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Was Nick flirting with me?

Or had I sunk so loas hoping for the possibility?

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“Wow,” Felicity gasped as she stepped from the taxi and looked around

I could only nod because I had to concur

The ski resort we’d be spending the Christmas holiday was top-notch I didn’t even want to kno much it cost because I could never afford it Nick and Paxton’s parents were both high-powered attorneys, so they’d grown up around money, and each had sizable trust funds

Nick attended university with us for two years before dropping out and starting his own business, while Paxton chose to follow in his parents’ footsteps and study law

I was the only one out of the four of us who didn’t co me feel less out of place

“What do you think?” Nick asked as he came to stand beside me Since the airport, he hasn’t been too far away

“I think I could live here if it weren’t for the cold”

“Yeah, I’d choose sand and hot sun over snow and frostbite any day, but baby bro loves the slopes” He shrugged

“You’re six minutes older than him”

“And I , he turned to Paxton, as paying the cab driver, and said he’d check us in before jogging inside

Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I watched hio

He wore jeans, boots, and a black wool overcoat, identical to Paxton’s gray coat, over his black sweater, and I couldn’t help but admire how much better he filled out his clothes

Pax spent ym

One ti than I care to admit, I convinced him to fucknearly all the books off the shelf and screa to make a run for it

It was thewith him

As usual, sadness swept over er he’d be mine

I loved Paxton and didn’t want to lose him, but…I wasn’t in love with him, and I didn’t think he was in love with me

“Ready to go?”