With my hands curled behind his neck, I kissed Nathan one more time. It was almost like I was trying to make up for lost time or like I was still operating under the impression that there would be an undefined amount of time before I’d be able to be this close to him again.
Nathan traced circles across my lower back. “What, Nikki?”
“Nothing, just, when I said boyfriend, that’s what I meant, you know?” I said.
“When you said it, my heart started beating triple time. That’s what I’ve been waiting for this whole time. I want to be yours, and I want you to be mine.”
“You’re nothing like my father, Nathan. I know I couldn’t separate the two for a while, but you care about Cherri. You showed remorse, and you showed guilt. You apologized and tried to do the right thing. Cherri doesn’t hold it against you. She knows that wasn’t part of who you are, and I know that too.”
He squeezed me a little tighter. “So this is it? Me and you?”
I nodded with a smile on my face. “Yeah. Me and you.”