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“Nicholas!” Hula practically screamed

He spun and itation “What? What is so important?” He didn’t see her in the kitchen so he strode into the living room “What…” He trailed off in disbelief as soon as he entered the room

“You’ve been robbed, Mr Morgan,” Hula said sympathetically

Nick stared around the room in shock Half of the ite in action Many, s “How could she?” he whispered, heartbreakingly dumbfounded

Chapter Five

Nixie sat at her kitchen table running the past twenty-four hours through her head She could barely believe the things that had happened Stuff like this didn’t happen to her Taking a caletting herself all worked up over nothing

Just like every other guy she’d slept with, Nick would wake up and realize what a klutz she was He’d get over his initial attraction and see that she was no Miss Deceht No one else had ever made her feel the way Nick did She was totally and couy

She fingered one of the buttons on her shirt When Nixie had gotten ho and had instead sunk into a kitchen chair to think Now, she lifted the shirt to her nose and inhaled the scent of Nick’s musky aftershave

The sound of the phone ringing startled her, ers Leaning precariously back on two legs of the chair, she reached to the wall and snatched up the phone “Hello?”

“Nixie? It’s Nick”

She was so startled to hear his voice that she lost her balance With a surprised yelp, Nixie toppled backwards, her chair tipping to the floor The phone dropped out of her hand, the plastic cracking loudly against the ground, then skidded away from her

She scraht it back to her ear and breathlessly asked, “Hello? Are you still there?”

“Yes,” said Nick’s smooth, sensual voice “What was that noise?”

“Oh, that?” She gave an embarrassed titter “I fell out of my chair”

“Surprised to hear from me?” he asked

Nixie frowned at the phone His voice sounded alhted,” she ad?”

“Cancelled it,” he said shortly

“Oh, Nick,” she said “I thought it was important”

“It was, but…” He trailed off, pausing “I had to see you”

Nixie’s heart filled with joy “That is so romantic”

“Yeah” He sounded almost scornful “Whatever”

Nixie’s frown returned and she went to comment, but he cut her off “Open the door,” he ordered “I’m outside” A second later there was a knock on her kitchen door

Nixie sat up straight on the cold linoleu to peer out of theof the door She could barely ht impatiently on the stoop “Hey,” she cried in surprise “How did you find my house? I didn’t tell you where I lived Did you use souy private detective to track ?”

“No,” Nick said listlessly “I opened a phone book”

“Oh” She was slightly disappointed at the unexciting uess I shouldn’t leave you waiting out there” She hung up the phone then quickly began running her fingers through her hair, trying to look , wide smile on her face “Hey,” she said delicately

Nick’s features see, but a s back,” he de into the house