Cassie drew in a slow breath, the kind that filled her lungs all the way down and steadied her nerves before she did something bold, and then she glanced around the room like she was scouting out a battlefield instead of just looking for privacy.
Her eyes skimmed past Franklin and Sebastian, past their laughter and clinking glasses, until they landed on the balcony doors, and without another word she hooked a finger toward Nathan and led him outside.
The late morning air wrapped around them the second she slid the glass door shut behind them, muting the noise inside until it became nothing more than a soft hum.
Nathan leaned casually against the railing, folding his arms as he studied her with that teasing glint in his eyes. "Okay," he said, arching a brow, "are we about to disc
