Good second date

Sara POV

Hope and confusion filled my mind as Nick spoke. I stared at him open-mouthed, not knowing how to respond. Does he know the implications of what he's asking here?

“What?” I gasped.

Is he out of his mind? What about members of the Forest Moon? What if they see me with him? Worse, what if they see the child? Does he no longer care about these things?

He gave one look at Jake and the other guy, and they retreated their steps to give us some privacy.

“C’mon," he jerked his head towards the door at the far side of the lobby. "Let’s talk about this somewhere more private.”

I could not disagree because my thoughts are still scattered, trying to come to terms with his suggestion. Or command. So I followed him as he led me out into an open space. A few minutes later, we were sitting across from each other at the resort lounge.

As he signaled for the waiter, he said, “You must be hungry -”

“I’m not. Are you out of your mind asking me to stay in YOUR penthouse? Your mother kicked me and