I stepped onto the ice, my cheeks burning so intensely I knew they had to be bright red.
"I am so sorry, I lost track of time," I blurted out, my voice coming out softer than I intended.
Nico scoffed, right on cue. He skated straight toward me, his glare so heavy it felt like he wanted to swallow me whole.
"You have the audacity to show up at this time with your silly excuses?" A bitter sneer twisted his mouth, and he took a step closer. "And why the hell are you blushing? Is there anything amusing here for you to see?"
"Okay, hold on now. Don't yell in my face," I countered, my embarrassment turning into defensive heat because he had noticed my flushed skin. Around us, eighteen pairs of eyes watched the confrontation like we were on a movie set.
"Seriously." Nico closed the remaining
