The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0462

“No,” Julian said: “There’s no way Bridget would start that rumor.‘

I pressed my lips hard together and lowered my head so I wouldn’t have to look him in the eye. I hadn’t talked to him since the morning out in the gardens. He didn’t know all the new things I had heard from Bridget herself.

She had been so entirely indifferent to him and me sleeping together. After she ‘came to my rescue‘ against Nathan, she had literally told me she didn’t care if we had slept together or not. I knew then that those words would hurt Julian, just as I did now. I still didn’t want to tell him.

“It was her,” Veronica said. “I’m sure of it.”

Having suspected Bridget from the start, though hoping I was wrong, I believed Veronica. Bridget and Nicholas were the only two who knew I had been out late that night, other than Brian. But I couldn’t imagine Brian would say a word. And Nicholas wouldn’t lie to himself about this.

It could have only been Bridget from the start.

Julian, however, was having a hard time accepting that. His smile faded, as it so often did when it came to Bridget. Without a word, he turned toward the door. He stopped only to gently pat Elva on the head, then he rushed out into the hallway.

watched after him for a moment.

you think he’ll be okay?”

as if he’s been dealing with

She glanced at the door again, which

the swimsuits not quite as high as before. “Please pack both of those suits, Charlotte,” I said. “Is there one for Elva as

on, Elva. Yours are in the closet still. Why don’t I show you? One looks like it has a

skipped toward Charlotte. They entered the closet together, leaving the door opened wide. I would join them in a moment, but first I returned my attention to

about this. You certainly didn’t have to include me at all.”

a lot of reasons I felt you should join us,” Veronica said.

in case the first didn’t

who had been cleaning up around Elva’s tea party now that she moved, smiled as she too came to join us.

a bag from a name brand clothing store. “I suspected this might come up sooner or later, so I took

swimsuits, one a nice, conservative one–piece, the other, a more risqué two–piece that would show much of my curves, top and bottom.

go with the two–piece,” Julian said. “I’ve seen your…” He glanced at Elva, who was looking at him curiously. “Er… assets.” He immediately censored himself. ” There’s no shame in flaunting what

should wear what you are most comfortable in,”

you took your clothes off and jumped into that lake