He watched her as she turned sideways on the cushion, curling her legs up Indian style and grabbing one of the small pillows to hug in her lap. He slowly sat down beside her as his hearing came back through the blood rushing in his eardrums.
Alicia frowned wondering if he’d heard a single word she’d just said. She tried to relax since Damon wasn’t darkening the doorway yet.
“I’m sorry,” Nick tried again, “what did you say?”
Hugging the pillow, Alicia leaned forward so that she wouldn’t have to talk so loud, “I asked about our family… yours and mine.” She smiled realizing she was speaking the truth about that. Now that Kat and Quinn were officially together, it did make them one big family. “What have you guys been up to?”
Nick scrubbed a hand across his eyes trying to make himself stop
