NICOLE

"You've got to be kidding me, Mason."

The guilty look on my brother's face becomes even more pronounced. "Nicole, I was just trying to..."

I don't hear the rest of his sentence because Roman walks up to me and steals my attention. He stops right in front of me and says desperately, "I just need you to listen to me, alright? Give me one minute, Nikki. Just one."

I shake my head and try to side step him, but he gets in the way and grabs my arm. "I don't want to talk to you! I can't ...