Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall
Author:Codi Hall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2021-07-27T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 18
NICK
Nick stepped inside Kiss My Donut, and the noise level in the bustling café made his head pound with the aftereffects of too many shots with his little sisters last night. He had no idea when Merry and Holly developed the skill to drink him under the table, but even after a shower and what seemed like a gallon of water, his pores still oozed Crown.
He shouldnât have drunk so much, but as far as birthdays went, last night took a turn he hadnât been prepared for. Nick, floating on air, ready to tell Noel he wanted to dive into something real with her, had the wind knocked out of him when Amber walked in. His whole family staring at him, waiting to see what heâd do. He wasnât going to humiliate her in front of a room full of people, so heâd casually followed outside, feeling the eyes of everyone he loved on his back.
When they reached her car, Amber spun around, staring at him earnestly.
âI wanted to come by tonight and apologize. Everything you said to me the other day was true. When we got together, we were both kids and we didnât have time to really get to know each other before you left. I should have been a better girlfriend, a better person, and Iâm sorry I couldnât be that for you. I hope you can forgive me.â
Heâd been so thrown by her sincerity, heâd simply nodded.
âI didnât mean to cause a scene. I actually hoped youâd be the one to answer the door and we could avoid anyone else knowing Iâd come by.â
Heâd laughed. âYeah, no chance of that. Theyâre going to have questions.â
âI just hated us leaving things on such a sour note. Youâre the kind of guy a woman needs to be ready for, and I just wasnât.â
âI get it, Amber. No hard feelings. Weâre both happy with how things worked out.â
âYeah. Happy. On that note, I suppose Iâll go.â Before he could react, she hugged him hard. âHave a great birthday.â
As soon as heâd come back inside, heâd been bombarded with questions. So many voices speaking at once that he didnât have a chance to catch Noel before she snuck out.
Nick couldnât blame her for ducking him last night, considering her feelings for Amber, but he was still disappointed. Heâd wanted to speak to her about how stupid keeping their distance was. That they had feelings for each other they should embrace. Jump all in and see where things went. Considering the tension caused just as many problems between them, why not give being together a go?
The fact that sheâd taken off without giving him a chance to speak his piece irritated him though.
No one understood her gift but him. Sheâd given him a box of bulk flash drives with Nickâs Playlist printed on them. Inside was a card with a music gift card.
Now, throw away those CDs!
It was hard to stay mad at her when her gift was absurdly adorable.
Heâd opened Amberâs gift afterwards.
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