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Nicole had no idea who the woman on the phone was, but she was definitely someone important to Rocky, and someone who had a lot of opinions about his life. Nicole wanted to ask him a hundred questions about the woman, like why she got any say in what he did and if she was telling the truth about Rocky pining for her, but she had no idea where to start.
“Nikki,” Rocky said on a sigh, like he was sorry she overheard the conversation. Maybe he was. Maybe he didn’t want her to know he had another woman in his life.
“I was just coming to tell you dinner is ready.”
“Nikki, wait,” Rocky said, but Nicole didn’t. She turned and walked away, hurrying so she made it into the living room before he took the few steps to catch up to her.
She forced a smile for Sly and asked if he washed his hand
