NICOLE

Getting home and being with Roman is the one thing that calms me down after the hectic day I've had.

Thankfully, I don't have to work the whole day. Six hours is all. Dammit, I'm exhausted, and my interaction with Esmeralda doesn't make me feel any better.

I don't share it with him even though I want to get it off my chest and also try to get a second opinion on the matter. I've been breaking my head trying to figure out why she approached me that way, and why she gave me the news of ...