NICOLE 

"Problem?" Laura echoes like she has no idea what I'm talking about. There's a smile on her lips that really makes me violent because I know she's doing this just to provoke me at this point. "Who said anything about a problem?"

I stand up and shut the laptop. "Do you think coming here to try to undermine me is ever going to make Roman yours? You're wasting your time!"

Her gaze sharpens and that's when I find out that I hit the nail of the head. "No, you're wasting your breath ...