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Two

Nikki sits behind her desk, going over tour schedules for the rest of the year when the door opens and Théo steps inside. She grins up at him as a smile spreads across his own face. Théo pushes his dark hair back as he leans against the desk beside her. "Ready for our date?"

She shuts her computer, standing up with Théo, letting him pull her to his chest. "Oui." She giggles as he chuckles, kissing the top of her head before pulling back to tilt her chin up to him. He kisses her softly, it quickly turning heated as she wraps her arms around his neck. She moans into his mouth as he turns to set her on the edge of her desk.

They had only been dating for a little more than a month, not having slept together yet. She wraps her legs around him, pulling him firmly against her body as he begins to grind against her. She whimpers against his mouth just before he pulls his mouth away, panting as she groans. "Dinner on the Seine, and then... dessert at your place?"

"Oui, s'il vous plaît. Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" She giggles as he laughs and she bites her lip, hopping off the desk.

"That is a good French phrase to know." He smirks down at her as she grips his hand, intertwining their fingers.

"I thought so. Let's go." She locks her office door as they leave. She pauses outside on the street when she sees Lucas and his girlfriend approaching them.

"Ah! Nikki! And Théo, right?" Lucas offers his hand to Théo as Nikki glares up at him, watching Théo reluctantly shake his hand.

"That's right," he nods, dropping his hand. "You're Lucas Bravo, right? Nikki has told me all about her famous neighbor."

"We were just on our way to dinner, Lucas." Nikki shoots him a dirty look, glancing at his girlfriend, glaring annoyed at the three of them.

Lucas wraps his arm around his girlfriend's shoulder with a grin. "That's great! We can all go together!" He motions to the girl on his arm, "Théo, this is my girlfriend, Alba."

Théo offers his hand to Alba, but she ignores it and he drops it back to his side. "Okay then."

Nikki groans, stepping slightly in front of Théo as she grabs his hand. "I don't think that's a good idea. It was good to see you guys though."

"Nonsense." Théo keeps her from turning away, smiling at the three of them. "Don't be rude, Nikki. A double could be fun. Would be nice to hang out with your friends."

"We are not friends," Alba and Nikki offer at the same time as the men look at them.

Nikki sighs, rolling her eyes as she offers a small smile to Lucas and Théo. "Fine. We were planning on a dinner cruise on the Seine. Two hours together on a boat should be great fun..." She spits sarcastically and ignores Lucas's grin as Alba scoffs and she squeezes Théo's hand, leading the four of them.

***4 months ago

Nikki sits on her small kitchen table as she watches the maintenance man work on her stove. "What's wrong with it?" The man sighs and starts talking in French and pointing to the burners as she groans, holding up her hand. "Wait." She hops off the table and rushes from her apartment, knocking erratically on Lucas's. He finally answers, barely pulling on a shirt before she drags him to her apartment. "Help. I don't know what he is saying. He talks too quickly."

Lucas sighs, but nods and converses with the man in French for a few moments before turning back to Nikki. "He says the burner caps are just clogged. You can clean them yourself or pay him to do it."

"I can do it. Thanks." She pulls a few euros out of her pocket and hand them to the man as Lucas dismisses him. "Thank you, Luke."

"Pas de problème. Poupette." He winks at her before turning away as Nikki follows him to the door of her apartment.

"What does poupette mean?"

Before he can respond, a young girl a few inches shorter than Nikki steps out of Lucas's apartment, yelling loudly in French. He sighs, resting his hand on the girl's shoulder to quiet her. "Alba, this is my neighbor and friend, Nikki. I told you about her."

Alba offers her a small, faked smile, shaking her hand. "Hi. Nice to meet you."

Nikki smiles in return, glancing back up at Lucas as looks hopeful between the women. "Same. I'm sorry. I didn't realize Lucas had anyone over."

"No worries." Alba nudges Lucas, shrugging his arm from her shoulder. "We are okay here. I'll be inside in a minute."

"Sure." Lucas grins before turning away to his own apartment.

As soon as he is out of sight, Alba approaches Nikki, dropping her smile. She pokes Nikki hard in the chest, pushing her back into her apartment. "Lucas is taken and I don't appreciate you pulling him out of our bed, trying to claim him as your own."

Nikki scoffs, brushing her hand away as she crosses her arms over her chest. "Excuse you. I needed his help with a translation. I'm not trying to claim anyone."

"Just stay away from my boyfriend, cunt."

Nikki gasps as Alba rolls her eyes and stalks back to Lucas's apartment, slamming the door behind her. "Bitch..." Nikki mumbles to herself, slamming her own door.