Nicole looked over her steaming hot chocolate at me.
"So Heratio's a goody goody now?" she said before taking a tentative sip.
Her lips popped away from the cup in surprise before she pushed a gust of her breath to skim the top of the drink, creating small ripples. "Yeah," I said. "He's giving me compliments all the time and telling me how grateful he is and how much he wants to be friends."
Nicole chuckled. "So he's kissing your ass all the time?"
I nodded, smiling, before raising my drink to my lips. Nicole's eyebrows pinched together gently as she watched. "Is that coffee just really cold, or are your lips made out of asbestos?"
"Asbestos lips." I joked in return.
"Ah, you have heat proof lips. I see." she said, before winking at me. "Is that an advantage when kissing Parker?
