The Luna Choosing Game

Did I know about Nicholas’s past? I thought I did.

A tiny voice whispered in my head, Maybe not as well as you think.

No, I couldn’t let Julian sow doubt inside of me. No matter what he thought, there had to be a logical explanation for whatever happened. Nicholas wasn’t the type to just steal people’s girlfriends.

Perhaps Nicholas dated someone Julian liked, and Julian was just jealous. I wouldn’t suggest that to

him, however,

Even now, pain shone in his eyes, even with the smile that returned to his lips. He’d clearly been hurt by

whatever happened, no matter how much he tried to hide it.

Because of this, I didn’t want to ask him any more questions, or even bring it up at all. Maybe he was

right. Maybe all I was doing was kicking the hornet’s nest. Sometimes the past was meant to stay in the

past.

It hurt that the brothers couldn’t move beyond it, but who was I to try to brute force that into happening?

hand and placed it on Julian’s shoulder. He glanced at it,

heartache,” I said. “Whatever the

hand. His smile wavered again. “Do you mean

said. “I care about

he pulled me into a hug. His

neck and

and his head lowered into the

on me were gentle, placed respectfully on the small of my

just for entertainment. Maybe that was part of it, sure. Yet

if just a little

own arms up and wrapped them

his chest to mine.

“Alright.”

for a long moment, we held each other in the quiet of the

long it had been since Julian received a good and honest hug, one that didn’t have to mean anything or lead to anything. One he could

himself.

all did. He’d only ever done his best for me despite his

could I not like him for the

by someone loudly clearing

My heart jumped up into my throat and I