Q: sasha opened the bathroom door . '' family always comes first with nick . '' and as she shut the door behind the woman , sasha realized that was the truth . his family did always come first . just not his wife . nick was glad to see the back of their guests . now all he wanted to do was go to bed-with _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is sasha

Q: so he scanned the crowd for a flash of gold that was splashed with sapphire . he found it immediately . found her immediately . ava had just entered the ballroom and was reaching for a glass of champagne herself . he waited until he caught her eye , then lifted his glass in salute . she smiled furtively and did likewise , subtly enough so that only he would see the _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is gesture

Q: she was about to say something like thank you , when she realized that was hardly going to express how she felt , so she just flew with her impulse and wrapped her arms around jonas ' neck . it took jonas a few seconds to recover and hug her back . '' you 're starting to feel like an old friend , '' belinda said , releasing him . '' we 're having you over for dinner . no protesting . '' jonas nodded , not even considering the idea of _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is protesting