Violet
“You are so funny, Nicole,” Nate said lightly, already stepping away from the table. “That is my line.”
A ripple of soft laughter followed and everybody but me had an amused look on their faces. Well, everybody but me and Elijah.
But I wasn’t going there.
My mind began to wonder what new drama these two were about to unfold. My eyes darted to the door and I looked at it longingly, as if a caged animal wanting to spring free.
Meanwhile, Nicole turned toward Nate, brows knitting together in what looked like genuine confusion. If I hadn’t known her better, if I hadn’t lived through the way she smiled while taking things from me, I might have believed it too.
“Oh?” she said, her voice lilting with curiosity. “Then what are you doing?”
Nate didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, he
