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send her away. Holding her breath, she waited for
him to move before eating again.
    She sped up eating in the hope of getting away from
him quickly.
    “How was your day?” he asked.
    “Fine.”
    Nick asked her, and when she started talking and
talking, he demanded she shut up as he was only hoping for a one word answer.
He started eating, and Clara finished, leaving half of her plate. His anger
unnerved her more than anything else.
    Taking her drink with her, she entered the kitchen and
started cleaning up. It was stupid of her trying to look nice for him. Whatever
they’d shared in the first twenty-four hours of them knowing each other was
long gone.
    She washed up by hand each item. Twenty minutes had passed
by the time she finished with the kitchen. Nick should be finished and long
gone to his own part of the house giving her the freedom to disappear to her
room.
    Entering the dining room she found Nick sat, staring
at the door. His gaze was on her, and she froze.
    “Are you finished?” she asked.
    “No, come and sit with me.”
    “I’ve got to finish the dishes.” She took a step back
ready to escape.
    “I’ve just listened to you do all the dishes and take
your time about it. I’m sure my plate can wait for you to wash. I’m not covered
in diseases.”
    She blushed and stepped closer to take her seat.
    “No, don’t sit there. Sit here.” He shoved the chair
beside him out for her to sit on.
    Once she was seated, she locked her fingers together
in her lap.
    “I’ve been a complete bastard to you, and I
apologize.”
    Staying silent, she chanced a look at him. His eyes
were on her and made no move to look away.
    “Erm, what do you want?” she asked after several
seconds when he didn’t speak.
    “Will you accept my apology?”
    “There’s nothing to accept. I overreacted, and I
wanted to say sorry to you.”
    “No, you didn’t overreact at all, but I accept your
apology.” He took her hand, locking their fingers together. Staring at where he
touched her to his face, Clara felt her heart racing. This was the first real
contact they had in over a week. “I shouldn’t have treated you the way I did. I
hope you can forgive me.”
    She nodded. “I forgive you.”
    “You’re not going to make me grovel?”
    “No.”
    “Well, I’ve got a present for you. I had intended to give
you this a week ago.” He leaned down and grabbed something off the floor.
    Clara couldn’t deny the excitement. He was the first
person to think to give her a gift. “I don’t own any romance novels, but I hope
this can make up for it.” He handed her a rectangular box.
    Staring down at it she saw it was an e-reader.
    “We can fill it up now if you want.”
    “Yes, I’d love that.”
    She opened the box easing out her present. The
instructions were easy, and Nick got up, taking her hand as they headed toward
his office. He took a seat then told her to sit on his lap. She was still tense
but watched as he logged into his account.
    Bringing up the books she started to pick out
everything she wanted. After ten books she stopped, feeling embarrassed for
asking for so much.
    “You’ve not bought a lot. You’re going to need enough
to last you for the next week, Clara. Buy as much as you want.”
    He bought her over fifty books to get started. His
hand rested on her back while she leaned forward reading blurbs and looking at
the books she wanted to buy.
    When she downloaded them all, she reached back and
kissed his lips.
    “Thank you,” she said.
    Nick caught the back of her neck, holding her in
place. “Don’t mention it.” His fingers caressed the back of her neck. She still
felt tense at his touch.
    “I fancy going for a swim. Will you join me?” he
asked.
    She had a swimsuit with all of her clothes. “Sure.”
    “Good, I’ll meet you in the pool.” He slapped her ass
lightly as she stood up.
    Clara didn’t look back and continued upstairs to change.
She put her present beside her bed looking forward to