I stood very still, confused and surprised both by the very presence of Julian’s lips on my cheek as well

as the tenderness of the affection he was showing me.

Julian had always struck me as something of a pl ayboy, and while I understood that much of how he

acted was an act, he never seemed to connect with any woman, in any relationship, beyond a fleeting fancy.

In our school days, he strung along many hearts, leaving a trail of broken ones behind him. He never

seemed to care about the mess he made of girls’ emotions.

Even Nicholas had warned me that Julian was a love them and leave them kind of guy.

So the gentle way he kissed my cheek, and the way his hands hovered over my shoulders, close but not

touching, was so bizarre to me, I was stunned speechless.

Then he pulled away, walked around me, and continued up the stairs. After a few steps, he stopped to

me. “You coming?”

to formulate words, and hurried along behind

way to my door. He was smirking like always. His hands in his

he had a familiar saunter to his

so I couldn’t correlate that with the strange

he was acting like the kiss hadn’t happened at

which seemed more likely.

with what

Mark saw me, he let out

was texting with Nicholas. Maybe he still

just to be

said. He barely gave me

we came from. “Goodnight,

already walking away. He waved his hand up,

him until he

to Mark. “How is

her every fifteen minutes,” Mark said. “She’s been

“Thank you, Mark.”

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