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?”

he’s been dealing with these feelings a

blind spot when it comes to her.” “Love can do that,” she said. She glanced at the door again, which was now closed. There was no lingering presence of him in the room. He’d even seemed to forget about

turn to Charlotte, who was holding the swimsuits not quite as high as before. “Please pack

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

Charlotte. They entered the closet together, leaving the door opened wide.

you,” I said. “You didn’t have to go to Julian about this. You certainly didn’t have to

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

I said again, just in case the first didn’t have enough emphasis. Then I pulled

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who had been cleaning up around Elva’s tea party now that she moved, smiled as

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

into the bag and then procured two different swimsuits, one a nice, conservative one–piece, the other, a more risqué two–piece that would show much of my curves, top and bottom.

who was looking at him curiously.

wear what you are most comfortable in,” Veronica said.

took your clothes off and jumped into that

I hissed. “This is exactly why people think

anything to recognize the… figure of a person

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