You Never Forget Your Worst: And He’s The Best I’ve Never Had (Never Forget Duet Book 2) by Millie Perez

Author:Millie Perez [Perez, Millie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

24

Antonio

SEVEN YEARS AGO – DÍA DE LOS REYES MAGO

New York City

I’ve been itching to talk to her all night. But I know if I make a move for her here, all the women’s antenna’s will be up. And the last thing I need is to rope Nicolette into some juicy chisme on her first night with my family. As if my stupid heart wasn’t a goner for her already, seeing her fit perfectly with my loved ones just sealed the deal for me.

I see her grab her coat and take it as my cue to exit as well.

“Are you sure you don’t want to spend the night here? We can share the guest room,” Amelia suggests to Nicolette.

“No, it’s all right. I have work in the morning, and it would be easier to just get ready for the day from our place.” She puts on her coat.

“I’m actually leaving too.” I quickly shrug on my coat before I get pulled into the Hispanic forty-five-minute goodbye cycle. “I’ll walk you home. It’s late.”

Nicolette looks my way but doesn’t meet my eyes. “No, that’s okay. It’s just a couple of blocks.” She walks to move past me, but I step ahead and open the door for her. “No worries. It’s on the way to my place.”

She gives me a weak smile and yells goodbye to everyone. The choir of voices and music quiet down immediately after I close the door behind me.

“Tony, it’s fine. You really don’t have to walk me.”

“I appreciate you putting up the act in there. It was a smart move in front of the gossip piranhas, but we’re good now.” I reach up to touch her arm, but she turns on her heel and starts descending the stairs to the lobby.

“Hey, wait!” I follow her down and catch up to her right in front of the building doors. “Hey, are you all right? I thought we were going to talk now.”

She stares off toward the mailboxes lining the wall behind me. “Oh, that. Don’t worry about it. It was nothing.” She places her hand on the door handle to push it open, but I place my hand over hers.

“What do you mean nothing?”

My heart starts racing. Earlier in the night, she seemed excited to talk to me, just like she was the night I met her. This version, the one that’s trying to brush me off, is making me panic.

She takes a deep breath and finally meets my gaze. “I was just going to apologize again. For New Year’s Eve. For being overserved and probably embarrassing myself in your presence.”

“Nicolette—”

“Please, call me Nikki. Everyone calls me Nikki.”

But I don’t want to be like everyone.

“Nikki, that night. A lot happened. A lot was said. And—”

“And I’m saying that I don’t remember. I’m sorry, Tony. Truly,” she says firmly.

Air rushes out of my lungs as I struggle to stand straight.

How did I not see this? How did I get it all wrong?

And this Nikki person. How could she be so

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