Billionaire Nick

Nick 

Where the hell is she? I told her to be ready by 8 a.m.

and here I was, leaning against my car parked in her campus parking lot like a fool.

When she looked out her window, she seemed so surprised to see me.

Did she not get my message? I was getting bored of the number of girls throwing glances my way, trying to start a conversation and walking past my car to get my attention.

Their giggles were giving me a headache.

I almost pulled my phone out to call Caroline but then I finally saw her walking in my direction.

For some reason, she had a small smile playing on her lips.

I felt my heart warm at that and I wondered if I was the reason behind that smile.

But no, she never smiles at me.

I frowned.

"Good morning, Mr.Sinclair."

"Morning, Ms.Stewart" I muttered.

As we got into the car, her smile slowly vanished and out of the corner of my eye, I could see her cutting glances at me.

"I'm sorry for making you wait.I was so tired last night that I overslept this morning.’ Last night! When she was with that guy.

I suddenly felt my temper flare.

Taking in a deep breath, I kept my eyes focused on the road.

"That's okay.The unexpected rain must have slowed down the bus service.And you probably reached your dorm late and slept late"

"Oh, no" she said.

"The bus service was fine-"

I pressed my lips into a thin line, waiting for her to speak further.

It's like she's hesitating.

"Okay, I finally said.I cut a glance in her direction and she was looking outside the window.Why wouldn't you tell me about the coffee shop and Liam, Caroline? But then, why would you? "Actually" she started and I quickly averted my gaze back to the road, "I work at this coffee shop near my college"

Was she a mind reader? "Oh" I said.

"Yeah.

And since I've been missing all my shifts recently, I need to fill in some extra shifts tomorrow and I also need to volunteer for something in the afternoon, so I was wondering if I could get a day off?"

Her eyes were hopeful, like a little kid asking for candy.

"I see.What kind of volunteering?"

"Oh, it's just for a stall at the college carnival."

"Okay" I nodded.

"You can take tomorrow off" "Thank you."

She smiled.

I couldn't help but smile back.

She looked so beautiful when she smiled.

She always looked beautiful.

"What time does your shift start every day?" I asked.

"8 if I go in the morning or 6 in the evening whenever I used to intern at Mr.Andrews’.

I thought for a moment.

"Do you like working there?"

"At the coffee shop?" I nodded.

With a sigh, she leaned back into the seat.

I'll take that as a no.

ups and downs.Some co-workers are so bitchy—I'm sorry" she apologized and I held back

co-workers are really impolite and sometimes I don't even wanna go there

"Quit it,’ I said.

She blinked at me.

so fucking

"I can't, she muttered.

I need

working for me, Caroline.I'll be paying you a lot more

comes back." She

I frowned.

forget that she was only my temporary assistant and that after a few weeks, she'd go back to Blake's company?’

That thought bothered me.

I said

after a few

to call me Nick”

pressed her lips into

"Okay, Nick."

as if

"Yes, Caroline?" I smiled.

"Where are we going?"

smirked at the look

ears about this being a

funny how I knew she

She cleared her throat.

a

Caroline.Why else would I ask you

back

At this, I chuckled.

the rest

I probably scared her.

I finally parked the car in the parking space and

of the car and was looking all around

nervous or

and

isn't a restaurant" she

"Nope.

"Where are we?"

the delicious sweet items behind

then, as unexpected as it was, a

sweets but coming this far in the morning just for some

up

we

here for a cake tasting.’ Her smile

"What?"

occasion coming up."

know you were getting married."

not. It's

already, I might have missed the look of relief that crossed her

"Oh"

out

bring me

you're my assistant.Why wouldn't I

nodded and looked around

a girl and one of

eight-year-old twin cousins, Layla and

I laughed as they literally climbed up my body together,

are you doing

confusion while setting them

"Didn't you have school?"

"We did."

stared at

Dad brought us along"

my uncle who owned this place, was my

grandpa were the only close relatives I knew from

us, no relatives, just his friend Walter Reed, who he considered more than

were

up from the

went forward and

"How are you, Nick?"

smiled and my uncle looked somewhere behind

down at the

Caroline walked up to us at the mention of

uncle, Mr.James Price,’ I