"It's alright," Adele told Nicklaus, buying his excuse for not giving a proper reason.
Nicklaus's phone rang out of his pant pocket. He took his phone out and stared at the screen for a while. He pinched the skin between his brows.
"I have to take this, excuse me," he said to everyone but mainly to Arissa as he had his dark orbs fixed into her brown ones.
"Nicklaus..." Arissa breathed, transfixed with his captivating dark eyes, she forgot the two figures in the room and stood up.
Her hands cupped his face. Unlike his usual hard orbs, his eyes were filled with fondness, and with a deep inhale, his eyes went down her lips.
Jocelyn suddenly cleared her throat loudly, interrupting the enchanted couple lost in their world. "Umm, your phone," she pointed out when Nicklaus fixed his now-hard gaze on her.
