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

back at me.

to formulate words, and hurried along

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

familiar saunter to

looked smug, so I couldn’t

observation, he was acting like the

which seemed

in line with what Nicholas had warned me of

When Mark saw

was texting with Nicholas. Maybe he still wanted to see

just to be

barely gave me a glance as he turned

came from. “Goodnight,

he was already walking away. He waved his hand

him until he was

Mark. “How is

fifteen minutes,” Mark said. “She’s

“Thank you, Mark.”

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