I stood up quickly, ready to escape before Nick could say anything or do something stupid, but of course, he wasn’t going to make it that easy.
“So,” he said, standing up as well, “did you enjoy the meeting?”
I grabbed my notebook, trying to act casual. “Yeah, it was… interesting,” I said.
Nick took a step closer, and suddenly, the air around us felt different.
“You know,” he said, his voice lower now, “you looked really cute when you were trying to act like you weren’t staring at me, earlier.”
My breath caught in my throat.
I wanted to tell him he was wrong. I wanted to roll my eyes and walk away.
But instead, all I could do was stand there, heart racing, completely aware of just how close he was.
But wait…
I kind of wanted him.
Nick didn’t move at first. He just stood there, wa
