"After all that's been said, this is the real deal, isn't it, Moira?"

Indeed, as longtime friends, Juliet knew Moira well.

Moira sighed softly. "I guess I'm just afraid of history repeating itself."

All her courage to initiate anything had been invested in Alfie. It had been quite a feat to pull away.

Now, she was grateful that she still had the capacity to like someone else, and she genuinely did like someone new.

But once again, she was the one who fell first, and she was quite fearful of ending up in the same situation.

Juliet understood that Moira hadn't completely recovered from the hurt of her previous relationship. She just didn't talk about it usually, so Juliet didn't pry.

Now that Moira had inadvertently revealed her heart, Juliet, as a friend, felt both compassion and helplessness.

"To be honest, haven't you ever considered that Barclay might like you too?"

Moira was in the middle of ordering when she heard Juliet's words, and she almost dropped the menu in surprise.

"Don't joke like that."

Juliet chuckled. "Moira, you're too hard on yourself."

her dishes and handed the menu back

type to openly

you mean

you think Barclay is capable of having a secret crush

shaking her head. "You're right, Moira. It seems

lightly. "Well, I

"Well, guess what?"

still dream

as she finished speaking. It

that all you

indeed

and there were activities everywhere. After having a casual lunch, they

Juliet had

reservation at a well-known

they didn't have to wait for a

later to check out some hot guys, it was mostly a joke. If

music bar to soak in the festive

crowded, and the ambiance was much better than a regular bar. A resident singer was strumming the guitar and singing folk songs, the music blending with the

and sat with Juliet, listening

was Valentine's Day, the bar had a special activity where every half hour, they randomly selected a gentleman and a lady to come up

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