"Could have fooled me," she muttered. After heaving a sigh, she crossed over to Ben and crouched so she was eye level with him.
"You are right; I don't know him and I don't have to like him," Nicky said flatly. "But I care about you and of all the people I care about, you deserve to be happy."
She heaved another sigh before rolling her eyes at herself for saying what she had planned on saying next. "If 'he' makes you happy, I'll try to be cordial." As soon as the words were out, Nicky expected a positive, mushy reaction from Ben.
"But I swear to Merlin, if he continues to manhandle you, I'm not holding anything back."