Chapter 0430

I set out to show Julian what having a real girlfriend should be like as soon as I could, so early the next morning, I dressed in my cutest sundress and showed up to his door with a basket of fresh bread I plucked straight from

the kitchen. It was still warm.

I knocked on his door. Brian opened it, and his eye twitched in what I assumed was surprise. It was the most emotion I had ever seen out of him.

“Is Julian awake yet?” I asked.

“He’s getting dressed,” Brian said. Before I could ask to come in, Brian

stepped back and let me inside the room.

I stood just inside the door in Julian’s sitting room. Brian glanced at me again, before disappearing into what must have been the bedroom. A moment later, Julian himself came bursting out.

“Piper? To what do I owe the pleasure?”

I held out the basket. “I thought we could spend some time together today.”

He walked closer, glanced into the basket, and then snatched a handful of the bread. He bit into it, chewed, and swallowed.

it easy today. It had been some time since we had a day without practice or

the perfect time to have a date

of your elaborate plan to prove something to me?”

asked.

to hide

well continue

“You don’t have to do this.”

friends, and I won’t rest until you recognize how important you are and how much you deserve.”

as he rolled his eyes. “You are

convinced

in the garden,”

the protesting had dwindled. There were still a few hardy regulars, but for the most part, the

was sure some tension still simmered under

The competition was once again serving its true

I took his hand in mine. He smirked

squeezed my fingers.

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