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Nick slid into the chair across from her and watched in silence as she scarfed down her breakfast Leaning back in his chair, he picked at a piece of bacon “Hungry?” he asked in amusement
“Famished,” she said around her drink
Nick’s eyes crinkled in laughter as he watched her Shaking his head, he chewed on his strip of bacon “I’ve arranged for a cab to pick you up shortly,” he said conversationally “It’s already been paid for, so don’t worry about the fee” Thoughtfully, he added, “Hopefully your clothes will be done before it gets here”
“Eh,” Nixie said, waving his co cabbies cheap thrills”
Nick coughed around his juice He pounded his fist against his chest, trying to clear his windpipe “I…I, uh, see” It took hi expression on her face Quickly recovering, he added, “Well, I h cheap thrills for one day”
Nixie raised her eyebrows at hi to be offended
“Besides,” Nick continued, co the expression, “you knohat an overprivileged, spoiled rich boy I a and I refuse to”
Her lip quirked “What are you going to do, lock me away so no one else can have me?”
“If I must,” Nick said in , I’d already have you locked up in hest tohere I would repeatedly take liberties at htest whim”
Nixie laughed in delight as she bit into a piece of sausage “You live in a castle now, do you?” She sed before adding “You well-to-do people and your showboating” Taking another nibble, she added, “Speaking of yourup a very important issue My mother would kill me if I didn’t”
Nick stared at her in surprise, a link of sausage frozen halfway to his mouth She wanted to discuss his work? Work had always been a taboo area with Sarah Nothing had put her to sleep quicker than a topic that hadn’t involved her “Go ahead,” he encouraged
“You need to stop killing dolphins,” Nixie said very seriously “Every time we see one of those oil spill stories on the news, my mother practically has a stroke Sure, we need oil, but we need dolphins, too”
Nick stared at her for awith him or if she was in fact serious After a full hing
Nixie’s mouth curved into the prettiest frown he’d ever seen in his life
Not wanting her to get too upset with hihter When he finally , we are in central Texas, not on the coast I promise you, I’ve never killed any dolphins”
Nick climbed to his feet and took their empty plates to the sink On his return to the table, he noticed her cheeks were lit with an adorable blush Stopping in front of her chair, he leaned down and kissed each one of theh I find it very noble of you to stand up for the dolphins”
“Soainst his lips
Before she could say anything else, Nick crushed his rabbed her around the waist and pulled her to her feet, never breaking contact “So…about you…just…drives me crazy” He spoke between kisses “You…are just…so…honest…and good”
“You’re good, too,” she ood”
Nick gripped her hips, lifted her onto the kitchen table, and stepped in between her legs He growled in pleasure as her hands, which had so at his shoulder blades He pressed his body fully against hers, conteht there
“Nicholas!” a voice cried in admonition “Not at the table”
Nick slid sloay froaze move to his housekeeper Hula “As you wish,” he said lazily and backed away from Nixie
Nixie squeaked and hopped off the table, hiding behind hiripped at the sleeve of his robe with both of her hands, and he could sense that she was co out on a kitchen table
“There is a cab outside,” Hula continued in a slight Mexican accent “I’d assume it is for your lady friend”
Nick nodded “Yes” His eyes shifted to Hula’s hands “You have her clothes?”
Hula held them out silently, a reproachful look on her face
Nick took them and wasn’t surprised when they were snatched out of his hands by Nixie He gave Hula a brief nod “Thank you for inforave her a pointed look, silently telling her to leave
Fu around behind hied her hip against the table, effectively spilling his glass of juice