She gave Nicholas her entire attention after giving me a thorough once-over.

"It's wonderful to see you once again. We didn't have enough time together on the yacht last summer. I had to restrain myself from swatting her hand off of his arm.

Wait a minute... yacht? Last summer?

When Nicholas abruptly drew away from her touch, I looked up at his face. He glanced at her, his jaw gritted.

"Why are you here?" His voice was colder than the north pole.

She waved her hand while laughing. "In honor of ...