was he seriously asking ( her ) that question? that was exactly why she was here .. but she wouldn’t be revealing that just yet.
“ of course! pete is with sophie to give me some free time, so I got my nails done and figured I’d stop by. ( plus ), I wanted a coffee. ” she —
“ yeah, uh, yeah–—sure. come in. ” he steps aside, feeling his heart pound in a sudden nervous rhythm at her presence. like a kid caught off guard. “ is-is everything okay? ”
she has her usual worried look on her face, still filled with so much love and affection.
“ hey …. I was passing by the neighbourhood. figured I’d stop by. would you mind .. ? ” nat nodded her head in towards the apartment.
“ I brought coffees .. ”