I swat at him playfully and turn to face him. I want to kiss him, but I don’t know what the rules are. We are at his place of employment, even if there have been very few people popping in, outside of his friends. He erases my hesitation by capturing my chin between his thumb and finger and dropping his mouth to mine. “Yowza! Get it, Galaxy!” Travis calls from somewhere in the room. I laugh against Nick’s mouth, but neither of us pulls back. I’m pretty sure Nick flips him off because I feel his right arm lift into the air.

