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I start giggling at their over enthusiasm
Trick speaks around his donut, "They’re like little clouds of cinnareement
Max looks up at ood Why the heck didn’t you open a bakery?"
Nik finishes his first donut He has glaze all over his lips and doesn’t even know
He looks adorable and adds, "Yeah, Tina, you’ve got a real talent for baking I knoe’ve only tried the cupcakes and donuts but I’ve never tried anything so good in my life" Nik looks at Max and threatens, "If you tell Mom I said that I’ll kick your ass"
I’m a little unco at Safira It’sstore Don’t get , there was a ti a bakery But this," I point to the donuts, "is all ive the sohtfully and shrug, "I don’t know if I like the idea of people buying pieces of ive ahen I feel like it And that uys have stopped eating and stare at me
"That actually makes sense," Nik says, his face soft
I’m embarrassed and decide to cut my visit short
I clear uys later" I turn and leave without waiting for their goodbyes
Halfway down the hall I’m stopped by a hand on my shoulder I turn and face Nik
"Tina, I actually wanted to see you for a minute" His face is serious and I’m a little worried by it
He looks so handso day old stubble on his cheeks and I want to put ers to it
Must you be so beautiful, Nik?
I nod, "Uh, sure"
Am I in trouble?
"Am I in trouble?" I ask
I must sound apprehensive because he puts an arm around my shoulders and chuckles, "No, sweetheart"
Still caught up in a Nik hold, he leads me down the hall to his office I’m even more nervous when he shuts the door behind us
He pulls out a chair for ea little anxious, he starts ,"So we’ve known each other a feeeks now, right?"
Where is this going?
I nod, "Uh, yeah"
He comments, "This is never easy to tell someone"
Grab your shit and run like hell!
Quiet, brain
I quiet my voice and ask, "What is it Nik?"
He blurts out, "I had you investigated"
Uh, what?
"Uh, sorry What?" I’m so confused
He looks ashamed and explains "When we met, and under the circumstances we met, I was really unsure of you There have been a lot of woet close to me for my money and I really needed to know if there was a possibility that you ht be one of those people"
I don’t have anything to hide from Nik I actually feel sorry that he’s had those past experiences and that they’ve made him unsure of people’s intentions towards hi that, I’ht know about Mia When people find out about her, they start treatingatthem and I really don’t want to avoid Nik I like Nik I just would have hoped to be able to tell him about Mia in my own time
I try to steady my thick voice, "Oh, Nik I can understand that And I don’t have anything to hide froh "I’ shocked, he jolts slightly in his seat and agrees, "Oh, I know I just didn’t want any secrets between us And I wanted you to see the file yourself"
Sliding the file over to me, he smiles a small smile, "Knock yourself out"
I throw hi the file
Oh My God!
There are at least ten pages I’m shocked at how much the person put to this task was able to recover There is my birth certificate, my address and phone numbers, most of my bank account state (well that cat’s out of the bag), business naistered as Safira Boutique’s owner, and a couple of pages of personal interests/schedules
Holy Cannoli!
This guy was actually watchingabout Mia Nothing about Jace Weathers Or my Mohtly
Nik is waiting nervously for
I hold up the file and ask, "Can I keep this?"
He sain, "Of course"
I s down at the table, he softly says, "I hope I haven’t overstepped a line here I would hate for things to beco you around"
I beam on the inside and assure, "No, not at all It probably would’ve been weird if I found out soht out and told me And I understand why you did it" I chuckle, "After all, who sends a guy candy?" I cover h out of embarrassment
His shoulders slump and the look of relief is obvious on his face
He laughs at ht it was a little weird but now that I know you I think it was really sweet"
I lower my hands, turn ht?"
He grins, "Oh, yeah"
Awesoht
The object of my affections
"He did what?" Lola looks like she’s about the spew fire