An hour later Nick came back to the sofa in jeans and a t-shirt, to find Adam and Mia in tears of laughter about something. They were sitting close together, his leg almost touching hers. Adam’s face was soft, and his eyes were shining. Not many people could make the fierce and ferocious Adam Pierce look like this, and Nick felt a hot wave of jealousy roll through his chest.
Back off, man. Seriously. Don’t you even think about it, Pierce.
Mia looked up at him. “Oh, hi!”
“Hi.” He sat down next to her. “What’s going on?”
“Oh, Adam’s just telling me about some of the things he did when he first started boxing… the whole puking after downing six raw eggs thing.”
“Uh-huh.” Nick noticed for the first time the sparkling red highlights in her hair. “So, Katie’s ready for you, man.”
“OK.” Ada
