Adrian had invited her over to his house to "hang out." She almost declined his offer, but Honey had suggested that Nova could use this to her advantage. And she would be lying if she said she didn't want to spend more time with him. Honey had been so proud, feeling as though her lessons on seduction had finally taken some effect on Nova.

When Nova got there, Hugh and Simon hadn't been home, but Adrian said their shifts were almost over and they'd be home soon. He led her down to his art studio, and she was a bit surprised to find out that nothing had changed since the last time she had been there. Then she asked him if she could see some of his drawings. He had been a bit reluctant, but he had gotten up from their spot on the floor and grabbed one of his sketchbooks. Once he settled back down, he placed it between them, slowly flipping through. Nova scooted closer to him, thinking back to Honey's lessons. She even dared to lean her head on his shoulder. As Adrian flipped through the sketches, they varied from building to animals to people. There were even a few of her and their fellow Renegades. But her favorite was one of his mom.

They had spent a good 20 minutes looking through his sketches when Nova leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. It had caught Adrian off guard, then he leaned in, kissing her on the lips. And that was how they ended up making out on the floor in the middle of his art studio. The kiss started off slowly as if they had all the time in the world. Then it escalated. Nova felt as if she couldn't get close enough to him—and she had a feeling he felt the same. His arms were wrapped around her waist, and her arms were around his neck. She wasn't sure how, but she had ended up laying on her back and Adrian ended up practically on top of her. At some point, one of his hands ended up tangled in her hair.

Neither of them had heard Hugh and Simon announce that they were home. And they definitely didn't hear Simon trudging down the stairs to check on them. But they did hear him scream. Nova and Adrian had jumped apart and she felt herself blushing. Hugh—having heard Simon's scream—rushed downstairs to make sure everything was okay. While he didn't see the teenagers in the act, it didn't take much to guess what had been happening from their ragged breathing, their disheveled appearances, and Simon's shocked expression.

"I'm so sorry," Simon stuttered as he quickly backed out of the room, Hugh following close behind.

Nova and Adrian shared an embarrassed look as they quickly set to straightening their clothes, and in Nova's case, making her hair look a little less messy. She couldn't help but to laugh. Not at the situation itself, just at how ridiculous it all was. How did she, Nova Artino, a girl who resented physical contact, get caught making out with her kind-of-boyfriend by his one of his dads?

When Nova decided to leave for the night, neither Hugh nor Simon were insight. Which was probably a good thing for she wasn't sure if she could handle the embarrassment again.