The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0221

I tried to get into the moment, imagining Terry saying something like that to me. The softness in Julian’s

eyes kept me from falling to far into the fantasy.

I cleared my throat. “Don’t you find the trends of modern fashion tiresome? Not to mention wasteful. Why should I throw away a perfectly good dress simply because I have worn it once before.”

“A woman’s dress adds to her beauty. You wouldn’t put a rose inside a paper vase.”

“I wouldn’t pluck the rose at all.”

Julian’s mouth twitched upright. “Not even to show off its beauty. You’d keep it hidden away on some

bush in the corner of the garden?”

“Anyone who knows where the rose bush is, would know they could easily go see the beauty for

themselves. There’s no need to dress it up.”

Julian hummed.

I looked at him, surprised. “What? No good?”

“No, you did fine. The problem is we need to teach you to stop engaging with him at all.”

“How?”

something like, ‘If you’ll excuse me,

say that!” I

smiled wide. “He’d leave you alone for a minute, at least.

and come to me or Nicholas. Or even Susie or Mark, or

alone with him,

him more, to get him to smile again. “Careful,

actually like me.”

smile again. Instead, he stared at me deeply, as if he was

past love, Bridget. I wondered if he was still in love with

or if I should. I

my cheek. It was a gentle touch, reverent almost, as

stare

with embarrassment and confusion, but I didn’t pull

tender. He could be teasing me, or we could be playing still. But

know.

letting me see behind the curtain of

Lost.

or say to

dropped down to my

started to lean in, as

mean this. He was either teasing me or he wanted

that kind

stopped himself at once. The vulnerability in his

excuse me,” he said, standing. He left the room without one more word, leaving