Bella and Alisha's support."
I keep watching his hand on top of mine, afraid of his reaction. After a minute, though, he raises my chin. The expression in his eyes is dark but gentle.
"You, Emma, are an incredible woman. I'm sorry you went through that."
His words sound so sincere that I can't stop a tear from rolling over my cheek. He wipes it away with his thumb and leans, pressing his lips gently on mine.
Not wanting tenderness, I grab his shirt and press my lips hard on his.
"Emma..." he whispers, his hands around my face and my bottom lip between his teeth. A moan leaves my mouth as his tongue brushes against my lip. When he stops, he places his forehead against mine. "I... that was..."
"Hot!" I giggle.
"More than hot. Let's say that everybody will see what you're doing to me if I stand."
I blush. "Then let's carry on with our dinner. I'll let you cool off."
