About six hours later, Nick knocked on Mia’s door. To nothing but his surprise, he felt incredibly nervous.
When was the last time that I actually went to a woman’s place when I hadn’t picked her up at The Cave? And when she was sober?
She opened the door, and a delicious smell rushed out to greet him. Right away, his mouth started to water – and he wasn't totally sure that it was because of the amazing scent in the air. Mia was, somehow, even more bright and shining than he remembered. The woman had an inner light, a calm pureness, and Nick thought it was beautiful in ways that he hadn't even known existed. In ways that he hadn't even bothered to notice, or value.
“Hi, Nick.” Mia reminded herself again to stay cool, but that tight white t-shirt and casual jean jacket he had on were no
