Nicholas POV:

Her hands were shaking on her lap, but I didn't care. I kept my eyes on her, waiting for her answer.

"Geoffrey's assistant sent me the files after she'd gone through them. There was some miscommunication between us. The one she picked wasn't the one I assumed she meant when I sent out the award letter. We didn't figure it out until a few days later." She finally looked up at me. "You were still out of town and I was just trying to take initiative. I tried to explain as courteously ...