Nancy was kicked out by the security guards. She couldn’t believe it; her shouts echoed through the entire house.

Then, there were only Nicholas and me. He was still grabbing my wrist tightly.

"Can you let go now?"

"Are you mad?" Nicholas turned to look at me; his voice was surprisingly gentle.

I wasn't mad. What right did I have to be mad? I was just hurt.

I was hurt that Nicholas's first reaction was to make me apologize, ...