Trisha hesitated for a moment before saying, “Your buddies have all gifted you such high–end stuff. My little gift just doesn’t hold a candle to theirs Letti did give you something, and I’m her best friend, so her gift is like mine too.”

Nicolas scoffed, “So you basically waltzed in, had a feast at my birthday bash, and didn’t bring a gift, huh?”

Trisha spoke softly, “You got so many presents that day, you wouldn’t care about one less, would you? Why are you so hung up on this?”

What others gift is theirs, what you gift is yours. How can those be the same?” Nicolas retorted, then paused, “Why did you even show up at my birthday party that day? We didn’t even know each other then, did we?”

“Because Jace Ledford was attending Trisha replied, straightening her dress, I wanted to make contact with him, so I told him that you had invited me too. I didn’t expect you to show up out of nowhere, asking me all these questions. I was scared you’d blow my cover, which is why I was clinging to you so tightly, not letting you see my face.”

Nicolas fell silent.

What should have been a happy occasion turned sour when he heard that she only attended his birthday party to chase another guy.

The next morning, when Jace Ledford knocked on the door, Trisha looked like a deer caught in headlights, scared to death that Jace would find out she had spent the night with Nicolas.

This speculation made Nicolas feel uneasy.

like Jace that much?” Nicolas

brief pause, Trisha answered, “I used to like him a lot, but now I’m not so

was taken aback, “How am

You might be a smooth talker and a ladies man, but you’re still a

to

supposed to

her over. “Come

was confused, “What

I’ll tell

over, “Can’t you just say…

had pulled her down onto

up like a cat on a hot tin roof, but Nicolas held her waist, preventing her from

Trisha said, her ears turning red as she glared

lifted her chin,

at him. She was uncomfortable and widened her eyes to express her feelings, “Look at

think is better looking,

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