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.

downs.Some co-workers are so bitchy—I'm

really impolite and sometimes I don't even wanna go

"Quit it,’ I said.

She blinked at me.

so

"I can't, she muttered.

said, I

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

until Penny comes back."

I frowned.

my temporary assistant and that after a few weeks, she'd go back to Blake's

That thought bothered me.

I said

she called after

you to call

her lips

"Okay, Nick."

as if testing

"Yes, Caroline?" I smiled.

"Where are we going?"

at the look of realization

ears about

knew she would

She cleared her throat.

a

I ask you to dress

stared back

At this, I chuckled.

was silent for the rest of

I probably scared her.

in the parking space and stepped

stepped out of the car and was looking all around the

nervous or if

said and walked

isn't a restaurant"

"Nope.

"Where are we?"

eyed the delicious sweet

it was, a laugh escaped

this far in the morning just for some cakes

looked up

we

for a cake

"What?"

coming

didn't know you were getting married." She

I'm not. It's

looking for it already, I might have missed the look of relief

"Oh"

let out

why bring me

wouldn't I bring you

looked around the

of a girl and one

find my eight-year-old twin cousins, Layla and

my body together, one from each side and gave me a

are you

in confusion while

"Didn't you have school?"

"We did."

then stared at each other, rolled their eyes and turned

brought us along" Layla

my uncle who owned this

family and my grandpa were the only close relatives I

else besides us, no relatives,

Reeds were good

up from the

James." I went forward and

"How are you, Nick?"

and my uncle looked somewhere

gaze to find Caroline smiling down at the twins as they talked

and Caroline walked up to us at the mention of her

uncle, Mr.James Price,’ I