The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0407

After we each reviewed our individual scripts for a few minutes, we began to have our first rehearsal. We didn’t have a stage yet. The actors in the scene just stood in the center of the ballroom with everyone else gathered around in front.

We did a dry run through the entire play with Nathan doing his best to direct everyone if Bridget was busy with her scene. She was in most scenes, as the lead. Nicholas was in several as well, though he seemed much less happy about that.

He wore a frown most of the time, even when Bridget told him, “Your character isn’t supposed to be this glum, Nicholas.”

Julian as the main antagonist, also had quite a few scenes. Between line reads, he would try to start conversations with Bridget, usually by lavishing her with compliments.

“You did so well in that last scene, Bridget. I almost believed you were your character,” he said once.

Each time, she had a different short reply. This time, she said, “Almost?’ Seems like I need to try harder then.” Then she turned her back to him to talk to Nicholas instead.

Julian’s smirk wavered. “That’s not what I meant,” he said, though she was no longer paying attention to him. With his shoulders slightly slumped, he exited the fake-stage area and came to stand beside me. “You didn’t see that, did you?”

“Sorry,” I told him. “We can pretend I didn’t if it makes feel better.’

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I still don’t know the full story between what happened with these three. I’m starting to wonder if Julian was only ever so drawn to Bridget because she was the only girl to turn him down.

But, no, that seemed unfair. Julian harbored this crush of his for a long time. He might not hear no very often, but I doubted he would have held on this long from a simple rejection.

There had to be something else.

Maybe they actually did have a love triangle. Would Bridget date two men at once? But if Nicholas knew about it, he never would have gone along with it.

As I mulled over the possibilities, I didn’t notice Julian move until his arm was already slung over my shoulders. He tugged me closer to him, until the side of my body slotted against his.

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at him with

against my cheek, he whispered,

moments of closeness were talked about beforehand. This sudden closeness was decidedly

Piper,” Julian said into my car. “I want to make her

but I didn’t want to hurt Julian more than he was already hurting. Who knew what would happen? Maybe it would

it didn’t hurt to try. At the very least, it would further

turned toward him too. Our faces were close. “But if this backfires,

His gaze dropped to my mouth. I

was movement from the stage. Surprise struck me. Was this

yes, Bridget was on her way toward us, but that was only because she was hanging onto Nicholas’s arm. He was

was the one I truly wanted. But we were playing a game, and if

My

was spoken

glanced over to where Susie stood. She was talking

Nicholas just wanted to

Julian needed me here, and I wasn’t about to abandon him just to avoid Nicholas’s jealousy. Nicholas should know where my heart truly lied. Although… with how jealous I routinely felt about Bridget, perhaps we had more to

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Julian said. “Did you know Piper

at my side. Now, if Bridget were jealous, she might give us a

brightly and said, “That’s wonderful, Julian. I’m so happy

my shoulder suddenly clutches me

That must have been like a dagger

was done talking, she

to talk to him later, to remind him of who truly belonged to