The one where she's embarrassed

~ Bella ~

I dragged Nikolai arm to get his attention. "You own this place!?" I asked with wonderment.

I realized that the manager was looking at me weirdly.

I gave her a tight, self-conscious smile and backed away.

But then Nikolai did something that hit the deepest strings of my heart.

He turned his body completely until he was facing me, his back now to the manager and patiently said, "You were saying something?"

For a moment, I couldn't even remember what I'd been about to say.

No one else might see it the way I did but what I saw was him completely out everything he was doing at that time on pause to listen to me.

And really, that was what he was doing every moment of every time we spent together.

He must be incredibly busy yet he was my driver, my bodyguard and also the person making sure I got all the rest I need.

I think the manager noticed too because she was suddenly looking at me with even more interest. I blushed.

"I was asking if you owned this place," I said but I was s