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“Right,” I said.
Nick tilted my chin up, holding it with two fingers. The contact singed me. “All good, Allison. Are you worried?”
“I’m wondering if there’s any chance that they’ll change their minds so we won’t have to go through with this. They barely interacted with the twins.”
His eyes instantly changed. They went cold as he dropped his hand. “Don’t remind me. I’ll have a word with Hugo. I truly can’t believe anyone would hand those two custody. I can’t believe they even want it.”
“Maybe they will change their minds. Maybe it was just a whim, and now that they’ve seen the twins in action, they’ve realized how much work it is. Of course, I’m sure she’s planning on hiring help. I mean, she didn’t even want to help put them to bed!”
Nick looked at me intensely, then nodded. “I was going to tell my family about our decision this weekend, but I can certainly hold off until we have more news from Bob and Sophie.”
My disappointment only grew. Why? Because I didn’t have to fake being married to Nick? I couldn’t understand what was happening to me.
“Thanks a lot for tonight. Everything was amazing: the spaghetti, the way you handled them.”
“The kiss?” he suggested.
“Nick!”
“Come on. We have to talk about it. It’ll be weird if we don’t.”
I swallowed hard, laughing nervously. I felt like it was weird already, but clearly I was the only one.
“I didn’t mean to blindside you,” he continued. “I didn’t even plan it. I just thought it would add a nice touch, you know?”
I nodded.
“And we need to talk about the other thing.”
“What thing?” I was genuinely confused as I snapped my gaze up to him.
His eyes were playful as he tilted his head. “Don’t tell me you didn’t feel it. That would be a complete blow to my ego.”
I gasped, covering my mouth with my hand. “Nick.”
“In my defense, it was just my body’s reaction.”
I shook my head. “You really don’t have to explain yourself.”
Could he not see that I was already blushing like mad? Who talked about these things out loud? I sure didn’t.
“I’d like to say that if we have to fake more kisses, I’ll keep it under control, but I don’t like to make false promises.”
I laughed nervously. “I’m not sure what to say.”
“I just wanted to bring it up to clear the air.”
I ran a hand through my hair, licking my lips. I wanted to fan myself even though the evening wasn’t even that hot. I wasn’t sure this had cleared the air at all, but obviously Nick was built differently than me.
I yawned. “Thanks for bringing dinner too.”
His eyes sparked once again. “You didn’t pay attention, did you?”
“To what?”
“I brought something extra just for you. I put it in the fridge.”
“What is it?”