nikolas vaisey doesn't need a broom to fly (besserwisser) wrote in wished,
Lucy's voice startled Nikolas out of the book, and he looked up sharply.
"Oh. Lucy!" he said. To his ears, his voice much more chipper than he had expected. Casting the book aside, Nikolas swung his legs down from the desk but otherwise remained sitting. "No, not really. Well, I got here early, but that's hardly your fault."
Eyes settled on the book in her hands. It seemed to be the one he'd sent her, and for a moment Nikolas felt compelled to grin stupidly. Luckily he was able to keep himself from doing so, and his expression indicated only that he was pleased to see her.
His head tilted a bit. "Is that the book I sent you over the holiday?"