Nicole Harper
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My mother chuckled as I handed over her contacts to her. “Why do you look so flushed?”
“F-flushed?” I touched my cheeks. “It’s most likely the heat.”
“Heat? It’s November, Nikky.”
“Oh.”
My heart was beating very fast. We’d been very very close to getting caught yet Tristan somehow looked like he couldn’t care less. He didn’t even seem affected by her sudden presence.
It was both thrilling and dangerous but this time, it was more of the latter than the former.
“Your friends must be waiting for you.” I prompted.
Luckily for me, that halted her questioning. “True.” She chuckled as she checked her watch. “See you during Christmas.”
Then she turned and left.
Tristan and I stayed still until the front door clicked shut and we heard the sound of her car engine fading
