Page 81 of It's Not PMS, It's You

I hesitated, but then pulled out the chair across from him and sat. I placed the bag and my purse on the chair next to me, not sure where to start.

Nick didn’t look like he was in any hurry to talk about things. He popped the whole piece of the Dragon Roll into his mouth. It shouldn’t have been a surprise that he could fit the whole thing in there, since there was already sufficient evidence to prove Nick had the biggest mouth in town.

Okay, that wasn’t fair.

Honestly, I felt bad for even thinking it.

Because Nick was right when it came to the intentions of Edward.

The truth was, I was just mad because I could normally see men like Edward coming from a mile away. Most likely I would have caught it at some point, but what also disappointed me was that Nick saw what type of man Edward was before I did. I was smart enough to know that my ego didn’t like that, but it was more than that.

I was also worried.

I was off my game.

It felt like maybe I was losing control.

Andthatpart I could blame on Nick.

The man frustrated me and distracted me like no other.

I felt vulnerable around him for some reason, and that caused me to make mistakes.

It was like I had my head in the clouds.

Nick ate another piece of his Dragon Roll, chewing slowly, not even worried that I was sitting there starving to death and was going to pass out at any moment.

“Don’t you haveanythingto say for yourself?” I eyed the last two pieces of sushi he had left on his plate.

Nick shrugged. “I should be asking you the same thing. Where’s your gratitude?”

“Gratitude? You can’t be serious.”

“I am. Was I right about Edward or not?”

“Yes, but—”

“I was protecting you.”

I crossed my arms. “I don’t need protection. I’m a big girl and have never had problems handling men.”

“I have no doubt about that whatsoever, but I just wanted to make sure, in case you were off your game.”

Off my game?

That’s my line!

I just stared at him.

“You seemed a little distracted,” Nick said.

“Because of you!Youdistract me.”

“Do you mean today or always?”

“Always.”

He nodded and grinned. “Is it my charm or my good looks?”