*Nicole’s POV*

This is so awkward!!!

Minho and I sat across from each other in the jacuzzi in silence. I read my fashion magazine while he watched a soccer game on the flat screen set up above the hot tub.

Suddenly he switched off the TV and reached over, ripping the magazine from my grasp and throwing it over the edge onto the tiled floor.

“Hey; I was reading that!” I complained, crossing my arms and pouting.

“We’re supposed to be bonding, so I figured we could get to know each other a little bit. Ask me anything you want!”

“Maybe I don’t WANT to know anything about you.”

“Fine I’ll go first,” Minho settled. “What’s your family like?”

My head jerked up to look at him. Why was he asking such a personal question?

Is this what people do on actual dates?

I’d never really gone on a legit date before. I was more into overnight flings. Anyway, I didn’t want to tell him about my family, but I figured if that’s what people do on dates, anyone would know that, and I didn’t want Minho to know I’d never ACTUALLY dated someone.  

“I live in a mansion with servants who take care of me. My dad is senator of Georgia and is almost never home. My mom is constantly on mission trips all over the world,” I finally answered.

“Wow, I’m sorry,” Minho said looking down at the water. His sympathy looked genuine.

“Why?! Since they’re never around, I practically run the place myself! The servants do what I say, and if I don’t like them, I fire them. I get whatever I want, whenever I want it.”

“Don’t you get lonely though?”

Why do you think I have a new boyfriend every weekend?! Idiot!

“Nah, I’ve got the servants to talk to. And, if I want a friend my parents can just buy me one,” I answered matter-of-factly.

“You can’t buy friendship…”

“Of course you can! My dad paid this girl when I was in 8^thgrade to be my best friend. She was the longest friendship I’d ever had.”

“How long did it last?”

“Two weeks.”

“And that was your longest?” Minho asked me in shock.

“What, I think that’s a pretty good record.”

*Minho’s POV*

So this is why she acts like she does! She never had anyone to take care of her, teach her, love her.

“Is that why you go after guys so much?” I asked.

“Excuse me?! You have no idea what you’re talking about. My family has nothing to do with who I date! I could date the biggest criminal in the world and nobody would care. I make my own decisions.”

“I didn’t mean to-,”

“Shut up! Yes you did! Stop defending yourself!”

Gosh, this girl was touchy!

“Wow, you seriously have issues.”

“I said shut up!!!”

She splashed the hot water at my face. The heat stung my eyes, mostly because I wasn’t expecting it. I reacted without thinking, kicking her in the shin… HARD!

“Ow!” she screamed in pain.

“Nicole, I’m sor-,”

“Just; don’t talk to me jerk!!” she shouted, climbing out of the jacuzzi, grabbing her towel and running out the door.

I really hadn’t meant to hurt her. At least not THAT bad.