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.

think he’ll be okay?” I asked.

she admitted. “It seems as if he’s been dealing with these feelings a long time.”

glanced at the door again, which was now closed. There was no lingering presence of him in the

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

at Elva. “Come on, Elva. Yours are in the closet still. Why don’t I

together, leaving the door opened wide. I would join them in a moment, but first

about this. You certainly didn’t have to include

should join us,” Veronica said. “One of them is that I want you

you,” I said again, just in case the first didn’t have

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up around Elva’s tea party now that she moved, smiled as

us and into the closet. She returned with a bag from a name brand clothing store. “I suspected this

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

glanced at Elva, who was looking at him curiously. “Er… assets.” He immediately

are most comfortable in,” Veronica said.

sure,” Julian said, “But when you took your clothes off and jumped into that lake –

I hissed. “This is exactly why people think something

the… figure of a person you are acquainted with,” he said.