NICOLE

"Talk about what?" I ask almost breathlessly.

I don't like the way he's watching me, and how he seems to be walking like he's forgotten how to. His feet are dragging across the floor and his shoulders are hunched. I've never seen Roman like this.

He's always stood tall and proud, even when we were all broke and didn't have anything. Before he even answers me, I start to worry about what Mason said to him. I can tell he hasn't been punched, so what really happened between them?

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