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again, drawing circles over her fingers. “You’ve worked hard for yours too.” His gaze bore into hers, heating her blood with a fizzle of arousal she hadn’t felt in a long time. “I’m so proud of you.”
Her heart flipped. He’d never actually said those words to her before. Ever. She’d never really asked for his approval when she went into her business, but hearing him commend her on her work was nice. It made her realize how much she’d needed validation from him. The man she loved hadn’t for a long time acknowledged how hard she’d pushed herself to make her company a success.
“Thank you. I’m —I’m proud of you too, Nick. We’ve both come a long way from the kids who got married right after college.”
He lifted her hand up to his lips. “We have. You’re still just as beautiful as you were then.”
She’d swear the temperature in the house shot up by a good twenty degrees. While she’d been used to Nick being a flirt before, he’d never looked so romantic praising her. It was surreal. Sexy as hell, but surreal. She realized she liked this Nick. She liked him showing more emotion and talking to her about business. She liked seeing this vulnerability about him. It made it easier for her to connect with the man she married.
He started gathering empty dishes.
“What are you doing?”
He grinned, showing off the dimple again. The one she’d fallen in love with. “You cooked. The least I can do is clean up.”
She bit her lip, trying to contain her laughter. “Why thank you. And your help will be duly rewarded.”
He lifted a brow in interest, blue eyes turning a deep sapphire. “Really?”
“Yes...” She dropped her gaze to her plate. A second later, she lifted her face and smiled flirtatiously. Lust filled and brightened his eyes with a sexy spark of hunger. She licked her lips and waited a heartbeat before continuing. “I made flan.”
His eyes widened. He loved the sweet custard dessert. “You’re playing hardball now.”
She giggled and stood to help clear off the table. He filled the dishwasher, while she set the coffeemaker. It was strangely comforting to do these things with him again. The feelings she was getting were all soothing, almost like when their relationship had been on good terms, but better.
They sat down in the living room with dessert and fresh coffee.
“Feel like watching a movie?”
“Sure.” She turned on the television and searched through the massive collection of movies while listening to him talk about his trip to Japan.
Their favorite movie was on. She picked it without a second thought and sat back to glance at Nick. He’d eaten his dessert and was drinking some of his café con leche.
A feeling of rightness enveloped her. It was nice having him with her again.
“So how’s everything going with the difficult client?”
“It’s…going.” She sighed. “She’s really needy and quite paranoid that her campaign is going to be a bust. Even though we’ve created a great set up to get her exposure.”
The movie started. Neither turned from the other to watch.
“Did you find it difficult to deal with the company after we…” He glanced down at the coffee cup and then up at her. For a moment, he didn’t finish the sentence but watched her with a sadness she had never seen in his eyes before. It was obvious that talking about their past hurt him. Keeping it locked in wouldn’t help them move forward.
She nodded. “I had a really hard time with it for a few months. I involved myself so much in work but also had a hard time focusing.” With every word she said, her breaths shortened. Gulping, she thought back to the initial days of their separation and the desolation she’d felt after things had broken between them. “What about you? Was work helpful at all?”
He placed the empty coffee cup on her brown coffee table next to her dessert. “Not really. It was more than feeling unfocused.” He turned to her again and
Her heart flipped. He’d never actually said those words to her before. Ever. She’d never really asked for his approval when she went into her business, but hearing him commend her on her work was nice. It made her realize how much she’d needed validation from him. The man she loved hadn’t for a long time acknowledged how hard she’d pushed herself to make her company a success.
“Thank you. I’m —I’m proud of you too, Nick. We’ve both come a long way from the kids who got married right after college.”
He lifted her hand up to his lips. “We have. You’re still just as beautiful as you were then.”
She’d swear the temperature in the house shot up by a good twenty degrees. While she’d been used to Nick being a flirt before, he’d never looked so romantic praising her. It was surreal. Sexy as hell, but surreal. She realized she liked this Nick. She liked him showing more emotion and talking to her about business. She liked seeing this vulnerability about him. It made it easier for her to connect with the man she married.
He started gathering empty dishes.
“What are you doing?”
He grinned, showing off the dimple again. The one she’d fallen in love with. “You cooked. The least I can do is clean up.”
She bit her lip, trying to contain her laughter. “Why thank you. And your help will be duly rewarded.”
He lifted a brow in interest, blue eyes turning a deep sapphire. “Really?”
“Yes...” She dropped her gaze to her plate. A second later, she lifted her face and smiled flirtatiously. Lust filled and brightened his eyes with a sexy spark of hunger. She licked her lips and waited a heartbeat before continuing. “I made flan.”
His eyes widened. He loved the sweet custard dessert. “You’re playing hardball now.”
She giggled and stood to help clear off the table. He filled the dishwasher, while she set the coffeemaker. It was strangely comforting to do these things with him again. The feelings she was getting were all soothing, almost like when their relationship had been on good terms, but better.
They sat down in the living room with dessert and fresh coffee.
“Feel like watching a movie?”
“Sure.” She turned on the television and searched through the massive collection of movies while listening to him talk about his trip to Japan.
Their favorite movie was on. She picked it without a second thought and sat back to glance at Nick. He’d eaten his dessert and was drinking some of his café con leche.
A feeling of rightness enveloped her. It was nice having him with her again.
“So how’s everything going with the difficult client?”
“It’s…going.” She sighed. “She’s really needy and quite paranoid that her campaign is going to be a bust. Even though we’ve created a great set up to get her exposure.”
The movie started. Neither turned from the other to watch.
“Did you find it difficult to deal with the company after we…” He glanced down at the coffee cup and then up at her. For a moment, he didn’t finish the sentence but watched her with a sadness she had never seen in his eyes before. It was obvious that talking about their past hurt him. Keeping it locked in wouldn’t help them move forward.
She nodded. “I had a really hard time with it for a few months. I involved myself so much in work but also had a hard time focusing.” With every word she said, her breaths shortened. Gulping, she thought back to the initial days of their separation and the desolation she’d felt after things had broken between them. “What about you? Was work helpful at all?”
He placed the empty coffee cup on her brown coffee table next to her dessert. “Not really. It was more than feeling unfocused.” He turned to her again and
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