Veronica and I sat on either side of Julian on the couch on the deck.

Veronica held the bag of ice I had retrieved from the kitchen to the top of Julian’s head, even though he continually insisted it wasn’t necessary.

“Your head could swell,” I said.

“We don’t need you growing a bigger head than you already have,” Veronica said in a flat tone.

Julian laughed and didn’t argue anymore.

After the good mood passed, I lightly scolded, “You worried us.” “I can’t believe you were so careless,” Veronica said. “You warned Piper not

to get distracted, but then there you were, even more so. And for what? A pair of breasts.” Julian hung his head a little.

“You've seen breasts before,” Veronica said.

“Yeah, but...” Julian sighed. “It was Bridget.” “So?” came Veronica's sharp response.

Julian let

eyes. One minute, she was holding the ice to Julian’s head, and in the next, that same ice

“Why don’t you cool

she snapped.

trunks, Julian must have felt the cold

he gasped, and

the ground where it split open, and the ice cubes flung in all

back as she went into the mansion. I watched her go the entire way, trying to remember the last time I had seen her angry. Had I ever seen her angry? Julian flopped back down onto the

was that all about?”

had told me before that she wouldn’t have minded Julian dating someone,

to see the truth in that now. When Julian and I were together, she was fine. But when Bridget was on the scene, Veronica went

of them ~ together. Bridget was toxic to Julian, and he seemed to love

have any idea?” Julian asked,

I had several ideas, along with

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