I recognize my name then the voice clicks. I smile as I turn to face Nica. She was in an emerald green dress, the velvet hugging her upper body before flowing down to her feet. I swallowed, trying to clear my throat as I watched her move to a cart stacked with magazines to deposit another stack. I returned her greeting with a wave before getting my drink.
“You look cute today,” I commented as I joined her.
“Thank you.” She smiled as a faint blush colored her cheeks, and yeah, that did something stupid to my brain. I almost felt bad for feeling that way, knowing Cole had been so infatuated with her for so long. I justified the thought by reminding myself she’d been working with us for just over a month, and he had barely spoken to her.
She tucked a curl behind her ear, and I noticed t
