Chapter 0557

Nina

We walked into the hotel room, the tension from dinner still palpable but left unspoken. Enzo set down his jacket and turned to look at me. Instantly, I knew that something was wrong.

"Why were you so vague about how we met, Nina? It seemed like you didn't want to talk about it," he said, his voice low.

I sighed, unsure of where to start. "It's not that I didn't want to talk about it," I said.

"Then why did it seem like you were nervous to tell the truth?" he asked.

I shook my head. "I just... I didn't want to say we had a one-night stand, Enzo. It's...complicated. You know, given the nature of our relationship now."

"Are you embarrassed about it?" he asked, his voice rising ever so slightly.

my face flush. "No, I'm not embarrassed.

cut me off, his tone tinged with disbelief. "Your face

shot back, my frustration bubbling to the surface.

beautiful, Nina. How we met,

intimate and personal. Mila was prying, Enzo. I didn't want to give her anything more to

She was just curious, trying to strike up a conversation with you. And you seemed

shame, Enzo," I said. "But I also don't need to divulge every intimate detail of our

a wry chuckle escaping his lips. "Come on, Nina. It was a simple question about how

to boil. "It is intimate. We hooked up the first time we met!

it's not like you would have needed to divulge that detail. I mean, seriously, 'we met in college? How much more vague could you have possibly been? It just seems like you're trying to hide something. Like you

you know it. You know I've never been more sure about anything or anyone

just say that at dinner? Why couldn't you say that we met at a bar, and it was electric, and the

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