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

at me.

still too surprised to formulate words, and hurried along behind him.

silence the rest of the way to my door. He was smirking like always. His hands in his

he had a familiar saunter to his walk.

smug, so I couldn’t correlate that with the

he was acting like the kiss hadn’t happened at all. Or, it hadn’t meant

seemed more

fell more in line with what Nicholas had warned me of

my door, the guards greeted us both. When Mark saw me, he let out

was texting with Nicholas. Maybe

to be

I’ll leave you then,” Julian said. He barely gave me a glance as he turned to go back the

we came from. “Goodnight,

Julian,” I said, but he was already walking away. He waved his hand up,

him until he

I turned to Mark.

minutes,” Mark said.

“Thank you, Mark.”

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