After Bella left, I quickly leaned in and gave Nicholas a soft, quick kiss on the lips. He smirked against my mouth, his fingers brushing my waist.
"You better go before someone catches us," he whispered.
I nodded and slipped out of his room, quietly shutting the door behind me. My heart was racing. I felt both thrilled and nervous. I fixed my hair and adjusted my tank top to look like I had just been out walking. When I stepped into the hallway, Bella was already coming toward me.
"There you are!" she said, slightly out of breath. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Where have you been?"
I forced a casual smile. "Sorry, I couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk around the back gardens. I just needed some air."
She relaxed. "You should've told me. I thought you'd been kidnapped or som
