#Chapter 46: For a Spin

Kayla & Nicholas Kayla I woke up the next morning to find myself alone as usual. I was pretty sure that Nicholas had spent the night in his office again, but when I padded down the hall and peeked inside, he wasn’t there. With a sigh, I made my way down to the kitchen. Jade was already there, the smell of coffee wafting through the room. “Pancakes?” she asked without looking up as I entered. “No, thanks.” I walked over to the coffee maker and poured myself a cup, adding a healthy dose of flavored creamer for good measure. “Nicholas has been in a mood all morning,” she said, glancing at me over her shoulder. “Not that it’s all that unusual for the moody bastard, but it’s worse than usual. Did you two argue or something?” I hesitated, staring into my coffee. Truthfully, I’d been up most of the night thinking about the events at the birthday party. I kept wondering if I had been too harsh. And maybe I had been. Not that it excused his constant teasing.