Her stomach still doing dips and turns, Vanessa picked at the meal. Her back was seriously hurting. She shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
“Is something bothering you?” he asked.
“Umm,” Vanessa said with a little gasp.
“What is it? What is the problem?”
“I hate to complain and ruin the evening, but my back hurts and—” She sighed. “It has been hurting since I woke up this morning. I do not know. I have been taking it easy. Maybe it’s the excitement, but I do not think I can eat. I do not feel hungry at all.”
“You are not complaining. Do not ever feel like you cannot express how you really feel,” Nick said in understanding. “I do think you should try and eat something though. Then I will take you upstairs and give you a back rob.”
“No. I can’t possibly eat anything.”
Getting up fro
