I couldn’t help it.
Nadia was still mad at me about Andrea, and then, all of a sudden, after Benedict appeared, she was all over me. I knew I shouldn’t be thinking like this and should learn to trust Nadia wholeheartedly, but I couldn’t stop myself from doubting. Old habits die hard.
But I was trying. I trusted Nadia. Goddess knew I wanted to, but I just needed a little peace of mind, so I was doing this.
“Penny for your thoughts?” Nadia’s voice snapped me back to the present as she stood beside me. Her eyes wandered to the training ground as our men slowly dispersed from their group, ready to head home or proceed with their duties.
I smiled at her before I fastened an arm around her waist, pulling her closer to me. “How was your time with Katarina?”
“Oh, it was lovely! I’m glad she took the initiative to come visit me. I’ve been wondering for days if I could see her but didn’t have the guts to ask you.” Her voice sounded happy, and I was glad she was.
“And why was that? Did I ever say no to you?”
“It’s the exact reason I didn’t want to abuse your generosity.”
“You’re my mate, Nadia. We just need to talk things through between us.”
“But then if you don’t like something, you get pissed off…”
“I’m trying.” I huffed. Relationships is fucking hard.
“I know. And the last thing I wanted was to tick you off.”
“Wanting to meet up with Katarina is definitely not going to tick me off unless you’re going to make her an excuse to meet someone else.”
“I don’t have anyone to meet up with.” She leaned her head on my chest while her arms coiled around my body. “You won’t mind that I invited Katarina and Sofia for dinner? I asked them to stay a bit longer.”
“No. Of course not. But no sleepover. I don’t think I can handle another night not holding you.”
She giggled and squeezed me for a tight hug but didn’t say anything.
“Nadia…”
“Are we okay? About Andrea?”
“I guess we are. And if there’s anything, I think it should be Andrea we should be saying sorry to.”
“We?” I asked, my brows furrowing.
“Yes, we. I wanted to see her too. Just to give me a piece of mind.”
“Can I tell you something? But keep an open mind because this has nothing to do with how I felt about Andrea before.”
She nodded her head but kept her silence.
“I’m not sure I’m ready to face her right now. I know I did her wrong, but I need a little more time so I can face her and Caspian.”
“I understand. Take your time, but please not for a long time. I don’t want Andrea to spend her days hating you.”
“If your uncle and Elliot apologize to you, will you forgive them?”
“I don’t know. It’s a different thing. I can’t explain.”
“Maybe it’ll be the same thing for Andrea. Maybe she can’t forgive me.”
“But she was here? What did she want?”
“She was here with Caspian. And I didn’t get to the part about what they wanted from me because I was too preoccupied with trying to throw them out. I was fucking terrified you would see them.”
