I barely had time to open my mouth before Nick leaned forward slightly and answered for me.
“She’s my employee,” he said smoothly, as if that alone explained everything. “We work together in the same company, and she’s—”
His mother cut him off with a knowing smile. “Nick, I hope you are not trying to do one of those thing where you brush past something important just because you don’t want to talk about it.”
I couldn’t help but glance at Nick, and to my surprise, he looked amused, not irritated. He exhaled sharply, shaking his head, but before he could speak again, Jessica turned her attention back to me.
“You know,” she said, her voice light, but there was something teasing in it, “Nick hardly ever brings anyone home, so we were quite surprised when he just walked in with you like it
