Chapter 37

Nikki

Chad pulled away from me, and I couldn’t help how embarrassed I was by everything. He had gone ahead to kiss me in public, without caring that people could see us.

He still had his hands on my waist when he stared directly into my eyes, “Let’s go somewhere private to talk; I brought my car.”

I wanted to leave the environment as soon as possible, and I knew that arguing with him was only going to make things worse rather than better, so I nodded in agreement, just wanting to be far from the scene.

“Thank you,” he said and held my hand in his leading me out of there and toward his car.

The black jeep was parked opposite Stamps and Papers. When we got in the vehicle, I waited for him to start talking, and when there was nothing from him, I decided to open the discussion.

“So, how did you get here so early, don’t you go to work today?”

“I did.” He smiled. “It’s you, Nikki; it is so predictable.”

“What if I was already in?” I wondered