The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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.

We all watched after him for a moment. Then I looked to Veronica.

be okay?” I asked.

as if he’s been dealing with these feelings a long

“Love can do that,” she said. She glanced at the door

high as before. “Please pack both of those suits, Charlotte,” I said. “Is there one for Elva

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

together, leaving the door opened wide. I

Julian about this. You

felt you should join us,”

said again, just in case the first didn’t have enough

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cleaning up around Elva’s tea party now that she moved, smiled as she too came to

one minute,” she said, and sneaked past us and into the closet. She returned with a bag from a name brand clothing store. “I suspected this might come up sooner or later, so I took the liberty of preparing a couple of

swimsuits, one a nice, conservative one–piece, the other, a more risqué two–piece that would

think you should go with the two–piece,” Julian said. “I’ve seen your…” He glanced at Elva, who was looking at

wear what you are most comfortable

said, “But when you took your clothes off and jumped into that

why people think something happened between us.”

the… figure of a person